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). (more…)
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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). (more…)
Friday Finds for Writers
Writing-related resources, news, and reflections to enjoy over the weekend. (more…)
Wednesday’s WIP: Nonacademic Jobs for Writers
If you haven’t seen it yet, the Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) has published its latest “Annual Report on the Academic Job Market.” What seems most important and relevant to me, as a writer working in a full-time office job (at a university), is the report’s very first line:
AWP estimates that roughly 4,000 graduates receive advanced degrees in creative writing each year; yet the AWP Job List reports that just over 100 tenure-track creative writing jobs were available in 2012-13.
Even a terrible math student like me can see how discouraging those numbers are for any writer who pursued an MFA (or is in the process of doing so) with the hope of securing a tenure-track teaching position in creative writing. (more…)
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). (more…)