Community (BWWG groups)

Community (All other)

Swiftwater Collective – a creative communal living project in PA. Interest Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdUP66QjRDlRrFS4BIDltvXXwHhSQrkj32Jb9JO0onB1ONSGA/viewform 

Free group for Queer & Women writers

RATNA LING writing retreat – California – Offering scholarships 

Eve’s Editing Services: “Whether it is a short story, poem, or novel, Eve is ready to edit! She will provide timely edits and well-crafted feedback at discounted rates! You can contact her at evettewaters1@gmail.com with inquiries. Please add “Editing” in the subject line.”

Events

Tickets available now (to virtual or in person showings). Concert on 12/15.  to ‘Letters to a Young Poet’ inspired by Rilke’s letters, recently translated. In partnership with Music Before 1800. https://mb1800.org/concert/letters-to-a-young-poet/ 

Grants/Fellowships

The Hodder Fellowship Deadline: September 2024 for promising writers and artists. Payment: Academic year at Princeton; $90,000 stipend

The Stegner Fellowship at Stanford University Deadline: November 1 for emerging writers in fiction and poetry. Payment: $50,000 per academic year (two-year program) plus tuition and benefits

Deadline: Rolling. New ERA Writers Program. Supports professional and creative writing career paths for writers, teachers, counselors, and professors. Supports any writing genre & programs can take place in Florida, New York, Connecticut, or Washington, D.C. Apply here.

Applications Open: August 2024. Year-round THE EMERGING PLAYWRIGHTS FUND A program that invests in and nurtures self-identifying emerging playwrights, some of our most inventive, delightful, and provocative storytellers. Any applicant over the age of 18 may submit a Script. The Fund specifically supports the creation of original dramatic work, written with audio in mind, but theatrical in spirit.

Freelancers Relief Fund: In general this is a great place for people working in freelance

Call for applications for fellowships at the Vermont Studio Center

Applications Open: July 1, 2024 – Art Omi Translation Lab 2024 is a 12-day intensive residency for four collaborating writer-translator teams in the fall of 2024. Residency Dates: November 12-23, 2024.

Note: Art Omi also has a separate Writers Residency. The application for the 2025 program opens on August 15, 2024.

Residencies

LMCC: Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Residency Program – Free Workspace studio for 9 months, a 1-time stipend, access to community and services, as well as exposure https://www.transartists.org/air/lower-manhattan-cultural-council-residency-program 

Focus retreat center in Malone, NY https://focusretreatcenter.com/ 

https://www.saltonstall.org/

Writers in Residence: Fiction Meets Science This is in Germany. It looks absolutely fascinating. 

Art Omi also has a separate Writers Residency. The application for the 2025 program opens on August 15, 2024.

Deadline Oct 1. New York Mills Artist Retreat – https://www.kulcher.org/programs/artist-retreat/ 

• Provides stays of two to six weeks for artists at NO COST for room (solo occupancy of a one-bedroom house and access to studio space in our Cultural Center). Each artist provides her or his own transportation and board. There is no stipend.

A residency in France! Albeit a bit pricey…Crowdfund it? https://studiofaire.fr/en_gb/apply/. They offer staged payments, and will provide a letter of support for a funding application or assistance with promoting a crowdfunding campaign, following a successful application.

Swiftwater Collective – a creative communal living project in PA https://www.swiftwaterscollective.org/ Interest Form here

Two Toes Artist Retreats https://www.twotoescreative.com/retreats

Calls for submissions

Recommended Website: https://heavyfeatherreview.org/calls/ 

Recommended Tool: Chillsubs can help you discover new and relevant submission opportunities, track your submissions, and bookmark interesting listings. https://www.chillsubs.com/ 

Kindle Vella Writing Competition (Up to $62k in cash prizes available for winning submissions) https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/Vellys

Asian American Writers’ Workshop Open call for essays on translation: “Send pitches of up to 500 words or finished pieces from 1,000-2,500 words to Soleil David, senior editor, at translation@aaww.org. For translations into English, translator must have already obtained permission from the copyright owner.” 

The Margins Translation Column https://aaww.org/submissions-translation-column/

“Seeking great solutions-focused climate stories to share about what’s happening in your community. Pays $175 for “dispatches”—reporting about a specific project/initiative in a community. Dispatches run 400-800 words. Features run 800-1,500 words, and we pay anywhere from $400-$750 depending on complexity/writer’s experience.” https://bluedotliving.com Pitch Leslie Garrett, Editor at leslie@bluedotliving.com.

Harper’s Magazine. Fiction submissions only (NO POETRY).

Various open calls for Driftwood Press, from poetry to novella

Masters Review: New Voices. Restrictions: Open to writers who have not published a full-length work (a short story collection is OK) Genre: Narrative nonfiction and fiction, book reviews, interviews, and craft essays. Payment: $50 – $100.

THE WOVEN TALE PRESS MAGAZINE, both online and print is open for submissions; poetry, fiction and nonfiction prose writing accepted. Submission period is rolling. Submittables are linked above for each category. Submissions are free, published works are unpaid.

