Topic: What is one unique way that you were able to help your kids complete their school assignments (from computer interaction with their teacher or on their day at school/day home schedule) that helped them learn and appreciate being at home. We don’t need submissions about extra activities you did with them or how you home schooled. We are looking for how you motivated yo...

NO ENTRY FEE. Deadline August 31, 2020. Your book must be an original work, written in English and a minimum of 7,500 words to be considered for a winning place. Both ongoing and completed works will be accepted. Winners are determined by overall reader engagement as judged by Inkitt and not based on ‘likes’ alone. First place: $650, an exclusive badge for your book cover and an Inkitt social media feature! Second place...

Here is a great chance for writers of all stripes, as Gemini Magazine’s contest is open to any subject, style, or genre! Entries must be unpublished, and the maximum length is 1000 words. The winner receives $1000 and publication. Second Prize $100. Four Honorable Mentions $25 each.

Entry Fee: $6 Deadline: August 31, 2020.

In the poetry of Psalm 18, the writer finds the divine to be a source of strength and comfort, employing the image of a deer placed on heights outside of harm’s reach. In the poetry of Psalm 42, that deer is now panting for the missing streams of life, diverted by an absent or forgetful God. Now compare Psalm 23 to Psalm 88. Exodus to Lamentations. Ruth to Job. That’s what we’re looking for. Works...

Topic: What is one unique thing you’ve done to help your kids not worry about the future during uncertain times? We are not looking for lectures or object lessons. Instead, we want hands-on, practical. ideas that you or someone you know have done and that other parents can try to do. This is not the place for you to refine your voice as an author. At this time, this call for submissions is...

While the book is tentatively titled Miracles & Divine Intervention, we do not intend for this book to be for religious readers only. It is for everyone who loves to hear about miracles, amazing coincidences, and the mysterious and unexplainable good things that can happen to us.

Based on the submissions we have received we realized that many p...

Theme: Any Decade Goes: anything goes

All entrants will receive a copy of The Ocotillo Review Volume 5.1. Revenue generated from entries to the Chester B. Himes Memorial Fiction Prize will be shared with the Michael J. Fox Foundation for research into treatment and cures for Parkinson’s Disease.

There is a $20.00 fee per entry. Deadline is August 20, 2020

August Contest Sponsors: Norm & Holly Chichester

Theme: Optional

Form: Petrarchan or Shakespearean Sonnet

Line Limit: 14

Entry fee: $5 per poem

Prizes: 1st Place: $25, 2nd Place: $15, 3rd Place: $10

Deadline: August 18, 2020

For too long, there’s been a barrier between “literary” and “genre” work. In recent years, that line is blurring; genre writing regularly offers complex characters and prose just as literary writing grows increasingly imaginative. That’s where we come in. In short, we want your most engaging writing written in stunning prose. Submit mystery, science fiction, romance, fantasy, comedy, thrille...

Theme: Spirituality  

Mizmor is an annual anthology considering high-quality poetry that expresses spiritual experiences with a strong emphasis on the relationship between the modern world and ancient wisdom. We favor true experiences with striking imagery, we do not accept devotional-religious poetry. Open to all writers of any background and/or affiliation. No fee to submit.  Cont...

The Bible Advocate is one of the oldest religious magazines in America, founded in 1863. Now has been online since late 1996. Both are published by the Bible Advocate Press, the publishing agency of the General Conference of the Church of God (Seventh Day). The BA seeks to encourage the church to live by every word of God and to fully equip believers in Christ in every good work through Holy Scripture

Missouri State Poetry Society Summer Contest

http://mostatepoetry.com/summer.html

         

4 categories including: rhymed or blank verse, free verse, humorous verse, and summer poems. Entry fee $2 per poem, prizes $10-$25.

 

Poems may be 40 or fewer lines. They may be unpublished or previously published if the poet retains the rights to the poem. Poets may enter each category as many times as they wish. No poems will be returned.

 

Deadline: August 12, 2020

Topic: How do you keep your kids from being afraid at night or manage their fears in general? We are not looking for lectures or object lessons. Instead, we want hands-on, practical ideas that you or someone you know have done and that other parents can try to do. This is not the place for you to refine your voice as an author. At this time, this call for submissions is only for North A...

24 categories to enter including: Forgiveness, A Life-Changing Experience, History, Education, Grandparents, Teachers, Siblings, Wife, Mother, Kindness, Success, Youth, Secondhand Bargain, Leader, Longevity, Hugs, Special People, God is Everywhere, Flowers & Gardens, I Gotta Be Me, Loss, and more.

Prizes: $5 - $50. Deadline: August 1, 2020. Entry fee for the entire contest is $15 for...

The University of Dayton’s Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop is seeking humorous nonfiction essays that convey your special bond with your sister.

Anyone who has a sister knows it can be one of the closest and most fun relationships of your life. Your sister is often your biggest cheerleader, rock-solid support, secret keeper, family memory bank, honest critic and someone who makes you laugh more than anyone else....

