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RESOURCES for WRITERS & AUTHORS

GREAT WRITING COURSES

Here are some excellent courses to find out more about being an outstanding writer: authorspublish.thinkific.com/collections

GET the BEST WRITING INFO

Hope Clark, a highly popular, incredibly prolific writer, has one of the best newsies I’ve seen, emphasizing finding money to make writing a realistic career. She features a ton of info and links to awards, contests, publishers, agents, competitions, residencies, grants, and places to submit your writing. fundsforwriters.com/

Make sure to go through her emails carefully — she really packs a wallop — they are long, and overflow with lots of great resources.

GET PAID TO WRITE!

You can google ‘get paid to write’ and up will come hundreds of links. Here are some of the best.

20 Fiction Magazines and Anthologies Paying $50 to $800
freedomwithwriting.com
freedomwithwriting.com/freedom/uncategorized/20-fiction-magazines-and-anthologies-paying-50-to-800/?2

These magazines/anthologies pay by the word, by the article, or by set amounts — some pay a lot. A few also accept other genres, like non-fiction and poetry. They are open now, or will open soon for submissions. Some deadlines are approaching quickly. Some of these calls are themed.

INSTAGRAM SUCCESS

How to make use of Instagram for more engagement: authorspublish.com/12-ways-authors-can-use-instagram-reels-to-increase-engagement/

40 MAGAZINES LOOKING FOR YOUR WORK

Remember that mags thrive on our writing — they couldn’t even function without writers! So don’t get all up into imposter syndrome or ‘why would anyone want to read my writing’ bullshit. Believe me, they want you to pitch them.

That said, be SURE to read each and every submission page for each and every publication you want to pitch! They are all different, and if you can’t adhere to their rules for pitching, they will reject your article out of hand before even reading it! Don’t risk that.

Find out how to WRITE, PITCH, GET PUBLISHED!

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Amber Petty is bar none THE best teacher I have ever taken classes from, no matter the subject matter. She’s outrageously fun, joyful and relaxed, and really knows her stuff. I took one of her courses and loved it so much I signed up for more, plus her weekly pitching class.

She had me pitching one of my stories to a magazine in the 2nd week of the first class! I didn’t think I was ready, but tried it anyway — and got published in a small online magazine!

Not only that, but they asked for more — they have now published three of my stories! I’d still be stalling if it wasn’t for Amber.

Talk about over-deliver — she’s the Queen. She hands out lists of good places to pitch like candy — she’s amazing. And kind. Not one of those whip you until you work-or-die coaches. Even if you just be lazy and do the minimum of work she suggests, you can’t fail!

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A FEW PUBLICATIONS to PITCH

AARP — the Girlfriend
Best New Poets
Buzzfeed
Cleaver
Dorothy Parker’s Ashes
Fence
Huffington Post
Insider
Litbreak Magazine
McSweeney’s
Mental Floss
Meridian
SF Chronicle
Sleeping Bear Press
Southern Review
Sweet Lit
The Millions
The Muse
The New York Times

FIND PUBLICATIONS, GRANTS, CONTESTS, etc.

Be careful to read each call for writing carefully — some call for themed entries, some call for POC writers, some call for people only from one location or group, some call for poetry, others prose, or short flash fiction.

Deadlines — be sure to enter your application or pitch by the deadline!

Look out for entry fees! I’ve seen them range from 12 bucks all the way to 100! If you apply to a lot of them it can seriously drain your bank account.

Published/non-published — each place will tell you if it’s OK to apply to more than one place at once or not, or if it’s OK or not to have published on your blog or Medium or other online pubs.

Prizes and payments — each place has specific info about what you get paid. Some are small pubs that don’t pay, and some pay a lot. Some pay huge amounts if you win a contract, some include stipends and expenses paid — check them carefully.

Here is a very short list that will show you some of the variety you can find if you just start searching. There are so many places seeking your writing it can be overwhelming!

Short articles/stories:
fiveminutelit.com/
100words.com/
brevitymag.com/submissions/

Manuscripts and mags
authorspublish.com/22-manuscript-publishers-always-open-to-submissions/
authorspublish.com/40-magazines-publishing-literary-fiction/

Memoirs
authorspublish.com/23-memoir-publishers-open-to-direct-submissions/

New literary journals
authorspublish.com/nine-exciting-new-literary-journals-fall-2023/

Contests, grants and residencies
freedomwithwriting.com/freedom/uncategorized/32-contests-grants-and-residencies-for-writers-up-to-80000/

SAMPLE CALLS FOR WRITING:

TIMES/CHICKEN HOUSE CHILDREN’S FICTION COMPETITION
chickenhousebooks.com/uncategorized/the-2024-times-chicken-house-childrens-fiction-competition-is-now-open/
NO ENTRY FEE. Deadline June 1, 2024. A worldwide publishing contract with Chicken House with a £10,000 advance (subject to contract) for a complete fiction manuscript of any genre for children aged 7 up to YA. The winner will also be offered representation by Lydia Silver of Darley Anderson Children’s Book Agency.

THE GUARDIAN — the WHY I QUIT COLUMN
theguardian.com/commentisfree/series/why-i-quit
Writers, activists and celebrities talk about something they have swept from their lives, for the better — or worse.

CHICKEN SOUP: ANGELS AND MIRACLES
chickensoup.com
Deadline February 28, 2024. They are looking for ‘powerful, astounding stories that will make people say “wow” or give them chills.’ This book is for everyone, whether religious or non-religious. Limit 1,200 words. Pays $250 and 10 free copies of your book.

DO YOU FEEL ‘JUST’ ORDINARY?
writingcooperative.com/my-life-is-very-ordinary-but-it-still-sells-e75e0429d036
Don’t worry if your life is boring or unexceptional. There’s still a lot of story hiding in those everyday situations. Some might even change the world.

FICTION & ESSAY CONTEST
winningwriters.com/our-contests/tom-howard-john-h-reid-fiction-essay-contest
32nd annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest. Submit published or unpublished work.
$10,000 in prizes. $22 fee for entry.

INTERNET SEARCH TIPS

Advanced tips and tricks for effective Internet research of papers/books, with real-world examples. gwern.net/search

That’s it for now — those links will keep you busy for days!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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