Good Stuff for Writers, 2/2

Vogue, Newsweek, BBC Work Life + more

Feb 02, 2021

Hey writer friends,

I hope your week is off to a good start. I’m keeping the intro short today because I have PITCHING to do. By the end of this issue, I bet you will, too—there are lots of editors looking for your story ideas this week.

But first, just a reminder that I’ve created some resources to be used alongside these weekly round-ups of writing opportunities. I hope they make your pitching process even easier and more successful. They include:

The big list of 70+ editor contacts
A customizable pitch tracker to help you stay on top of what you’ve sent and where—and when you should follow up!
Also, how I manage to find just about any editor’s email
And some brainstorming tactics, because before you pitch you need ideas!
And and… This big list of writing deadlines for 2021. There are tens of thousands of dollars up for grabs in fellowships, grants, contests, and more. And a lot of them have February deadlines. Get in there.

(If you’re a paid subscriber, those first two are in your welcome email. Shoot me an email if you can’t find them. If you’re not a paid subscriber, but would like access to those resources, consider tapping that button right there… 👇)

Jackson thinks you definitely should.

Now let’s get to it…

Education, Funds, Inspiration, Etc.

Fodor’s updated their pitching guidelines for 2021.
Very, very excited about this new Medium publication from former Longreads folks—and they’re open for submissions!
Do you have a book in progress? If so, you can submit the first five pages to the First Five Pages prize for a chance to win $5,000.
New Hampshire writers, the deadline for the Artist Entrepreneurial Grants is coming up on 2/5.
Applications for the next round of grants from the Fund for Investigative Journalism are due on 2/8.
Knowing how to pitch is important. But this advice on establishing and maintaining good relationships with editors is probably even more important.
One of my favorite pieces of writing advice ever.

JOB ALERT

Millennial finance site Money Under 30 is looking for a full-time freelance U.S.-based remote editor (40 hours a week, $60,000 a year, 10 days of paid annual leave) to join our growing team.

Job role:

-You will help manage freelance writers, commission, prepare, upload and edit assignments on a wide variety of personal finance topics in Trello and WordPress platforms.

-You will work closely with the editorial and SEO teams and be instrumental in diversifying our content to include videos, podcasts, original surveys, long-form articles and socially-directed content.

Requirements:

-Personal finance editing experience a MUST. Interest and experience in credit card content editing and writing a bonus.

-Please send a resume, two samples of your work and a brief note on how you would direct and improve MU30's content to rebecca.g@webpals.com with "Money Under 30 Editor" in the subject line.

Personal Finance Writers:

If you are an experienced personal finance writer who is interested in a well-paid (rates vary with experience) freelance writing gig for one of our other PF sites (Dough Roller, Investor Junkie and Consumerism Commentary) please email me with your resume, writing samples and three content ideas (that we have not covered before!) with "Personal Finance Writer" in the subject line.