30 Contests, Grants, and Fellowships for Writers (Prizes up to $100,000)

February 21, 2025

By S. Kalekar These are contests as well as fellowships, grants, and residencies for fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and journalism. A few are themed. The prizes range up to $100,000. They are, very loosely, divided geographically.  INTERNATIONAL CONTESTS Tales to Terrify Flash Fiction Contest: Folk Myths & FairytalesTales to Terrify is a horror podcast. For this…

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16 Calls for Pitches Directly from Editors

February 18, 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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11 Full Time Jobs for Writers, Copywriters, and Journalists

February 18, 2025

Here’s our latest roundup of traditional jobs for writers, editors, journalists, and copywriters. Salaries vary widely, from around $55,000 up to $200,000 a year. A few of these are remote jobs. 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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27 Themed Calls for Essays, Articles, and Reporting for February 2025

February 14, 2025

By S. Kalekar These are themed pitch / submission calls for non-fiction. Some themes are: Not Yet Extinct – On the trail of Bigfoot and other survivors; Here Be Monsters; Pushing Back; California’s theme parks; Cosmic Laws; Reversal; US Criminal justice system; GTA franchise; TTRPG; and climate crisis. A few also accept other genres, like…

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10 Calls for Pitches Directly from Editors

February 11, 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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16 Full Time Jobs for Writers, Copywriters, and Journalists

February 11, 2025

Here’s our latest roundup of traditional jobs for writers, editors, journalists, and copywriters. Salaries vary widely, from around $55,000 up to $228,000 a year. A few of these are remote jobs. 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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32 Cash Grants and Fellowships for Writers & Journalists

February 7, 2025

By S. Kalekar These are grants, scholarships, fellowships, and residencies for writers of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, plays, and for translators and journalists. The awards are up to $100,000. A number of them are open internationally. These opportunities are open now, or will open soon for applications. Reuters Institute Journalist Fellowship ProgramThis is a scheme for…

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