Markets, Submission Guidelines and Contest Deadlines for January 2012

Markets, Submission Guidelines and Contest Deadlines for January 2012

Looking for a place to submit your articles, devotions, or stories? Are you interested in entering a writing contest or contributing to an anthology? Well, you’ve come to the ‘write’ place.

Below is a list of open submissions with deadline dates and links to the information pages of the markets or groups accepting submissions.  Read further for a list of markets that are continually accepting submissions. Check back each month for a new list.

A huge thank you to Sally Clark who compiles and updates these lists each month on her site for Christian writers (http://www.christwriters.info/). Follow Sally on Twitter (@auslande) for the most recent news or updates.

Know of any other markets, contests or deadlines? Feel free to leave a comment and I get it added to next months list.

Submission Deadlines for January 2012

Jan. 10 - 

• God Still Meets Needs - devotional anthology of how God met a need in your or someone else’s life

Jan. 13 - 

• Thriving Family: Back-to-School Stories - funny stories of 50-75 words

Jan. 15 - 

• Literal Latte K. Margaret Grossman Fiction Awards - for unpublished stories up to 8000 words
• Massachusetts State Poetry Society Contest: Of Thee I Sing - poem in praise of anyone, anyplace, anything
• Pennsylvania Poetry Society Annual Contest - 13 categories for nonmembers to enter
• Ruminate Magazine VanderMey Nonfiction Prize - nonfiction up to 7000 words

Jan. 17 - 

• Cool Well Press: Inferno Anthology - 5000-8000 word fiction stories based on Dante’s nine circles of hell

Jan. 19 - 

• Poetry Society of Virginia Annual Contest - 31 categories to enter

Jan. 25 - 

• Seacoast Writers Association 2012 Writing Contest - for fiction, nonfiction & poetry

Jan. 28 - 

• On the Premise - online magazine; fiction of any genre; 1000-5000 words

Jan. 30 - 

• Houston Writers Guild Genre Contest - mystery, women’s fiction, nonfiction, screenplays, fantasy, YA/MG

Jan. 31 - 

• Central Coast Writers 2012 Writing Contest - for poetry, short fiction, and nonfiction
•  HIghlights for Children Fiction Contest - a funny story inspired by an unusual newspaper headline
• Literal Latte Food Verse Contest - enter up to 6 poems with food as an ingredient
• Northern Colorado Writers Short Fiction Contest - stories up to 5000 words
• Bethlehem Writers Roundtable Short Story Awards - for stories up to 2000 words

Feb. 01 - 

• The First Line Literary Journal - wants stories 300-3000 words that begin with their starting line
• Utah State Poetry Society Annual Contest - 20 categories to enter
• North Carolina Poetry Society Annual Contest - 8 categories to enter

Feb. 03 - 

• Gratitude Prayers - poetry to 15 lines, prose to 130 words on everyday thankfulness

