Roadrunner Review Call for Submissions

The Roadrunner Review, an online literary journal that is run by the students at La Sierra University, is accepting submissions for its second issue. They are looking for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry pieces up to 1,000 words.

Deadline is April 7.

Submissions are open to any college undergraduate or graduate student.

In addition, they are also running a writing contest for high school students with a $200 prize. The winning entry will also be printed in their upcoming issue.

Deadline for the high school writing contest is May 5.

All entries must be previously unpublished. All rights revert to the author after publication.

See the Roadrunner Review submissions page for more details and to submit.

C. Wombat

Writers of the Future Contest

Funded by the estate of writer L. Ron Hubbard, the Writers of the Future contest is open any non-professional author (no or very limited previous publications).

They are looking for science fiction, fantasy, and dark fantasy stories of up to 17,000 words in length. This contest does not accept poetry or stories intended for children.

The contest runs four times a year, and prizes are $1000, $750, and $500 each quarter. Quarterly winners are also eligible for the annual prize of $5000.

The current contest ends March 31, with the next round running from April 1 to June 30.

There is no entry fee.

For more details and to enter the contest, see the Writers of the Future website.

C. Wombat

Podcast Contest for Writers Ages 8-13

Calling all #youngwriters – specifically those between 8 and 13 years old. Stone Soup has teamed up with AV Education, which produces the By Kids For Kids – Story Time Podcast. The podcast features stories performed by kids, and now for the first time, written by kids, too!

They are looking for original short stories between 500-1,000 words. For this contest, the theme is climate change. Your challenge: deliver a great story in a fun and accessible style. The Story Time podcast tends towards fantasy, magical, or fairy tale type stories, but any great story is acceptable.

Top prize includes having your story made into a podcast and featured on the Story Time website. First, second, and third prize winners will all have their stories published in Stone Soup as well.

The deadline for entries is April 15.

Check out the Stone Soup contest page for more details and a link to enter your story. Good luck!

C. Wombat

Sarah Mook Poetry Contest

Now in its 15th year, the Sarah Mook Poetry Contest is for students in grades K-12. It includes cash prizes of $100, $50, and $25 for first, second, and third place in each category: kindergarten through second grade, third through fifth, sixth through eighth, and ninth through twelfth.

Previous winners may enter again with new poems.

Rules:

• you may enter no more than two poems
• the poems must be your original work
• you must be a K-12 student (entries from homeschooled students are welcome)
• poems may be any length, in any style, and on any subject
• entries must be postmarked by March 31, 2019

Results will be announced in late May.

For more information, entry address, past winners, and judge’s comments, see www.sarahmookpoetrycontest.com.

Become a Scholastic News Kids Press Reporter

Calling all 10-14 year-olds! Scholastic News is currently seeking its next set of Kids Press Corps reporters for the 2019-2020 year. This is an incredible opportunity to not only showcase your writing, but to get to meet some incredible people and report on amazing stories.

To qualify, you must:

- be at least 10 years old as of August 31, 2019, but not over 14 years old
- complete an application, which includes writing a personal essay and sample news story

All applications are due no later that May 31, 2019. No late applications accepted!

To see the kinds of stories that the Kids Press Corps reports, see their main page at http://kpcnotebook.scholastic.com.

For more details and to apply, see http://kpcnotebook.scholastic.com/page/how-join-scholastic-news-kids-press-corps.

Harmony Ink Press Young Author Challenge

Harmony Ink Press is looking for young authors (ages 14-21) who write in the LGBTQ+ genre to submit short stories for their sixth annual Young Author Challenge.

Your main characters should be 14 – 21 years old. They can be gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or anywhere else on the LGBTQ+ spectrum, including characters who are still in the process of working out their sexual/gender identity. Your story should portray positive LGBTQ+ characters who grow or change for the better in some way.

To be considered, your submissions needs to be between 2,000 – 10,000 words.

The Young Author Challenge only accepts work from authors between the ages of 14 – 21.

Selected stories will be published in an anthology to be released in both paperback and eBook formats. Payment ranges from $70 – $100 depending on story length.

This challenge is especially exciting because you are guaranteed to receive feedback from at least one published author, whether your submission is accepted or not.

Submission Deadline: May 1, 2019

Publication Date: October 2019

Send your submission to submissions@harmonyinkpress.com. Be sure to include “Young Author Challenge Submission” in the subject line of the e-mail.

For more information, visit the Harmony Ink Press website.

C. Wombat