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 later in the day than in the past). But just about a year ago, I began sharing this information early every Monday morning via Substack, too, as a benefit for paid subscribers.

Reminder: These weekly 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.

Another note about these Monday posts: Unlike the monthly newsletter, which filters out listings that may be limited to writers in a single city/state/province, these posts do carry such localized opportunities (jobs included).

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

And now—the latest gleanings:

• This one’s a twofer. If you’ve been waiting for this news, The Cincinnati Review opened yesterday for print-journal submissions; they’ve announced a March 31 deadline, although they’ve also noted that they’ll close once 2,000 submissions have been received. They’ve also announced the re-opening of submissions for their miCRo online flash feature, which has a later deadline but a tighter cap (400 submissions). Pay rates: “We pay $25/page for prose and $30/page for poetry in the print journal and $25 for miCRo posts or special features.”
• The Bellagio Center Residency Program in Italy is now open for applications for 2027 residencies. NB: The application process requires a pre-application questionnaire, which must be completed by 5pm (Eastern), March 20, to verify eligibility.
• In partnership with the Myer Foundation, the Neilma Sidney Literary Travel Fund “supports emerging, midcareer, and established Australian writers and literary sector workers in pursuingprofessional development opportunities. This includes writers, editors, agents, publishers, librarians, booksellers, employees and associates of literary organisations and journals, and other literary professionals currently living in Australia.” Confers “grants between $2,000 and $10,000” to “support professional development through travel.” Current deadline: March 23.
• Open for pitches until the morning of March 25: Cake Zine, “a literary print magazine exploring art, history, and pop culture through food.” Their next issue will be themed “Spoiled Rotten” and “will explore extravagance, excess, and decay. Tell us what you think is stale, overripe, and curdled—in the fridge, on the menu, or in our culture. Or extend your gaze from the trash to the compost pile to share how new life can come from rot or how culinary ingenuity can be borne from ingredients past their prime. We’re looking for both what’s lost and what’s gained when things go bad.” Pay rates range from $125-$300 as detailed on the site.
• “First America is hosting two creative writing workshop series for emerging Indigenous writers ages 16–25—one in person in Tulsa and one online. Through guided sessions and revision support, participants will develop short fiction (1,000–2,000 words) imagining Indigenous nations 250 years in the future. The workshops extend the themes of the First America podcast, which explores Indigenous history 250 years in the past. Selected pieces will be published online, with one featured on the podcast and awarded a $500 prize. A culminating public reading in Tulsa will follow (date TBD). Free to attend. Open to Native writers.” Apply by March 31.
• Canada-based Event “is offering a paid part-time internship opportunity, starting this May. If you’re a student or recent graduate in the Vancouver area who is interested in gaining hands-on experience with an award-winning literary magazine, please get in touch!” Compensation: “$22 per hour plus 4% vacation pay, paid biweekly for 20 weeks, to a maximum of 200 hours for the duration of the internship.” Deadline: March 31.
• In the UK, the University of Leeds is taking applications from poets “with a developing national and/or international profile for whom a poetry fellowship would make a significant artistic and professional difference” for the next Caster Cultural Fellowship. The fellowship includes a salary of “£41,064– £48,822 p.a. depending on experience.” Deadline: April 1.
• The latest mini-contest from On the Premises, “an online fiction magazine,” is open for entries until April 3. The prompt this time is “The Long and Short of Family Arguments.” Details: “For this mini-contest, tell, show, or evoke a complete story about some kind of family dispute or disagreement… TWICE. Give us a longer version of the story (75-100 words long) and then rewrite that same story into a traditional mini-contest length (25-50 words long). We’re adding a bit of money to the prize pool, since you’re working harder this time.” Prizes: “First place pays $45, second pays $35, and third pays $25, all in US dollars. Honorable mentions get published, but make no money.”
• In Pennsylvania, “Franklin & Marshall College invites applications for an adjunct position in the Department of English to teach one section of ENG225 (Intro to Creative Writing): see course description below..The course(s) will be taught in person beginning August 24, 2026; the employment period extends for two weeks following the completion of the Fall 2026 semester….Applicants should possess or be close to completing a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (any genre). Teaching experience preferred. The salary is $7,000 per course.” Deadline: “Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the search is closed.”
• And one closing reminder: We’re only halfway through March, which means that plenty of the opportunities listed in the March newsletter remain open for submissions and applications. Same holds true for the March 2 and March 9 updates.