Amy Paturel has covered everything from food to sex in essay form. You’ll find her byline in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, Parents and more. She has won “honorable mention” awards in the American Society of Journalists and Authors personal essay category. Here’s Amy Paturel in conversation with Viney Kirpal, a health and…

Dear Writers, Here’s our latest roundup of calls for pitches directly from editors. Please carefully study each publication before sending a pitch. If you’re new to pitching, you should know that we will be opening enrollment for Writing Launch very soon. If you join Writing Launch, we’ll give you personal help crafting pitches, so that…

Here are prizes and grants/fellowships for writers of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, for playwrights and journalists, of up to $100,000. They’re loosely divided by geography. Deadlines are approaching quickly. – S. Kalekar INTERNATIONAL CONTESTS Baltimore Science Fiction Society Poetry Contest For this contest, poets need to submit poetry on science fiction/fantasy/horror/science themes. Up to 3 entries…

  These magazines pay $50 to $600 for fiction. A few accept other genres, like nonfiction and poetry. Some calls are themed. – S. Kalekar   Apparition Lit: Symmetry This is a quarterly speculative fiction and poetry magazine. They will be reading submissions on the Symmetry theme during the second half of February. As part…

Dear Writers, Here’s our latest roundup of calls for pitches directly from editors. Please carefully study each publication before sending a pitch. If you’re new to pitching, here are a few resources to help you get started: How to Write a Pitch that Gets You Paid (Based on Real-World Examples) How to Pitch a Listicle…

Dear Writers, Here’s our roundup of full time jobs for writers, editors, copywriters, etc. This list includes jobs with Associated Press, Architectural Digest,  and PepsiCo. A few of them are “hybrid” opportunities. For freelance opportunities, check out this list of calls for writers directly from editors. Thanks to Fatima Saif for compiling this list. The…

These are grants/fellowships/residencies for writers of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, for playwrights, and journalists. They’re either open now, or will open soon for applications. None of these charge an application fee, and pay from a few hundred dollars up to $100,000. – S. Kalekar Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center: Writer in Residence The residency includes lodging…