The Dream Foundry is a nonprofit organization that is “dedicated to helping new professionals in the speculative genres.” They are currently hosting their annual contest for people who are new to writing. To join the contest, you must not have published more than 4,000 words of paid speculative fiction in English, or earned a total…

Dear Writers, Here’s our latest roundup of full time jobs for writers, including jobs with Marvel Entertainment, NASA, GAP, and Reuters. Many of these jobs are remote opportunities. For freelance opportunities, see this list of 18 Calls for Pitches Directly from Editors (Up to $2 Per Word). — Jacob Jans Thanks to Fatima Saif for…

Cori Vanchieri is features editor at Science News with more than 25 years of experience as senior editor with the Journal of the National Cancer Institute and Annals of Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Magazine, and at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s magazine, the HHMI Bulletin. Science News is a biweekly magazine and a daily news website. They accept freelance pitches…

Dear Writers, Here’s a list of calls for pitches and publications that pay up to $1,000 or more for freelance articles. Please don’t contact these publications unless you are confident that you’re able to send a quality pitch that meets their needs. If you’re new to freelance writing, I would recommend starting with smaller “mid-level”…

Dear Writers, Here’s our latest roundup of calls for pitches, directly from editors. Please do not contact any of these editors without carefully studying their publication to make sure that you’re sending a pitch that closely fits their needs. If too many people send bad pitches, editors are likely to no longer openly solicit pitches….

These prizes for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry have awards up to $176,000. They are, very loosely, categorized geographically. A couple of the awards have August deadlines. – S. Kalekar INTERNATIONAL CONTESTS Stiftung Künstlerdorf Schöppingen Scholarship These are for various disciplines, including art and literature. There are no age limit restrictions for applying. Value: €1,500 per month (less…

These magazines pay $50 to $500 for fiction. A few also consider other genres, like non-fiction and poetry. They’re open now, or will open soon. – S. Kalekar Mud Season Review They publish fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and art, both fee-based and fee-free. Submissions may close early if volume demands. Deadline: 31 August 2022 Length: Up…