Deadline: August 1, 2020

Central Texas Writers Society accepts submissions of short stories, comedy, song lyrics, poetry, and prose. Stories may be no longer than 2000 words. There is no fee to enter. All rights revert back to the author and you must have the rights to your work. Please send no more than 3 items in any category to centraltexaswriterssociety@outlook.com  as an attachment.

Please include a co...

American History magazine for ages 9-14. Each issue of this acclaimed classroom magazine explores a single topic in depth, bringing history to life with primary sources, lively graphics, historical photographs, and maps. Designed to meet curriculum standards for history/social studies, Cobblestone® fosters an appreciation for the past while making connections to the present with fiction, nonfiction, and poe...

The War Cry, now in its 137th year, represents the Salvation Army’s mission through news, profiles, commentaries and stories. It looks to bring people to Christ, help believers grow in faith and character, and promotes redemptive cultural practices from the perspective of Salvation Army programs, ministries and doctrines. Readership consists of those in and involved with The Salvation Army as well as the ...

Topic: What is one unique thing you did to keep your toddler safe in the home? We are not looking for lectures or object lessons. Instead, we want hands-on, practical. ideas that you or someone you know have done and that other parents can try to do. This is not the place for you to refine your voice as an author. At this time, this call for submissions is only for North...

Our Spring contest is open to all fiction and nonfiction writers. We’re looking for short shorts, short stories, essays, memoirs, photo essays, graphic stories, all forms of literary nonfiction, and excerpts from longer works of both fiction and nonfiction. Entries must be previously unpublished, no longer than 15,000 words, and must not have been previously chosen as a winner, finalist, o...

Topic: What did you do to help your kids learn to be more flexible and adapt to what “is,” and not what they wished was happening. We are not looking for lectures or object lessons. Instead, we want hands-on, practical. ideas that you or someone you know have done and that other parents can try to do. This is not the place for you to refine your voice as an author. At this time, this ...

Topic: How did you teach your kids to wait well? We are not looking for lectures or object lessons. Instead, we want hands-on, practical. ideas that you or someone you know have done and that other parents can try to do. This is not the place for you to refine your voice as an author. At this time, this call for submissions is only for North American authors.

Topic: What was something fun you did with your kids at home during spring break to make the week feel festive or to get something done. We are not looking for lectures or object lessons. Instead, we want hands-on, practical. ideas that you or someone you know have done and that other parents can try to do. This is not the place for you to refine your voice as an author. At this time, thi...

Topic: What is one unique way that you were able to help your kids complete their school assignments (from computer interaction with their teacher or on their day at school/day home schedule) that helped them learn and appreciate being at home. We don’t need submissions about extra activities you did with them or how you home schooled. We are looking for how you motivated yo...

NO ENTRY FEE. Deadline August 31, 2020. Your book must be an original work, written in English and a minimum of 7,500 words to be considered for a winning place. Both ongoing and completed works will be accepted. Winners are determined by overall reader engagement as judged by Inkitt and not based on ‘likes’ alone. First place: $650, an exclusive badge for your book cover and an Inkitt social media feature! Second place...

Here is a great chance for writers of all stripes, as Gemini Magazine’s contest is open to any subject, style, or genre! Entries must be unpublished, and the maximum length is 1000 words. The winner receives $1000 and publication. Second Prize $100. Four Honorable Mentions $25 each.

Entry Fee: $6 Deadline: August 31, 2020.

In the poetry of Psalm 18, the writer finds the divine to be a source of strength and comfort, employing the image of a deer placed on heights outside of harm’s reach. In the poetry of Psalm 42, that deer is now panting for the missing streams of life, diverted by an absent or forgetful God. Now compare Psalm 23 to Psalm 88. Exodus to Lamentations. Ruth to Job. That’s what we’re looking for. Works...

Topic: What is one unique thing you’ve done to help your kids not worry about the future during uncertain times? We are not looking for lectures or object lessons. Instead, we want hands-on, practical. ideas that you or someone you know have done and that other parents can try to do. This is not the place for you to refine your voice as an author. At this time, this call for submissions is...

While the book is tentatively titled Miracles & Divine Intervention, we do not intend for this book to be for religious readers only. It is for everyone who loves to hear about miracles, amazing coincidences, and the mysterious and unexplainable good things that can happen to us.

Based on the submissions we have received we realized that many p...

Theme: Any Decade Goes: anything goes

All entrants will receive a copy of The Ocotillo Review Volume 5.1. Revenue generated from entries to the Chester B. Himes Memorial Fiction Prize will be shared with the Michael J. Fox Foundation for research into treatment and cures for Parkinson’s Disease.

