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EDITOR'S THOUGHTS

IT IS NOT ALWAYS ABOUT YOU

When reviewing submissions, and I usually respond within the week received, I like doing them in batches. I think weekly is pretty prompt. Many magazines and journals wait six to eight weeks. Many editors don't reply at all unless they are buying. 

I revisit this message in FundsforWriters about once a year. Submitting your work is a patient endeavor. We often forget to envision how busy the editor is on the other end.

A particular submission of late that I received was about 75 percent appealing to me. Some editors consider that an outright rejection. I, however, saw potential in it. I sent back an explanation of what was not acceptable and left it up to the writer to resubmit at her leisure. She replied in a couple days. A couple days after that, I replied that it still fell short and made another suggestion. (The BIG message here was that the article not only held potential but my attention, right?)

She resubmitted. One day after, however, she wrote me, asking that I quickly decide on her piece because she had other places to submit it. 

I immediately responded, "I do not have time to review articles today, so go ahead and use it as you wish and I will take it off my review list. Thanks."

Two hours later she begged me to keep it on the list and told me to take my time.

Well, thank you very much. I'm taking longer than normal to answer, because now I'm tainted by this author's behavior. I want to read the piece without the immediate raw memory of her manners. Also, there are other writers who submitted without the push. They'll come first.

She might be too new and fresh to understand. She might be an impatient person. She might have found another market and worried I'd take too long such that she missed the second opportunity. But she definitely forgot that the editor on the other end has a lot on their plate, too, and a schedule of their own. 

Editors aren't sitting around waiting for good pieces. They have a zillion tasks on their calendar. Asking them to put them aside to court your submission is just not cool, and in most cases, will warrant you a rejection and a reputation as a writer too difficult to fool with. Remember, there's a lot of competition out there. 

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Becoming a Teacher/Author: Not a Typical Career

By Susan Traugh

I always wanted to be a teacher or a writer writing the great American novel or seeing my byline in magazines seemed like a dream job to me. But, because I also wanted stability, I became a teacher. And I loved it.

Unfortunately, like 45 percent of teachers, I left the job. In my case, my three disabled children's health issues pulled me home. Ironically, that is when I became a writer.

I started as a freelancer, but my deadlines too often conflicted with my children's health issues. It was simply too hard for me to concentrate on a plotline while sitting next to my desperately ill child in the hospital.

Then I found Teachers Pay Teachers (TPT), and, like so many other educators, I found a non-typical way to be a writer.

TPT is an online market where teachers and former teachers create materials for the education market. Materials can be for teachers, parents, or students in any subject from preschool to adult education and college. Writers retain their copyright and earn between 60-80 percent of the retail price of each item sold. In exchange, teacher-authors, as they're called, get the marketing of TPT and access to a worldwide audience in the hundreds of millions.

Additionally, there are competitors to TPT springing up regularly such as Amazon's EdSurge, the UK's Times Educational Supplement, and the brand new ClassFlow and most do not require exclusivity, so a writer may join several markets.

With over 1,850,000 teacher-authors and counting, TPT writers must present a professional, unique product to stand out from the crowd. With over $30,000,000 of sales going to its authors, TPT and other online teachers' marketplaces can be a lucrative gig. To succeed, it is helpful to:

Write what you know. 

I've both taught and mothered special needs students. That's my niche. I've further narrowed my products to teens transitioning into adult life. My niche helps me stand out from the crowd and has earned me a loyal following around the world. I have crowds at every workshop or conference and a long line of requests for new titles waiting in my inbox.

Stay abreast. 

Make sure you keep abreast of the latest trends in education and follow national standards and state guidelines whenever possible. By doing so you'll always have your buyers' backs and be a reliable resource for return buyers.

Edit. Edit. Edit. 

You don't have the luxury of editors checking your work, so you have to be scrupulous in your editing. Some authors use partners or create critique groups. However you do it, make sure your final product is professional.

Offer value. 

Being your own boss means kicking your work up a notch. Whether you've written a play to illustrate the westward movement, or a biography for early readers, or a lesson on using poetry in science, you need to be sure that teachers can take your work and run with it knowing that the products are professional and error-free.

Admittedly, I originally felt like writing curricula wasn't "real writing." I wanted that byline, that profound essay, that great American novel. Plus, during my first year with TPT, I made $257, which didn't seem like much. But, now I make a very comfortable five figures and have sold over 100,000 books. Literally, millions of students all over the world have read my words.

Because of the flexibility of time and assignments that TPT allows, I've also written articles for scores of magazines nationally. I've had a dozen stories appear in the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. And, yes, I've written the great American novel...about a special needs' teen.