Feb. 17-19 - 

• Austin SCBWI Regional Conference: Something for Everybody! - in Austin, Texas

Open Submission Markets

• 2 Camels - print magazine wants stories in the travel/festival writing genre
• 5-Minute Memoir: Tales From the Writing Life - 600 word essays on writing for Writer’s Digest magazine
• A Fairy Tale Magazine - fairy tale stories and poems from around the world
• A Listing of Children’s Educational Markets - A to Z listing of markets
• A Time of Singing - an online Christian literary poetry magazine
• Abingdon Press - Christian publisher of ministry resources
• Above the Clouds Publishing - uplifting, character-growth children’s picture books
• Adventist Review, USA - editorials, devotionals, and news of deeply spiritual topics
• Alive Now - devotional magazine for groups and individuals
• AMG Publishers - Christian publisher advancing the ministry of the gospel
• Ambassador Books - Christian publisher for both adult and children’s books
• America’s Funniest Humor - bi-monthly contests run continually for 750 words or less
• Angelnook Publishing - true angel stories for Angel Digest
• Apple Valley Review - online journal of short stories, poems, and essays
• Arcadia Publlishing - photographic historical books about small towns in Texas
• Atlantic Publishing Co.- how-to books, training guides, and practical material
• Assissi: An Online Journal of Arts & Letters - poetry, fiction, nonfiction, essays, artwork
• Azro Press - book publisher of Southwestern children’s stories
• Beautiful One - Christian online & print magazine
• Belle Books - book publisher wants wholesome books about contemporary Southern life
• Beneath Ceaseless Skies - literary adventure fantasy
• Berry Blue Haiku - online publication featuring haiku poetry
• Bible Advocate Press - poetry, Bible articles, Christian living, print and online magazine
• Bible Study Magazine - Christian print magazine
• Blogging Authors - wants articles written on your area of expertise or current interest article
• Blue Mountain Press - gift books, inspirational, family, relationships, personal growth
• BookCrash - read Christian books they send you and post the review on your blog
• Bookmarks - a guide to books both old and new
• Boulevard - literary journal publishes fiction, nonfiction, and poetry
• Boys Quest - fiction, nonfiction, poetry, games, puzzles, & articles for boys 6 to 13 years old
• Bumples - children’s online magazine for ages 4 – 10
• Caddylak Graffix - funny greeting cards and t-shirts
• Cadet Quest - helping boys grow more Christlike in all areas of life.
• Called Magazine - Lifestyle magazine for female pastors
• Calypso Greeting Cards - contemporary, clever, and edgy cards
• Campsight, USA - quarterly online magazine of Christian Camp & Conference Assoc.
• Canticle Magazine - dedicated to the woman’s vocation within the Church
• Capper’s - historical, inspirational, nostalgic, travel, or family-oriented human-interest stories
• Catholic Digest - needs nonfiction, full-length articles on almost any subject
• Catholic Forester, USA - magazine; nonfiction, inspiration, nostalgia, humor, & light fiction or childrens
• Cats and Kittens - feline magazine of stories and articles about cats
• Celebrate Life - #1 publication of the pro-life movement
• Changes in Life - monthly women’s inspirational ezine of essays by women about the changes in their lives
• Charisma Magazine - for Pentecostal and charismatic readers
• Christian Home and School Magazine - parenting articles to promote Christian education
• Children’s Ministry Magazine - resources for children’s ministries
• ChristianDevotions.us - online Christian magazine of devotionals, poetry, and articles
• Christian Library Journal - book reviews of Christian books
• Christian Science Monitor - print magazine; upbeat, personal essays of happenings in everyday life
• Christianity Today - print magazine; Biblical teaching that mees todays challenges
• Church Libraries - print magazine wants articles on running a church library
• Churchmouse Publications - Christian writers agency
• Cicada, USA - literary magazine for teenagers and young adults; short stories, poems, and essays
• CLC Publications - Christian books for the deeper life
• Clubhouse, Jr. - magazine teaching Christian values to kids ages 4-8
• Cool Well Press - traditional book publisher wants book that will touch your heart & open your mind
• Country Magazine - for people who live in or long for the country.
• Country Woman Magazine- for women who live in or long for the country
• Creation Illustrated magazine - a Bible-based nature journal; nonfiction, poetry, childrens
