16 Free Writing Contests With Cash Prizes (Up to $50,000)

March 22, 2019

Next Show All These are contests, as well as grants and fellowships for writers of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, plays, and for translators. They range from £50 to $50,000, and none of them charge an entry fee. — S. Kalekar Elizabeth So Fellowship This is for giving writers the time and solitude to help finish a…

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10 Calls for Short Stories Paying $150 Per Story

March 18, 2019

These fiction markets pay $150 for short stories, and a few of them pay considerably more. Some accept other genres too, like non-fiction, poetry, scripts, reviews, activities, and cross-genre work. Also see this list of fiction markets paying $50-360, and this list, paying $100-500 – some deadlines are coming up. — S. Kalekar Woods Reader…

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20 Magazines and Blogs that Pay Writers (Up to $500)

March 18, 2019

Lifestyle / Entertainment Family Circle is a home magazine for women. They publish articles on a wide range of topics including family, home, health, food, trends, and style. According to one payment report, they pay $1.33 per word. To contact them, refer to this page. The Everygirl is “the ultimate online resource helping shape the…

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24 Publishers that Pay for Writing About Games ($50 to $500)

March 18, 2019

For those who want to get paid to write about something fun — here’s a list of 24 magazines, blogs, and websites that publish writing about games. Topics include video games, board games, roleplaying games, and more. There’s even a publisher of “interactive text-based games” listed here. Payment rates vary a lot. Some of these…

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The Ruth Lilly Fellowships: $25,800 for Young Poets

March 18, 2019

Applications are now open for the Ruth Lilly Fellowship. $25,800 will be awarded to 5 poets. The total award is $129,000. To be eligible, poets must be between 21 and 31 years old. (Sorry! Even the author of this short article is not eligible.) Applications are due April 30th, 2019. According to their website: Five…

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£10,000 Writing Fellowship, Open Worldwide

March 14, 2019

The Alpine Fellowship is a group of writers who seek to understand others, including opposing viewpoints, and diverse voices. They host an annual symposium that brings together writers from around the world. This year, they’ll be hosting a symposium in Switzerland; the setting looks amazing. The theme of this year will be “identity.” This year…

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How I Went from Less than a Penny Per Word to $500 for 1,000 Words.

March 14, 2019

By Caleb Kentai Growing, up, writing was always a fun affair. I could whip words into paragraphs at a pretty young age. I could crank up a blistering op-ed in high school, good enough to win me several writing competitions, and the admiration of my friends. In college, I was the go-to writer because I …

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