FundsforWriters - October 22, 2021 - Your Best Writing is Lonely Writing

Published: Fri, 10/22/21

 
 
 

VOLUME 21, ISSUE 43 | october 22, 2021
 

 
 
     
 

Message from Hope

This is my favorite picture of Michanne Bauer Reese. She has been my copyeditor and proofreader for over three years now. Maybe four. FundsforWriters has been through several copyeditors, but this one touched me most. 

Michanne suddenly passed away yesterday morning. Right before she collapsed she told her husband she really had to finish proofing my newsletter. She adored my newsletter. She was a huge fan. I thought she was incredibly precious. 


She worked at Penguin Random House for a few years and had held assorted other jobs like real estate broker, legal secretary, and book reviewer. She embraced life in all its ups and downs, and that smile you see was genuine. Her family struggled through COVID, but she told me she had to be the one to keep them together and upbeat, and she accepted the mission with gusto. We chatted often. She thought I walked on water . . . I thought she was one of the sweetest, most caring, most grounded persons ever.  

I sent her the draft newsletters on Sundays or Mondays, and she sent them back by Wednesday, her edits full of anecdotes in the track changes on the side, about her familiarity with a publishing house or a company where a freelance job was announced. Her notes were filled with humor, wisdom (that she failed to realize was very wise), and history. She made proofing fun. 

She wanted to be like me. I wished I had her incredible view of life. I will miss you, Michanne. So much.

I leave you, my readers, in essence, her readers, too, with one of her favorite quotes: 

"I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing." ~Agatha Christie



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EDITOR'S THOUGHTS

 

YOUR BEST WRITING IS LONELY WRITING

"Writing is a lonely occupation at best. Of course there are stimulating and even happy associations with friends and colleagues, but during the actual work of creation the writer cuts himself off from all others and confronts his subject alone. He moves into a realm where he has never been before — perhaps where no one has ever been. It is a lonely place, even a little frightening." ~Rachel Carson, writer and marine biologist  (Thanks to BrainPickings.com)

The biggest complaint I hear from writers is having the time and place to write, meaning in most cases that they live a life full of others, and loving them or not, those people interfere with their solitude. No doubt we enjoy most of these interfering people or we would not invite them in. But when we let anyone and everyone in, that insinuates something else, possibly a sign that we are running from something.

Being alone allows a writer to swim deeper into their minds. Being with people robs us of that internal meditation that has the power to create the most remarkable characters, themes, plots, and dramatic scenes.  

Maybe many writers fear being alone. We fear what will swim up from the depths of that well. Fear those thoughts that don't float on the surface and bask in the sun, but instead those thoughts that might border on taboo, wear on our raw places, or once allowed to appear, cut us with a million little slices.

Often we are afraid to visit that part of our mind that reveals the scariest, edgiest thoughts. I often think it's being afraid of ourselves and what we are capable of. I sometimes think there are a zillion cozies in the world for fear of delving deeper into more complicated ideas, however dark they may be. Not that they are all dark, but we might not fear going to this private place if they were all light and happiness, would we?

And of course we have to enjoy our own company, and a lot of us just are not there yet. The writer willing to come face to face with their innermost workings is the writer with more fodder for storytelling. It can be exhausting facing one's self alone with no other distractions, alone in silence, alone without another opinion in the room, alone without a smart phone to distract when thoughts get deep and many. But alone can be incredibly eye opening. Dare to be alone. You may learn to enjoy that company and its magic.

LOVE AFTER LOVE
by Derek Walcott

The time will come
when, with elation,
you will greet yourself arriving
at your own door, in your own mirror,
and each will smile at the other’s welcome,
and say, sit here. Eat.
You will love again the stranger who was your self.
Give wine. Give bread. Give back your heart
to itself, to the stranger who has loved you

all your life, whom you ignored
for another, who knows you by heart.
Take down the love letters from the bookshelf,

the photographs, the desperate notes,
peel your own image from the mirror.
Sit. Feast on your life.




 

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HOPE'S APPEARANCES

    
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  • November 6, 2021 - Dorchester County Library, St George, SC - "Turning Your Ideas Into Story"
 
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SUCCESS QUOTE

“If you write what you yourself sincerely think and feel and are interested in… you will interest other people.”  

~Rachel Carson, the writer and marine biologist whose 1962 masterwork of moral courage, Silent Spring, ignited the modern environmental movement

 

SUccess Story


Hope - 

Each newsletter, you ask if something in a newsletter has lead to a publication by a reader.  For me to determine that, I would need to keep better records than I do now. The not so specific answer is the general encouragement you project that helps sustain me  -  a lot!!

