September 2017
Genre: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, or Poetry Theme: None
Website: Still: The Journal
Deadline: September 9, 2017 Entry Fee: $12
Prize: First – $200
Genre: Essay Theme: None
Website: Literal Latte
Deadline: September 30, 2017 Entry Fee: $10/1 essay or $15/2 essays
Prize: First – $1,000
Genre: Nonfiction Theme: My Crazy Family
Website: Chicken Soup for the Soul
Deadline: September 30, 2017 Entry Fee: None
Prize: $200
October 2017
Genre: Poetry Theme: N/A
Website: Writer’s Digest
Deadline: (Early bird) October 2, 2017 Entry Fee: $15
Prize: First – $1,000
Genre: Popular fiction (romance, YA, thriller, crime, horror, sci-fi) Theme: N/A
Website: Writer’s Digest
Deadline: (Early bird) October 16, 2017 Entry Fee: $20
Prize: First – $2,500
Genre: Fiction Theme: Short story (new writers only)
Website: Glimmer Train
Deadline: October 31, 2017 Entry Fee: $18
Prize: First – $2,500
Genre: Nonfiction Theme: Christmas and Holiday
Website: Chicken Soup for the Soul
Deadline: October 31, 2017 Entry Fee: None
Prize: $200
Please be sure to read through the guidelines for each contest. Information may change.
Do you know any other contests with deadlines coming up? Are you thinking of submitting to any of these contests? Let me know in the comments below! Good luck if you do!
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