27 Free Writing Contests with Cash Prizes

December 17, 2021

These are contests for fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and plays. Prizes range from $100 to $72,000, and none of them charge an entry fee. They are, very roughly, divided geographically. – S. Kalekar PRIZES OPEN FOR INTERNATIONAL WRITERS Fourteen Hills: Stacey Doris Memorial Poetry Award This is a poetry contest – send one poem of 3…

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15 Full Time Jobs for Writers

December 14, 2021

Dear Writers, Ever think about working as a writer for Apple? How about Starbucks? Or Amazon? Those are just a few of the opportunities listed today. Check it out! — Jacob Jans Thanks to Fatima Saif for compiling this list Amazon Web Services (AWS) is looking for an experienced Copywriter and Editor. The selected candidate…

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10 Fiction Markets Paying $70 to $600 for Short Stories

December 14, 2021

These magazines/anthologies will pay approximately $70 to $600 for fiction (one market pays considerably more for novella-length stories). A couple of them also publish other genres, like fiction and poetry. They’re are open now, or will open soon for submissions. – S. Kalekar The Wild Hunt They publish fiction (flash and short). According to their…

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22 Calls for Writers Directly from Editors

December 14, 2021

Dear Writers, Here’s our latest roundup of calls for writers directly from editors and publishers. All of these are paid opportunities. We’ve included payment rates and contact information for all of these publications. Do not contact these publishers unless you know how to send a high quality pitch. That means carefully studying the publication. Watch…

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The Prism Prize for Climate Literature: $1000 and Publication

December 7, 2021

The Prism Prize for Climate Literature is open for submissions until January 8th, 2022. Hosted by Homebound Publications, which seeks to promote and support fiction, literary nonfiction, and poetry in the genre of climate literature. The contest is sponsored by The Wayfarer’s environmental editor Gail Collins Ranadive. The total value of the prize is $1,000….

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31 Calls for Pitches Directly from Editors

December 7, 2021

Dear Writers, Here’s our latest roundup of calls for writers directly from editors and publishers. All of these are paid opportunities. We’ve included payment rates and contact information for all of these publications. Do not contact these publishers unless you know how to send a high quality pitch. That means carefully studying the publication. Watch…

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19 Upcoming Deadlines: Calls for Stories, Article Pitches, Contests, Etc…

December 7, 2021

Here are 18 upcoming deadlines for submitting fiction, article pitches, and entering contests. All of these are paid opportunities. The deadlines are through November 30th. Most of these were previously listed in Freedom With Writing, or Authors Publish Magazine. Thanks to S. Kalekar for most of the listings in this article. Submissions are open for…

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