In response to that encouragement, I can share my cumulative publications for the month of September, which is only a fraction of my actual writing.  

Two poems appeared in Nature 2020/2021; ten poems, in two batches, were posted on Spine and Page website; the Origami Poems Project published a collection of six poems entitled – Lunar Locus; Carrot Ranch Blog posted four 99 word limit flash pieces, Eskimo Pie published three poems; Adirondack Center for Writing published the story 'New Year Snow Day'; Larry's Coffee posted three poems; Last Leaves accepted two poems for publication in October 2021; Dead Mule School of Southern Lit accepted the story 'Naked in America' for publication in February 2022; and Wolf Singer Publications accepted the story story 'Suspicious Words' for publication in US/THEM to be released in November 2021.

I do read and appreciate your newsletters, each and every week.

Duane Herrmann

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If you have a success story you believe was prompted by FundsforWriters, please share with us! Send to [email protected] 
 

Featured article

 

The Anthology Odyssey: Should You Join The Bandwagon?

By Rod Martinez

Looking for avenues to publish, authors search far and wide for any chance to do so. One method is by submitting a work to an anthology. Anthology genres cover the gamut in the writing world, giving authors more than a few opportunities. Of course, there are sharks and vanity presses aching for your business (and money), too, but not to worry. The literary field is ripe with legitimate publications seeking submissions, too.

Anthology submissions are of specific interest to new authors, but seasoned authors have learned that an occasional short story, essay, or poem published by a magazine, literary journal, or anthology adds credibility to their CV. The process, dangers, and victory are easy to understand.

Process

As with any submission, following the guidelines per publisher are paramount. From Chicken Soup for The Soul, to college annuals, to genre-specific volumes, you may find a home for your work once you do the serious homework.

Many of the annual ones, like Proud To Be, a veteran and military collection of poems, short stories, and essays published annually by Southeast Missouri State University Press, want anything veteran related.

The Jerry Jazz Musician seeks works related to music.

Best American SciFi Press produces an annual science fiction anthology.

The list goes on. Your specific genre is sure to have markets. Just remember:

 

  • Follow the guideline instructions to a “T”. Publishers are serious about this.
  • Regardless of the originality of your piece, adhere to the theme. If they ask for werewolves, a story about a couple and their pet wolf just won’t quite do.
  • Edit (or have your critique group do it) because they want perfection.
  • A rejection letter is not a personal attack on you. Resubmit elsewhere and move on.


Dangers

Just like with every other facet in life, the bad element also exists in the literary world. Vanity presses and the like will advertise open submissions hoping to entice writers to submit to their “annual anthology” or contest. Like many presses out there, they may publish via Amazon or some other POD, but if you want a copy of the book with your work and your name on it, expect to pay full price. Beware the sharks.

A good example is where you can enter a submission expecting the prize to be inclusion in the book, but once it is published, you are expected to pay full price for the book. You just put $24.95 in their pocket and each copy that you get your friends and fans to buy gives them more $$ - and you only get a copy of the book – that you paid for. You should not have to pay them for the privilege to publish your story.

I have had short stories published with university presses that pay an author a fee and a copy or two of the work. Some create anthologies via contests, charging a small reading fee, which is the market norm.

Victory

Nothing beats the feeling of getting published. Getting your work published in an anthology is a plus, not only for your CV but your credibility. An added bonus is that your name can be in the same book with a known author or professional in the field who also submitted or edited the work. These writers are selected as winners, paid well, and the remainder of the anthology is filled with honorable mentions. They market these winners, and how nice is it to ride their coattails with your own story in the same publication?

Where to find anthologies? Simply do a search for “submit anthology,” or use Submittable.com. Open a free account, click on Discover, and type “anthology.” Add other search options like romance, scifi, or essay to drill down the results. Also, some publishers print an annual anthology, so once you find one, sign up for updates.

Just like with submitting to mags and publishers, do the homework, match your specific genre, spit shine that puppy, and submit. I have also had the honor of being asked to judge works for anthologies, so the more your name is out there, the easier the recognition. If you have a piece sitting on the back burner, bring it out, edit and rewrite and apply your submission savvy to get it out there.

