Tips for Successful Publishing - Newsletter March 2022
by 111Publishing and SavvyBookWriters
- GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS
- FREELANCE OFFERS
- WRITING CONTESTS
Happy April everyone! It is also called the “National Month of Hope”. April is a good time to complete a project - not only your taxes but also articles and your latest book. Check out this article: 29 Expenses Writers Can Deduct from Income Tax
http://content-on-demand.blogspot.com/2021/05/29-expenses-writers-can-deduct-from.html
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GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS
Changing Climate Residency
Santa Fe Art Institute is accepting applications for our 2023 Residency Program, which addresses the most critical issue of our time. Open to all artistic disciplines, providing a $500 stipend. Deadline April 9
https://sfai.org/residency/thematic-residencies/changing-climate
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Writers Colony Fellowship
The "Moondancer" Fellowship for authors who express their love of nature and concern for the environment through their writing. Open to poets, fiction writers, playwrights, essayists, columnists, memoirists, and screenwriters. Prior publication is not a requirement. The fellowship winner will receive a two-week residency at WCDH including dinners to focus completely on their writing.
Deadline April 25 https://www.writerscolony.org/fellowships
Degroot Foundation Writing Grants
Applicants may be writing in any genre. In 2022, The de Groot Foundation will award seven unrestricted grants of $7,000 each. The one-time application fee of $22.00 Deadline May 31 https://degrootfoundation.org/courage-to-write-guidelines/
FREELANCE WRITING
Hakai Magazine
Seeks news features — 1,500- to 2,000-word features with a newsy hook, or, put another way, news stories with more space and breadth for color and insight, history and nuance. The rate for these stories will be CAN $1.30 per word. The stories will go through multiple rounds of editing and will require annotation for fact-checking.
Pitch Colin Schultz, News Editor at colin.schultz@hakaimagazine.com
https://www.hakaimagazine.com
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Nieman Reports
A quarterly print publication and online magazine covering thought leadership in journalism. Features typically run between 1,200 and 3,000 words, sometimes longer if the material warrants it. Opinion columns, run between 800 and 1,200 words. Rates are $250 for opinion columns and $1/word for features.
https://niemanreports.org/about-nieman-reports/how-to-pitch-nieman-reports/
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Men's Health Online
Seeks culture/entertainment pitches for the online edition. Pays $150-350.
Pitch Evan Romano, Culture Editor, at evan.romano@hearst.com
https://www.menshealth.com/
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DownEast
We are always interested in new ideas and perspectives. Everything we publish is directly related to the state of Maine — its culture, history, personalities, destinations, current events, and more. Submissions can be sent to editorial@downeast.com
We pay a flat $400 for My Maine essays.
https://downeast.com/guidelines/
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Landscape Architecture Magazine
Our audience primarily comprises landscape architecture professionals and students with a fair number of city planners in the mix.
We are interested in stories, not subjects. Rates range from $400 for under 500 words to $1/word for a 2,000-word feature.
https://landscapearchitecturemagazine.org/contribute-to-lam/
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Chicken Soup: Cats and Dogs
We are looking for true stories and poems about your cat or about your dog. First-person only. Limit 1,200 words. Payment is $200 and ten copies. Deadline May 30 http://www.chickensoup.co
WRITING CONTESTS
You have a lot to gain from entering writing competitions: Winning a contest really boosts your chances of getting published - Having a deadline forces you to finish editing - Many contests require you to write a synopsis and a pitch, which are also essential for approaching publishing houses, editors, and agents. Mostly, contests are held every year, so if you missed one you'd like to enter, you can prepare for next year.
Scotiabank Giller Prize
Open to Fiction books published in Canada in English between March 1, 2022, and April 30, 2022 to be eligible for the 2022 Prize. Must be nominated by publisher. Full-length novel or collection of short stories published in English, either originally, or in translation. Prize: $100,000 to the winner and $10,000 to each of the finalists. Deadline: April 14
https://scotiabankgillerprize.ca/about/submissions/
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Montreal International Poetry Prize
The Montreal Prize awards one prize of $20,000 CAD to a poet for a single poem of 40 or fewer lines. The shortlist is published in The Montreal Poetry Prize Anthology. Entries may be submitted from anywhere in the world. $20 Entry Fee. Deadline May 1
https://www.montrealpoetryprize.com/
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Bridport Prize for Short Story
All the winning and highly commended pieces are entered into the Sunday Times Audible competition, top prize £30,000. UK-based writers are entered into the BBC short story competition. That’s not all, literary agent A.M. Heath reads all the shortlist and considers representation. First prize: £5,000. One of the largest short story prizes, the winning story featured in our anthology. Second prize: £1,000. Third prize: £500. Highly Commended 10 x £100. Deadline May 30
https://bridportprize.org.uk/the-competition/short-story/
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Have a great Springtime and enjoy writing and publishing new books for the upcoming “Summer Reading” season. I wish you happy Passover and Easter Holidays and that Spring is finally arriving in your neck of the world. Look forward and enjoy the Easter Holidays - even more in Europe where the celebrations go from Good Friday to - and including - Easter Monday.
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