Posts made in April, 2014

Freelance Markets and Job opportunities

FREELANCE MARKETS: ADOPTIVE FAMILIES – http://www.adoptivefamilies.com/articles.php?aid=259 — Adoptive Families is the leading information resource for families before, during, and after adoption. The award-winning national bimonthly magazine provides independent, authoritative adoption information in an accessible and reader-friendly format.   PARENTLIFE –...

Read More

Grants, Scholarships, Fellowships, Crowdfunding Opportunities

SHAKESPEARE’S SISTER GRANT – http://aroomofherownfoundation.org/awards/shakespeares-sister/ — The Shakespeare’s Sister Fellowship provides a unique opportunity for a female playwright to be supported by three extraordinary institutions over the course of a year while she writes and develops a new play. In addition to a cash prize of $10,000, the playwright will receive residencies at three geographically distinct...

Read More

THE WOLFE PACK BLACK ORCHID AWARD FOR THE NOVELLA

— NO ENTRY FEE. Entries must be 15,000 to 20,000 words in length, Submitted by May 31, 2014. Each entry must be an original unpublished work of fiction that conforms to the tradition of the Nero Wolfe series. The mystery should be “traditional” in flavor. The crime must be solved using the deductive abilities of the sleuth. No coincidences. The detective could be a professional or amateur. The setting could be NYC or Boston or...

Read More

HAY HOUSE INSIGHTS NONFICTION WRITING CONTEST

— NO ENTRY FEE. Deadline May 1, 2014. Minimum of 30,000 words. Must be in English. One Grand Prize winner will receive Hay House Insights contract and $5,000 advance. First Place winner will receive FREE Discover publishing package with Balboa Press, video press release and distribution upon publication, Hay House Radio Interview. Second Place winner will receive FREE Connect publishing package with Balboa Press. Visit the website: ...

Read More

PROUD TO BE: WRITING BY AMERICAN WARRIORS CONTEST AND ANTHOLOGY

— NO ENTRY FEE. Open to all military personnel, veterans, and their families. Call for Submissions and Contest for Volume 3, Proud to Be: Writing by American Warriors. Deadline: June 1, 2014 (postmarked). Five categories for the contest, $250 prize in each. Poetry, Short Fiction, Essay, Photography, Interview with a Warrior. Poetry: up to 3 poems (5 pages maximum). Fiction, essay, interview: 5,000-word limit. Interviews are with military...

Read More