Browsing Archive: October, 2021
Posted by Sally Clark on Sunday, October 31, 2021,
Bethlehem Writers Roundtable: Best Served Cold
Our rates for published stories:
$20 for published featured author stories
$10 for stories published on our &More page
$5 for poems we publish
We accept previously unpublished work in many genres of fiction as well as memoir. We accept previously unpublished poetry. We do not accept essays or other nonfiction genres. We do not accept horror or erotica. This means no graphic violence, no overt...
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American Greetings
Posted by Sally Clark on Saturday, October 30, 2021,
American Greetings
Do you want to make the world a more thoughtful and caring place? American Greetings is seeking new freelance writers interested in using the power of their perspectives to foster connection, inclusion, and expression. Pays $200 per card.
from: C. Hope Clark
The Carolina Slade Mystery Series, Bell Bridge Books
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Writer's Di...
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WOW! Women on Writing Fall Flash Fiction Contest
Posted by Sally Clark on Friday, October 29, 2021,
WOW! Women on Writing Fall Flash Fiction Contest
$10 ENTRY FEE. Deadline November 30, 2021. Seeking short fiction of any genre between 250 - 750 words. The mission of this contest is to inspire creativity, communication, and well-rewarded recognition to contestants. Electronic submissions via email only; reprints are okay; simultaneous submissions okay; reprints okay; multiple submissions are okay as long as they are submitted in their own individu...
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Soul-Making Keats Literary Competition
Posted by Sally Clark on Thursday, October 28, 2021,
Soul-Making Keats Literary Competition
The annual Soul-Making Literary Competition is open to everyone, everywhere and looks for original, freshly creative and finely crafted works that embraces all creative interpretations of English poet, John Keats' statement: "Some say the world is a vale of tears, I say it is a place of soul-making"
SOUL, in general, in many religions and philosophies, is conceived as the animating and vital spiritual principle in human bei...
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Abilene Writers Guild Annual Contest
Posted by Sally Clark on Wednesday, October 27, 2021,
Abilene Writers Guild Annual Contest
Eight categories to enter: Poetry, rhymed; Poetry, unrhymed; Flash Poetry, Flash Fiction, Children’s Stories for preschool to elementary age; Inspiration; Memoir/Nostalgia; and Fiction for Adults.
Entry fees: $7 - $10.
Prizes: $25 - $100
Deadline: November 30, 2021
Our judges, professionals in their fields, are asked to critique each manuscript, but we cannot guarantee all judges will comply. Decisio...
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Texas Writes Event at Lakeshore Library in Buchanan Dam
Posted by Sally Clark on Tuesday, October 26, 2021,
Texas Writes Event at Lakeshore Library in Buchanan Dam
Texas Writes is a statewide program that brings accomplished authors to rural libraries for a half day of presentations and panel discussions focused on the craft of writing.
Our Buchanan Dam, TX event features Rachel Starnes presenting on “Problems of Memory in Memoir” and Julie Poole presenting on “Nature Poetry: A Field Guide to Capturing Everyday Wonder”.
We’ll...
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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Humorous Stories (Extended deadline)
Posted by Sally Clark on Monday, October 25, 2021,
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Humorous Stories (Extended deadline)
The deadline for submissions is November 20, 2021.
Laughter is the best medicine. And we love to publish your funny stories—in all our books. Our first ever book filled with nothing but funny stories was a bestseller, so we’re doing it again, for publication in 2022. We’re looking for those funny stories you tell again and again. The ones that make e...
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World Nomads
Posted by Sally Clark on Sunday, October 24, 2021,
World Nomads
We here at World Nomads HQ are nomads ourselves, and it's our mission to uncover the best, the funniest, the freshest, the most gut-wrenching, or just the most beautiful travel stories to share with our community. Whether it’s a written travel essay or photo story, we’re looking for personal, authentic stories about life-changing journeys and experiences. We pay 50 cents per word for written stories.
from: C. Hope C...
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Dappled Things J.F. Powers Prize for Short Fiction
Posted by Sally Clark on Saturday, October 23, 2021,
Dappled Things: a quarterly of ideas, art, and faith
J. F. Powers Prize for Short Fiction
“One foot in this world and one in the next”: that’s how J.F. Powers described the Midwestern priests he wrote about in his fiction. Having one foot in another world can be awkward, and Powers’ characters are known not for their graceful mysticism, but for the humiliating and mordantly entertaining stumbles th...
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ASK Magazine: Wild in the City
Posted by Sally Clark on Friday, October 22, 2021,
ASK Magazine: Wild in the City
ASK is a nonfiction magazine for children 7–10 years old who are curious about science and the world they live in. Each edition of ASK is built around a central theme or question.
ASK introduces kids to the joys of thinking and questioning scientifically, and presumes them to be active members of the international community of knowledge-seekers. The ideal ASK article is an engaging nonfiction story (or cartoon) that is co...