I may have become a writer by default, and I may not earn most of my bread-and-butter through traditional publications, but each year when I figure my taxes, I get a thrill when I fill in my occupation as "Author."
  
Bio: Helping teens with special needs transition into adulthood is Susan Traugh's mission as evidenced by her successful series, Daily Living Skills. Her passion is showing the resiliency and courage of this population in stories and articles published nationwide and in her award-winning YA novel, The Edge of Brilliance. Find her at www.susantraugh.com, Transition2Life on Facebook or www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Susan-Traugh.




 

COmpetitions

PAGE ONE PRIZE for novelists
https://gutsygreatnovelist.com/page-one-prize/
$20 ENTRY FEE. Deadline July 7, 2021. Submit the opening page of your unpublished novel-in-progress. 1st prize $1,000; 2nd prize $500; 3rd prize $250. Submission are open internationally to any writer writing in English. Winners and honorable mentions will be announced Aug 2, 2021.





THE PETRICHOR REPRINT AWARD
http://petrichorzine.com/
https://petrichor.submittable.com/submit
$5 ENTRY FEE. Deadline August 31, 2021. First place wins $500, personalized Lucite, recording of the winning story in audio and publication. Second place wins $100, and publication of the recorded piece. Third place wins $50, and publication of the recorded piece. Runners-up (five), semi-finalists (ten), and honorable mentions (five) will be announced on the Petrichor website and considered for publication. An hour of audio is roughly 9,000 words. 



BALTIMORE SCIENCE FICTION SOCIETY AMATEUR WRITING CONTEST - MARYLAND
http://www.bsfs.org/bsfsssc.htm
NO ENTRY FEE. Deadline June 15, 2021. The Baltimore Science Fiction Society holds its annual Amateur Writing Contest to promote the creation of quality genre literature in the state of Maryland. Any short story that falls into the "speculative fiction" genre-science fiction and fantasy in all their forms-is welcome. Urban fantasy, hard science fiction, dark fantasy, it all counts as long as the work has a speculative element. You have to be 18 or over to enter, a Maryland resident or currently a student at a Maryland two- or four-year college, and you cannot either be a member of the Science Fiction Writers of America or meet the criteria for active SFWA membership as defined by the SFWA. Word minimum is 1,000 words. Word limit of 5,500 words. First place is $250. Second place is $100. Third place is $50. The top three winners will be announced at the awards ceremony at Capclave.



LITTLE, BROWN EMERGING ARTIST AWARD
http://lbartistaward.com/
NO ENTRY FEE. Deadline June 15, 2021. Qualifying submissions should draw from the rich cultural experiences of this country—whether they manifest in character, theme, setting, plot, or are derived simply from the artist’s own experience of identity. Diversity includes literal or metaphorical inclusion of characters of underrepresented ethnicity, religious background, gender identity, class, mental or physical disability, or any other nondominant populations. The award will be given to the entrant who submits the most accomplished picture book submission in the form of a mock-up. One prize is available and consists of American Express® gift cards totaling $1,500, and a portfolio review by a Little, Brown Books for Young Readers’ professional children’s book design and editorial team, and distinguished Artist Mentor Oge Mora. The winner of the Little, Brown Emerging Artist Award will also have an opportunity for his or her submission to be reviewed by the Little, Brown Books for Young Readers editorial team for possible future publication. 

 

GRANTS / FELLOWSHIPS / CROWDFUNDING

The Justin Pepper Foundation is a nonprofit organization established in 2007, and named after a young volunteer, Justin Pepper, who by the age of eleven had clocked many volunteer hours with a local nonprofit in his community and had given his birthday gifts to a Children’s Home for five years before his untimely death.

The foundation encourages youth to give back to their communities, using Justin’s story of never being too young to make a difference.  We host a scholarship program that awards youth who excel in volunteer work and philanthropy.

We are seeking a writer who can help us relay Justin’s story of a kind-hearted, giving child who was taken from us too young, to an audience that would help us support our scholarship program through donations and sponsorships of our annual 5K, an established event that kicks-off the Chapin Labor Day Weekend Festival in Chapin, South Carolina. 

Our request would include writing advertising copy for our two websites, justinpepper.org and justinpepper5k.org, as well as a quarterly newsletter for the foundation and a quarterly blog post for both. 

