Written By S. Kalekar These are free-to-enter grants and fellowships for writers, poets, playwrights and journalists. Award amounts vary from a few hundred dollars to $70,000. For many, the payment is in installments; details are on individual websites. 1. Ohioana Walter Rumsey Marvin Grant This prose grant is for Ohio writers who have not…
The following is a list of magazines that pay writers $200 or more per article. All of these magazine accept submissions from freelance writers. If you’re new to freelance writing, I highly recommend attending Writing Launch’s free webinar on Thursday. You’ll learn the basics of getting paid to write as a freelance writer. Sign Up…
The following is a list of 7 publications currently calling for submissions of short stories. All of these publications pay up to $200, and sometimes more. Deadlines are included when appropriate. The list is in no particular order. 1. Strange Horizons is a speculative fiction publication that features fiction, poetry, reviews, essays, interviews, roundtable discussions,…
Penguin Publishing, in partnership with Travelex, is currently hosting a travel writing competition. They want travel stories up to 1,000 words. Entrants must be at least 18 years old and be a US resident. The prize? $1,500, plus a session with a Penguin editor. A winner in the student category will in $500. That’s $2,000…
Winning Writers is currently hosting it Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest. Poets can submit one humorous poem for consideration. The first place winner will receive $1,000; second place will receive $250; and 10 honorable mentions will receive $100 each. All winners will be published online. The deadline for entry is April 1st, 2017. This year’s…
The Lindquist & Vennum Prize for Poetry is currently accepting entries for their annual writing contest. It is open to writers from the upper Midwest – North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, or Wisconsin. The prize is $10,000 and publication by Milkweed Editions. The manuscript must be unpublished, but individual poems may be previously published….
As part of my weekly effort to find paid publishing opportunities for writeres, here is a list of magazines that accept queries and pitches from freelance writers. Keep in mind that you’ll need to send pitches to each of these magazines. Writing Launch recently hosted a webinar all about pitching. Watch the Replay Here. 1….