Freelance Writing Opportunities — 53 Writing Calls For Submission 3/21/22
Paid Writing Opportunities For Nonfiction, Journalism, Art, Poetry, and Fiction
Here are the latest calls for submission, pitches, and expiring writing opportunities.
Welcome to this week’s roundup of writing calls for pitches and submissions. This week I have 53 different publications and websites currently looking for writers. These could be magazines that recently opened their submissions up, fast-approaching deadlines, shout out from editors looking for something specific right now, or just reminders that they are always open for pitches.
I cover all kinds of writing opportunities. These markets could be fiction, nonfiction, reported pieces, or poetry. Sometimes, these markets are also looking for artwork or photography.
All 53 markets in this article pay their contributors. A good portion of them either pay more than $100.00 minimum, or writers have the potential to make at least $100.00. Although, I do include some lower-paying opportunities as well.
Each of the freelance writing listings in this article will contain the following:
- The name of the publication, anthology, or contest.
- Some way to contact them (at least one of the following — a link to their published guidelines, Twitter handle, or email address).
- What type of writing they are looking for.
- How much do they pay.
- Deadline, if any.
As I mentioned last week, I am now including opportunities that I have mentioned before, and the deadline is within 7–13 days which I published the article. This week there are a lot — 30 anthologies and submission periods close between March 30th — April 1st.
When you scroll through these listings, you may notice this:
**UPCOMING DEADLINE**
That is how I am indicating that less than 2 weeks are left on that writing opportunity!
Good luck finding the perfect writing market for your nonfiction, fiction, and poetry!
**UPCOMING DEADLINE**
Alternative Holidays
Looking For: Fiction, nonfiction, and Poetry
Payment: $0.03 a word up to $225.00
Deadline: March 30
B Cubed Press has announced a call for submissions for a book called Alternative Holidays. They are looking for holiday stories and poems seen through the lens of speculative fiction.
They are looking for fiction, poetry, and essays. The average length is 2,200 words, but the submissions can range from 100–7,500 words. However, they only publish one or two stories above 5,000 words. They will consider reprints, but they are held to a higher standard than new work.
Anime Herald
Looking For: Nonfiction
Payment: $50.00
Deadline: Ongoing
Anime Herald tweeted that they are looking for an article. They pay $50.00 an article. Check out their guidelines and their pitch form.
Apparition Lit
Looking For: Flash Fiction Contest
Payment: $30.00
Deadline: Opens 04/01, Closes 04/14
Every month between the 1st and the 14th of the month, Apparition Lit has a flash fiction contest. They are looking for flash speculative fiction stories that are 1,000 words or less. These stories must be unpublished and inspired by a monthly photography prompt. The winner will receive $30.00.
Autostraddle
Looking For: Nonfiction
Payment: $100.00–200.00
Deadline: Ongoing
Ro, the sex and dating editor at Autostraddle, recently tweeted that Autostraddle is seeking lesbian/bi/queer women or trans writers of color to write about sex and relationships. Payment is $100.00–200.00. Pitch your ideas to [email protected].
Bob Vila
Looking For: Nonfiction
Payment: $250.00–600.00+
Deadline: Ongoing
Samantha Matt, the managing editor at Bob Vila, recently tweeted that they are looking for freelancers to write buying guides. Some of the buying guides they are interested in include grills, lawn care, and bird products.
Payment is $250.00–600.00. If interested, send writing samples to [email protected].
**UPCOMING DEADLINE**
Blurred Genres Flash Contest 2022
Looking For: Flash Fiction
Payment: $100.00–500.00
Deadline: 03/01–03/31
Invisible City Lit has a Flash Fiction Contest, and the great news is that there is NO ENTRY FEE!
They are looking for flash fiction and prose poems (or a combo of the two) of 750 words or less. There are no genre rules or regulations, but you can only submit once. The Prizes are as follow:
- 1st Place — $500.00
- 2nd Place — $200.00
- 3rd Place — $100.00
The top 5 entries will also be published.
**UPCOMING DEADLINE**
C Magazine
Looking For: Nonfiction
Payment: $70.00–1,400.00
Deadline: April 1
C Magazine is a Canadian Magazine that discusses international art. They mainly focus on the activities of Canadian artists and Canadian artists living abroad.
Their current call for submissions is on the theme of extraction. They are looking for thematic features, artist projects, and column pitches until April 1st. Check out the link under details/website for more info.
