Writers' Journal Contests Calendar

Calendar of Annual Contests
Contest Click on contest for more information.	Reading Fee	Prizes: 1st, 2nd, 3rd	Annual Postmark Deadlines	Winners List Published in Issue **
Fiction	$15.00	$500/$200/$100	January 30	July/Aug.

Short Story	$10.00	$350/$125/$75	May 30	Nov./Dec.

Horror/Ghost	$7.00	$250/$100/$50	March 30	Sept./Oct.

Romance	$7.00	$250/$100/$50	July 30	Jan./Feb.

Science Fiction/Fantasy	$7.00	$250/$100/$50	November 30	May/June

Poetry	$3.00	$50/$25/$15	April 30	Nov./Dec.
	$3.00	$50/$25/$15	August 30	Mar./Apr.
	$3.00	$50/$25/$15	December 30	July/Aug.

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Contest Click on contest for more information.	Reading Fee	Prizes: 1st/ Honorable Mentions	Postmark Deadlines	Winners List Published in Issue **
Write to Win!
The lights went out...	$5.00	$150/One yr. Subscription	April 20, 2010	September/October
Crushing the can...	$5.00	$150/One yr. Subscription	June 20, 2010	November/December
As the money floated...	$5.00	$150/One yr. Subscription	August 20, 2010	January/February
"Hey, what are you..."	$5.00	$150/One yr. Subscription	October 20, 2010	March/April
The $420,000 price tag...	$5.00	$150/One yr. Subscription	December 20, 2010	May/June
Standing under the...	$5.00	$150/One yr. Subscription	February 20, 2011	July/August

Before you submit, you should read our Contest Entry Manuscript Format page.

** Winners list published online after the print issue is available at newsstands and bookstores, generally this
a week to ten days prior to issue date. For instance, the March/April issue is available at newsstands and
bookstores February 20, so the winners would be announced online the latter part of February.