• Crickhollow Books - Midwestern book publisher for adults and young readers
• DaySpring Cards - Christian greeting cards for all occasions
• Decision Magazine - articles to encourage readers to faith in Jesus Christ
• Deep South - online magazine for LA, MS, AL, GA, FL, and TX “southern voices”
• Demand Studios - seeking freelance writers for a variety of topics
• Designer Greetings - humorous and traditional cards as well as all holidays
• Destinations Magazine - official publication of the American Bus Association
• Devozine - daily meditations for youth 12-18; devotionals 250-600 words
• Dig, USA - archeology magazine for ages 9-14
• Dream of Things - inspirational creative nonfiction anthologies
• Eames Literary Agency - Christian writers agency
• e-Chook - digital publisher of short stories from 750 – 2000 words
• E-How - Earn money writing how-to articles
• Eldridge Christian Plays and Musicals - buys Christian plays and musicals
• errant parent - parenting-oriented humor
• Faces - magazine about world cultures & geography for 4th grade and up; fiction & nonfiction
• Family Circle - general interest magazine for women focuses on the family
• Family Fun - magazine for families with children ages 3-12
• Fathers Press - Christian fiction and nonfiction book publisher
• Flash Fiction Online - 500 – 1,000 word fiction stories
• Flashlight Press - Jewish publishers of picture books dealing with family/social situations
• Flying Island Press - wants sci/fi and fantasy stories with a positive spin
• Freedom Greeting Cards - traditional and contemporary greeting cards
• Front Porch Journal - in San Marcos, TX; fictio, nonfiction, poetry
• Front Street Books - Children and YA books about children in crisis or at risk
• Full Spirit Magazine - powerful articles and revealing insight into Christian living
• Fun for Kidz - boys & girls magazine for ages 6-13; fiction, nonfiction, poetry, puzzles
• Galavanting - lighthearted, witty travel essays
• Gallant Greetings - greeting cards for a wide range of sending situations
• Glory and Strength - webzine; personal stories of God’s help in traumatic events
• God Makes Lemonade - nonfiction life stories of a sour twist with a sweet ending
• God’s Word for Today - Assembly of God adult Sunday school take home paper
• Going Bonkers - humorous, eclectic magazine; articles to help readers manage stress in all areas of life
• Good Housekeeping - 500 words about a person or event that was a blessing in your life
• Good Old Days - real stories of people who grew up between 1935-1965
• Gospel House Publishing - Christian publisher owned by the Assemblies of God
• Grasslimb - literary journal of poetry, short prose, line art, cartoons, and book & music reviews
• Great Little Books - independent publisher of novels, children’s books, poetry, and short stories
• GreenPrints: The Weeder’s Digest - a focus on the human side of gardening
• Grit - magazine publishes articles about living the country lifestyle
• Guardian Angel Kids - fiction, nonfiction, poetry, article for kids
• Guide magazine – Children’s Christian stories ages 9-14
• Guidepost magazine – inspirational true stories
• Hartline Literary Agency - fiction and nonfiction with a Christian worldview
• Heacock Hill Literary Agency - wants adult fiction & nonfiction, juvenile fiction
• Heartsong Presents - inspirational romance with an evangelical Christain worldview
• Herald Press - Christian book publisher from the Anabaptist tradition of peace and justice
• Higher Faith Publications - Christian magazine and e-book publisher
• Highlights for Children - general interest magazine for children
• Hill Country Sun - stories for peole who want to visit the Texas Hill Country
• Hopekeepers - Christian magazine for people living in chronic pain
• Hopscotch for Girls - magazine for articles, stories, poems, & puzzles
• Horn Book Magazine, USA - publishes book reviews of childrens and young adult literature
• Ideals Books - fiction and nonfiction picture book for ages 4 to 8
• I Love Cats Magazine - nonfiction stories about cats and their owners
• Imagination Cafe: Feed Your Mind - kids website of stories, games, puzzles, and more
• In Touch, USA - online magazine proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ
• Joyful - Christian online magazine
• Jumping Jack Press - children’s pop-up books
• Just Between Us - For women with a heart for ministry
• Just Cause, USA - stories covering charitable causes
• Just for Kids - Christian magazine for toddlers to teens
• Keys for Kids: Because Kids Need Christ - magazine for kids and families
• Kids Ministry Ideas, USA - Christian magazine for adults leading children to Jesus