You can also check out their usual submission page for more info on the type of columns they write and payment for different types of work. Typically they pay $0.35–0.40 a word.
**UPCOMING DEADLINE**
Cemetery Gates Anthology — Picnic in the Graveyard
Looking For: Fiction
Payment: $0.07 a word ($140.00–280.00)
Deadline: April 1
Cemetery Gates Media is gathering horror stories for their upcoming anthology called Picnic in the Graveyard. They are looking for horror stories with a cemetery setting or some type of burial space. These stories should be between 2,000 to 4,000 words, and the payment for accepted stories is $0.07 a word.
**UPCOMING DEADLINE**
Chestnut Review
Looking For: Poetry, Prose, Flash Fiction, Visual Art & Photography, Mixed-Genre/Mixed Media
Payment: $120.00
Deadline: March 31
The Chestnut Review is a quarterly magazine, and they also publish an annual anthology. Their current reading period is open until March 31. This reading period is for material for their summer issue which will be published in July.
Although they publish many categories, you can only submit one category per reading period.
- Poetry: They prefer longer poems and multiple submissions. You can submit up to 6 poems at a time, and they absolutely discourage you from only submitting one poem.
- Flash Fiction and Flash Creative nonfiction: You can submit one story of fewer than 1,000 words.
- Prose: Prose can either be nonfiction or fiction, and it must be a standalone piece, with no excerpts of longer works. The length should be between 1,000–5,000 words.
- Visual Art or Photography: You can submit up to 20 pieces.
- Mixed-genre/Mixed Media: They love this type a lot. If you feel you have work that does not fit into a standard category, they would love to see it.
Comment Magazine
Looking For: Nonfiction
Payment: $300.00–400.00
Deadline: Ongoing
Jeff Reimer, an associate editor at Comment Magazine, tweeted that he is now working full-time for Comment Magazine is looking for pitches. He is involved in all magazine areas, but he is specifically looking for pitches about the arts, cultural trends, literation, books, film, and theology.
**UPCOMING DEADLINE**
Coppice Prize
Looking For: Fiction
Payment: $100.00–500.00
Deadline: March 31
The Redbud Writing Project has announced the Coppice Prizee for an excellent piece of fiction. This is the third year of this contest. Anyone 18 years and older can submit a work of fiction for consideration, but the story must be 4,000 words or less. The prizes are as follows:
- 1st Place: $500.00
- 2nd Place: $200.00
- 3rd Place: $100.00
**UPCOMING DEADLINE**
Cryptid Carnage
Looking For: Fiction
Payment: $25.00
Deadline: April 1
Splatter Ink Publishing has an open call for their upcoming anthology called Cryptid Carnage. They are looking for original, unpublished stories from 2,000 to 10,000 words in length. They want horror stories that have to do with cryptids.
**UPCOMING DEADLINE**
Cursed Dragon Ship
Looking For: Fiction
Payment: $50.00
Deadline: March 31
Cursed Dragon Ship has an open submission for an anthology called Abandoned — An Anthology of Vacant Spaces. They are looking for short stories of 7,000 words and under which explore the phenomenon of full spaces gone empty.
The story must include some form of abandonment. The world you write-in must be your own — no borrowing other authors’ preconceived worlds and settings.
**UPCOMING DEADLINE**
The Fiddlehead
Looking For: Fiction, Poetry and Creative Nonfiction
Payment: $60.00 CAD per published page
Deadline: March 31
The Fiddlehead has two reading periods a year, one which ends on March 31. They accept creative nonfiction, fiction, and poetry. Even though they have two reading periods a year, they only want writers to submit once per genre a year. This means if you submit fiction for consideration now, in their second reading period, you can only submit poetry or creative nonfiction. However, this does not apply to contests.
All work must be previously unpublished to submit. For fiction and creative nonfiction, they want works of 6,000 words or less. They will also take up to two flash fiction stories, every 1,000 words or less. If you submit poetry, you can only submit up to 6 poems.
**UPCOMING DEADLINE**
The Fountain Essay Contest
Looking For: Nonfiction
Payment: $150.00–1,000.00
Deadline: April 1
The Fountain Essay Contest is open to all writers worldwide. This is a writing contest with a theme of revival, and this theme is based on the world reviving after the past almost 2 years of living with the threat of Covid-19.
