markets for writers

  • Markets For Writers

    Markets For Writers

    You’ll need to get your skates on if you want to take advantage of this week’s market, ‘The Costa Short Story Award‘. The annual competition has a closing date of Friday 1st August 2014 and the entry must be sent by 4pm. Stories on any theme are invited and there’s a word limit of 4000…

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  • Markets For Writers

    Markets For Writers

    This week’s market is for those of you who enjoy writing reader’s letters. Or even if you don’t, consider writing some. Some publications pay up to £100 for a reader’s letter so they’re a great way to earn some extra income. They also slot in well with other, larger writing projects. Woman’s Weekly used to…

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    This week’s market will be added to my ‘More Markets For Freelancers Page‘. I know a lot of you enjoy flash fiction as evidenced by the delightful stories in the recent challenges I’ve run so I’ve found a market which invites writers to send in stories of between 20-100 words: ‘Just 100 Words’ is a…

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  • Markets For Writers

    My ‘Markets For Freelancers’ and my ‘More Markets For Freelancers’ pages are filling up so it’ll soon be time to start a new one! Here is my market of the week: Chicken Soup for the Soul: Founded in the US by two motivational speakers who published a book of inspirational stories they’d been told, ‘Chicken…

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  • Markets For Writers

    It’s that time of the week again – time for me to add a new market to my ‘More Markets For Freelancers’ page. Do take a look at the page, as you’ll find plenty of other markets to target, as well as on my ‘Markets For Freelancers’ page. Dark Tales Monthly Short Story Competition: Dark…

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  • Markets For Writers

    My weekly market for you follows. It will be added to my ‘More Markets For Freelancers Page’, where you’ll find lots of others markets to send your work to. There are also lots of different publications for writers on my ‘Markets For Freelancers’ page. Ambit, a UK quarterly literary and arts magazine, is my publication…

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  • Markets For Writers

    As well as checking this week’s market out, there are plenty more to choose from on my ‘Markets For Freelancers‘ and ‘More Markets For Freelancers‘ pages. Cricket Magazine You could be forgiven for thinking that this is a magazine devoted to the popular sport but take a look at the website and you’ll soon see…

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  • Markets For Writers

    Do remember to take a look at my ‘Markets For Freelancers’ and ‘More Markets For Freelancers’ pages where you’ll find details of all sorts of markets for writers. This week, I’m bringing you details of a market for fiction writers. ‘The Fiction Desk’ describes itself as ‘Independent publishers of new short fiction’. They’re looking for short…

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  • Markets For Writers

    Bella Magazine’s Letters Page: Your say Mail: This weekly women’s magazine features a one-page letters page in each issue. Half the page is taken up with readers’ Facebook posts and Tweets. These appear to be publication only, with no payment. All relate to previous articles published. To join in via Facebook and Twitter: Facebook: Search:Bella…

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  • Markets For Writers

    The Oldie This British print magazine is, as the name suggests, for the older(ish) ones amongst you. The magazine has several filler slots open to writers: ‘Memory Lane’ wants to know what you were doing 40, 50, 60, 70 or 80 years ago and pays £50 for your memories of yesteryear. One reader wrote about…

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