Submissions Reset Annually According to the Month & Day
Note: you may submit before the submission deadline, but work will not be read until all submissions are in after the deadline.
- All submissions require a submission fee of $5.00.
- We do not accept submissions from writers who have their own pay for view/purchase web site for their work.
- To submit you must open a Submittable Account.
Winter in Variations: Bill Holm Witness Poetry Contest
Submission Deadline: December 15th - Publication & $25 Award
** Only accepted on an annual yearly basis according to the month and day **
Elizabeth Fries Ellet Interpretive Trail Photo Submission (Insects, Flora, Fungi)
Submission Deadline: December 31st
** Only accepted on an annual yearly basis according to the month and day **
Bug City: Make a Bug
Submission Deadline: June 30th
** Only accepted on an annual yearly basis according to the month and day **
*All submission opportunities must be in English are open to all who live in the contiguous 48 United States.
* All submissions must be submitted via Submittable with a $5.00 fee
* All winning entries will be published online
* No submissions will be accepted via email
* Please include contact information and bio with your submissions
* Submissions that don't follow the guidelines will not be considered
* Writers Rising Up reserves the right to declare no winner or winners
* Writers own all rights to their writing
* Winners only must submit (color optional) head shot, and four high quality jpeg images that will be published on our NEW blog. https://weyoumewrite.blogspot.com/
* Award to one winner only in each category.
* You can submit to multiple submission opportunities at WRU only.
* You cannot submit your work to WRU and other contests simultaneously.
* Art and photos can be included in all contests
* Must be original writing and or work by artist/photographer included as part of submission
Submission Deadline: April 22nd
** Only accepted on an annual yearly basis according to the month and day **
- 1500 words or less
- One essay only per person
- First Publication on WRU Blog, author owns all rights.
- Only original unpublished work to be submitted
- Submission $10.00 Fee
- Published on our winning writers page.
- Writer owns all rights
- Writers Rising Up reserves the right to declare no winner
- We do not accept submissions from writers who have their own pay for view/purchase web site for their work
- $25 award for winner
- Award to one winner only in each category.
- You can submit to multiple submission opportunities at WRU only.
- You can not submit your work to WRU and other contests simultaneously.
- Art and photos can be included.
- Must be original writing and or work by artist/photographer included as part of submission.
Submission Deadline: June 30th
** Only accepted on an annual yearly basis according to the month and day **
Real Live Lady Bugs sponsored by Bachman’s & Eden Prairie Metropolitan Ford sponsor
- $10.00 submission fee
- Bug City, Make a Bug Annual Submission
- Join the fun on the 4th of July. Face Painting, prizes, kid’s art included in bookmarks and ads at Round Lake Park, Eden Prairie
Fishing for grow in water bugs…
Submission Deadline: August 19th
** Only accepted on an annual yearly basis according to the month and day **
One poem each for each prairie grass on the list...
Indian Grass
June Grass
Little Bluestem
Prairie Cord Grass
Prairie Dropseed
Sideoats Gramma
Switchgrass
- Poems no more than 20 lines based on these Prairie Grasses
- Must be original unpublished work.
- Submit with name, contact info and a short bio.
- The submission process includes a $10.00 submission fee..
- Writer owns all rights
- Writers Rising Up reserves the right to declare no winners
- Work to be published on our winning writers page.
- We do not accept submissions from writers who have their own pay for view/purchase web site for their work
- $25 award for winner
- Award to one winner only in each category.
- You can submit to multiple submission opportunities at WRU only.
- You can not submit your work to WRU and other contests simultaneously.
- Art and photos can be included.
- Must be original writing and or work by artist/photographer included as part of submission.
Submission Deadline: September 16th
** Only accepted on an annual yearly basis according to the month and day **
- Entry Fee: $10.00 (only one entry per writer)
- Theme related to place, inner struggles and relationships
- Winner or winners to be published on our winning writers page.
- Writer owns all rights
- Writers Rising Up reserves the right to declare no winner
- We do not accept submissions from writers who have their own pay for view/purchase web site for their work
- $25 award for winner
- Award to one winner only in each category.
- You can submit to multiple submission opportunities at WRU only.
- You can not submit your work to WRU and other contests simultaneously.
- Art and photos can be included.
- Must be original writing and or work by artist/photographer included as part of submission.
Submission Deadline: December 18th
** Only accepted on an annual yearly basis according to the month and day **
- Submission of six poems, no longer than 20 lines each NOTE: NO Submission will be accepted without SIX poems.)
- Write poems about witnessing some every-day occurrence in winter
- Must be original unpublished work.
- Winner or winners to be published online on our winning writers page.
- Writer owns all rights
- Writers Rising Up reserves the right to declare no winner
- We do not accept submissions from writers who have their own pay for view/purchase web site for their work
- $25 award for winner
- Award to one winner only in each category.
- You can submit to multiple submission opportunities at WRU only.
- You can not submit your work to WRU and other contests simultaneously.
- Art and photos can be included.
- Must be original writing and or work by artist/photographer included as part of submission.
Submission Deadline: December 31
** Only accepted on an annual yearly basis according to the month and day **
- Photos must be taken at the Elizabeth Fries Ellet Interpretive Trail in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
- Must include date, hour, and biome details of the photo.
- Must be an original, unpublished photo.
- Submit with name, contact info, and a short bio.
- The submission process includes a $5.00 submission fee.
- Photographers own all rights.
- Writers Rising Up reserves the right to declare no winners
- Photos to be published on at Birders Rising Up Blog: https://bidersrisingup.blogspot.com/
- $25 award for winner
- Award to one winner only in each category.
- You can submit to multiple submission opportunities at WRU only.
- You cannot submit your work to WRU and other contests simultaneously.
- Photos only, no art.
- Must be your original photos only as your submission.