Erika Dreifus

Each week in this space, Practicing Writing shares no-fee, paying markets for writers of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction: competitions, contests, and calls for submissions. These weekly posts complement monthly issues of The Practicing Writer newsletter, where you’ll always find more listings, none of them limiting eligibility to residents of a single municipality, state, or province. (But this blog does share those more localized opportunities, including jobs.)

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• Administered by the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, the Goldsmith Book Prize “is awarded to the trade and academic book published in the United States in the last 24 months that best fulfills the objective of improving democratic governance through an examination of the intersection between the media, politics and public policy. Recent Goldsmith Book Prizes have been awarded to books about political journalism, the history of news, news and political polarization, internet freedom, local news and digital democracy. Books that are not on the topic of media and politics will not be considered.” Confers prizes of $5,000 for each category (trade and academic). Submissions for the current prize are welcome until December 18.
• Until December 31, 105 Meadowlark Reader is “looking for true stories about Kansas written by Kansans, therefore you must be a Kansas resident or have lived in Kansas at some point in your life.” The theme for the upcoming issue is “Luck.” Payment: “$10 per story and one contributor copy of the journal.”
• From In the Mood: “Our last issue was out of the past… now we’re heading into the future. From sci-fi (A.I. Artificial Intelligence) to utopian/dystopian (Born in Flames), in places near (Her) or far (Solaris), for our 12th issue we’re looking for experimental criticism on any films, TV, or music videos set in or that engage with the future.” Pays: $30 CAD per feature. Deadline: January 1.
• In Chicago, there’s a part-time Cataloging Internship opportunity with the Poetry Foundation. “The Cataloging Intern will work 10 hours per week, to be scheduled on one weekday and one Saturday….This internship lasts for six months.” Compensation: $18/hour. No deadline indicated.
• In New York, Cave Canem is hiring a Communications Coordinator. The position is “full-time, hybrid (2 -3 days in office/week)” with an annual salary of $62,400. “Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Ideal start date: February 3-10. We will begin interviewing for the position the week of January 6-10, 2025.”
• Brink Literacy Project is advertising for a part-time (20 hours/week) contract Program Operations & Finance Assistant. This is a “fully-remote position in the US with preference for Mountain Time Zone.” Compensation: $1,600 – $2,000/month. “Priority application deadline is January 8, 2025.” (NB: If the Submittable link within the position description doesn’t work, try this.)
• At The Georgia Review, they’re seeking a full-time Associate Editor, Poetry and Book Reviews. NB: “This is an open rank role within the academic professional faculty track.” Deadline: “Candidates are encouraged to submit their materials by January 31, 2024, however, the position will remain open until filled.”
• In the Seattle area, HistoryLink.org is hiring an Assistant Editor. This is a part-time position, 16-20 hours per week, paying $32 – $35/hour.
• At Brown University in Rhode Island, they’re advertising two positions: one for a Bonderman Assistant Professor of the Practice in poetry for Fall 2025-Spring 2027; the other for a Bonderman Assistant Professor of the Practice in fiction for Fall 2025-Spring 2027. Deadline: January 31.