Owl Canyon Press is currently hosting a short story contest with a twist. They provide the first and last paragraph, and the contestant writes 48 more paragraphs. It’s a 50 paragraph short story contest. The grand prize is $1,000. According to the contest page: “In 2016 a small group of writers was presented with an…
This is a list of mostly high-paying writers markets. It may take more pitching to “get your foot in the door” – but the results are worth of all the hard work! As usual, study guidelines carefully because some editors prefer to work only with local writers. The next important issue, find out what…
Longreads is on a mission to publish high quality long-form writing. They are funded by Automattic, the company behind WordPress, which powers a huge percentage of the internet. After we originally featured Longreads in our weekly newsletter, the editor of the publication, after getting a deluge of submissions, responded by writing a guide to pitching….
These are markets paying $100 for fiction; a few pay more. The markets are open now or are opening shortly. — S. Kalekar Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores This speculative fiction magazine is opening submissions for a week during June. They accept anything of 1,000 words and up, though shorter pieces will be favored….
Apologies to our readers for the last minute notice, but Duolingo, the language training website, has a very short window for submissions of short stories. They’re paying $500 for stories between 150 and 250 words. Considering the very short length of these stories, we thought it may not be too late for some of our…
This is a list of mostly high-paying writers markets. It may take more pitching to “get your foot in the door” – but the results are worth of all the hard work! As usual, study guidelines carefully because some editors prefer to work only with local writers. The next important issue, find out what rights…
If you are a history enthusiast – you may want to pitch these writing markets! Study their guidelines to learn the following: what submissions editors seek (fiction or nonfiction), whether you need to provide photos, and whether you need to pitch your ideas first. Find out what rights editors buy and for what period of…