As always, I whip up a blog post at the beginning of the month to share some writing contests or general submissions with deadlines for the current month and the next month. Here are some January & February 2019 writing submissions. I try to find submissions with no fee or at least a fee on the cheaper side, though that’s difficult sometimes. Regardless, if you know of any that I’ve missed, feel free to let me know in the comments and I’ll add it to the list.

January 2019

Genre: Poetry, fiction, nonfiction
Website: The Glass Mountain
Deadline: January 11, 2019
Entry Fee: $5
Prize: $100

Genre: Short short story
Website: Writer’s Digest
Deadline: January 14, 2019
Entry Fee: $30 (additional entries are $25 each)
Prize: First – $3,000

Genre: Fiction
Website: Literal Latte
Deadline: January 15, 2019
Entry Fee: $10
Prize: First – $1,000

Genre: Flash Fiction (53 words only)
Website: Press 53
Deadline: January 21, 2019
Entry Fee: Free
Prize: Publication

Genre: Fiction
Website: The Masters Review
Deadline: January 31, 2019
Entry Fee: $20
Prize: First – $3,000

February 2019

Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Website: The Boiler Journal
Deadline: February 15, 2019
Entry Fee: N/A
Prize: Publication

Genre: Very short fiction
Website: Glimmer Train
Deadline: February 28, 2019
Entry Fee: $16
Prize: First – $2,000

Genre: Fiction
Website: Glimmer Train
Deadline: February 28, 2019
Entry Fee: $21
Prize: First – $3,000

Ongoing

Genre: Stories, essays, plays, poetry, art
Website: Literal Latte
Entry Fee: $3

Genre: Various
Website: Narrative Magazine
Entry Fee: Yes, but amount is not listed

Genre: Flash fiction and short fiction
Website: CRAFT Journal
Entry Fee: N/A

Genre: Fiction or narrative nonfiction
Website: The Masters Review
Entry Fee: N/A (for New Voices – new, unpublished writers only)

Genre: Short fiction, flash fiction, memoir, or poetry
Website: Split Lip Magazine
Entry Fee: Free (only during certain months)

Genre: Short story, flash fiction, creative nonfiction, novel excerpts, poetry
Website: Rejected Manuscripts
Entry Fee: N/A
*Your piece must have been rejected for publication or failed to win a prize at a literary competition in order to qualify.