There is a $20.00 fee per entry. Deadline is August 20, 2020

August Contest Sponsors: Norm & Holly Chichester

Theme: Optional

Form: Petrarchan or Shakespearean Sonnet

Line Limit: 14

Entry fee: $5 per poem

Prizes: 1st Place: $25, 2nd Place: $15, 3rd Place: $10

Deadline: August 18, 2020

For too long, there’s been a barrier between “literary” and “genre” work. In recent years, that line is blurring; genre writing regularly offers complex characters and prose just as literary writing grows increasingly imaginative. That’s where we come in. In short, we want your most engaging writing written in stunning prose. Submit mystery, science fiction, romance, fantasy, comedy, thrille...

Theme: Spirituality  

Mizmor is an annual anthology considering high-quality poetry that expresses spiritual experiences with a strong emphasis on the relationship between the modern world and ancient wisdom. We favor true experiences with striking imagery, we do not accept devotional-religious poetry. Open to all writers of any background and/or affiliation. No fee to submit.  Cont...

The Bible Advocate is one of the oldest religious magazines in America, founded in 1863. Now has been online since late 1996. Both are published by the Bible Advocate Press, the publishing agency of the General Conference of the Church of God (Seventh Day). The BA seeks to encourage the church to live by every word of God and to fully equip believers in Christ in every good work through Holy Scripture

Missouri State Poetry Society Summer Contest

http://mostatepoetry.com/summer.html

         

4 categories including: rhymed or blank verse, free verse, humorous verse, and summer poems. Entry fee $2 per poem, prizes $10-$25.

 

Poems may be 40 or fewer lines. They may be unpublished or previously published if the poet retains the rights to the poem. Poets may enter each category as many times as they wish. No poems will be returned.

 

Deadline: August 12, 2020

Topic: How do you keep your kids from being afraid at night or manage their fears in general? We are not looking for lectures or object lessons. Instead, we want hands-on, practical ideas that you or someone you know have done and that other parents can try to do. This is not the place for you to refine your voice as an author. At this time, this call for submissions is only for North A...

24 categories to enter including: Forgiveness, A Life-Changing Experience, History, Education, Grandparents, Teachers, Siblings, Wife, Mother, Kindness, Success, Youth, Secondhand Bargain, Leader, Longevity, Hugs, Special People, God is Everywhere, Flowers & Gardens, I Gotta Be Me, Loss, and more.

Prizes: $5 - $50. Deadline: August 1, 2020. Entry fee for the entire contest is $15 for...

The University of Dayton’s Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop is seeking humorous nonfiction essays that convey your special bond with your sister.

Anyone who has a sister knows it can be one of the closest and most fun relationships of your life. Your sister is often your biggest cheerleader, rock-solid support, secret keeper, family memory bank, honest critic and someone who makes you laugh more than anyone else....

Deadline: August 1, 2020

Central Texas Writers Society accepts submissions of short stories, comedy, song lyrics, poetry, and prose. Stories may be no longer than 2000 words. There is no fee to enter. All rights revert back to the author and you must have the rights to your work. Please send no more than 3 items in any category to centraltexaswriterssociety@outlook.com  as an attachment.

Please include a co...

American History magazine for ages 9-14. Each issue of this acclaimed classroom magazine explores a single topic in depth, bringing history to life with primary sources, lively graphics, historical photographs, and maps. Designed to meet curriculum standards for history/social studies, Cobblestone® fosters an appreciation for the past while making connections to the present with fiction, nonfiction, and poe...

The War Cry, now in its 137th year, represents the Salvation Army’s mission through news, profiles, commentaries and stories. It looks to bring people to Christ, help believers grow in faith and character, and promotes redemptive cultural practices from the perspective of Salvation Army programs, ministries and doctrines. Readership consists of those in and involved with The Salvation Army as well as the ...

Topic: What is one unique thing you did to keep your toddler safe in the home? We are not looking for lectures or object lessons. Instead, we want hands-on, practical. ideas that you or someone you know have done and that other parents can try to do. This is not the place for you to refine your voice as an author. At this time, this call for submissions is only for North...

Our Spring contest is open to all fiction and nonfiction writers. We’re looking for short shorts, short stories, essays, memoirs, photo essays, graphic stories, all forms of literary nonfiction, and excerpts from longer works of both fiction and nonfiction. Entries must be previously unpublished, no longer than 15,000 words, and must not have been previously chosen as a winner, finalist, o...

Topic: What did you do to help your kids learn to be more flexible and adapt to what “is,” and not what they wished was happening. We are not looking for lectures or object lessons. Instead, we want hands-on, practical. ideas that you or someone you know have done and that other parents can try to do. This is not the place for you to refine your voice as an author. At this time, this ...

Topic: How did you teach your kids to wait well? We are not looking for lectures or object lessons. Instead, we want hands-on, practical. ideas that you or someone you know have done and that other parents can try to do. This is not the place for you to refine your voice as an author. At this time, this call for submissions is only for North American authors.

Topic: What was something fun you did with your kids at home during spring break to make the week feel festive or to get something done. We are not looking for lectures or object lessons. Instead, we want hands-on, practical. ideas that you or someone you know have done and that other parents can try to do. This is not the place for you to refine your voice as an author. At this time, thi...