The guidelines go into the details and many thought-provoking questions to provide inspiration. The word count of this essay should be between 1,500–2,500. The prizes available are as follows:
- 1st Place — $1,000.00
- 2nd Place — 500.00
- 3rd Place — 300.00
- Two Honorable Mentions — $150.00
Gayming Magazine
Looking For: Nonfiction
Payment: £50–200
Deadline: Ongoing
Aimee H, Editor-in-chief of Gayming Magazine, recently tweeted that they are always looking for writers to write a queer twist on esport related features. You can email her pitches at [email protected].
Gayming magazine previously tweeted what they pay, which is the following:
- £50 — small reviews and op-eds
- £100 — large reviews and features
- £150–200 — profiles and large features.
**UPCOMING DEADLINE**
Geminga 2022 Contest For Tiny Prose, Poem, or Art
Looking For: Prose (fiction or nonfiction), Poetry and Artwork
Payment: $250.00
Deadline: March 31
The Geminga 2022 contest (the name is based on a neutron star so tiny it was difficult to detect) is a contest for tiny artwork, poetry, and prose. The winner of each category will get $250.00. There is a $5.00 entry fee for participating in this contest.
- Prose entries are limited to 100 words.
- Poetry is limited to 140 characters, and spaces and punctuation count as characters.
- Artwork is limited to a 25 inch square or 25 inches in any dimension for 3d artwork such as a sculpture.
**UPCOMING DEADLINE**
Great Wars Fall 2022 Anthology
Looking For: Fiction
Payment: $50.00
Deadline: April 1
Lost Boys Press is looking for short stories for the Great Wars Anthology, which is planned for Fall 2022. They only want previously unpublished work. Each story must be between 3,000 to 9,000 words and be based on the following prompt:
“Write a about a historical war of any culture and any era and change one aspect of it to see how the war might change and explore from there!”
**UPCOMING DEADLINE**
Heroic Fantasy Quarterly
Looking For: Fiction and Poetry
Payment: $12.50–100.00
Deadline: March 31
Heroic Fantasy Quarterly has 4 submission periods a year. Their current submission period is ending on March 31. They state that they do not have iron-clad rules for payment, but typically it is based on word count.
Here is how they generally pay:
- Fiction (under 1,000 words): $25.00
- Fiction (1,000–5,000 words): $50.00
- Fiction (5,001–7,500 words): $75.00
- Fiction (7,500 words and more): $100.00
- Very short poems: $12.50
- Poems under 40 lines: $15.00
- Poems over 40 lines: $25.00
- Poems more than 1,000 words — will follow the fiction payment schedule
As the title indicates, they are looking for poetry and prose based on heroic fantasy.
Hidden Parts of Publishing, Episode 2
Looking For: Nonfiction
Payment: $250.00–450.00
Deadline: April 18
Book Art Review tweeted that they are looking for pitches for Hidden Parts of Publishing Issue 2. They want pitches about the book writing process. They pay $250.00 for reviews and $450.00 for features.
**UPCOMING DEADLINE**
If There’s Anyone Left Micro-Fiction Contest
Looking For: Fiction
Payment: $50.00–250.00
Deadline: April 1
If There’s Anyone Left is having a contest for micro fiction. This contest is only open to marginalized writers; this means members of the LGBTQ+ community, people of color, disabled writers, members of marginalized genders, and neurodiverse people.
They are looking for stories with a firm limit of 500 words, and they want speculative fiction only. The prizes are as follow:
- 1st Place — $250.00
- 2nd Place — $100.00
- 3rd Place — $50.00
**UPCOMING DEADLINE**
Immerse
Looking For: Nonfiction
Payment: $250.00
Deadline: April 1
Immerse Now tweeted that they are looking for pitches for their upcoming issue Avatars, Assets & Access. The link will take you to their call for submissions, which includes exactly what they are looking for.
Proposals should be 200 words or less and submitters to [email protected] by Friday, April 1. Their standard fee is $250.00.
Inverse
Looking For: Nonfiction
Payment: Up to $1,000.00
Deadline: Ongoing
Jake, the deputy editor of Inverse Magazine, recently tweeted that he is looking for pitches for April and beyond. They are looking for stories on science, space, health, innovation, TV, movies, and video games. They will pay up to $1,000.00 for a great story. Email pitches to [email protected].
**UPCOMING DEADLINE**
Kate Bratskeir — Cleaning Stories
Looking For: Nonfiction
Payment: $350.00+
Deadline: April 1
Kate Bratskeir recently tweeted that she is looking for pitches by April 1st for cleaning stories. Stories should be either reported pieces or essays. Email pitch and clips to kbratskeir@chegg.com. Rates start at $350.00.
