25 Themed Calls Essays, Articles, and Reporting (For May, 2025)

May 2, 2025

By S. Kalekar These are calls for non-fiction pitches / submissions. Some of the themes are: dream; invisible chains: contemporary slavery and forced migration; writing education; tidal; best dressed; dirty energy, dirty south; destination weddings (for New Mexico); and personal essays on climate change and/or climate issues. American Craft: DreamThis is a magazine about American…

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19 Calls for Pitches Directly from Editors

April 29, 2025

Here’s our latest roundup of calls for pitches directly from editors. We’ve researched payment rates and found contact information for all of these publications, so you can easily connect with the right opportunity for you. Please don’t contact these publications without first carefully studying them, and making sure your pitch closely fits their needs. If…

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31 Full Time and Remote Jobs for Writers, Journalists, and Copywriters

April 29, 2025

Here’s our latest roundup of traditional jobs for writers, editors, journalists, and copywriters. Salaries vary widely, from around $55,000 up to $242,000 a year. A few of these are remote positions. Looking for more opportunities? Get a free trial of Litworth and get full access to our database of 2,000+ publishers. Check it out. Thanks…

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10 Fiction Magazines Paying $50 to $1,300

April 29, 2025

By S. Kalekar These magazines pay up to approximately $1,300 for fiction. A few also accept other genres, like non-fiction and poetry. They are open now, or will open soon for submissions. Some deadlines are approaching quickly. The Pig’s BackThis literary magazine opened a short submission window, and closes soon. You can read about them…

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34 Writing Contests, Grants, and Fellowships for May 2025 (Up to $30,000)

April 20, 2025

By S. Kalekar These are contests/grants for fiction, non-fiction, playwriting, and journalism. The awards range up to $30,000. They’re loosely divided geographically. A couple of deadlines are in April. Waterston Desert Writing PrizeThis is for a proposed book of literary non-fiction that illustrates artistic excellence, sensitivity to place, and desert literacy – with the desert…

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5 Calls for Pitches Directly from Editors

April 15, 2025

The Leicester Gazette is Always Accepting Pitches The Leicester Gazette is a not-for-profit local newspaper in Leicester. They’re always accepting pitches. As they’re a local newspaper, they only accept story pitches about Leicester or Leicestershire. Pay is 10p/word. To learn more, refer to their post and this page. Planetizen is Always Seeking Features Planetizen is…

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10 Fiction Magazines Paying up to $800 for Short Stories

April 15, 2025

By S. Kalekar These magazines pay up to $800 for fiction. A few also accept other genres, like non-fiction and poetry. They are open now, or will open soon for submissions. New Session: AdaptationsNew Sessions is a telenet literary magazine that is back after a hiatus. They want submissions for Issue 3. “New Session issue…

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