• Knowonder - print children’s magazine of art, crafts, and stories
• Koehler - buys inspirational verse for plaques, mirrors, and clocks
• Kyria: Called in Christ, Chose to Influence - magazine to encourage Christian women
• Ladybug - children’s magazines for ages 2-6; stories & poems
• Laughing Cactus Press - West Texas publisher of fiction and poetry books
• Life in the USA - a comprehensive guide for immigrants to the American life
• Light and Life - Free Methodist church online magazine
• Lit Magazine - online magazine, primarily poetry
• LiturgicalCredo - contemporary stories of doubt and faith; fiction, nonfiction, & poetry
• Live, USA - Assemblies of God adult take-home Sunday School paper
• Living Light News - publishes evanglical Christian topics & testimonies online & in print in Canada.
• Living With Teenagers, USA - information and advice to help parents of teenagers succeed
• Living Word Literary Agency - represents Christian fiction and nonfiction authors
• Looking Back Magazine - conversational stories about growing up between 1945-1965.
• Love Inspired Historical Books - wholesome Christian romance books 70,000-75,000 words
• Love of Quilting - print magazine; stories and article about quilting
• Lucid Magazine - online Christian magazine of articles, poetry, book reviews, and Christian living
• Lutheran Woman Today, USA - a magazine for all women in the church
• Marian Heath Greeting Cards, USA - accepts submissions for all holidays and occasional humor
• Marriage and Relationships - seeking unique insights into love relationships
• Mayfly - 14 or 15 haiku published in each issue
• Melody of the Heart - online Christian magazine “Offering Hope, Reconciling Hearts”
• Momsense - encouraging mothers of preschoolers from a Christian perspective
• Moonlighting Cards - inspirational quotes of up to 20 words
• Nature Friend Magazine - conservative Christian children’s magazine for the entire family
• New Christian Voices - non-denominational Christian humor and lifestyle web site
• New Love Stories Magazine - stories and poetry relating to love and romance
• No Trees Books Fiction Anthologies - seekings paranormal, Cowboy, & sleeping-with-exes stories
• Now What? - Christian articles on life’s problems that are seeker sensitive
• Oatmeal Studios - humorous greeting cards and notepads
• Ocean Magazine - stories, articles, essays, and poems about the ocean
• Our Little Friend - children’s Sunday school magazine for Seventh-Day Adventist
• Outshine - twitterzine of optomistic, near-future prose poems
• Papyrus Greeting Cards - greeting cards for all occasions
• Parabola - quarterly print journal
• Peachtree Publishing - children’s book publisher, picture book to young adult
• Pivot Point Magazine - stories of a significant ”pivot point” from defeat to success
• Positive Impact Magazine - stories about people who create a positive impact on others and on our world
• Prayables.com - online all-faiths web site that accepts and pays for original prayers
• Presbyterians Today, USA - Christian print magazine
• Psychology for Living - Christian psychology magazine with Biblical principals
• Reader’s Digest - dramatic narratives & articles, jokes & anecdotes
• Real People - UK magazine wants your tragic, humorous, insipiring, or endearing personal stories.
• Redbook - first-person essays about pivotal moments in a woman’s life
• Regular Baptist Press - Sunday school papers and curriculum periodicals
• Rejoice! - Christian devotional magazine
• Relevant Magazine  - online and print Christian magazine
• Relief: A Quarterly Christian Expression Journal - fiction, nonfiction, and poetry
• Renewed and Ready - Christian print magazine for people over 50
• Response Magazine - Christian women’s magazine
• Rock & Sling: A Journal of Literature, Art, and Faith - Christian poetry, prose, and art work
• Room Magazine - themed Canadian magazine for poetry, short fiction, and creative nonfiction
• Rosebud: The Magazine for People Who Enjoy Good Writing - fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or essays
• Ruminate: A Christian Literary and Arts Journal - fiction, nonfiction, poetry and art
• Sasee - magazine wants nonfiction material for and about women
• Saturday Evening Post - perspective on the ever-evolving American scene
• Shine brightly - magazine to bring girls 9-14 into a living relationship with Jesus Christ
• Sharing the Victory - official magazine of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes
• Signs of the Times - monthly magazine published by the Seventh Day Adventist Church
• Simply Read Books - children’s books, picture books through YA fiction