**UPCOMING DEADLINE**
Lackington’s
Looking For: Fiction
Payment: $25.00–50.00
Deadline: March 31
Lackington’s is looking for speculative fiction 1,500–5,000 words. They pay $0.01 CAD a word, but the minimum payout is $25.00. They do not take reprints, nor do they allow simultaneous submissions.
Mangoprism
Looking For: Nonfiction
Payment: $0.10 a word ($100.00–300.00)
Deadline: Ongoing
Mangoprism is looking for pitches and submissions for all types of writing. This includes cultural criticism, personal essays, short fiction, reporting, etc.
They pay at least $0.10 a word, and they are looking for 1,000–3,000 word articles. Check out their pitch guide for more information.
**UPCOMING DEADLINE**
Moonflowers & Nightshade
Looking For: Fiction
Payment: $0.06 a word (up to $200.00)
Deadline: April 1
Moonflowers & Nightshade is an upcoming anthology of sapphic horror short fiction. They are looking for all types of horror stories, but they must have prominent sapphic themes and content. Sapphic fiction is fiction that includes lesbians, bisexuals, or nonbinary people.
This anthology pays $0.04 a word, and they want stories between 2,000 to 5,000 words. Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
**UPCOMING DEADLINE**
Ninth Letter
Looking For: Fiction, Poetry, and Nonfiction
Payment: $25.00–150.00
Deadline: February 28 & March 31
Ninth Letter has two open calls for regular submissions and one for the web edition. There is a $3.00 submission fee.
The regular submissions are due February 28th, and payment is $25.00 per printed page, up to $150.00. They are looking for prose and poetry.
For their special web edition, the deadline is March 31. They will pay $25.00 for a poem or $75.00 for fiction or essays.
**UPCOMING DEADLINE**
Madam President Themed Writing
Looking For: Poetry, Essays, and Fiction
Payment: $0.03 a word (up to $220.00)
Deadline: March 30
B Cubed Press is looking for poetry, fiction, and nonfiction (essays) for an upcoming anthology called Madam President. One of the fun things about this anthology is that Madam President could mean many things, not just the POTUS. She could be the POTUS, the PTA president, or the president of another planet or a company.
B Cubed Press is looking for imagination, good writing, and humor. They want fiction, poetry, and essays with at least 100 words but fewer than 7,5000 words.
They will consider reprints, but these submissions will be held to a higher standard.
**UPCOMING DEADLINE**
Meta Stellar
Looking For: Flash Fiction
Payment: $0.08 a word (up to $96.00)
Deadline: March 31
Meta Stellar is looking for stories of 1,200 words or less. They pay $0.08 per word, and they want science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories. This is a pretty quick turnaround, too, as the submission period ends March 31, and accepted authors will be notified by April 15.
The Mike Resnick Memorial Award
Looking For: Fiction
Payment: $50.00–250.00
Deadline: April 15
The Mike Resnick Memorial Award is only open for new writers. These would-be writers have never been paid for works of fiction at a rate of $0.06 a word or $50.00 or more. You can send in a new science fiction story if you meet this qualification. The winners are awarded as follows:
- 1st Place — $250.00 prize, have their story bough by Galaxy Edge for publication and a trophy.
- 2nd Place — $100.00
- 3rd Place — $50.00
The Muse
Looking For: Nonfiction
Payment: $300.00–600.00+
Deadline: Ongoing
Star Ziv, the deputy editor of the Muse, tweeted that they are looking for pitches that cover careers and work. Stories generally pay $300.00–600.00, sometimes more. The tweet thread includes detailed instructions for the pitch and what they are currently looking for.
Pride Source
Looking For: Nonfiction
Payment: $100.00–250.00
Deadline: April 30
Chris Azzopardi, editorial director at Pride Source, recently tweeted that he is always looking for pitches. Pitches should be from LGBTQ+ writers. He is interested in everything — good ideas, essays, reported news, and features.
The pitch page only says they pay competitive rates, but it has been reported that they usually pay $100.00–250.00 for most stories.
Reader’s Digest UK
Looking For: Nonfiction
Payment: £70–400
Deadline: Ongoing
Eva Mackevic tweeted that she is commissioning food pieces for Reader’s Digest UK. She is especially looking for op-eds, listicles, and how-to guides. You can email pitches to [email protected].
