Siri Carpenter is a longtime science journalist, editor, and co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Open Notebook (TON), a U.S.-based nonprofit organization whose mission is to help science journalists improve their skills. Here she is in a conversation with Viney Kirpal, health and personal essay writer. Viney Kirpal (VK): Lovely to have you here, Siri! How…
Dear Writers, Here’s our latest roundup of calls for writers — directly from editors, covering a wide variety of themes and topics. Please carefully study the publication before contacting the editor. When writing your pitch, be sure to: Carefully study the publication, to get a sense of their style Have a clear idea of where…
These magazines pay $50 to $800 for fiction. Some also accept other genres, like non-fiction and poetry. – S. Kalekar The Puritan This Canadian literary magazine publishes fiction, non-fiction, interviews, reviews, and poetry. They accept a limited number of fee-free submissions every month. Deadline: 25 March 2022 for Spring issue; reads year-round Length: Up to…
By Kyle Geoffrey Uy “Freelance writing is something anyone can do”, said freelance writer Ian Chandler in his webinar. As someone just starting out, those words gave me hope. I didn’t know anything about where to begin, so I watched this free webinar to learn more. The knowledge Ian gave us viewers paved the way…
Dear Writers, Here’s our latest roundup of calls for writers — directly from editors, covering a wide variety of themes and topics. Please carefully study the publication before contacting the editor. When writing your pitch, be sure to: Carefully study the publication, to get a sense of their style Have a clear idea of where…
Dear Writers, Here’s our latest roundup of traditional jobs for writers — including journalism jobs, marketing jobs, copywriting jobs, and more. Companies in this list include Apple, IBM, Discord, Red Bull, Vulture, and more. If you’re interested in freelance work, check out this list instead. — Jacob Jans Thanks to Fatima Saif for compiling this…
By Mahevash Shaikh It takes time, effort, and courage for a freelance writer to email a pitch to an editor. Little wonder that doing so feels like an accomplishment. While sending in a compelling pitch is a challenging first step, it is not the hardest part of your job as a writer. In fact, your…