The Fountain Magazine is now accepting submissions for their 2018 essay contest. This year, they’re asking a simple question: Should we be grateful? They’re also offer $2,100 in prizes, including a $1,000 grand prize. The contest is open to all writers worldwide. According to their contest page: “That perfect cup of coffee in the morning….

Before I found my gig as a regular freelance contributor for a small local paper, I was working as a high school English teacher who enjoyed some sporadic freelance work on the side. I also maintained a blog all about writing, and I had held one regular, paid (albeit small) role as a contributor on…

  $6,000 Short Story Contest (Free) The short story hackathon is back, now with a much larger pool of cash prizes.     Keep Reading…     $100 for Personal Essays Get paid to write personal essays. Topics include modern love, faith, feminism, and travel.     Keep Reading…     10 Magazines & Websites that Pay Writers ($150 to $450) Topics include…

Owl Canyon Press is now hosting a short story contest with $6,000 in prizes. The contest has a twist: They provide the first paragraph and the 25th paragraph, and the story must be fifty paragraphs long. They call it a hackathon. This follows the success of their first hackathon earlier this year. According to the…

Here are six publishers that pay $100 or more for personal essays. Topics include humor, feminism, Catholicism, love, and more. We’ve found the submission guidelines page for each of these publishers, payment information, etc. Be sure to study each publication carefully before submitting your work. Enchantress, a new feminist publication, is currently seeking submissions for…

These magazines and websites accept non-fiction of various kinds, including trade, literary, Christian, and gaming. They pay $150, and some pay more, up to $450. — S. Kalekar LWN.net This site has articles on aspects of the free software community. They’re looking for two kinds of articles: lead-in editorials for the various Weekly Edition pages,…

Next Show All These are contests, awards, fellowships and grants for writers of fiction and non-fiction, poets, translators and playwrights. Prizes range from $100 to above $50,000. — S. Kalekar The Haven Foundation Grants This foundation, established by Stephen King, gives financial assistance to help established freelance artists and writers who have suffered disabilities or…