Dear Writers, Here’s our latest roundup of calls for pitches directly from editors. Are you new to freelance writing? Please don’t contact these publications without carefully crafting a pitch that meets their needs. If you’re ready to get started, I’d love to work with you. You can get your first paid publication without any previous…

Dear Writers, Here’s our latest roundup of calls for pitches directly from editors. Before contacting the editors, please carefully study the publication. Make sure you’re submitting a proposal that meets their needs. Do not contact them unless you have a solid understanding of how to write a good pitch. If you don’t know how to…

Here are prizes/grants/residencies for writers of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, up to about $23,000. They are, very roughly, divided by geography. A couple of deadlines are in June, and approaching fast.    – S. Kalekar PRIZES FOR INTERNATIONAL WRITERS Sir Peter Ustinov Television Scriptwriting AwardThe competition is designed to motivate non-American novice writers under the…

Dear Writers, Here’s our latest roundup of calls for pitches directly from editors. Before contacting the editors, please carefully study the publication. Make sure you’re submitting a proposal that meets their needs. Do not contact them unless you have a solid understanding of how to write a good pitch. If you don’t know how to…

Dear Writers, Here’s our latest roundup of traditional jobs for writers, including editing jobs, copywriting jobs, and more. Many of these are remote opportunities. Companies in this list include Amazon, Forbes, Condé Nast, The Washington Post, Wirecutter and more. – Jacob Jans Thanks to Fatima Saif for compiling this list. Forbes is hiring for the…

So many writers don’t even know what a pitch is — and that’s OK! In fact, that’s why I love working with people new to freelance writing. It is surprisingly easy to learn how to get published again and again… …if you have the right knowledge, and a little bit of guidance. The truth is:…

There are 29 pitch calls for the 25 markets listed here, for non-fiction. Some of the themes are: cultural criticism & personal narrative; stories by (and about) nurses; nature writing; Star Trek; literature and reading culture; POC in tech/start-ups; condiments; smart ways of using your freezer; generations; horror, post 1970s; and roots music. – S….