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 not too long 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. If you haven’t yet had a chance to peruse the August issue, packed with dozens of opportunities, it will remain available to all subscribers until September’s replaces it (at that point, it will move behind the paywall).

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 or participation fees).

And now—the latest gleanings.

• Acre Books, which welcomes work “from writers of any background, at any point in their literary careers, and [is] especially interested in the work of debut writers,” is open for “queries and submissions for prose manuscripts during the month of August.”
• From Culture: The Word on Cheese: “Got a story to tell? Submit it during our open call for pitches! ⁠Culture is on the hunt for fresh editorial ideas for 2027. Whether you’re a writer, cheesemaker, retailer, consultant, or publicist, we’d love to hear from you.⁠” Pays (per mention in comments): $1/word. Deadline: August 17. (Hat tip: George ~ FWN.)
• In North Carolina, “The City of Raleigh’s Planning & Development Department seeks to hire a public artist for a 9-month residency from October 2026 – June 2027 to assist with Reflecting Raleigh. The budget for the residency is $20,000, and payments will be made upon completion of deliverables. Illustrators, visual, performing, and literary artists are all encouraged to apply. This residency requires strong interpersonal skills and the ability to listen deeply and thoughtfully to community input. Deadline to apply August 17, 2026.” NB: “This opportunity is open to individuals and teams who live or work in the Triangle Area.”
• In Germany, “applications for the Künstler*dorf Schöppingen Residency are now open! We are very happy to invite visual artists, writers, composers, and artistic collectives from around the world to apply for a residency at Künstler*dorf Schöppingen. Since 1989, Künstler*dorf has welcomed international artists to live, work, and exchange ideas in a space dedicated to artistic research, experimentation, and dialogue. Each year, around 40 scholarship-funded residencies support projects in literature, visual arts, and composition. Residencies last 2–6 months and include a monthly stipend of €1,500 for individual artists. Collectives receive €1,000 per member, up to €3,000 per collective. Applications are open until August 31.” Additional info. (Hat tip: Authors Publish)
• “The Sustainable Story Award celebrates authors whose work makes sustainability part of the conversation – and backs them with real support. The prize includes a $15,000 bursary (or £15,000 for UK-based winners) for the overall winner, two runner-up bursaries of $5,000 (or £5,000) each. The award is open across three categories: Fiction, Non-Fiction and Children’s Books. Agents, authors and publishers can all submit – it’s completely free to enter, and open to debut and established authors alike….Your entry should include a brief explanation of how the work connects to sustainability. Books must have been published between July 28 2025 and July 27 2026, and be available in either the UK or US. One entry per book – if your book is available in both markets, you only need to enter once.” Note the definition of sustainability (ecological, social, community) as it applies to contest entries as articulated within the guidelines. Deadline: August 31.
• At the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, they’re advertising for an Assistant Editor, who will manage “many aspects of the Cornerstone Press editorial department, which is comprised of undergraduate student staff….This is a part-time (10 hours per week) position.” Compensation: “Well-qualified candidates can expect a starting rate of $24.97 per hour.” Deadline: “Applications received by 8/23/2026 are ensured full consideration. Applications received after that date may be given consideration at the discretion of the search committee.”
• In New York, Book of the Month is hiring an Assistant for VOLUME 0, “a literary magazine focused on the new lit scene. We publish short fiction by indie authors unafraid to break the mold. We’re looking for a highly driven assistant to join our small team and help build our brand and readership. This is a cross-functional role that includes editorial, marketing, and operations work.” Salary: “$60,000 – $70,000.” No deadline indicated.
• “Jew­ish Book Coun­cil is in an excit­ing peri­od of growth and orga­ni­za­tion­al evo­lu­tion. The Direc­tor of Part­ner­ships & Com­mu­ni­ty Engage­ment is a new­ly cre­at­ed full-time senior lead­er­ship role to sup­port JBC in this trans­for­ma­tion­al moment. This is a role for a builder: some­one with the strate­gic vision to see how JBC’s robust exist­ing pro­grams can be recon­fig­ured into a more pow­er­ful, coher­ent, and sus­tain­able engine for com­mu­ni­ty engage­ment, and the oper­a­tional acu­men to actu­al­ly do it. The Direc­tor will take own­er­ship of JBC’s com­mu­ni­ty-fac­ing port­fo­lio — a sub­stan­tial set of pro­grams cur­rent­ly serv­ing hun­dreds of com­mu­ni­ties, thou­sands of book clubs, and read­ers across the coun­try and around the world — and devel­op the strate­gic frame­work, part­ner­ships, and orga­ni­za­tion­al infra­struc­ture to dra­mat­i­cal­ly grow JBC’s reach and impact. The right can­di­date will be a senior pro­fes­sion­al who brings both a deep under­stand­ing of the Jew­ish com­mu­nal land­scape and a gen­uine pas­sion for books and read­ing.” NB: “JBC cur­rent­ly works a hybrid sched­ule and team mem­bers are expect­ed to work from the office in New York a min­i­mum of two-three days a week, depend­ing on work­flow and spe­cif­ic events.” Compensation: “The salary range for this role is $115,000 to $135,000 (based on expe­ri­ence), plus benefits.” Deadline: “JBC antic­i­pates that the inter­view process will begin in ear­ly Sep­tem­ber. JBC will con­tin­ue to accept resumes and cov­er let­ters until the can­di­date search is complete.”
• The Artists Against Antisemitism has announced two remote, contract roles that are open for applications. One is for a part-time Administrative Coordinator ($30/hr, maximum of 10 hrs per week); the other, for a Fractional Executive Director ($7,000 monthly retainer; 6-month position with possibility to extend). No deadlines indicated.