BBC:  looking for pitches of reported features on work, social psychology, sex and identity, inequality, and family for their Worklife vertical. $600 for features of 1,200-1,500 words.  Pitch guide.

Hyperallergic is looking for pitches: https://hyperallergic.com/submissions/ $500. Here’s the open call from the editor: https://twitter.com/dilisciavalen/status/1742603943195115963

Daily Beast is looking for weird, off-beat technology-related pieces  If interested, send your pitches to tony.tran@thedailybeast.com. Here’s their pitch guide.

Internships

Remote Writing Internship for academic credit https://www.ziprecruiter.com/c/New-York-Habitat/Job/Marketing-and-Blog-Writing-Internship-(Academic-Credit)-Remote-position/-in-New-York,NY?jid=03cc69d2723f24ca 

Staff Writing Intern https://www.ziprecruiter.com/c/Hanson-Partners-Consulting/Job/Staff-Writer-Intern/-in-New-York,NY?jid=46a653f236ee3680 

GONG! Journalism internship https://www.ziprecruiter.com/c/GONG!/Job/Writing-Journalism-Internship/-in-New-York,NY?jid=c4a3eeec3e29e886 

Symphony Space Literature Intern $75 stipend per week

EDM World Magazine Writing Internship https://www.ziprecruiter.com/c/EDM-World-Magazine/Job/Magazine-Writer-Internship/-in-New-York,NY?jid=ab495e879d2533e6 

Internship with Inkwell Management  http://bookjobs.com/view-publisher-profile/449

Intern program with Writer’s House: http://bookjobs.com/view-publisher-profile/1331

The New Press ($20.hr). Requires a cover letter and resume to apply. Internships are available spring (Jan – May), summer (Jun – Aug), and fall (Sep – Dec) of each year.

Folio Literature Society ($1,000 stipend). Located in New York offices or remote, and requires a minimum of 16 hours weekly for both in-office and remote internships. This internship provides an introduction to the world of publishing. Submit a cover letter, resume, the last three books you’ve read, as well as your favorite three books; and a writing sample to office@foliolit.com with the subject ‘SEMESTER YEAR-AGENT(S) OF INTEREST

Jobs/Gigs

Freelance Writer for Just Works https://onmogul.com/jobs/freelance-writer (If you apply, feel free reach out for the name of a referrer who works there)

Contributing News Writer https://www.ziprecruiter.com/c/mxdwn/Job/Newswire-Contributing-Writer/-in-New-York,NY?jid=0a7e0f5c472c149e 

Associate Editor, Branded Content @ Future https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4032228800

National Book Foundation — Teaching Artist @ BookUp, Brooklyn https://www.pw.org/job_listing/teaching_artist_bookup_brooklyn

Freelance writers at WONDER https://www.pw.org/job_listing/freelance_writers_0 

Copywriter (must be fluent in Spanish) https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4019266385/ 

Senior Writer at The Art Story https://jooble.org/jdp/8794518856002868956

Freelance Writing Course Creator https://www.talent.com/view?id=9e772578fcfe

Editorial Copy Associate at The New Yorker https://condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CondeCareers/job/Editorial-Copy-Associate–The-New-Yorker_R-16364-2 

NYT Journalist https://www.jobzmall.com/the-new-york-times/job/journalist-1 

WNS Part Time Writer https://www.talent.com/view?id=73e77aad23ed 

Indie Rock Review Writer https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/mxdwn/78082318-indie-rock-reviewer

Entertainment News for E! News https://geebo.com/jobs-online/view/id/586200083-writer-news-digital-/ 

Lit Hub is seeking a part time writer $35/hour

Digital Content Writer at Graphite

Education/Workshops

Poetry Revision Mentorship (Option to request a scholarship) https://hugohouse.org/product/poetry-revision-mentorship/ 

Educational Poetry Substack: https://lullabiesalarms.substack.com/

Dark Forest/Light Forest “This creative writing course explores loss and grief through poetry, reading, writing, visual art, reflecting, self-care, curiosity, and community building.” $200 per course (highly recommended by BWWG’s Katie)

Brooklyn Poets Workshops

Daily OM 52-week writing course. Tiered pay what you wish starting at $19.

What The River Carries Writing Workshop. Introductory Offer: $20. Somatic-based writing. 

6-month writing workshops – a variety of classes offered. Topics include: death, poetry, nonfiction, erotics, and god. Cost: $175 POC & $350 non-POC. Instagram.

The Productive Writers — a free group for queer & women writers https://go.bibliophagepress.com/the-productive-writers-fb-group-page  

Resource! Freedom With Writing. Great writing job and submission roundups

Resource! Study Hall. Can’t recommend them enough, mostly for journalism, but also for creative writing opportunities. 

Gotham has good courses for writing – some are pretty affordable too!

NY Writer’s Coalition: Free recurring writing workshops in English and Spanish