Content of this newsletter
- WRITING CONTESTS
- WRITERS RESIDENCIES, FELLOWSHIPS, & GRANTS
- FREELANCE WRITING
Hello, fellow writers
I hope you enjoyed a relaxing long Labor Day weekend, full of good books. Can you imagine, summer is almost over and Christmas and New Year’s are only three months away? Why not start to prepare your marketing for the season right now? Learn in this newsletter which freelance writing opportunities are out there, find writing contests, and even what writer’s relief grants are offered:
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- WRITING CONTESTS
V.S. Pritchett Short Story Prize
Offers 50 free entries to low-income writers based in the UK. The author of the winning entry will be awarded a prize of £1,000 and have their story published in Prospect magazine online and in the RSL. Entrants must be resident in the UK, Republic of Ireland or Commonwealth. Stories must be between 2,000 and 4,000 words.
£8 Entry Fee. Deadline Sept 13
https://rsliterature.org/join-in/awards-and-prizes/v-s-pritchett-prize-eligibility-and-guidelines/
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Marlowe and Christie Novel Prize
Submit the opening 3000 words of your novel. Conventionally published novelists are not eligible to enter. First Price: £1,100. Shortlisted Entries: The ten shortlisted entries will receive written feedback from Patrick Gleeson. All entries must be written in English.
£19 Entry Fee. Early deadline Sept 30
https://www.marloweandchristie.com/
- FREELANCE WRITING
Story Unlikely
Fiction and nonfiction up to 10,000 words. Payment: 8 cents a word for stories up to 2,500 words. Stories longer than this are capped at $200 payment. $75 max for reprints. Deadline Sept 29
https://www.storyunlikely.com/#submit
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The Deadlands
Fiction, nonfiction. "The Deadlands exists in liminal spaces between life, death, and elsewhere. We are looking for fiction that concerns itself with death—but also everything death may involve." Payment $100 per essay, 10 cents/word for fiction.
Deadline Sept 30
https://thedeadlands.com/guidelines/
- WRITERS RESIDENCIES, FELLOWSHIPS, & GRANTS
Hambidge Residency
Open to visual artists, writers, dancers, musicians, ceramicists, chefs, scientists, arts & culture administrators - creative thinkers of all kinds for two- to eight-week self-directed residencies. Located on 600 acres in the north Georgia mountains, each resident is awarded a private studio & living space, with no responsibilities except attending communal dinners four nights a week. Apply by Sept 15 for the Spring 2025 Residency Session (mid-February through May).
https://www.hambidge.org/guidelines-apply
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Cullman Center Fellowship
The Cullman Center’s Selection Committee awards up to 15 fellowships a year to outstanding scholars and writers—academics, independent scholars, journalists, and creative writers. Foreign nationals conversant in English are welcome to apply. A stipend of up to $70,000, an office, a computer, and full access to the Library's physical and electronic resources.
Deadline Sept 27
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Make it a September to remember…
As the ninth month of the year, September marks the beginning of autumn in the northern hemisphere (and the start of spring in the southern). And also: a new chapter in marketing your writings and books - and how you will promote them for the upcoming Christmas season. “Focus this month on finishing those uncompleted tasks, rectifying and improving your current situation. Search deep within, have a good look at who you are now, where you stand, and what you can accomplish.”
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