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Focus on the Family Magazine: Making Do
Posted by Sally Clark on Thursday, October 21, 2021,
Focus on the Family Magazine: Making Do
During difficult economic times, people throughout the centuries have learned to make do with what they have. Sometimes, they’ve even come up with a new idea that they continued doing even after times of hardship. What is one way you have figured out how to “make do” with what you have and have come up with a new way of doing things? We are looking for hands-on, practical ideas that yo...
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The Advent Writing Contest: Walking with Mary
Posted by Sally Clark on Wednesday, October 20, 2021,
The Advent Writing Contest: Walking with Mary
Entry Deadline: November 22, 2021
Catholic Literary Arts encourages your written submission focused on Walking with Mary: Advent. We will feature three winners on our website and award a cash prize of $25 to each. A virtual even to celebrate the winners and finalists will be held on December 9th. Final entries will be judged by Maggie Gallagher, executive director, Benedict XVI Institu...
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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Stories of Kindness (Extended deadline)
Posted by Sally Clark on Tuesday, October 19, 2021,
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Stories of Kindness (Extended deadline)
Deadline October 31, 2021. We are looking for true stories about acts of kindness that have happened to you or that you have witnessed firsthand. Stories can be serious or funny or both but they should definitely inspire our readers to look for ways in which they can perform their own kind acts. Pays $200 and ten copies. Limit 1,200 words.
from: C. Hope Clark
The Carolina Slade Mystery Series, Bell Bridg...
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Focus on the Family Magazine: Booger Problems
Posted by Sally Clark on Monday, October 18, 2021,
Focus on the Family Magazine: Booger Problems
Topic: What is one way you helped your child stop picking his or her nose? 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.
Word...
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Charles Dickson Chapbook Award
Posted by Sally Clark on Sunday, October 17, 2021,
Charles Dickson Chapbook Award
Every two years, the Charles Dickson Chapbook Contest honors poetic achievement in a chapbook-length work. Dickson, an internationally respected poet of the haiku, was the author of A Touch of Wholeness, Taste of Summer, Fragrance of Frost Grapes, and Out of Cassiopeia. The chapbook contest is funded in part by a grant from the estate of John King and Mary Harvey Ottley and a gift from Virgin...
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Focus on the Family Magazine: Historical Fiction Based on Family Stories
Posted by Sally Clark on Saturday, October 16, 2021,
Focus on the Family Magazine: Historical Fiction Based on Family Stories
Topic: We are looking for historical fiction that is based on true family stories. (Remember that “historical fiction” means stories that are from a time period that is at least 50 years ago. Each story should be a short story, of course (protagonist has a problem, the protagonist solves the problem through his/her actions) and include a light faith element...
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Chron
Posted by Sally Clark on Friday, October 15, 2021,
Chron
We're looking for feature pitches as we move to increase our culture and lifestyle reporting. That includes interesting profiles of people, groups, and businesses, first-person essays, cultural commentary pieces, useful listicles, trend coverage, etc. We love hyperlocal stories, but anything Houstonians and Texans are interested in goes. Send pitches to sarah.sarder@chron.com and include a link to your portfolio or p...
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Writer's Digest Short Short Story Contest
Posted by Sally Clark on Thursday, October 14, 2021,
Writer’s Digest Short Short Story Contest
Deadline: November 15, 2021
We’re looking for short fiction stories! Think you can write a winning story in 1,500 words or less? Enter the 21st Annual Writer’s Digest Short Short Story Competition for your chance to win $3,000 in cash, get published in Writer’s Digest magazine, and a paid trip to our ever-popular Writer’s Digest Conference! Entry fee: $25
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Milton Pressler Memorial Prize for Poetry
Posted by Sally Clark on Wednesday, October 13, 2021,
Milton Pressler Memorial Prize for Poetry
Harpur Palate accepts original, previously unpublished poems in any style, form, or genre. The $19 entry fee includes a one-year subscription to Harpur Palate. No more than five poems per entry. Include name, address, phone number, email & poem titles on cover letter. Remove all identifying information from the rest of the manuscript. Please be advised that we do not accept submissions from anyone affiliate...
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The Harpur Palate Award for Creative Nonfiction
Posted by Sally Clark on Tuesday, October 12, 2021,
The Harpur Palate Award for Creative Nonfiction
Creative non-fiction submissions should be previously unpublished, original work shorter than 5,500 words. You may enter as many essays as you wish. Include name, address, phone number, email & poem titles on cover letter. Remove all identifying information from the rest of the manuscript. The entry fee is $19 per essay and includes a one-year subscription to Harpur Palate.
All submissions will be conside...
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Poetry Society of South Carolina Fall Contest
Posted by Sally Clark on Monday, October 11, 2021,
Poetry Society of South Carolina Fall Contest
Four categories open to anyone to enter. Prizes range from $50 to $200. Winning poems are published. No previously published poems.
Deadline: November 15, 2021. Entry fee is $5 per poem.
