The Yale Drama Series is currently seeking submissions for their 2019 playwriting competition. The prize is $10,000, publication, and a staged reading of the play. The competition is completely free to enter. Writers from around the world are welcome to submit. The play must be written in English, unpublished, full-length, and not a children’s play….
The Story Shares organization has officially launched their 2018 Story of the Year writing contest, with the goal of creating more “just-right” book choices for the millions of teens and adults around the world who struggle with reading. This year’s writing contest includes total prizes of $10,000 USD. The prizes are, as follows: $3,000 Diversity…
By Megan Headley Three letters leapt out at me when I read the job ad posted on the weekly newsletter of writing opportunities, and it was an acronym I hoped would mean little to other writers perusing the listings: BIM. To me, BIM meant building information modeling, a new type of technology taking over the…
MYSTERION is a Christian magazine of speculative fiction, published online. They seek to publish quality short stories filled with “Christian characters, themes, or cosmology.” They don’t require authors to be Christian; and the stories do not even need to be “pro-Christian.” They are a Patreon supported publication, which means they have a group of supporters…
Next Show All The following is a big list of twenty seven magazines, blogs, and websites that pay for writing on feminist topics. All of these publications accept submissions or queries from freelance writers. Note that some of them may currently be closed to submission, though most are open. The list is in no particular…
By Victoria Womersley For years I worked in a regular 9 – 5 job, dreaming of becoming a writer. Eventually, I signed up to a creative writing correspondence course and wrote in the evenings, working my way through the practical assignments – learning all about the different types of non-fiction markets, styles and opportunities. Throughout…
These are contests, grants and fellowships for writers, poets, translators and playwrights. The amounts range from $100 to $10,000. — S. Kalekar Tarleton State University: Langdon Review Writer-in-Residence Program This is a residency program and cash award for writers, poets, as well as artists, photographers and “everything else”. Writers and poets need to submit…