Dear Writers, Here’s our latest roundup of calls for pitches directly from editors. A friendly reminder: Please do not contact these publishers without carefully studying the publications first. Make sure you understand their publication, and the types of articles they publish, before you send them a pitch. If you’re not sure how to write a…
The Sales Call Strategy That’s Helped Me Close Clients Without Feeling Sales-y I get it, nobody enjoys sales meetings. But if you want to grow your freelance writing business, you need to get better at them. That means learning how to have conversations with potential clients, face to face. Here are some tips that have…
These magazines pay $50 to $480 for fiction. A few of them also accept other genres, like non-fiction and poetry. They’re either open now, or will open soon for submissions. Some deadlines are approaching quickly. – S. Kalekar Black Coffee & Vinyl This is a multimedia art project that incorporates literature –including fiction, non-fiction,…
Dear Writers, Here’s our latest roundup of calls for pitches directly from editors. A friendly reminder: Please do not contact these publishers without carefully studying the publications first. Make sure you understand their publication, and the types of articles they publish, before you send them a pitch. If you’re not sure how to write a…
Here’s a list of 25 publishers that accept submissions and/or pitches of first-person essays, narratives, and stories. Note, this is not for fiction. Please study each publication carefully before contacting them. HuffPost Personal is a personal stories section in HuffPost (a news and opinion website). Their personal stories are “original, authentic, compelling and told in…
Here are 31 fee-free prizes, grants, and fellowships for writers of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. They range from $50 to $65,000. They are, very loosely, divided by geography. – S. Kalekar CONTESTS OPEN FOR INTERNATIONAL SUBMISSIONS The Perito Prize They want fiction of 1,000-2,000 words, centred around the theme of accessibility, inclusion, diversity &…
Dear Writers, Here’s our latest roundup of full time writing and editing jobs. Included in this list are media companies such as CNN, CNet and Gamespot, as well as retailers such as Ralph Lauren and Bed Bath & Beyond. A few months ago, it was an open question whether companies would start returning to in-person…