Payment for web stories, which is what Eva is currently looking for, pays £70–100. Print stories pay £300–400.
Sentient Media
Looking For: Nonfiction
Payment: $150.00
Deadline: Ongoing
Claire, an associate editor for Sentient Media, recently tweeted that she is looking for stories on culture and solutions. Typically, payment is $150.00 for articles 700–1,000 words in length. You can reach out by emailing [email protected].
**UPCOMING DEADLINE**
Shady Grove Literary Contest
Looking For: Short Fiction, 300 words max
Payment: $100.00
Deadline: March 31
Shady Grove Literary has a quarterly contest (deadline last day of every quarter). It is free to enter, and the winner receives $100.00. They are looking for one flash fiction story of 300 words or less. It can be any genre or style, but it must be previously unpublished. They accept simultaneous submissions as long as you alert them as soon as they are accepted elsewhere.
**UPCOMING DEADLINE**
Shredded: A Sports and Fitness Body Horror Anthology
Looking For: Fiction
Payment: $0.03 a word ($60.00–135.00)
Deadline: Opens March 1, Closes March 31
This anthology is seeking horror stories related to sports and fitness. The Word count should be between 2,000–4,500 words. Accepted submissions will be announced by April 15th. In July, the anthology will be published in a hard copy and an electronic book.
**UPCOMING DEADLINE**
Snafu: Dead or Alive
Looking For: Fiction
Payment: $0.05 a word AU ($100.00–500.00)
Deadline: March 31
Cohesion Press has issued a call for submission for their upcoming anthology Snafu: Dead or Alive. They are looking for Fantasy, Horror, and Science fiction stories 2,000–10,000 words based in the wild west.
Solrad Mag
Looking For: Nonfiction and Comics
Payment: $60.00–75.00
Deadline: Ongoing
Alex Hoffman, the publisher of Solrad Mag, recently tweeted that they’re looking for pitches about comics. You can email pitches to [email protected]. Also, check out the submissions page linked under details/website. Payment is $60.00 a page for commissioned comics and $75.00 for 1,000-word reviews, essays, and interviews.
**UPCOMING DEADLINE**
Southword
Looking For: Fiction
Payment: €250 ( €250 is currently a little over 275.00 USD)
Deadline: March 30
Southword publishes poetry and fiction, and their fiction submissions are currently open through March 30. You can submit one story up to 5,000 words. Payment to contributors outside of Ireland can only be made through PayPal.
**UPCOMING DEADLINE**
Split Lip Magazine
Looking For: Fiction
Payment: $20.00–50.00
Deadline: March 31
Split Lip has six free submission periods a year, and their most recent submission period will end on March 31. You can only send one submission at a time, but they are looking for the following types of content:
- Memoir — under 2,000 words
- Flash Fiction — under 1,000 words
- Poetry — send only one
- Fiction — 1,000–3,000 words
- Interviews and Reviews
- Photography and Art — 1 piece or a link to portfolio
They pay $25.00 for interviews and reviews for their website. They pay $50.00 for poetry, memoirs, flash fiction, and art for online publication. For print, they pay $5.00 per page with a minimum of $20.00 and 2 contributors copies.
The Statesider
Looking For: Nonfiction
Payment: $50.00–500.00
Deadline: Ongoing
Andy Murdock, the co-founder of The Statesider, recently tweeted that they are looking for pitches. They are especially looking for pitches that are outside of the traditional travel magazine articles. This includes political, odd, or hyper-focused articles on small details — like an incredible sandwich at an out-of-the-way pub.
The pitch guide for the Statesider says they pay between $50.00–500.00. Here is a breakdown:
- Photo Essays: $50.00 per photo, up to $500.00.
- Maps and Infographics: $200 for a standalone graphic. $300.00 for a graphic plus a short write-up.
- Original Stories: Flat rate of $500.00 for 1,200+ words. If you want to do something shorter or longer, mention this in your pitch.
Struggle Magazine
Looking For: Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry
Payment: $75.00
Deadline: April 4
Struggle Magazine accepts submissions from D.C. Area writers or anyone with a connection from D.C. They pay $75.00 for accepted fiction, poetry, essays, art criticism, and drama submissions. The deadline is April 4.
**UPCOMING DEADLINE**
Third Flatiron
Looking For: Fiction
Payment: $0.08 a word. ($48.00–240.00)
Deadline: Opens March 15, Closes April 1
Third, Flatiron is looking for flash fiction (600–1,000 words) and fiction (1,500–3,000 words). Payment is the professional rate of $0.08 a word.
