July 21, 2020
Dear Writers, Here are 24 calls for pitches/articles directly from editors and publishers. The list includes a wide variety of topics, including global warming, arts crowdfunding, Black Lives Matter, yoga, COVID, and much more. Please carefully study each publication before submitting a pitch to them. Sincerely, Jacob Jans PS: Thanks to Fatima Saif for her…
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July 17, 2020
Here are 24 emergency grants currently active, offered by 20 grantmakers or organizations to writers, other creatives, and journalists, and many of them are for COVID-19 related emergencies. Most of these are for US-based creatives. Some have deadlines coming up; others take applications on a rolling basis, and they are accepting submissions now. However, the…
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July 15, 2020
Dear Writers, Here are fifteen calls for pitches directly from editors. If you’re not sure how to approach these editors, then I highly recommend joining Writing Launch. You’ll learn how to land writing gigs, grow your income as a freelancer, and build a long-term writing career. Best of all, you can join Writing Launch for…
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July 15, 2020
Most people these days have been going through a difficult time in one way or another. For those who want to shed light on the silver-linings of difficult situations, Chicken Soup for the Soul is seeking submissions. They pay $200 per story or poem, as well as contributor copies. According to their call for submissions:…
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July 15, 2020
Despite the ongoing pandemic, writers are still needed, and companies are still hiring writers for full-time jobs. The following is a list of companies hiring writers for a variety of jobs, including editorial, copywriting, and reporting. The others are from a mix of news companies, web-publications, software companies, and non-profits. If you want to build…
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July 10, 2020
Free Webinar: Launch Your Writing Career from Home No previous publishing experience necessary. Sign up (free) There are 32 themed calls for nonfiction submissions for the 18 markets listed here. Some themes are: tough times; cats; eldercare; kindness; the body/embodiment; Clara Barton and global health; Central America; social and political forces that shape housing; climate…
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July 8, 2020
The following is a list of editors and publishers seeking pitches directly from freelance writers on a wide variety of topics. Please do not pitch these editors unless you are confident your idea closely matches their needs. If you aren’t sure how to generate the right ideas and craft a good pitch, then I highly…
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