Bio: Attracted to words at an early age, Rod’s first book was created in grade school, his teacher used it to encourage creativity in her students. His high school English teacher told him to try short story writing, he listened, and the rest – as they say, is history. You can find the author at http://rodmartinez.us




 

COmpetitions


 

SMOKELONG QUARTERLY COMEDY PRIZE
https://www.smokelong.com/comedy-prize-2021-opens-aug-1/
$7-$8 ENTRY FEE. Deadline October 31 and November 15, 2021. We want to feel your razor-sharp wit, share your sideways view of the world, hear your irresistibly bizarre voice. We want to laugh out loud and snort our coffee through our noses. Word Limit: 782 Words (not including the title, no minimum length requirement). Open to anyone 18 years of age and/or older in the world who is not actively on staff at SmokeLong Quarterly. Open to fiction, nonfiction, and anything in between. No poetry please. Each of the (at least) four narratives selected to win The SmokeLong Comedy Prize will receive $400 and publication in our December issue 2021.



CHARLOTTE LIT WRITERS/SOUTH AWARDS
https://www.charlottelit.org/writerssouth/awards
$15 ENTRY FEE (includes print copy of the journal). Deadline December 1, 2021. Charlotte Lit's inaugural Writers/South Awards offers $10,000 in prizes plus publication in four categories: poetry, short fiction, nonfiction, and flash. Four prize levels: $1,500, $500, $250, $50 honorable mentions. All prize winners published in the new Writers/South: Journal of Charlotte Lit. Judges: Ron Rash (fiction, 4,000 words), Jessica Jacobs and Nickole Brown (poetry, one to three poems, up to five total pages), Stephanie Elizondo Griest (nonfiction, 4,000 words), and flash (one to two pieces, up to 500 words each). Open to current and past residents of North Carolina and its four contiguous states: South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, and Georgia.



OMNIDAWN FABULIST FICTION CHAPBOOK NOVELETTE CONTEST
http://omnidawn.com/contest/fiction/
$18 ENTRY FEE. Deadline October 31, 2021 (extended). Submit one or more stories with non-realistic elements totaling 7,500 to 17,500 words. The winner of the annual Omnidawn Fabulist Fiction Chapbook / Novelette Contest wins a $1,000 prize, publication of the perfect bound pocket series chapbook / novelette with a full color cover by Omnidawn, 100 free copies of the winning chapbook / novelette, and extensive display advertising and publicity, including prominent display ads in Poets & Writers Magazine, Rain Taxi Review of Books and other publications. For this contest, Fabulist Fiction includes magic realism and literary forms of fantasy, science fiction, horror, fable, and myth. Open to all writers worldwide. 



QUANTUM SHORTS 2021 FLASH FICTION CONTEST
https://shorts.quantumlah.org/rules
NO MENTION OF ENTRY FEE. Deadline December 16, 2021. The submission must not exceed 1,000 words in length. The submission must be clearly inspired by some aspect of quantum physics. The submission must include the sentence “It’s a lot to think about” (“Constraint”). The submission must be in English. The Submission must be typed or copied and pasted into the entry form at the time of entry. Up to ten stories will be shortlisted. A shortlist award of $100, a certificate and a one-year digital subscription to Scientific American will be awarded to each Shortlisted Entrant. First prize $1,500 and an engraved trophy. Runner up $1,000 and an engraved trophy. People’s Choice Prize $500 and an engraved trophy. 



THE MASTERS REVIEW NOVEL EXCERPT CONTEST
https://mastersreview.com/novel-excerpt-contest/
$20 ENTRY FEE. Deadline November 30, 2021. We’re looking for excerpts that show off a sense of style, with a clear grasp on craft: narrative, character, and plot. The winning excerpt will be awarded $3,000 and online publication and an hour-long consultation with Halley Parry, an agent at Drift(less) Literary. Second and third place excerpts will be awarded online publication and $300 and $200, respectively, in addition to one page of feedback from a literary agent. Excerpts under 6,000 words. Excerpts from unpublished novels only. 



THE LAURA BOSS NARRATIVE POETRY AWARD
https://laurabosspoetryfoundation.org/award
$25 ENTRY FEE. Deadline March 31, 2022. The fee may be waived for entrants experiencing financial hardship. Email [email protected] to request a fee waiver. Submit up to ten poems from the manuscript, not to exceed 10 pages total, with each poem starting on a new page. Semi-finalists will be announced June 1, 2022, and invited to submit full manuscripts (70-90 pages). All full manuscripts must be submitted by 11:59 pm July 31, 2022. Five finalists and the winner will be selected from the semi-finalist manuscripts. The winner of the Laura Boss Narrative Poetry Book Award receives publication by New York Quarterly Books, 25 author copies, $5,000 prize (not treated as an advance toward royalties), a reading in fall of 2022 in Paterson, NJ. Five finalists will receive $100 prize and invitation to participate in the reading in September 2022 in Paterson, NJ. 



