March 10, 2023
Dear Writers, Here’s our latest roundup of calls for pitches directly from editors. Please carefully study each publication before sending a pitch. If you’re new to pitching, you should know that we just opened enrollment in Writing Launch. That means I’m going to be giving you feedback on your pitches before you send them out….
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March 3, 2023
Amy Paturel has covered everything from food to sex in essay form. You’ll find her byline in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, Parents and more. She has won “honorable mention” awards in the American Society of Journalists and Authors personal essay category. Here’s Amy Paturel in conversation with Viney Kirpal, a health and…
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March 1, 2023
Dear Writers, Here’s our latest roundup of calls for pitches directly from editors. Please carefully study each publication before sending a pitch. If you’re new to pitching, you should know that we will be opening enrollment for Writing Launch very soon. If you join Writing Launch, we’ll give you personal help crafting pitches, so that…
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February 24, 2023
Here are prizes and grants/fellowships for writers of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, for playwrights and journalists, of up to $100,000. They’re loosely divided by geography. Deadlines are approaching quickly. – S. Kalekar INTERNATIONAL CONTESTS Baltimore Science Fiction Society Poetry Contest For this contest, poets need to submit poetry on science fiction/fantasy/horror/science themes. Up to 3 entries…
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February 21, 2023
These magazines pay $50 to $600 for fiction. A few accept other genres, like nonfiction and poetry. Some calls are themed. – S. Kalekar Apparition Lit: Symmetry This is a quarterly speculative fiction and poetry magazine. They will be reading submissions on the Symmetry theme during the second half of February. As part…
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February 21, 2023
Dear Writers, Here’s our latest roundup of calls for pitches directly from editors. Please carefully study each publication before sending a pitch. If you’re new to pitching, here are a few resources to help you get started: How to Write a Pitch that Gets You Paid (Based on Real-World Examples) How to Pitch a Listicle…
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February 21, 2023
Dear Writers, Here’s our roundup of full time jobs for writers, editors, copywriters, etc. This list includes jobs with Associated Press, Architectural Digest, and PepsiCo. A few of them are “hybrid” opportunities. For freelance opportunities, check out this list of calls for writers directly from editors. Thanks to Fatima Saif for compiling this list. The…
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