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THE CANADIAN WOMEN ARTISTS AWARD - NY
https://www.nyfa.org/awards-grants/canadian-women-artists-award/
Deadline June 30, 2021. The Canadian Women Artists’ Award is open to emerging or early career female artists in New York State. The $5,000 award is designed to provide financial support to an emerging or early career artist working in Visual Arts, Media & Design, and Literary Arts. It can be used in any manner the recipient deems necessary to further their artistic goals. It is supported by funding granted to NYFA by the Canadian Women’s Club (CWC) of New York as a way to continue its philanthropic work when it disbanded. In 2021, two $5,000 awards will be distributed.



MAINE ARTIST FELLOWSHIP
https://mainearts.maine.gov/Pages/Funding/Individual-Artist-Fellowships
Deadline June 17, 2021. Maine Artist Fellowships recognize artistic excellence and advance the careers of Maine artists. Fellowships are not grants; they are merit-based awards that are informed by an applicant’s work as documented through the application and support materials. Maine Artist Fellowships are available in the categories: Belvedere Handcraft, Fine Craft, Literary Arts, Multimedia/Film, Performing Arts, Traditional Arts, and Visual Arts. Applicants may only apply in one discipline category only per annual grant cycle. Grants are up to $5,000.



THE GREEK BICENTENNIAL POETRY PAMPHLET PRIZES
https://michaelmarksawards.org/greek-prizes/
NO ENTRY FEE. Deadline June 18, 2021. Poetry Prize: £10,000 and publication of your portfolio as a pamphlet, with illustrations and Greek translations, distributed internationally. Illustration Prize: £5,000, and publication of your illustrations in a pamphlet, alongside the winning poems, distributed internationally. Poetry limited to 150 lines. The prize is open internationally to new and established writers and illustrators of any age. We are inviting poets and illustrators to reflect on the culture and history of the Greeks, from ancient to contemporary times, on the occasion of the Bicentennial celebration of the creation of Modern Greece. We would like to honour the richness and vitality of Greek culture, its complexity and continual reinvention, its many traditions, its humanist philosophy, its cosmopolitanism, and its lasting impact on the world as we know it. Please research these themes and consider your own personal responses to them before creating and submitting your work. 



GREAT LAKES COLLEGES NEW WRITERS AWARD
https://www.glca.org/faculty/new-writers-award/
NO ENTRY FEE. Deadline June 25, 2021. For the 52nd year this group of thirteen independent Midwestern colleges will confer recognition on a volume of writing in each of three literary genres: poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Publishers submit works on behalf of their authors; a defining criterion for this award is that a work must be an author’s first–published volume in the genre. Winning authors will receive an honorarium of $500 from each of the colleges they visit. In addition, writers are reimbursed for all travel, lodging, and food costs they might incur in visits to GLCA member colleges. 



BARD FICTION PRIZE
https://www.bard.edu/bfp/
NO ENTRY FEE. Deadline June 30, 2021. The Bard Fiction Prize is awarded to a promising emerging writer who is an American citizen aged 39 years or younger at the time of application. In addition to a $30,000 cash award, the winner receives an appointment as writer-in-residence at Bard College for one semester, without the expectation that he or she teach traditional courses. The recipient gives at least one public lecture and meets informally with students. To apply, candidates should write a cover letter explaining the project they plan to work on while at Bard and submit a CV, along with three copies of the published book they feel best represents their work. 



KINGDOMS IN THE WILD POETRY CONTEST
https://kingdomsinthewild.com/poetryprize
NO ENTRY FEE. Deadline June 30, 2021. We are looking for emerging writers who have yet to publish a collection of poetry (not including self-published chapbooks). Submit a manuscript featuring 15 to 30 poems. Winner will receive $250 and publication of winning chapbook by Kingdoms in the Wild and five complimentary physical copies. Kingdoms in the Wild will also promote the winning chapbook to all our readers across our various platforms and will work to provide copies to reviewers and poet enthusiasts.



SIR PETER USTINOV TELEVISION SCRIPTWRITING AWARD
https://www.iemmys.tv/international-emmy-awards/other-awards/sir-peter-ustinov-scriptwriting-award/
NO ENTRY FEE. Deadline June 30, 2021. The competition is designed to motivate non-American novice writers under the age of 30 and offer them the recognition and encouragement that might lead to a successful career in television scriptwriting. Entrants are asked to create a completed half-hour to one-hour English-language television drama script. The award winner receives $2,500.



