17 Free Writing Contests With Cash Prizes (Up To $30,000)

May 29, 2018

Next Show All These are prizes and grants/fellowships for writers of fiction, nonfiction and poetry, as well as translators. They range from £50 to $30,000. — S. Kalekar The Sunday Times/Peter Fraser & Dunlop Young Writer of the Year This is for UK/Ireland based authors aged 18-35. The prize is for a published or self-published…

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10 Magazines that Pay Writers $200+ Per Article

May 28, 2018

The following diverse writing markets accept submissions in different genres (e.g. greeting cards, short fiction, creative non-fiction, religious pieces). Before pitching editors of your targeted publications, study their guidelines to learn what rights they buy and whether you will be able later to sell reprints. When in doubt, contact editors to clarify this issue. To…

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You and Me Magazine: $125 for Personal Essays

May 28, 2018

You and Me Magazine publishes personal essays about individual experiences as a medical patient. They also publish some articles from provider’s perspectives. According to their submission guidelines: “You&Me America’s Medical Magazine seeks non-fiction articles, preferably from a first-person perspective, about the human aspects of dealing with all medical issues, from the life threatening to the…

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How I Found a $150 Writing Gig via Social Media

May 22, 2018

More Case Studies: How I Earned $1,800 in Writing Income In One Week How I Earned $5,000 for Travel Writing With SEO How I Landed a Gig Writing YouTube Scripts ($200 Each) Social media has become one of the main ways that people earn a living these days. Whether it’s through advertising, product placements, influencer…

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How to Write a Pitch that Gets You Published & Paid

May 18, 2018

Before You Craft the Pitch At 19 years old, Zachary Schwartz was determined to get published on Vice, a major website with millions of visitors a month. He’d never been paid to write before, and had never done any paid journalism. But he was determined. And he succeeded. If you want to write a pitch…

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10 Publishers Paying $150+ for Short Stories

May 15, 2018

These magazines pay $150 for stories, and some pay more; they are open now for submissions, or have reading periods coming up. A few also accept work in other genres, like poetry and nonfiction.  — S. Kalekar  The Cockroach Conservatory: Volume 1 – The Working Zealot’s Guide to Gaining Capital in Pre-Apocalyptic America  For this anthology,…

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Writer’s Chronicle: Up to $1,280 on the Craft of Writing

May 15, 2018

Writer’s Chronicle is currently accepting submissions from writers on a variety of topics. They are the official publication for The Association of Writers and Writing Professionals (AWP). The annual AWP conference attracts tens of thousands of writers every year. They are open to submissions from February 1st to September 30th. This publication is sent to…

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