Monday Markets for Writers
Monday brings the weekly batch of no-fee competitions/contests, paying submission calls, and jobs for those of us who write (especially those of us who write fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction).
Monday brings the weekly batch of no-fee competitions/contests, paying submission calls, and jobs for those of us who write (especially those of us who write fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction).
Writing-related resources, news, and reflections to read over the weekend.
Have a great weekend, everyone. See you back here on Monday!
Every Friday morning My Machberet presents an assortment of Jewish news, primarily of the literary variety, from around the Web.
Shabbat shalom!
Raise your hand out there if you have recently applied for a grant, fellowship, residency, or similar competitive opportunity. Raise two hands if you’ve applied for multiple opportunities.
I’ve recently emerged from a series of such applications. Six applications, to be exact. I’ve already heard good news about one of them – a tuition-free seminar that begins imminently. And I’ve lost out on another (a fact I discovered only by checking the program website and finding the winners’ names posted there). But I’m waiting to hear from the others.
Part of me thinks that I could have/should have completed even *more* applications. And part of me wonders how I managed to finish the six that have been safely submitted.
It’s the latter part that inspires this post, because as I prepared each of my recent applications, I realized that I was benefiting from a series of lessons learned: (more…)
(LAST UPDATED DECEMBER 2021)
Some months ago, I wrote a post in which I attempted to provide general advice regarding some of questions that I receive repeatedly from writers whose work–fiction, poetry, or nonfiction–features Jewish themes or subjects. I promised a follow-up post (someday!) written to address a specific subset of questions concerning how to promote and publicize such writing.
This is that follow-up post.
Most questions that writers ask me on this topic are inquiries regarding ways to connect with “the Jewish literary community” (I won’t digress on the topic of the diversity within this community; suffice to say that the community is not monolithic). Sometimes, people ask specifically about reaching bloggers and review publications that spotlight Jewish writing. In this post, I’ll offer basic information and share six of the most obvious (and mainly low-cost) ways to promote your Jewish book. (more…)