UTAH ORIGINAL WRITING COMPETITION
http://www.slcc.edu/cwc/utah-original-writing-competition.aspx
NO ENTRY FEE. Deadline June 30, 2021. For Categories A-D, no part of the manuscript can be published in book form or have been accepted for publication as a book at the time of entry. Work from the submission that has been excerpted on the web, in journals, or in an anthology is acceptable. A-D are first-book categories. First prize (Categories A-D): $1,000. Second prize (Categories A-D): $500. For categories E-G, no part of the collection can be published in any form, except on the web, or have been accepted for publication at the time of entry. First prize (Categories E-G): $300. Second prize (Categories E-G): $150. Categories are novel, creative nonfiction book, book-length collection of poetry, children's book, poetry, short story, and creative nonfiction. 



BLUE MOUNTAIN ARTS POETRY CONTEST
https://www.sps.com/contest-3
NO ENTRY FEE. Deadline June 30, 2021. First prize $350. Second prize $200. Third prize $100. Winning poems displayed on website. Poems can be rhyming or non-rhyming, although we find that non-rhyming poetry reads better. The author gives permission to Blue Mountain Arts, Inc. to publish and display the entry on the web (in electronic form only) if the entry is selected as a winner or finalist. 



PRESERVATION FOUNDATION PRIZE FOR NONFICTION FOR UNPUBLISHED WRITERS
http://www.storyhouse.org/contest2021.html
NO ENTRY FEE. Deadline June 30, 2021. For purposes of these contests, unpublished writers are defined as those whose job pay is not now or was not earlier based on their writing abilities or their freelance writing never produced revenues of over $500 in any single year. Any appropriate nonfiction topic is eligible. Stories must be true, not semi-fictional accounts. So-called "creative nonfiction" will not be considered. A writer may enter one or two stories in each contest. First prize in each category will be $200. Runners-up will receive $100. Winners, runners-up, and finalists in each category will receive certificates of recognition suitable for framing.

 

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AMERICAN HUMANIST
https://americanhumanist.org/what-we-do/publications/callforvoices/
Advocating progressive values and equality for humanists, atheists, and freethinkers. To promote equity and adequate representation in the humanist movement and society at large, we must amplify the voices of the traditionally marginalized, particularly with regard to matters of social justice. Published articles will be compensated $400 for feature pieces (3,000-4,000 words) for the print publication of The Humanist and $125 for shorter pieces (750-1,500 words) for either the print publication of The Humanist or on theHumanist.com. Your labor has value to us; if your accepted article ends up not running, you will be paid a 20 percent kill fee.



DISTANT SHORE PUBLISHING
http://distantshorepublishing.com/submit-a-short-story/
Distant Shore Publishing loves little reads. Whether it’s bitesize fantasy, sci-fi you can fit in your pocket, or litRPG that you can quickly consume, we would love to hear and publish your short stories. Short story should be 1,500-4,000 words in length. It should adhere to our favorite genres: fantasy, sci-fi, or litRPG. We do not accept erotica or anything with gratuitous violence or swearing. We pay $150 per short story on publication. (NOTE: They are addressing a backlog but are opening to submissions in September.)



VERYWELL MIND
https://www.verywellmind.com/our-editorial-process-4778006
Verywell Mind answers your mental health questions in the very moments they matter most to you. Just like your physical health, we understand mental health is a journey, so we intend to be your partner along the way, equipping you with the information necessary to make informed and actionable choices. Must have experience with evergreen content in the mental health space, and can commit to a set number of articles per month. A wide range of topic expertise is welcome! If interested, reach out to [email protected] with the subject line "Verywell Mind." Please include any relevant clips. We pay flat rate fee of $225 per article. 



CANNABIS HEALTH
https://cannabishealth.com/
Cannabis Health Magazine is based and produced in Canada, but we work with journalists from around the world to cover cannabis news from a global perspective. Questions / submissions: [email protected] Pays $250 CAD for articles of 750-1,500 words. 



ADVENTURE UNCOVERED
https://adventureuncovered.com/editions/submissions/
Adventure Uncovered is the go-to place for socially and environmentally impactful adventure stories, voices and ideas. Forthe first time we are now able to pay for pieces! Note that whilst we welcome contributions of all sizes, most of our pieces are between 500 and 1,000 words. Sam Firman, the Editor at Adventure Uncovered, is looking for adventure-related pitches for their next Edition. Pieces should explore the theme below in surprising and original ways, with a clear hook. Good photography is a bonus. See previous Editions here. AU's payment model, described in full here, relies on Patreon revenue, but they will pay a minimum of £100 per piece. Email pitches to [email protected]. THEME: The Real Risk Takers (September publication - pitch deadline mid-July). Much adventure involves voluntary physical risk. But for many it involves more deep-rooted danger. In September we will highlight people adventuring in the face of potentially grave social and political consequences, out of survival as much as leisure. These are the real risk-takers. 



