“If you wrote something for which someone sent you a check, if you cashed the check and it didn’t bounce, and if you then paid the light bill with the money, I consider you talented.” ― Stephen King When I was growing up, so many people told me that I was a talented writer. Naturally,…
These are contests, grants and fellowships for writers of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, plays, and for journalists. Prizes range from about $100 to $75,000, and none charge a submission fee. This list is divided by broad geographic demographic; for writers globally (which includes contests that don’t specify whether they are open for writers globally, or for…
Here’s a big list of blogs and websites that accept pitches directly from freelance writers. The publishers listed here are organized by category, for your convenience. (Thanks to Writing Launch for their contributions here. The database for their members contains over 1700 similar listings, from which this was drawn.) How to Get Published by These…
Chicken Soup for the Soul recently announced a new call for submissions for a forthcoming book with the working title “Stories of Divine Intervention.” (Note, these stories do not need to be religious.) Authors who get published by them regularly report being extremely happy with the experience. They pay $200 per story or poem published,…
These magazines pay $50-300 for fiction. Some also accept other genres, like non-fiction and poetry. – S. Kalekar Speculative City: Alternative history They want speculative fiction, poetry, and essays within the alternative history genre. All works should be centered within a cityscape. Deadline: 24 February 2020 Length: Up to 5,500 words for prose Pay: $20-55 Details…
Writers! Here are our latest additions to our database of publishers that pay writers. If you want access to over 1700 listings, easily organized by category, then I highly recommend becoming a member of Writing Launch. They’re currently accepting new members. The database of publishers is not featured on their website, but it is absolutely…
There are 46 themes for the 15 markets listed here, and they are accepting non-fiction articles or queries. Some of the themes are: haute holidays, careers in cooking, debut fiction and agents, restaurants, forgotten pizzerias, siblings, unsung heroes: profiles of LGBT courage, debt, great summer getaways, naval lessons from World War II, literary adaptations (of…