Erika Dreifus

For many years—since long before Substack arrived on the scene—I’ve been curating weekly “Monday Markets and Jobs” posts on the Practicing Writing blog, where everyone can still find them (albeit slightly later in the day than in the past). But I’ve begun sharing this information early every Monday morning via Substack, too, as a benefit for paid subscribers.

Please note: These posts are supplements to the free monthly newsletter, allowing me to amplify opportunities that I may not have caught in time for each month’s edition. Plus, unlike the monthly newsletter, which filters out listings that may be limited to writers in single city/state/province, these weekly posts do carry such localized opportunities (jobs included).

But in all cases, calls and competitions must not charge submission/application fees, and they must offer payment for winning/published work (or, in the case of residencies, they must not charge application or participation fees).

• For an online anthology project hosted by the University of Strathclyde, “new and previously unpublished writing on the theme of love in later life” is sought until August 30. Limited to writers “resident in Scotland and aged 60+.” Payment: £50. (Hat tip: Sian Meades-Williams.)
• A call for submissions (open until August 31), from Food & Feeling Zine, “a creative publication that celebrates the powerful connection between food and emotions and the fight against racial-based food shame.” The guidelines are expansive and reflect interest in a variety of genres. Pay rates: $20 (per interview, essay, review, work of fiction, artwork, translation) and $10 (per poem, including translated poems.)
• Also until August 31, Intrepid Times welcomes submissions for its latest creative non-fiction and travel writing competition, which is themed “A Book Led Me There.” Prize: “The winning writer will receive a prize of $300 USD as well as publication on Intrepid Times. Up to four runners-up will also be selected for publication and paid our standard publication fee [$100].” (Hat tip: FundsForWriters.)
• From Keiko O’Leary at Thinking Ink Press (“an independent publisher based in the San Francisco Bay Area, with a focus on amplifying disabled, LGBTQ+, and neurodivergent voices”): “I design and edit literary postcards, Instant Books (mini books folded from a single sheet of paper), and other publications in non-traditional formats. I want to publish more of these specialty publications.” Submissions (evidently flash fiction and poetry) are similarly open until August 31. Reprints welcome. Pays: “As of 2025, we pay a flat fee of $20 per acceptance. We also give you complimentary copies.”
• Another one open for the remainder of August (that is to say, until August 31): Roadside Press, “a leading publisher dedicated to preserving and celebrating the legacy of the literary underground.” All genres. “We are looking for full-length manuscripts and a few chapbooks. minimum page count 14, no max.” Royalty details and other info can be found on the linked page.
• September 2 is the deadline to apply for Artist Support Grants from the Durham (N.C.) Arts Council. “The Artist Support Grants will support projects taking place between January 2026- December 2026. Award funds must be spent by June 30, 2026. Awards may range from $500-$1,500.” Among the eligibility criteria: “Applicants must have lived in Durham, Alamance, Orange or Person Counties, NC, for at least one year before the application deadline.”
• The Maine Artist Fellowship is open for applications until September 3. The $5,000 fellowship “recognizes artistic excellence in the overall career of a Maine artist. Fellowships are not grants for artist projects; they are merit-based awards that evaluated by a review panel on the level of artistic creativity and vision shown in the artists’ support materials.” One fellowship will be awarded in the literary arts.
• In New Jersey, “the Program in Journalism at Princeton University, and its academic home, the Council of the Humanities, welcome proposals from journalists to teach seminars in journalism and creative nonfiction as Visiting Ferris Professors of Journalism. Full-time and part-time positions are available for one-semester terms: Fall 2026 or Spring 2027.” Apply by October 15.
• Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash., “is searching for a skilled writer-teacher to join our teaching-centered and research-active English Department as a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor specializing in creative nonfiction writing, beginning Fall semester 2026.” Deadline: “Review date” is listed as October 27.
• By this time next week, the September newsletter will have been published. Here’s just one more reminder to make sure you haven’t missed anything in the August edition! Or in the weekly supplements.

NB: There will be no Monday Markets & Jobs post next Monday, when 1) the September newsletter will have just gone out and 2) it will be Labor Day here in the U.S.