The Discoverer https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Zm1LjJFGpGGfx_DxkstCErghhPlpgbA913Cwf3DC4hk/edit We are looking for freelance writers to contribute new guides, essays, interviews, and really any other type of content you can think of within the world of travel. Is this broad? Yes, but we’re in the process of expanding and redefining what sort of content you’ll find on The Discoverer, so we’re very open to new ideas. Please only pitch ideas for places you have personally visited, know well, and can enthusiastically vouch for in terms of recommendations. What we’re looking for: Guides to att ..read more

The Sun Magazine Readers Write Column: Drug Experiences https://www.thesunmagazine.org/submit/readers-write The Sun Magazine Readers Write column asks readers to address subjects on which they're the only authorities. Topics are intentionally broad in order to give room for expression. Writing style isn't as important as thoughtfulness and sincerity. We publish only nonfiction in Readers Write. Feel free to submit your work under "Name Withheld" if it allows you to be more honest, but be sure to include your mailing address so we can give you a complimentary one-year subscription if we use yo ..read more

Bethlehem Writers Roundtable: Paths Not Taken        https://bwgwritersroundtable.com/submissions-contacts/ Our rates for published stories: $20 for published featured author stories $10 for stories published on our &More page $5 for poems we publish We accept previously unpublished work in many genres of fiction as well as memoir. We accept previously unpublished poetry. We do not accept essays or other nonfiction genres. We do not accept horror or erotica. This means no graphic violence, no overt sexuality, and no hard expletives. We are looking for G, PG, or PG ..read more

WOW! Women on Writing Summer Flash Fiction Contest http://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/contest.php          $10 ENTRY FEE. Critique for an additional fee. Deadline August 31, 2022. Seeking short fiction of any genre between 250 and 750 words. The mission of this contest is to inspire creativity and provide well-rewarded recognition to contestants. First Place: $400, publication, interview, and $25 Amazon Gift Certificate. Second Place: $300, publication, interview, and $25 Amazon Gift Certificate. Third Place: $200, publication, interview and $25 ..read more

The Diana Woods Memorial Award in Creative Nonfiction https://lunchticket.org/contests/dwm/#top      Creative nonfiction authors are invited to submit an essay of up to 3,500 words on the subject of their choice to be considered for the Diana Woods Memorial (DWM) Award in creative nonfiction. Winners will receive $250 and their work will be featured in the next issue of Lunch Ticket. Each award recipient must submit a 100-word biography, current photo, and send a brief note of thanks to the Woods’ family.   Deadline is August 31, 2022 ..read more

Poets & Patrons 66th Annual Chicagoland Poetry Contest https://www.poetsandpatrons.net/poetry-contest-2022 Deadline: August 31, 2022 PRIZES: $50, $30, $20 and three HMs in each category. Entry fee is $12 for members, $15 for non-members, and covers 1 poem per category. (This basic fee is the same whether you submit in just one category or all 13 of them.) If you wish to enter more than one poem in any one category, the fee for those additional poems is $1 per poem for members, $2 each for non-members. Note: Poets cannot be awarded or recognized more than once in any category. 11 cate ..read more

Young Dragons Press https://youngdragonspress.com/submission-guidelines-writers/submissions-guidelines Young Dragon Press submissions are open now to August 31, 2022. We will not read submissions after these dates. Young Dragons, a division of Oghma Creative Media, is a traditional publisher. We have three imprints: Little Dragons (Lee Press), which publishes children’s picture books and middle grade readers, Fledgling Dragons (Fife Press), which houses our young adult fiction line, and Inquisitive Dragons (Arbroath Abbey) for non-fiction parent and educator resources ..read more

California State Poetry Society Monthly Contest: August http://www.californiastatepoetrysociety.org/our-contests CSPS Monthly contests are open to all poets, whether or not they are members of the CSPS. Reading fees are $1.50 per poem with a $3.00 minimum for members and $3.00 per poem with a $6.00 minimum for non-members. Entries must be submitted through this website, our blogsite, or postmarked during the month of the contest in which they are entered. All contests are judged by Alice Pero, the CSPS Monthly Contest Chair and Judge. The 1st place winner each month recei ..read more

Allrecipes https://www.allrecipes.com/ Send pitches to Arie Knutson, Editorial Director at aknutson@dotdashmdp.com . Seeking pitches for Allrecipes about condiments! Send your strong opinions, personal essays, grocery stories, taste test ideas, weird tips, surprising histories, and interviews. If condiments aren't your thing, also looking for pitches around smart ways to use your freezer for dinner, microwave cooking, and stories and ideas around summer potlucks. No recipes. There's a range in rates, but things start at $250. from: C. Hope Clark The Carolina Slade Mystery S ..read more

Gemini Flash Fiction Contest http://gemini-magazine.com/flash-fiction-contest-2022 $7 ENTRY FEE. Deadline August 31, 2022. First prize $1,000. Second prize $100. Word limit 1,000. All six finalists will be published online in the October 2022 Issue of Gemini. from: C. Hope Clark The Carolina Slade Mystery Series, Bell Bridge Books http://www.chopeclark.com -and- Editor, FundsforWriters, http://www.fundsforwriters.com   Writer's Digest 101 Best Websites for Writers since 2001 ..read more