35 Themed Calls for Submissions (Essays, Nonfiction, Etc)

July 4, 2019

Next Show All These magazines and websites have themed calls for pitches or submissions for non-fiction; there are 35 themes for the 14 markets listed here. The themes include: adventure travel, 1984 Revisited, sanctuary, dream, fashion, food around the world, astronomy, holiday wishes, do-gooders, Christmas, and the magic of cats (and dogs). Some of them…

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Eight Blogs Paying $50 to $300 for Guest Posts

July 2, 2019

Next Show All Here’s a list of seven websites that pay writers up to $200, or more, per article. Topics include technology, drinking, “the past”, education, health, and PostgreSQL databases. Be sure to study each website carefully before sending them a pitch. If you’d like to learn more about the process, I recommend watching this…

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$1,000 for Unappreciated Writers

July 2, 2019

Are you a writer who works very hard, but gets no credit? Are you in need of a boost to your writing ego? Want cold hard cash, marketing help, and funding to attend a conference? Then the Submerging Writer Fellowship is for you. According to the fellowship page: What is a Submerging Writer? For writers…

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10 Fiction Markets Paying $100+ for July 2019

July 2, 2019

Next Show All These markets pay $100 and up for fiction. Some of them are also open for other genres, like non-fiction and poetry. Most are open now for submissions, and one is opening shortly. A few calls are themed. – S. Kalekar Diabolical Plots They publish science fiction, fantasy and horror. Feel free to…

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20 Free Writing Contests, Grants, and Fellowships With Cash Prizes and Awards

June 27, 2019

Next Show All These are contests for writers of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, comics, and drama. Prizes range from $100 to £8,000. None charge a submission fee. Deadlines are approaching quickly. – S. Kalekar Casa África microfiction contest This is an international fiction contest. They say the contest is theme free but stories must have some…

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$200 for True Stories About Self-Care

June 25, 2019

Chicken Soup for the Soul just announced a brand new call for submissions. The topic: “Self Care and Me Time.” Chicken Soup, world famous publishers of Chicken Soup for the Soul, regularly publishes anthologies of true stories and poems on a theme. They pay $200 per story or poem, plus 25 contributor copies. According to…

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$1 Per Word to Write About All Kinds of Art

June 25, 2019

Critical Read regularly publishes feature length narrative articles that delve into a work of art, be presenting it through a strong narrative. They want to ” establish the facts of the work of art within a narrative framework. ” The focus is not just an visual works of art. Accord to their website: “By ‘art’…

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