Content of the April newsletter
- WRITING CONTESTS
- LOTS OF TIPS – WORTH TO READ
- WRITERS RESIDENCIES, FELLOWSHIPS, & GRANTS
- FREELANCE WRITING
Welcome to our April Writing and Publishing Newsletter!
¨The spiritual meaning of April is a time of growth and moving forward in new and positive ways¨ is one of the many calendars saying. Does your work belong to many new books, just in time for the second-best reading time of the year? And certainly the best time for writing and publishing more books! Read more in the collection of tips here in this April newsletter, and consider to apply for some very lucrative writing contests:
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WRITING CONTESTS
Open to books published in Canada in English. Books must be published in Canada in English between March 1, 2024, and April 30, 2024 to be eligible for the 2024 Prize. Must be nominated by publisher. Genre: Fiction. 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 19, 2024. https://scotiabankgillerprize.ca/important-dates/
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Whiting Foundation Creative Nonfiction Grant
Open to US citizens and residents only. Creative nonfiction. Whiting welcomes submissions for works of history, cultural or political reportage, biography, memoir, the sciences, philosophy, criticism, food or travel writing, and personal essays, among other categories. Writers must be completing a book of creative nonfiction that is currently under contract with a publisher. Prize: $40,000. Deadline: April 23, 2024. https://www.whiting.org/writers/creative-nonfiction-grant/about
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Harper-Wood Creative Writing & Travel Award for English Poetry and Literature
Open to any student who has graduated from any university in the UK, Ireland, the Commonwealth, or the USA. The Award Holder is expected to engage in a course of study or research and produce a piece of original fiction, drama or poetry. Prize: £18,600 is provided to cover accommodation and living expenses during the course of the year. Deadline: April 24
https://www.joh.cam.ac.uk/early-career-writers-invited-apply-2024-2025-harper-wood-award
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LOTS OF TIPS – WORTH TO READ:
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Additional Income for Authors:
Authors earn 10% commission on every purchase made from their Bookshop.org affiliate links plus royalties.
Most authors who go with a publisher, earn about 10% royalties from book sales. Books sold by authors on Bookshop.org earn twice as much money.
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Learn How to Plot a Short Story:
5 Steps for Short Story Plotting
https://www.masterclass.com/articles/how-to-plot-a-short-story
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18 Best Ways to Make Money by Reading Books
https://baos.pub/the-18-best-ways-to-make-money-by-reading-books-641648bb3083
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How I’m Now Building My Self-Publishing Business
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How to Find Books Outside of Amazon – Besides Bookstores and Libraries
https://www.savvybookwriters.com/how-to-find-books-outside-of-amazon/
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How I’m Now Building My Self-Publishing Business
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How to Start Writing on Medium
https://millennialmoneyman.com/how-to-make-money-on-medium/
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Why Authors Are Leaving Amazon – and why You should too…
https://link.medium.com/T2Fug4G7fIb
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Award-winning writer Lydia Davis is boycotting Amazon with her new collection of short stories
https://qz.com/lydia-davis-new-book-amazon-protest-1850353326
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How to Find Books Outside of Amazon – Besides Bookstores and Libraries
https://www.savvybookwriters.com/how-to-find-books-outside-of-amazon/
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GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS
Toronto, Canada
The Walrus is currently accepting applications for The Walrus Editorial Fellowship. Deadline April 21. This paid one-year educational fellowship begins Monday, June 17. (remote, hybrid, or in the Toronto office)
https://thewalrus.ca/about/careers/
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Mid-American Arts Alliance Interchange Grands
A program empowering individual artists dedicated to fostering social change in their This initiative will award $25,000 practice-based fellowships to 16 regional artists, providing vital resources for their socially engaged creative practices. Individual artists residing in M-AAA’s six-state region of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas are invited to apply. Deadline April 15
https://www.maaa.org/interchange-program-applications-open/
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Telling True Stories Fellowship
Writers of narrative nonfiction are invited to apply for this fellowship. It must be historically accurate, and it must tell a compelling story, but it can take a variety of forms, including memoirs, autobiography, biography, history, journalism, and even drama and poetry. The fellowship winner will receive a two-week residency at WCDH to focus completely on their writing. Location The Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow, Eureka Springs, AR. Deadline April 22. https://www.writerscolony.org/fellowships
FREELANCE WRITING
Atlanta Magazine
We focus on Atlanta and the metro region. We’re looking for stories that haven’t been told before, that help us see the city, the state, the region, and ourselves in new ways. Pays as much as $1 per word.
https://www.atlantamagazine.com/contact-us/pitches
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YES!
Media produces nonprofit, independent, reader-supported journalism for people building a better world, both online and in the quarterly print magazine. Stories are focused on solutions by and for communities (as opposed to innovations or aid). Pays up to 40 cents/word.
https://airtable.com/appkSvYIGhY8AEgbM/shrHrE4TsDOEtmU0w?
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The Daily Beasts Obsessed
They always look for reactions, explainers, interviews, reviews, and opinion pieces. We cover everything that’s happening in pop culture that you—and we—can’t stop loving, hating, and thinking about. Rates start at $250.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/the-daily-beasts-obsessed-how-to-pitch-freelance-stories
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Telling True Stories Fellowship
Writers of narrative nonfiction are invited to apply for this fellowship. It must be historically accurate, and it must tell a compelling story, but it can take a variety of forms, including memoirs, autobiography, biography, history, journalism, and even drama and poetry. The fellowship winner will receive a two-week residency at WCDH to focus completely on their writing. Location The Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow, Eureka Springs, AR. Deadline April 22
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April is also called the “National Month of Hope”. It is a good time to complete your next project!
Enjoy this beautiful spring month, the awakening of nature, and lots of sunlight.
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