Oct. 15 - Windhover Literary Journal - Christian poetry, fiction, & creative nonfiction
American Christian Fiction Writers First Impressions Contest - enter first 5 pages
Focus on the Family Magazine: Adjusting to No-Schedule Days - 50-300 word articles
MUSE Magazine: Among the Stars - discovery magazine for ages 9-14; experiments, articles, science fiction
Oct. 16 - Poetry Society of Colorado: Poetry "By Heart" as a Spiritual Practice - enter up to 3 poems
Oct. 17 - TulipTree Review: Disruptors - fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Oct. 22 - Focus on the Family Magazine: Back to School With a Twist - 50-300 word articles
Oct. 29 - Focus on the Family Magazine: Overstimulated Babies and Toddlers - 50-300 word articles
Oct. 31 - The Poeming Pigeon: Anything Goes - send 1-3 poems
WOW! Women on Writing 2021 Quarterly Creative Nonfiction Essay Contest - 200-1000 words
Illinois State Poetry Society Annual Contest - 14 categories to enter
Preservation Foundation Travel Nonfiction Contest for Unpublished Writers - stories 1,000 - 10,000 words
Ocotillo Review Volume 6.1 - poetry, short or flash fiction, creative or narrative nonfiction
Nov. 01 - Massachusetts State Poetry Society Annual Poet's Choice Contest - poems up to 40 lines
The First Line: Winter - fiction, nonfiction, poetry; must begin with their chosen first line
The Sun Magazine Readers Write Column: Intimacy - personal essay
Nov. 04 - Focus on the Family Magazine: Early Readers and You - 50-300 word articles
Nov. 07 - God's Constant Presence - true stories 1000-1500 words
Nov. 12 - Alaska Writers Guild: Poetry (all forms) - no longer than 5 pages
Nov. 15 - Smokelong Quarterly Comedy Prize for Flash - fiction or nonfiction up to 782 words
The Byron Herbert Reece International Poetry Award - theme is Nature
ICL Middle Grade Mystery First Pages Contest - no more than 1000 words + one sentence summary
Poetry Society of South Carolina Fall Contest - four categories to enter
Harpur Palate Award for Creative Nonfiction - up to 5,500 words
Milton Pressler Memorial Prize for Poetry - 5 poems per entry
Writer's Digest Short Short Story Contest - stories up to 1500 words
2022
Mar. 15 - Chicken Soup for the Soul: Cats - nonfiction stories up to 1200 words & poems