Authors & Artists Eligible
With Geminga, Sunspot Lit honors the power of the small. No restrictions on theme or category. Word limit is 100 for fiction and nonfiction. Micropoetry is limited to 140 characters. Graphic novels should be 4 pages or less. Submissions may be excerpts from longer works. 

Titles are not included in the word count. Epigraphs are included in the word count. Compound words separated by hyphens, numbers, and letters of the alphabet are counted as a single word. In the micropoetry category, characters include spaces, punctuation, numbers, and letters of the alphabet.

Visual art entries should be paintings, drawings, or sketches no larger than 25 inches square. Sculptural forms should be no larger than 25 inches in any dimension (length, height, or width).

Open: January 1

Close: January 31

Entry fee: $5

Prize: $100 cash, publication for the winner, publication offered to runners-up and finalists.

Submit here.

This is from our friends over at Winning Writers. This year, they’re offering more than $12,000 US in prizes. Here’s a brief rundown, with a link for more details:

The 33rd annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest is open for short story and essay submissions until April 15. Entry fee: $25. Prizes: $3,500 each for best story and essay, as well as $500 each for 10 Honorable Mentions. Publication online for all 12 winners. Read the guidelines and submit your work at winningwriters.com/tomstory