The Matthew Power Literary Reporting award supports a promising early-career non-fiction writer on a story that uncovers the truth about the human condition. The award is to honor Matthew Power, who died while reporting in Uganda. They are looking for “strong, character-driven narratives with detailed scene writing and lyrical description”, which had also characterized the…
Here’s a variety of websites that accept pitches directly from freelance writers. We’ve researched payment rates, and found editors’ contact information for all of these publishers, to make it easier for you to connect with them. If you want to learn how to take full advantage of these opportunities, I highly recommend this free webinar….
Dear Writers, The world of online writing has changed dramatically in the past few years. It used to be hard to find very many websites and blogs that paid hundreds of dollars for your writing; now there are many. Here is a wide variety of sites that pay up to $200 or more for the…
According to our latest research, here are seven publishers that pay freelance writers up to $1 per word, or more. Topics including travel, technology, entertainment, and news. Keep in mind that it is competitive to get published by these magazines; they’re likely looking for experienced freelance writers. However, if you put together a high-quality pitch,…
Graywolf Press is hosting a nonfiction book competition, which awards a book contract and a $12,000 advance to the winning author. They do not want completed manuscripts. They want a “manuscript in progress.” The deadline for submission is February 1st, 2020. According to their website: A $12,000 advance and publication by Graywolf Press will be…
Chicken Soup for the Soul has several deadlines approaching on January 31st for the following forthcoming books: The Magic of Cats The Magic of Dogs Be You (Formerly titled “You Go, Girl!”) According to their website: “If we publish your story, you will be paid $200 one month after publication of the book and you…
These magazines accept fiction, and pay $100 to about $700. A few also accept other genres, like poetry and non-fiction. Deadlines are approaching quickly. – S. Kalekar Shenandoah This literary magazine publishes stories, essays, creative non-fiction, excerpts of novels in progress, poems, comics, and translations of all of the above. Their current submission window is…