2012 Doris Gooderson Short Story Competition

Deadline is July 9, 2012; 1,200 words max; cash prizes; details HERE:

http://sites.google.com/site/wrekinwriters/Home/competitions-1/2012-doris-gooderson-short-story-competition

High paying market for short stories, articles, & activities for kids 9-14

Odyssey is a mag for 9- to 14-year-olds; pays $.20/-$.25/word for fiction, articles, activities, etc; details HERE:

http://www.cobblestonepub.com/guides_ody.html

High paying market for short stories

Boy’s Life Magazine; pays $750 and up; short stories 1,000-1,500 words; humor, mystery, sci fi, adventure; details HERE:

http://media.scouting.org/boyslife/about/contributors/writers.pdf

Paying market for speculative & imaginative short and flash fiction

Abyss & Apex has an open reading period for short fiction and flash fiction until Nov. 31, 2011. Pays $.05/word up to 1,500 words; flat $75 for longer; details HERE:

http://www.abyssapexzine.com/submissions/

Paying market for short stories

The Pedestal Magazine; Various theme issues (including one for Speculative Fiction); pays $.05/word for stories; alos buys poems; details HERE:

http://www.thepedestalmagazine.com/submitguidelines.php

paying market for fantasy & science fiction

“Fantasy & Science Fiction” magazine; pays $.06-$.09/word; up to 25,000 words; details HERE:

http://www.sfsite.com/fsf/glines.htm

Indiana Review’s short story contest

$1,000 prize; deadline Oct. 15, 2011; $15 entry fee includes 1-year subscription; max length is 35 pages double spaced; details HERE:

http://indianareview.org/prizes/2011-fiction-prize/