December 2018
Genre: Nonfiction
Theme: Running for good
Website: Chicken Soup for the Soul
Deadline: December 15, 2018
Entry Fee: N/A
Prize: $200
Genre: Nonfiction
Theme: Stories about angels
Website: Chicken Soup for the Soul
Deadline: December 31, 2018
Entry Fee: N/A
Prize: $200
January 2019
Genre: Fiction
Theme: Family matters
Website: Glimmer Train
Deadline: January 2, 2019
Entry Fee: $18
Prize: First – $2,500
Genre: Fiction
Website: Literal Latte
Deadline: January 15, 2019
Entry Fee: $10
Prize: First – $1,000
Genre: Fiction
Website: The Masters Review
Deadline: January 31, 2019
Entry Fee: $20
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Entry Fee: N/A (for New Voices – new, unpublished writers only)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.
Please be sure to read through the guidelines for each submission. Information may change.
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