• Sleepy Hollow Books - children’s book publisher of fiction for all ages
• Smithsonian.com - online mag seeks humor pieces for The Last Page
• Sourcebooks - publishing a variety of genres, from business to childrens to romance
• Sparkle - Christian children’s magazine for girls in first through third grade
• Spiritled Woman - for women who have a passionate love for God
• Steeple Hill - inspirational fiction books for Christian women who love to read
• Stories For Children - monthly ezine for children ages 3 – 12
• Stories That Lift - audio and written stories for the whole family
• Story Pie Press - health related/special interest picture books
• Strong Verse Poetry - poetry that is meant to be understood, not decoded
• SUSIE Magazine - Christian print magazine for teenage girls
• Sylvan Dell Publishing - educational, award-winning picture books
• Tales of Old - audio magazine for historical fiction and alternative history stories
• Telling Our Stories Press - personal, narrative memoirs 100 words to 50 pages
• Texas Highways, USA - things to do or places to see in TX; historical, cultural, & geographic
• The Atlantic Magazine - fiction, nonfiction, poetry
• The Bark - Magazine featuring dog-centric articles and stories
• The Banner - Christian Reformed Church magazine in print and online
• The Christian Journal - uplifting and encouraging articles for the body of Christ
• The Door - Christian satire print magazine
• The JC Reporter - encourage & equip the body of Christ
• The Kids’ Ark- Christian children’s magazine
• The Lookout - weekly, adult Christian magazine of true-to-the-Bible teaching
• The Lutheran - articles on spirituality and Christian living
• The Old Schoolhouse - the largest homeschooling magazine on the market today
• The Other Journal - essays, reviews, creative writing through the lens of theology and culture
• The Shine Journal - online mag of flash ficiton, nonfiction, poetry, art, & photography
• The Secret Place - quarterly Christian magazine of daily devotionals
• The Sun - personal essays, fiction, poetry, interviews, and photography
• The Survivor’s Review - encouraging the creative expression of cancer survivors
• The Threepenny Review - literary magazine of fiction, poetry, art, and reviews
• The Upper Room - meditations/devotionals to encourage Christians worldwide
• The Vocabula Review - thoughtful personal essays and poetry about the English language
• The Writer’s Eye - poetry & photography
• The Writer Magazine - writing articles to instruct, inform and motivate writers
• Third Order Magazine - faith, fiction, and the occasional extraterrestrial
• Thriving Family Magazine - Focus on the Family nonfiction magazine
• Tin House - literary journal for stories, essays, or poems; check guidelines for themes
• Toastmaster Magazine, USA - articles about communication, leadership, & self-improvement
• True Angel Encounters - extraordinary true stories about angel encounters
• True West - magazine articles from 250-1500 words about the history of the American West
• Unsent Letters - anthology of fiction or nonfiction letters
• Untapped - magazine and book publisher for Christian teens and tweens
• US Airways Magazine, USA - short, smart, breezy, pithy humor pieces
• US Kids Magazines - children’s magazines with a focus on health and fitness
• Vibrant Life, USA - promoting a healthy lifestyle from a Christian perspective
• Vineyards: A Journal of Christian Poetry - Christian poems up to 30 lines
• Voices de la Luna - quarterly poetry and arts magazine
• Walker Books for Young Readers - unique list of middle-grade, YA, and picture books
• Warner Press - Christian publisher of children’s material, devotionals, & greeting cards
• Weavings: A Journal of the Christian Spiritual Life - articles, fiction and nonfiction stories, poetry
• Whatever Lovely - Christian women’s online magazine
• Woman’s Weekly - fiction stories and serials for women in various themes and moods
• Wordserve Literary Agency - agents Rachelle Gardner & Barbara Scott want Christian fiction & nonfiction
• Wrecked for the Ordinary - online Christian magazine
• WRITERS’ Journal - writing and publishing articles of 1000 to 2000 words
• Writers Weekly - online magazine for writers wants freelance success stories
• Writing for Dollars - free weekly newsletter about how to increase your writing income
• Writing-World - magazine of articles pertinent to writers, beginners to experienced
• Young Adult Literary Review - for young readers, middle graders, and teens
• Youth and Discipleship Leadership Journal - articles written to inspire Christian education workers