The latest round-up of submissions, prizes, bursaries, retreats and more!
The mega monthly round-up of amazing new writing opportunities.
Hello, and welcome to the Freelance Writing Network’s latest round-up of creative opportunities!
A small change this month, as opportunities are now sorted by category.
I’ve selected a few highlights for free subscribers, while paid subscribers can scroll through for the full list. The list includes: Fiction & poetry submissions, awards & prizes, internships, bursaries & fellowships, writing retreats & workshops and more—all neatly sorted by category to help you find what’s most relevant.
Quick note: Today I shared a collection of 20+ new pitch calls & freelance or remote writing opportunities via the Substack chat. Don’t forget to check them out!
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Highlights for free subscribers
Graveside Press is a new imprint focused on horror, managed by members of the publishing teams that brings you Paper Angel Press, Water Dragon Publishing, Unruly Voices, and Cupid’s Arrow Publishing. Anthology submissions are paid $0.02/word, and they are open for submissions until April 15th for their witchcraft anthology, April 30th for the monster anthology.
Tadpole Press’ 100-Word Writing Contest is open for submissions, with the winner receiving $2000. 100 words or less per entry, including the title if you have one. Closes April 30th.
You can apply for future openings with the LA Times for their internships, with both reporting and non-reporting internships available. These internships are open to applications until June 1st.
The National Geographic Society seeks submissions from storytellers interested in creating and disseminating content that raises public awareness and engagement of important issues around the sustainable use of freshwater resources. Applicants may request between US$20,000 (Level I) to US$100,000 (Level II) per grant. Closes for applications on April 22nd.
Jenny Stallard/Freelance Feels is running a LinkedIn workshop for freelance journalists: Find work and get over the ick. “Are you a freelance journalist who avoids LinkedIn but know (deep down) you should be on there more, looking for work and sharing your skills? This workshop is for you!” Running on May 2nd.
Lit Crawl San Francisco is the world’s largest literary pub crawl, and features hundreds of authors and literary organization during its three hours of literary mayhem. “Lit Crawl only accepts fully developed proposals for one-hour programs/sessions, not applications from individual authors. Litquake is committed to creating greater diversity in the literary world and promoting as wide a range of writers as possible. We love every and all genres, approaches, and schools of thought when it comes to storytelling and literary programming. Just wow us.” Apply by April 30th.