THE DISQUIET PRIZE
https://disquietinternational.org/the-program/contests-scholarships/the-disquiet-prize/
$15 ENTRY FEE. Deadline January 24, 2022. Accepting submissions in fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. Contest winners in each category will have their winning work published in North America’s leading publications: fiction in Granta.com, poetry in The Common, and nonfiction in NinthLetter.com. One grand prize winner will receive a full fellowship (airfare stipend, tuition, and housing included) to the 2022 DISQUIET International Program in Lisbon, Portugal. Genre winners will receive a $500 prize in addition to publication. Prose limited to 25 pages. Poetry limited to six poems and ten pages.


 

GRANTS / FELLOWSHIPS / CROWDFUNDING

 

BLACK MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE FELLOWSHIPS
https://blackmountaininstitute.org/fellowships/apply/
Deadline November 1, 2021. The Beverly Rogers, Carol C. Harter Black Mountain Institute, home to The Believer magazine, hosts residential fellowships every academic year. Visiting fellows join a community of writers and scholars in a thriving literary scene in Las Vegas and on the campus of UNLV, supported by individuals and groups that share our commitment to bringing writers and the literary imagination into the heart of public life. For emerging and distinguished writers who have published at least one book with a trade or literary press, this fellowship includes a stipend of $20,000 paid over a four-month period; a semester-long letter of appointment; eligibility for optional health coverage; office space in the BMI offices on the campus of UNLV; free housing (fellows cover some utilities) in a unique and vibrant arts complex in the bustling district of downtown Las Vegas—home to The Writer’s Block, our city’s beloved independent bookstore; and recognition in BMI’s literature, and on The Believer’s masthead, as a “Shearing Fellow.”



NANCY THORP POETRY CONTEST AND SCHOLARSHIPS
https://www.hollins.edu/academics/majors-minors/english-creative-writing-major/nancy-thorp-poetry-contest/
Deadline October 31, 2021. Sponsored by Hollins University, the 58th Annual Nancy Thorp Poetry Contest provides scholarships, prizes, and recognition for the best poems submitted by young women who are sophomores or juniors in high school or preparatory school. First prize $350; publication in Cargoes, Hollins’ award-winning student literary magazine; ten copies of Cargoes; renewable scholarship up to $5,000 provided through the Creative Talent Award in Creative Writing applicable if you enroll at Hollins University. Total value of $20,000 in scholarship funds over four years. Free tuition and housing for the university’s Hollinsummer creative writing program (for rising 9-12th grade students). Second prize publication in Cargoes, two copies of Cargoes, renewable scholarship up to $1,000 provided through the Creative Talent Award in Creative Writing applicable if you enroll at Hollins University. Total value of $4,000 in scholarship funds over four years. $500 scholarship to apply toward the university’s Hollinsummer creative writing program (for rising 9-12th grade students).



SOUTH CAROLINA INDIVIDUAL ARTIST GRANTS
https://www.southcarolinaarts.com/grant/fel/
Deadline November 15, 2021. Eligible to practicing individual artists residing in SC. Fellowship awards are made through a highly competitive process and are based on artistic merit, achievements and commitment to discipline. The Fellowship awards bring recognition that may open doors to other resources and employment opportunities. Categories: Prose, Spoken word/Slam poetry, Performance: dance, music, or acting (film or theatre), Playwriting/Screenwriting (apply fall 2021). 



J. ANTHONY LUKAS WORK-IN-PROGRESS AWARDS
https://journalism.columbia.edu/lukas
NO ENTRY FEE. Deadline December 9, 2021. Two J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Awards, in the amount of $25,000 are given annually to aid in the completion of a significant work of nonfiction on a topic of American political or social concern. Recognizing that a nonfiction book based on extensive original research often overtaxes the resources available to its author, the project envisions the award as a way of closing the gap between the time and money an author has and the time and money that finishing a book requires. Applicants for the award must already have a contract with a U.S.-based publisher to write a nonfiction book. The judges will make their decision on the basis of trying to achieve maximum impact on a promising book project. Therefore, their selection criteria will represent a blend of the merit of the book and the financial need of the author. For this reason, the judges will need to know the amount of the author's advance, as well as any other financial support for the book, such as a grant. 



