Freedom With Writing

This year’s Fountain Essay Contest is currently open for entries. This year, they are asking a simple question: What have you learned from your challenges? For this contest, they are seeking essays about “your challenges and how you mentally, physically, and/or spiritually prepare for them.” The deadline is approaching quckly;  authors have until March 1st,…

Want to become a video game writer? A PR writer? Or a food writer? Those are just some of the avenues presented in this curated listing of jobs currently open to applications. While some of these positions are restricted geographically, a few of them are open to remote workers. If you want to work in…

Writers! Here are our latest additions to our database of publishers that pay writers. If you’re not sure how to get started with freelance writing, I highly recommend signing up for this free webinar. – Jacob Jans PS: Thanks to Fatima Saif for her research. Distiller Magazine is a publication of the American Distilling Institute….

Jenna Inouye According to Indeed, the average salary for a Freelance Writer is $22.22 per hour. But as freelance writers, we don’t get paid by the hour. We get paid by the piece, by the page, or by the word. That can make figuring out our own rates complicated. Over the course of my career,…

Here are 28 grants and fellowships for writers of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, plays, and for journalists, ranging from a few hundred dollars to $75,000. There are also some emergency grants for writers. They are either open for submissions now, or will open soon. Many of these are open to all writers from around the world,…

The Future Newspaper is an art project that seeks to “explore issues that disproportionately impact Black and other marginalized people, such as police violence, housing, wealth inequality, and the prison system” by publishing news from the “future.” Created by Alexandra Bell, an established artist who has worked with major museums, such as MoMa and The…

Creative Capital is an organization that gives money to writers and artists. A lot of money. To date, they’ve given $45 million dollars. Each year, they fund artists in a huge range of disciplines, with direct funding up to $50,000 and other services worth up to $50,000. That adds up to $50,000. Not bad. This…