Submit | Kind Writers

Submissions Accepted August 1st - October 31st

Winner(s) will be chosen by an established writer of the literary community
1st place $150 Prize
2nd place (honorable mention) $50 prize
Winner(s) will be featured in our magazine and on our website
each genre has the same submission guidelines as our general submissions
all genres will be submitting to the same contest (there are not separate prizes for each genre)
submissions for our Kind Writers Contest are automatically considered for our general submissions
must include a brief biography that highlights your acts of kindness in the community
Reading fee is $10.
In order to make our contest submissions more accessible, we provide the "donate what you can" option through our website:
- attach PayPal receipt to the submission e-mail (you may also attach the receipt to your submittable general submission)

For all submissions:

submit through the following options:
- Submittable
- e-mail submissions to submit@kindwriters.com
e-mail subject line - specify the type of submission. Ex: "Nonfiction General Submission"
cover page: your name, address, phone number, brief bio, and email address
format: 12-point font, double spaced (except poetry), numbered pages
submissions must be in a single document or PDF
comic versions of any genre are welcome
submissions in Spanish are welcome
multiple submissions are welcome (must pay a separate reading fee per contest submission)

Poetry:

up to 5 poems
we welcome spoken word:
- must include written format and a link to video or audio on a social media platform

Fiction:

Nonfiction:

Art:

General Submissions