WOMEN'S STUDIO WORKSHOP ART-IN-ED BOOK RESIDENCY GRANT
https://wsworkshop.org/residencies/art-in-ed-artists-book-residency-grant/
Deadline November 15, 2021. The Art-in-Education Artist’s Book Grant is a residency awarded to two artists to create a new artist’s book and teach young people in WSW’s studios. Generally, the resident dedicates their first month to producing a limited edition artist’s book, which is hand-printed and bound in the studio. WSW can provide technical advice; training on new equipment, techniques, and materials; and production assistance. During the second half of the residency, the artist works with young people in WSW’s studios, teaching one to two days/week for three to four weeks, and visiting the students twice in school. Studio space and equipment is reserved for students during program hours, but artists may work at any time outside of AIE. This grant includes a stipend of $350/week for up to ten weeks, up to $750 for materials, up to $250 for travel within the Continental US, free onsite housing, and 24/7 studio access during non-AIE sessions. Location Rosendale, NY. 



SARATOGA ARTS INDIVIDUAL GRANTS
https://www.saratoga-arts.org/resources/Site/Grants/Statewide%20Community%20Regrant%20Program%20(2).pdf
Deadline November 19, 2021. Artists of all disciplines and genres who reside in Fulton, Montgomery or Saratoga counties in New York State are eligible and encouraged to apply. Individual Artists Grants are a funding category within the regrant program and provide awards of $1,000 - $2,500 to directly support individual artists. The Artist Grant focuses on an individual artist’s work, with the goal of enhancing artistic career development, technical skills, and broadening exposure, while fostering creative, resourceful and inspiring connections between artists and a community.

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KICKSTARTER is a crowdfunding platform focused on bringing creative projects to life. A home for film, music, art, theater, games, comics, design, photography and more!

Our campaign ends in 16 days, on October 31st.  Please donate $25 and you'll receive the audiobook (written by me and narrated by Teri Clark Linden) and fully illustrated PDF version of "The Orange and Ginger Soapy Shampoo, A Bubble's Journey." 

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What would it take for you to donate just $25?  A good story? A child's laughter? Your laughter? Years of entertainment?  Because that is what you'll receive by giving this small amount.  Plus, you'll be all smiles knowing you had a direct hand in making this project a success!   Show your support by becoming a backer and contributing just $25 to help bring this project to life.  Click here to back the project: http://kck.st/2WwzDJt

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Sincerely,
Pamela James, Author, Songwriter, Creator



  

FREELANCE MARKETS / JOBS



THE IMPRINT NEWS
https://imprintnews.org/
The Imprint News is now accepting freelance pitches for child welfare stories based in the U.S. We encourage pitches from writers of color, and those with lived experience in the foster care system. Pay is $1/word. Send pitches to [email protected].



ESCAPE POD (JOY)
https://escapepod.org/guidelines/short-fiction/
Theme is JOY. Escape Pod is a science fiction market. We are fairly flexible on what counts as science (we’ll delve into superheroes or steampunk on occasion) and are interested in exploring the range of the genre. We want stories that center on science, technology, future projections, and/or alternate history, and how any or all of these things intersect with people. Short stories – original fiction: 1,500-6,000 words. Short stories – reprints ONLY: 1,500-7,500 words. Novelettes –  reprints ONLY: 7,500-18,000 words. Pays eight cents per word. 



CHICKEN SOUP: CRAZY, ECCENTRIC, WACKY, LOVABLE, FUN FAMILIES
http://www.chickensoup.com
Deadline April 30, 2022. Those eccentric, goofy, wacky, lovable, and oh-so-fun family members — the ones we tell all the stories about. They could be a parent or grandparent, an in-law, a brother or sister, an aunt, uncle or cousin. Or grown children. Share your true stories and poems about those family members. With love and appreciation, please. No mean — spirited stories wanted. Limit 1,200 words. Pays $200 and 10 copies.



DAME’S ‘NEWCOMER CORNER’
Submission guidelines
DAME’s ‘Newcomer Corner’ provides a designated platform for writers with no prior professional bylines to publish reported features, interviews and narrative essays. The goal of Newcomer Corner is to introduce new writers to the DAME audience, and help foster emerging talent through one-on-one training and an interactive and collaborative editing process. As with all content published on DAME, we’re looking for pieces on politics, reproductive rights, policy, civil rights, race, sex, class, gender, LGBTQ, disability, class, media, law, cultural trends, health, science and more. We invite writers from any location over the age of 18 to submit pitches. We are specifically looking for people who have no experience working with editors and could benefit from significant guidance throughout the writing process. Pays $150 for essays and $300 for reported features. (Thanks www.erikadreifus.com)



DAME (REGULAR SUBMISSIONS)
https://www.damemagazine.com/about/#submission-guidelines
Seeks critical content about the political, cultural, and societal issues of our time. Always seeks good writers. Pays $150 for essays and $300 for reported features. One of our most distinctive features is our writers' original, forthright voies and strong points of view, even in reported pieces. We cover politics, reproductive rights, policy, civil rights, race, sex, class, gender, LGBTQ, disability, class, media, law, cultural trends, health, science and more. 



