July 31 - WOW! Women on Writing Creative Nonfiction Contest - 200-1000 words
The War Cry: Deep Grace - Salvation Army magazine; fiction & nonfiction
Mysterion - Christian themed speculative fiction up to 9000 words
Saturday Writers "the agons" Poetry & Prose Contest - prose to 2021 words; poetry to 50 lines
Haiku Society of America Haiku, Senryu, & Haibun - enter up to 5 haiku or senryu, or 3 haibun
San Pedro River Review - unthemed; enter 1-3 poems
Narrative Magazine Spring 2021 Story Contest - fiction and nonfiction up to 15,000 words
League of Minnesota Poets Annual Contest - 20 categories to enter
Fragmented Voices: Home - micro-fiction, flash fiction, short stories
Snapshot Press eChapbook Awards - 8-24 short poems
Cisco Writers Club 45th Annual Contest - poetry, fiction, nonfiction, writing by children
Resource Center for Women & Ministry In the South Essay Contest - submit up to 2 essays, up to 1200 words
White County Creative Writers Annual Contest - 22 categories to enter
Aug. 01 - Poetry Society of Michigan Annual Contest - 10 categories to enter
Central Texas Writers Society Annual Anthology Contest: Nature - short stories, poetry, prose, song lyrics & art
Massachusetts State Poetry Society Annual Contest - 27 categories to enter
The Orison Anthology Awards - fiction, nonfiction, & poetry
Aug. 03 - Bible Advocate Magazine: Faithful - feature articles, short articles, poetry, & fillers
Aug. 09 - Stories That Need to be Told Anthology - word limit 10,000 words
Aug. 12 - The Writer Magazine Summer Flash Fiction Contest - fiction or nonfiction, up to 1000 words
Aug. 15 - Missouri State Poetry Society Summer Contest - 4 categories to enter up to 40 lines
Ligonier Valley Writers 16th Annual Flash Fiction Contest - theme is "the evil twin or twins;" 1000 words or less
Poetry Society of Texas Annual Contest - 100 categories to enter
Poets' Roundtable of Arkansas Annual Contest - 18 categories to enter
Aug. 16 - Omnidawn Poetry Book Contest - 40-80 pages of poetry
Aug. 21 - Poetry Society of Colorado: August Contest - theme: Leap & the Net Will Appear; 40 line limit
Aug. 25 - Saturday Evening Post Limerick Laughs - submit 5 line limericks to their choice of art work
Aug. 27 - Alaska Writers Guild: Children's Literature - picture book, chapter book, middle grade, or young adult
Aug. 28 - Saturday Writers Any Shape Goes Poetry or Prose Contest - prose to 2021 words; poetry to 50 lines
Aug. 30 - The War Cry: When to Ask for Help - publication of the Salvation Army; fiction, nonfiction, articles
Aug. 31 - Tallahassee Writers Assoc. Seven Hills Literary Contest - poetry, prose, & haiku
The Diana Woods Memorial Award for Creative Nonfiction - stories up to 5000 words
Jack Grapes Poetry Prize - submit one unpublished poem
Poets & Patrons 65th Annual Chicagoland Poetry Contest - 12 categories open to all
Sept. 30 - Chicken Soup for the Soul: Crazy Family - nonfiction stories up to 1200 words & poems
2022
Mar. 15 - Chicken Soup for the Soul: Cats - nonfiction stories up to 1200 words & poems