WOLVES is for you and me, the living and the dead. WOLVES is for suckers, WOLVES is for lovers. WOLVES is for the lazy.  WOLVES is about exploring, creating, touching. WOLVES wants to leave you weak in the knees with your heart swelling while you’re gasping for air and falling back on the bed to say “Hot damn!” WOLVES knows things must end, but they must start first. WOLVES understands that a picture is worth a thousand words, and WOLVES also understands that talk is cheap. WOLVES doesn’t care because, above all else, WOLVES loves words.

WOLVES is an online literary journal based out of Korea, edited by an American. They publish fiction and poetry on a bi-monthly basis. They are open to genre but they tend to accept more literary work.

They are open to simultaneous submissions. They pay 5 dollars per poem and between and 5 and 30 dollars for fiction. They are open to reprints, but I suspect they do not pay for them.

They try to respond to all submissions within a month.

All submissions must be made via email. No need to include a query letter. Just send a one to two sentence bio in the body of the email and attach your submission as a word document.

You can get a sense what they have published in the past by browsing through their past issues before submitting.

You can learn more about their submission guidelines here.

This is a list of writing competitions with upcoming deadlines that award cash prizes – for short fiction, non-fiction, and poetry, and for various ages, genres and eligibility criteria. All are free to enter.

Bodley Head/Financial Times Essay Prize 2016

The essay should be dynamic, authoritative and lively, and could address any topic – from finance and current affairs to history and scientific discovery. It can be journalistic, a case study, wide-ranging or minutely focused.

Word limit: No more than 3,500 words
Deadline: 29 January 2017
Prizes: £1000, and a mentoring session with The Bodley Head and Financial Times; and £500 for two runners-up. Prizes also include books and subscriptions by the sponsors.
Eligibility: Writers worldwide aged 18-35
Details here: https://www.ft.com/content/68a2e552-a5c0-11e6-8b69-02899e8bd9d1

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Chicago Tribune’s Nelson Algren Literary Awards

They are looking for original short fiction in honor of the Chicago literary great after whom the award is named. Two entries per person and per email address.

Word limit: No longer than 8,000
Deadline: 31 January 2017
Prizes: $3,500; $1,000 for four finalists; $500 for five runners-up.
Eligibility: Legal US residents aged at least 18, or who have reached the age of majority in the state they’re living in, whichever is older.
Details here: https://algren.submittable.com/submit

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Little Tokyo Historical Society’s short story contest

The story must be original, fictional, written in either Japanese or English. The setting of the story should be in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles – either past, present or future. All stories must have a title. They ask authors to specify if the submission is in the Youth, English language, or Japanese language category.

Word limit: 2,500 words or less for English; 5,000 ji or less for Japanese
Deadline: 31 January 2017
Prize: $500
Eligibility: Open to all.
Details here: http://www.littletokyohs.org/short-story-contest-2017-guideline.html

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American Philosophical Association’s Philosophy through fiction contest

They want speculative fiction that explores one or more philosophical idea. Co-authoring is allowed; they encourage philosophers who are new at writing fiction. Submission must be accompanied by a brief “Food for Thought” section (maximum word count: 500, not part of the overall word count), where the author explains the philosophical ideas behind the piece.

Word limit: 1,000-7,500
Deadline: 1 February 2017
Prize: $500
Eligibility: Writers worldwide
Details here: http://blog.apaonline.org/2016/06/29/short-story-competition-philosophy-through-fiction/

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Lindquist & Vennum Prize for Poetry

This is for an unpublished, book-length manuscript of poetry by a poet living in the upper Midwest. The submitted manuscript must be unpublished, though individual poems may have been previously published.

Word limit: A full-length poetry manuscript
Deadline: 15 February 2017
Prize: $10,000
Eligibility: Residents of North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, or Wisconsin.
Details here: http://milkweed.org/lindquist-vennum-prize-for-poetry

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The 17^th Christopher Tower Poetry Competition

This is the UK’s most valuable prize for young poets. The theme this year is Stone, and can be interpreted widely.

Word limit: No more than 48 lines in length
Deadline: 17 February 2017
Prizes: £3,000, £1,000, £500
Eligibility: UK students aged at least 16 and under 19, on 17 February 2017
Details here: http://www.towerpoetry.org.uk/competitions/how-to-enter-stone-2017-competition/

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Outlet Publishing’s Young Writers’ Short Story Competition

They are looking for short stories in any genre, by young writers in the UK.

Word limit: 2,000-3,500
Deadline: 28 February 2017
Prizes: £150, £75, £25

Eligibility: UK residents aged 16-25
Details here: http://www.outletpublishinggroup.com/2016/06/06/its-competition-time/

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America Media’s Generation Faith essay contest

Entries must be true personal essays by high-school and college students on the joys and challenges that come with living out, or struggling with, one’s faith in real life.

Word limit: 800-1,200
Deadline: 3 March 2017
Prize: $1,000
Eligibility: Those enrolled as full-time high-school or college students at the time of deadline
Details here: https://americamedia.submittable.com/submit/48329/2017-generation-faith-essay-contest

Little Pickle Press is a publisher in the process of re-branding to become March 4th, INC. They seem to be taking their time at the re-branding because both names are used througout the site in an inconsistent way, even though they are years into the process. This name change might have something to do with the fact that they are growing their business outside of publishing and are working in other media as well now. Although it is a little confusing it does not appear to be a bad sign. No matter what you call the press, it is based out of California and they have a reputation for being particularly environmentally friendly. The press is a B corporation (you can learn more about what that means here).

One of the ways to learn more about Little Pickle Press is to read the interview with the founder here. Little Pickle started out as a self publishing imprint but it has grown a lot since then.

Even though they accept submissions of picture books and books aimed at younger readers, the press is currently focused on finding more manuscripts aimed at middle graders and young adults.  The subjects that they are most interested in are as follows:

• Kindness—the power of it
• Dare To Be Different
• Choices: It’s Not All Black And White; Most of Life is Gray
• Racism—the deleterious effects of it
• Refugees
• Adoption
• Complex Family Structures
• Anti-Princess Themes
• Creativity­­­—the importance of it, fostering it, etc.
• Leadership and/or Entrepreneurship
• Divergent (vs. Convergent) Thinking
• Systems Thinking
• Responsibility/Accountability/Moving Beyond Gen M Thinking
• Taking Care of Yourself and Your Community/Planting the Seeds of Being a Locavore

They are open minded in terms of genre. They really want books aimed at children; they are not interested in hidden messages for the adults.

All submissions are made on the new submission platform authors.me. To learn more about how to submit, visit their website here.