Contests and Markets

Some Contests With March & April 1 Deadlines Totally Entwined: Family Business. Genre: Novellas, 30,000–50,000 words. Theme: Mafia romance. Payment: Royalties. Deadline: April 1, 2024. The Beast Hunt. Genre: Speculative fiction. “Theme: Monsters have feelings too, even if it’s used to rage against the machine.” Payment: Royalties. Deadline: April 1, 2024. Write or Die. Genre: Short fiction. Length: Up to 4000 words. Payment:

There are more markets than contests here, including some that will let you voice your opinion in OpEds. You’re guaranteed publication with the last opportunity on the page. Why not give something here a try and let us know how it goes. We’d really like to know.  Do you write for or represent a publication

WOW, Women on Writing, shared this list and more in their latest newsletter. Most of these opportunities don’t have deadlines. Please let us know if you try any of these or have questions. Insider – Essays businessinsider.com Senior Editor Conz Preti is looking for pitches on the topics of parenting, health, relationships, retirement, and more. Pay:

Contest winners and finalists gain credibility with agents and publishers. What are you waiting for?  Opportunities for June and Beyond This is a mixture of publication opportunities, and each link below shares lots of places seeking your work. Tell me what, exactly, you are looking for, and I’ll see what I can come up with.

“If you don’t submit, you won’t get published.”   ~~ B. Lynn Goodwin March Deadlines for Paying Markets Seeking Work These markets come from an article written by Erica Verrillo who is the president at American ME and CFS Society. Which are right for you?  Hexagon. Genre: Speculative fiction short stories, flash fiction, poetry, graphic

“Contests build your platform.” –Brenda Knight, Mango Publishing Group “They also build your credibility.” — B. Lynn Goodwin, Writer Advice December Deadlines I have not double-checked each link. If one doesn’t work, please let me know using the Contact box.  Which contests are you submitting to? If you want to make a list and share

Are you submitting your writing to publications, agents, and contests? Why or why not?  Fifteen Markets That Pay By B. Lynn Goodwin I have not submitted to most of these sites but if their requests match your writing, please give them a try. Then let us know how it goes using the contact box. What

NOTE: We add to this page about twice a month. Check back often. ✅ I found David McDannald’s post about Literary Magazines seeking long form prose on Facebook. I checked out his site and recommend you do the same. Visit https://www.davidmcdannald.com/litmags-accepting-long-prose. While I cannot guarantee that every listing is still active, I’m including 4 samples