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Pikist There are more than five dozen calls for submissions in September. All of these are paying markets, and none charge submission fees. As always, every genre, style, and form is wanted, from short stories to poetry to essays. I post the following month's calls for submissions toward the end of every month. But as I am collecting them, I post them on my page,  Calls for Submissions . You can get a jump on next month's calls for submissions by checking that page periodically throughout the month. (I only post paying markets.) Also see  Paying Markets  for hundreds of paying markets arranged by form and genre. Happy submitting! ____________________ Bethlehem Writers Roundtable .  Genre : Poetry and fiction on theme of Migration.  Payment : $20 for featured author stories; $10 for stories published on &More page $5 for poems.  Deadline : September 1, 2020. A Multiplicity of Stories .  Genre : Speculative fiction: Alternate history, modern day, spe...

Pxfuel This September there are more than three dozen writing contests calling for every genre and form, from poetry, to creative nonfiction, to completed novels. Prizes range from $10,000 to publication. None charge entry fees. Some of these contests have age and geographical restrictions, so read the instructions carefully. If you want to get a jump on next month's contests go to  Free Contests . Most of these contests are offered annually, so even if the deadline is past, you can prepare for next year. Good luck! ____________________ Helen Schaible Shakespearean/Petrarchan Sonnet Contest .  Genre : Poetry.  Prize : $50, 2nd Prize $35, 3rd Prize $15, three Honorable Mentions, three Special Recognitions.   Deadline : September 1, 2020. AILACT Essay Prize .  Genre : Papers related to the teaching or theory of informal logic or critical thinking, and papers on argumentation theory.  Prize : $700 top prize.  Deadline : September 1, 2020. The Sator N...

Flickr matt_ze ott While many fall writing conferences have been rescheduled, most are going ahead as planned via online formats. You can still attend workshops, presentations, readings, discussions, lectures, and critiques via Zoom. Plan ahead! Conferences often offer scholarships, but these have deadlines. If one of these conferences interests you, put the scholarship deadline date on your calendar for next year, or for whenever the conference rolls around again. For a full list of conferences, organized by month, see  Writing Conferences . While nearly all of these are in the United States, you can find links on that page that will take you to world-wide conference lists. __________________________ The Sci-Fi Short Story Workshop . Sept 1, Sept 8, 2020. "This workshop is for sci fi short stories, but is useful to anyone who has a story they want to write. We will be focused on 1500 word, short stories, in the Science Fiction (and maybe a touch of horror or humor, or both!) genr...

Pxfuel Updated 8/22/21 School literary magazines have long been a tradition in high schools and colleges. But since the advent of the Internet, youth-oriented literary magazines have expanded to include submissions from students all over the world. A good number of these magazines are staffed by students themselves. Some of these magazines offer payment, but most do not. While some are open all year round, a few have submission periods. Please read guidelines carefully before submitting.     Also see: 18 Children's and YA Magazines That Pay Writers . For more paying markets see: Paying Markets Happy submitting! ____________________ One Teen Story Age: 13 - 19 Genre: Short story Payment: $500 and 25 copies of the journal Note: Has submission periods One Teen Story publishes 3 stories a year. "One Teen Story is looking for great short stories written by teens about the teen experience. Some examples of stories we look out for are ones that deal with issues of identity, friendshi...

Updated 8/20/21 Here are four UK agents expanding their client lists. Mark "Stan" Stanton is always on the lookout for new crime writers. He is actively searching for new novelists and non-fiction projects. Jamie Cowen is looking for genre fiction of all kinds, including crime, thrillers, SF, fantasy and horror, and all fiction for young adults. He is also looking for sport-related non-fiction, and commercial narrative non-fiction, and is keen to see submissions of all genres from BAME and LGBTQ writers. Julian Alexander represents fiction and nonfiction of all kinds, from history and medicine, heartwarming memoir, to illustrated books, to edgy detective novels and fast paced thrillers. John Ash is seeking  literary fiction, ambitious fantasy, and anything with a dark vein of humour running through it. On the non-fiction side, he loves to read literary and unusual narrative non-fiction and memoir, and is especially interested in writing on music, cultural history, nature and ...