Here is the updated list for March & April 2019 writing submissions. I try to find submissions and contests with no fee (or on the cheaper side at least), which is surprisingly hard. As always, if you know any places that run contests and accept general submissions that are not on my list, please let me know and I’ll check it out to add it.
March 2019
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Website: The Boiler Journal
Submissions OPEN: March 15, 2019
Entry Fee: N/A
Prize: Publication
Genre: Poetry
Theme: Food
Website: Literal Latte
Deadline: March 15, 2019
Entry Fee: $10 per six poems ($15 for 12 poems)
Prize: First – $500
Genre: Fiction, Nonfiction
Website: Narrative Magazine
Deadline: March 31, 2019
Entry Fee: $26
Prize: First – $2,500
Genre: Flash Fiction (no more than 751 words)
Website: Press 53
Deadline: March 31, 2019
Entry Fee: $7
Prize: First – $353
Genre: Poetry
Website: Press 53
Deadline: March 31, 2019
Entry Fee: N/A
Prize: Publication in Prime Number Magazine
Genre: Short Story
Website: Press 53
Deadline: March 31, 2019
Entry Fee: N/A
Prize: Publication in Prime Number Magazine
April 2019
Genre: Self-published books only
Website: Writer’s Digest
Deadline: April 1, 2019 (early-bird)
Entry Fee: $99
Prize: Grand – $8,000
Genre: Fiction
Website: Glimmer Train
Deadline: April 30, 2019
Entry Fee: $18
Prize: First – $2,500
Genre: Fiction
Theme: Family Matters
Website: Glimmer Train
Deadline: April 30, 2019
Entry Fee: $18
Prize: First – $2,500
Genre: Fiction
Website: Glimmer Train
Deadline: April 30, 2019
Entry Fee: $2
Prize: $700
Genre: Nonfiction
Theme: Think Positive, Live Happy
Website: Chicken Soup for the Soul
Deadline: April 30, 2019
Entry Fee: N/A
Prize: $200
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Entry Fee: N/A (for New Voices – new, unpublished writers only)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: Flash Fiction (53 words only)
Website: Press 53
Entry Fee: N/A
Deadline: 21st of every month (new prompt given on the first of every month)
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.
Please be sure to read through the guidelines for each submission. Information may change.
Do you know any other deadlines coming up? Are you thinking of submitting to any of these? Let me know in the comments below. Good luck! If you liked this post, please share it around!
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