Monthly Writing Contests
Calling all SFWA Members!
We accept works from all genres:
Poems, haiku, fiction, memoirs, personal essays, or excerpts of a book. Please submit in MSWord or PDF, in New Times Roman 12-pt.
Submissions must be received no later than one week prior to our monthly meeting. Winners will be announced at the meeting and will be presented with a beautiful certificate.
First place winner may also claim a prize of up to $20 toward the entry fee for submission of the winning work to a national contest of the author's choosing. Winner must show the contest director the contest submission form and guidelines and claim the $20 from the treasurer within 60 days of award date.
Submission fees:
One article $3, two articles $5, and three articles $7.
Fee is $5 for any piece of more than 10 pages. All entry fees are non-refundable.
Submit to Don Daniels,
Contest Director, via email at d_donald@comcast.net, or provide in person at a meeting.
1.
The writing Prompt format has not resulted in many entries, so we are going back to topics. The theme was retained in keeping with monthly observances, but Topics have been added.
2.
December 2021
Theme: Open Month. Any topic.
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January 2022
Theme: January is National Mentoring Month. The Topic for this month is "Mentoring." You can write a poem about your mentor, or about someone you have mentored., or about mentoring you wish you'd received.
4.
February 2022
Topic: Confusion.
Your entry can be about a person who is confused, or a confusing situation.
5.
March 2022
Theme: Influential Women
For National Women's Month, write about the influential Women in your life, your country, your belief system.
6.
April 2022 National Poetry Month. Open topic for poetry.
7.
May 2022
Topic: Language
May is National Better Speech and Language month. You can write about the difficulty of learning one, or about the peculiarities of a language, or the humor lost and found in translation.
8.
June 2022
Theme: Animals
June is National Zoo and Aquarium Month. Write about any kind of animal, whether it's in a zoo, or in your home or neighborhood.
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July 2022
Theme: To Be Announced/
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August 2022
Theme: To Be Announced.
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September 2022
Theme: To Be Announced.
Additional Publishing Opportunities
Poets & Writers Magazine
Access several writing, grants and poetry contests, sponsored by the
Poets & Writers Magazine.
Writers Digest Contest
For a variety of different contests with numerous deadlines and genre. Tips and other resources are also included.
Bridle Path Press
The publication is seeking submissions to publish on the website--short poems. For more info, contact Nina Romano poetry editor at ninsthewriter@gmail.com
Writer's Market
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