markets for writers
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Some time ago, I added a cat magazine to my ‘Market’s For Freelancers‘ Page. So I thought it was about time I redressed the balance and added a dog magazine. ‘Dog Fancy‘ is a US publication, which uses mainly freelance contributions. They are always on the look-out for new contributors. They require articles of between…
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Many of you will be familiar with the writers’ bible that is The Writers’ and Artists’ Yearbook. For those of you who aren’t, buy a copy!! It’s full of listings including book publishers and magazines. It’s also packed full of information on all aspects of writing. Most bookshops sell the yearbook but if not, you’ll…
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If you’re looking for a way to earn some cash with a quick filler, take a look at ‘Love It!’ magazine. It’s a woman’s weekly packed full of real life true stories and filler slots. If you click on the website: http://www.loveitmagazine.co.uk/ and the title ‘My Love it’ you’ll see several opportunities. The first one…
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My market for you this week is ‘The Crime Writers’ Association’s Debut Dagger‘. It’s an annual competition for anyone who hasn’t had a novel published on a commercial basis. It’s well worth an entry as each submission is judged by top crime editors and agents. What’s more, the short listed entries are sent to publishers…
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Fish Publishing and their annual competitions is the market I’m bringing you this week. Fish Publishing have been running competitions since 1994 and their aim is to encourage new writers. They run four different annual competitions: Fish Short Story Prize Fish Flash Fiction Prize Fish Poetry Prize Fish Short Memoir Prize Each competition has a…
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This week’s market is an update on ‘The Global Short Story Competition‘. On my ‘Markets For Writers’ page, I detailed it as a monthly competition inviting stories of up to 2000 words on any subject but on checking the website, I’ve noticed it has recently changed to a quarterly competition. It’s still worth entering; after…
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This week, I’m giving the poets amongst you something to work for: The Poetry Society’s National Poetry Competition 2014 is up and running. With a first prize of £5000, £2000 for second place, £1000 for third place and seven commendations of £100, it’s definitely worth an entry. There is a fee for each poem entered…
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This week, I move away from fiction and bring you a weekly travel writing competition. ‘The Daily Telegraph‘ invite writers to send in stories of their travel experiences for the ‘Just Back‘ slot. 500 words is the upper limit and if your holiday story is published, you’ll receive £200 in a currency of your choice.…
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This week, I’ve found a short story market for you, which accepts stories from all across the globe – the annual ‘Ink Tears International Short Story Competition 2014‘. With the first prize a very nice £1000, it’s a competition not to be missed. There are are also prizes for the runner-up and four highly commended…
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This week’s market is for UK and Irish residents. Purple Pumpkin Publishing have just started to hold regular short story and flash fiction competitions. There’s a competitions page on their website, which gives details of all the up and coming competitions. Entry is free. A small cash prize is offered to the winner and each…
Esther Chilton 