THE OBJECTIVE
https://objectivejournalism.org/2021/10/the-objective-is-back/
The Objective is a nonprofit newsroom holding journalism accountable for past and current exclusion, erasure, and prejudice in reporting and newsroom staffing. That means ​​holding newsrooms accountable for their failures and providing a counter to the homogeneity of media criticism and reporting. Our monthly story budget for the year is minimal: $400, which we can and will augment with story grants and donations. But that means we can currently only pay for between one and four stories each month, depending on length. 



OUTVOICE 
https://outvoice.com/blog/
Email Meira Gebel, Sales and Marketing Specialist at [email protected]. Your subject line should include "Pitch" and a prospective headline/idea. Pay is $200-400 for 800 words. Pitches should be concise and generally less than ~250 words (max). Pitches should not be vague topics and should be on the topic of freelancing. 



THE DISSENTER
https://thedissenter.org/write-for-the-dissenter/
We seek fact-based reporting that involves primary source materials and the perspectives of people impacted by unfolding prosecutions, involved in developing lawsuits, or knowledgeable about key whistleblower policy issues. The Dissenter Newsletter is focused on covering and documenting whistleblower stories in corporate, government, and/or institutional settings. Rates are around $250-$700 or whatever they negotiate based on the pitch. Send pitches to Kevin Gosztola at [email protected] 



MADAMENOIR
https://madamenoire.com/1295262/dear-madamenoire-family-a-letter-from-the-managing-editor/
https://madamenoire.com/contact-us/
MadameNoire is a sophisticated lifestyle publication that gives African-American women the latest in fashion trends, black entertainment news, parenting tips and beauty secrets that are specifically for black women. Black women seek information on a wide variety of topics including African-American hair care, health issues, relationship advice and career trends - and MadameNoire provides all of that. Writers may email [email protected], place PITCH: TITLE OF SAID PITCH, boldly in the subject line. Pays $200.



SLICED
https://fedfedfed.com/sliced
At Sliced, we are committed to delivering a sharp, reputable take on the issues that matter. We are a monthly publication that offers thought-provoking, evidence-based takes on the food industry. We explore food from all angles — it's production, marketing, and consumption — to empower healthy and ethical eating. The theme for the next issue is War and Conflict. Please email [email protected] with samples, pitch ideas, and bio if you're interested. Articles expected around 1,200 words. Payment is 15 cents per word. 



MADE IN BLOG
https://madeincookware.com/blogs
Made In is a kitchen tool brand that is crafted with generations of expertise. Its blog features tips on how to care for your kitchenware, current trends in the food and restaurant industry, information and updates on Made In kitchenware items, as well recipes, tips and tricks to perfect your cooking skills. Pitch Daniel Modlin, Content Manager at [email protected]. Pay is $150 for 500 words.


 

Publishers/agents



MADELEINE MILBURN LITERARY AGENCY
https://madeleinemilburn.co.uk/contact/submissions/
As a growing UK literary agency seeking new authors, we are accepting submissions in all book categories. We personally read everything that is submitted to the agency and represent authors based all over the world. We also consider authors who have self-published and those who are already established.



THE RIGHTS FACTORY
https://www.therightsfactory.com/
Whether you are a debut author just finishing your first novel, an expert, teacher or journalist working on a narrative non-fiction or prescriptive work, someone with a memoir or great life story to tell, or a graphic novelist, we’re interested in hearing from you – if you haven’t heard from us first. Every agent at TRF is looking for work they can get excited about, in every genre and category. If you’re in the market, we encourage you to look at the agents here and see if one of them seems like the perfect business partner for you.



SALKY LITERARY AGENCY
https://www.salkyliterarymanagement.com/
Salky Literary Management (SLM) is a boutique, client-focused literary management agency. We represent authors whose stories inspire us. Queries not answered within 12 weeks can be considered a pass.



STUART KRICHEVSKY LITERARY AGENCY, INC.
http://skagency.com/about-the-agency/
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