Trail Runner
Looking For: Nonfiction
Payment: $200.00 for digital, $0.25 a word for print
Deadline: Ongoing
Nicholas Triolo, the editor of Trail Runner, recently tweeted that he is in the market for pitches. He is specifically looking for pitches from trails and foot travel during a time of loss, opportunity, and inflection. He wants stories about your time on these trails during an emotional time (good or bad) in your life. DM him your pitches. The link above (under details/website) is their contributor’s guide.
**UPCOMING DEADLINE**
Triangulation: Energy Anthology
Looking For: Fiction and Poetry
Payment: $0.03 a word for fiction and $0.25 per line for poetry — minimum $5.00. Maximum $150.00 for fiction, $25.00 poetry.
Deadline: March 31
They are looking for works in science fiction, fantasy, horror, or a blend of these three genres. There is a hard limit of 5,000 words for fiction. For poetry, there is no minimum or maximum line count. Still, it will be challenging to get a poem over 100 lines published in this anthology.
The theme of this anthology is energy and sustainable energy.
True Story Competition
Looking For: Nonfiction
Payment: $750.00
Deadline: May 15
There is a $3.00 entry fee for the True Story nonfiction competition. This is an international competition, and multiple submissions can be entered, but each submission requires an entry fee. One story is chosen for publication per issue. The chosen story is paid $750.00, and the author will also receive 10 copies of the issue your story appears in.
Essays can be 5,000–10,000 words on any subject and in any style. However, they must be previously unpublished.
University of California Global Health Institute
Looking For: Nonfiction
Payment: $200.00–1,000
Deadline: Ongoing
UC Global Health Institute recently tweeted that they are looking for freelance writers to write articles about global health, public health, and health equality.
Check out the link under details/website for more details on this assignment. The tweet states payment is $200.00–500.00 per assignment. The link also mentions other assignments worth 500–1,000.
**UPCOMING DEADLINE**
War-Torn
Looking For: Fiction
Payment: $20.00
Deadline: April 1
War-Torn is an upcoming anthology being published by Shackle Bound Books. They are looking for reprint stories only. These stories should be 4,000–6,000 words. They should be in the following genres: military fantasy, military science fiction, or fantasy stories that feature war in a big way.
**UPCOMING DEADLINE**
Weird Horror
Looking For: Fiction
Payment: $0.015 per word, minimum $25.00, maximum $90.00.
Deadline: March 31
Weird Horror has two submission periods a year, and their current reading period ends March 31. They are looking for weird fiction and horror stories 500–6,000 words. Payment is $0.015 per word plus 2 copies of the print edition that your work appears in.
Well+Good
Looking For: Nonfiction
Payment: $200.00+
Deadline: Ongoing
Samantha Leal, the deputy editor at Well + Good, has tweeted that she is looking for some pitches for Earth Month. These pitches would include topics like sustainability and well-being. They are also looking for articles that cover both micro and macro actions. Rates start at $200.00. Email your pitches to [email protected].
Also — you should check out their published pitching guidelines. It was just updated on 02/25/22.
Wire Cutter
Looking For: Fiction
Payment: $300.00–1,500.00
Deadline: Ongoing
Jon Chase, the lead editor for Smart Home for Wire Cutter, tweeted that they are looking for freelancers for Wire Cutter. They are especially looking for full-time writers for DIY smart home-related writers. Check out their pitch guide (linked under Details/Website) for more info, including a breakdown of pay rates.
**UPCOMING DEADLINE**
Writers of the Future Contest
Looking For: Fiction
Payment: $500.00–1,000.00
Deadline: March 31
This is a no-entry-fee contest. However, it is only open to people who have not published professionally (1 novel, 1 novella, more than 1 novelette, more than 3 short stories). They define professional publishing as being paid at least $0.08 per word and selling at least 5,000 copies or having at least 500 hits.
You can submit one work of prose (fiction in the science fiction or fantasy genre) of up to 17,000 words. The prizes are as follows:
- 1st Prize — $1,000.00
- 2nd Prize — $750.00
- 3rd Prize — $500.00
This contest is held quarterly. The contest year ends on October 1st. Then the four 1st place prize winners from the year will then be judged by a panel of judges. There is then a grand prize winner each year among the 4 1st prize winners. The Grand Prize is $5,000.00.
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