Monday 2 September 2024

Writing Markets For September 2024

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Today I have a list of 7 (lucky 7) writing markets for you. One is a free writing competition with a $100 prize for only a short (max 100) word story. 

There's also a chance to write a romance book for Harlequin and receive an advance payment plus royalties, and other markets paying up to $1,000.

Take a look:

Harlequin Seeking Amish Romance Novels
Looking for riveting Amish romantic suspense of with a Christian worldview. Faith element is mandatory but shows rather than tells, avoiding didactic, preachy or doctrinal language.
Popular hooks and themes include: Amish characters investigating a crime/evading a threat in their community; non-Amish characters hiding out/taking refuge from the bad guys in Amish country; non-Amish law enforcement agents investigating in Amish country and protecting/falling for Amish characters.
Word count: 55,000 words
Payment: Author advance + royalties
Deadline: Open
https://www.writeforharlequin.com/love-inspired-books-is-seeking-amish-romance


Copyhackers

Always looking for guest aricles about copywriting, including educational articles, courses, and resources that focus on helping new writings learn how to craft good copy.
Pitch your idea in the first instance. All articles must be well researched.
Word count: over 2,000 words
Payment: $300 - $1,000
They have extensive, and straight to the point ("If your post is boring as sh*t, we won't publish it") guidelines and rules so you can be sure of exactly what they're looking for which is why they pay such high rates.
https://copyhackers.com/write-for-us-2/


FFW Short Articles About Making a Living as a Writer
Funds For Writers, a respected website for writers is looking for articles for their newsletter which has over 28,000 subscribers. Articles should be short and sweet and to the point. Give it a beginning, middle, and ending. Give strong takeaway value with real examples, preferably of your own. Why are YOU the one to write this article? All article submissions MUST be about making a living as a writer and not about how to write.
Word count: between 550 and 650 words
Payment: $100 for unpublished original articles; $25 for reprints over 90 days old.
Complete guidelines online.
https://fundsforwriters.com/submissions/


Flame Tree Fiction - Two Themes
Looking for short pieces on one or both of two themes. Achilles (Greek mythology) and Morgana le Fay (King Arthur).
Stories submitted for consideration need to explore new or expanded angles to the character: have them follow alternative paths, present different viewpoints, give deeper background, or perhaps pursue story lines that are hinted at in the original tales and poetry. Pays Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) rates.
Word count: 3,000-4,000 words.
Payment: 8 cents/word for original stories and 6 cents/word for reprints
Deadline: 22 September 2024
https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-gothic/achilles-submissions-call-0
https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-gothic/morgana-le-fay-submissions-0 


Christmas Chaos Holiday Terror Stories 
Think evil elf on the shelve, killing candy canes, and reindeer game. This is a horror anthology, but please no violence to animals (unless its important to the story like Pet cemetery) no sexual abuse or abuse to kids.
Looking for 14 stories for an anthology.
Word count: 4,500 to 7,000 words
Payment: $20 USD and a copy of the paperback.(on FB they say the payment has been increased to $40)
Deadline 1st October 2024
Send completed manuscript.
https://outsiderpublishingcompany.com/submission 


100-Word Horror Contest - no fee
Story Street Writers is proud to announce our first annual Hundred Word Horror fiction contest. The winner will be announced on October 31.
Word Count: 100 words maximum (no exceptions)
1st Prize: $100 and publication
Runners up (3): $25 and publication
Deadline: Submissions open from September 15 – 30, 2024.
Contest open to first 1000 submissions only.
https://storystreetwriters.com/word-on-the-street/first-annual-hundred-word-horror-contest 


Speculative Fiction: APPARITION LIT
Every month Apparition Lit holds a flash fiction contest and buys a story based on their prompt.
September's prompt is Noodles, Noodles, Noodles…inspired by the many shapes noodles take around the world, including Ramen, Spaghetti, Pad Thai…
Speculative fiction is weird, almost unclassifiable. It’s fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and literary.
Send us stories with enough emotional heft to break a heart, with prose that’s as clear and delicious as broth. We love proactive characters and settings that feel lived in and real enough to touch. Stories with style, stories with emotion, stories with character.
Word count: under 1,000 words
Payment: 5 cents per word
Deadline: Submission window open Sept 1 -14
https://apparitionlit.com/submissions/ 


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