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ICL Middle Grade Mystery First Pages Contest
Posted by Sally Clark on Sunday, October 10, 2021,
ICL Middle Grade Mystery First Pages Contest
Pull out those magnifying glasses! It's time to lure us in with the first pages of your mystery novel for middle grade readers. This contest is your chance to write a fiction mystery first page for kids ages 8-12 years old. It can be funny or ominous or somewhere in between.
Entries for this contest will include a one-sentence book summary followed by no more than 1,000 words from the...
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The Byron Herbert Reece International Poetry Award
Posted by Sally Clark on Saturday, October 9, 2021,
The Byron Herbert Reece International Poetry Award
Honoring Byron Herbert Reece, whose north Georgia upbringing informed five volumes of poetry on themes of nature and the Bible. This competition is open to GPS members and non-members and will include a first prize of $250, second prize of $100, and a third prize of $50. Two HM certificates will be awarded. Length and form: Open. Theme: Nature.
The fee fo...
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God's Constant Presence
Posted by Sally Clark on Friday, October 8, 2021,
God’s Constant Presence
http://christwriters.info/index/god-s-constant-presence
You may recall James Stuart Bell’s role as editor for story collection series such as: A Cup of Comfort, Extraordinary Answers to Prayer, and a number of books related to Angels, Miracles, and Heavenly Encounters. Recently I collaborated on a story collection for Guideposts entitled, Miracles Do Happen: 101 Glimpses of the Hidden Hand of God and later, Angels All around Us. Mr. Stuart is now compiling a story v...
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Smokelong Quarterly Comedy Prize for Flash
Posted by Sally Clark on Thursday, October 7, 2021,
Smokelong Quarterly Comedy Prize for Flash
This fall we are hosting our first annual prize for comedy in flash!
We want to feel your razor-sharp wit, share your sideways view of the world, hear your irresistibly bizarre voice. We want to laugh out loud and snort our coffee through our noses. Yes, we want this. All at the same time. Make us smile.
While there is no specific theme for this competition, your work should interpret the idea of co...
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Darley Anderson Agency
Posted by Sally Clark on Wednesday, October 6, 2021,
Darley Anderson Agency
Our literary agents specialize in bestselling commercial fiction including thrillers, mysteries, crime, horror, fantasy, women's, chick-lit, accessible literary, comedy, children's and YA fiction. We have film and TV agents in the UK and US who help bring our bestselling books to the big and small screen.
from: C. Hope Clark
The Carolina Slade Mystery Series, Bell Bridge Books
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Alaska Writers Guild: Poetry (all forms)
Posted by Sally Clark on Tuesday, October 5, 2021,
Alaska Writers Guild: Poetry (all forms)
Alaska Writers Guild Quarterly Writing Contests are now open to the public.
Awards will be given as follows: First Place: $100, Second Place: $60, Third Place: $30. All entrants will receive a copy of their score sheet and judge's feedback for each submission.
ALL forms of Poetry are accepted, and must not be longer than five pages. Entries must be entirely the work of the entrant and not previously published....
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Focus on the Family Magazine: Early Readers and You
Posted by Sally Clark on Monday, October 4, 2021,
Focus on the Family Magazine: Early Readers and You
Topic: What is one way you have helped your early reader put in the hard work it takes to read on his or her own after the early excitement has worn off? We are not looking for lectures or object lessons. Instead, we want one hands-on, practical. idea 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 a...
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The Sun Magazine Readers Write Column: Intimacy
Posted by Sally Clark on Sunday, October 3, 2021,
The Sun Magazine Readers Write Column: Intimacy
Readers Write column asks readers to address subjects on which they're the only authorities. Topics are intentionally broad in order to give room for expression. Writing style isn't as important as thoughtfulness and sincerity.
We publish only nonfiction in Readers Write. Feel free to submit your work under "Name Withheld" if it allows you to be more honest, but be sure to include your mailing...
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The First Line: Winter
Posted by Sally Clark on Saturday, October 2, 2021,
The First Line: Winter
All stories must start with the appropriate first line, and you cannot change it in any way unless otherwise indicated. "Later that evening, they sat alone in their apartment, wondering if they had made the right decision."
Due date November 1, 2021. No entry fee.
Payment: We pay on publication $25 - $50 (US) for fiction, $5 - $10 for poetry, and $25 (US) for nonfiction. We also send you a copy of the issue in which your st...
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Massachusetts State Poetry Society Annual Poet's Choice Contest
Posted by Sally Clark on Friday, October 1, 2021,
Massachusetts State Poetry Society Annual Poet's Choice Contest
ANNUAL POET'S CHOICE CONTEST
Deadline: November 1
Subject and Form: Poet's Choice
Line Limit: 40 Lines
Prizes: $50 $25 $15
Poems entered must NOT have been published or won ANY prize.
Contests are open to all poets.
Poets may enter as many poems as they wish but only one prize may be won by any poet.
Entry Fee is $3.00 per poem.
Send two copies of each poem - one with n...
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