Here are 21 grants, fellowships, and residencies for writers of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry, and for playwrights, screenwriters, and journalists. The grants are up to $86,000. Some of the deadlines are approaching quickly. – S. Kalekar ProPublica Emerging Reporters Program This program is to develop more minority journalists for US newsrooms, where they are underrepresented….

    These magazines/anthologies pay $50 to about $500 for fiction, and a number of them open for submissions in September. A few also accept other genres, like non-fiction and poetry. Some deadlines are approaching quickly. – S. Kalekar Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores This speculative fiction magazine resumes its regular reading period in September…

Dear Writers, Here’s our latest roundup of calls for pitches directly from editors. Before contacting any of these publications, please carefully study their website, as well as their call for pitches, and make sure that you are sending a highly relevant pitch. If you’re relatively new to pitching, or want to improve your pitching ability,…

Here are 26 contests for writers of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and playwriting, offering cash prizes up to $20,000. There is also a fellowship included here, which pays significantly more. The contests here are broadly divided by geography. – S. Kalekar International Contests Open to Writers Around the World Contests Open to Writers in the USA…

Dear Writers, Here’s our latest roundup of traditional jobs for writers and editors. Companies and publications in this list include People, Self, WarnerMedia, and Consumer Reports. — Jacob Jans Thanks to Fatima Saif for compiling this list. Meredith Corporation is a media company. They are looking for a Writer/Reporter for People.com. The selected candidate will…

Dear Writers, Here’s our latest roundup of calls for pitches directly from editors. Before contacting any of these publications, please carefully study their website, as well as their call for pitches, and make sure that you are sending a highly relevant pitch. If you’re relatively new to pitching, or want to improve your pitching ability,…

The Academy for Teachers, in partnership with A Public Space, is currently hosting a flash fiction writing contest, with a prize of $1,000 and publication in A Public Space. The stories must be 6 to 749 words, and feature a K-12 teacher. Anyone over 18 can enter. According to the contest website: “Teachers have the…