FLASH FICTION ONLINE
https://ffo.submittable.com/submit
Our submission portal for original and reprint stories opens from the 1st to 21st of each month. We are looking for complete 500- to 1,000-word stories with crisp prose, well-developed characters, compelling plots, and satisfying resolutions. We want stories that engage our minds and emotions. We publish across many genres, including speculative (science fiction, fantasy, slipstream, and horror) and literary fiction. For more information on the type of stories we enjoy, please read a few issues and check out our "What We're Looking For" page. Payment is $80.



THE PURITAN
http://puritan-magazine.com/submissions/
Pays $100 per traditional interview, $150 per roundtable interview, $150 per collaborative piece, $200 per essay, $100 per review, $150 per work of fiction, and $25 per poem (capped at $80). (Prices in Canadian dollars.) The Puritan is one of Canada’s premier online literary magazines. Based in Toronto, and founded in late 2006, The Puritan is committed to publishing the best in new fiction, poetry, interviews, essays, reviews, and more, from both Canada and abroad — and has published many of today’s finest literary talents.



SHADOW ATLAS
https://www.hexpublishers.com/submissions.html
Deadline June 21-27, 2021. Hex Publishers is proud to announce our Open Call for Shadow Atlas: Dark Landscapes of the Americas, a collection of dark stories focused on folklore linked to location. We seek haunting and folkloric tales where setting is character and landscape is an essential part of the story. We want stories that draw from the wellspring of cultural destinations and local folklore in their shaping - most especially, stories that are tied to a specific and concrete location. We are seeking short stories exclusively set in South America. We are seeking poetry set in the Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, and South America. Payment $250 for short fiction; $25 for poetry. Length 2,500 to 3,000 words for short fiction; up to 35 lines for poetry.



THE WILLOWHERB REVIEW
https://www.thewillowherbreview.com/submissions
Deadline June 30, 2021. We’re looking for previously unpublished prose—nonfiction especially, but we will consider fiction and poetry on nature, place, and environment. Prose submissions can be up to 3,000 words in length. Poets can submit up to three poems in total, but we may only publish one. The submissions we select will be paid according to our ACE National-funded budget: £250 for prose, £100 for poetry. We’re looking for English-language submissions by writers of colour (often termed BAME or BIPOC). You can be located anywhere in the world, but the main language of the submission should be English. 



BEYOND THE STARS
https://www.constelacionmagazine.com/submissions
Whether it’s looking out at the immense blue sea or the vast night sky, we’ve always wondered what lies beyond. Take us on a voyage beyond the stars, beyond the limits of what’s possible and known as true. Past preconceived barriers, far away into distant lands, into your dreams, or into the future. Stories can be submitted in English or Spanish. We pay eight cents per word, up to 6,400 words. We ask for six-month world first exclusive rights and translation rights for all original stories accepted.
 

 

Publishers/agents

NIGHTFIRE
https://tornightfire.com/nightfire-slush-submission-guidelines/
Nightfire will be open to novel and novella submissions from June 15, 2021 (9AM EST) to June 22, 2021 (9AM EST). The Nightfire team is looking for novels and novellas for adults across the breadth of the horror genre—from the cosmic and Lovecraftian to the beloved undead tropes of zombies, ghosts, and slashers and the more uncanny and internal terrors of isolation, lost love, and aging. We are actively looking for submissions from writers from underrepresented populations. Nightfire is an adult fiction imprint. As such, we are not accepting Young Adult, Middle Grade, or Children’s books. Nightfire does not accept works that have been previously published elsewhere, in any venue. This includes all forms of digital self-publishing.



LUNA PRESS
https://www.lunapresspublishing.com/submissions
We publish Speculative Fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Dark Fantasy (and their sub-genres). Open to novel submissions during June 21-27, 2021. Open to novellas October 9-10, 2021. No YA or teen. Word count 70,000 to 130,000 for novels and 20,000 to 40,000 for novellas. All levels welcome (unpublished, published, solo or agented).



GRAVELIGHT PRESS
https://gravelightpress.com/submissions/
Deadline June 30, 2021. Seeks novel-length works in horror fiction for 2022-2023 publication. Submit a one-page synopsis up to 500 words and the first 10-15 pages. Please do not send books in a series if part of the series was published elsewhere. Please do not send us previously published submissions unless your submission is a collection of short stories and some of those have been published before.



HAWKSHAW PRESS
https://hawkshawpress.com/
We are a literary small press specializing in crime and detective fiction. We are currently seeking submissions of novel-length works (under 100k words). Submit a one-page synopsis up to 500 words and the first 10-15 pages.


 

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