FundsforWriters

Submissions

Submissions

 

For Contest Sponsors, Publishers, Employers, Retreats, Grant Providers

To post your call for submission in a newsletter and on the website, realize that you must have a PAYING market, contest, job or grant. Send it to us and we’ll be glad to consider its inclusion in the newsletters. Remember it must be a PAYING opportunity and not a listing that pays in copies, gifts certificates, or goodies. Royalty and publishing contracts from well-established organizations are considered PAID compensation for book authors and playwrights only. Hope reserves the right to determine whether a listing fits the needs of FundsforWriters readers. Contests and markets must pay at least $200 flat rate or first prize or at least 10 cents/word.

Freelance Submission Process for FundsforWriters

Articles should fall between 550 and 650 words. Each FundsforWriters newsletter lists only one article – short and sweet and to the point. So make each word count. MAKE YOUR WRITING TIGHT. Watch the passive voice. Give it a beginning, middle, and ending. Give strong takeaway value with real examples, preferably of your own. Why are YOU the one to write this article?

A list of links is not an article. An article about anything other than making a career of writing will be rejected pronto.

Submit in Word, 12-14 pt font. No attachments, please. Embed submission in the email.

IT MUST BE ABOUT EARNING A LIVING AS A WRITER.

(Please read this twice as most of our rejections are due to submitters overlooking these guidelines.)

NOTE: The newsletter is often booked way ahead, but we never close the door to submissions. We are particular, and just know that any pieces we purchase will likely appear in a later edition of FundsforWriters, which means it must endure the test of time in its material, links, and concepts.

If you are up to it, we’d like to hear about your success, thought and/or advice about some aspect of how you earned funds through writing. Make it applicable to others. Make it very unique and specific. We especially appreciate your how-to-be successful stories. Links are much desired. Try to avoid writing an infomercial about one particular entity. If you are touting some way/method/aspect of being successful as a writer, you must be able to walk the walk as well as talk the talk. How did this work for you (or someone else you interviewed). We want specifics. We hate theory.

Plagiarism will be deleted unanswered as will anything that remotely hints of AI.

We do NOT want stories about…

  • how to write
  • how to develop plot, characters or settings
  • topics that cannot relate in some manner to making more money as a writer
  • general or theoretical anything without solid examples and resources
  • your first sale . . . unless you’ve had a lot of sales since then and have learned from the experience
  • anything that is NOT about working as a writer
  • anything that has the slightest hint of being AI written. We determine what that looks like.

We DO want…

  • ideas on breaking into a particular writing market (but try to avoid one vendor/publication)
  • pointers on winning writing contests
  • unique ways to develop an income with words
  • success stories about being a writer with ideas for others
  • profitable business practices related to writing
  • seasonal material affiliated with particular markets
  • grant success stories
  • nonprofit partnerships for writers
  • unique markets for writers
  • unusual writing income ideas
  • anything to help a writer make a dollar penning words
  • a dash of humor, if possible; a positive note and a happy ending
  • if you suggest an idea, make sure you have proof it works through your own experience or interviews with others

Hints:

  • List markets with links, not just by name.
  • Our readers like to walk away with tools to use.
  • DO NOT USE WORDS IN ALL CAPS.
  • Do not query in smartphone text-ese.
  • Use correct grammar in your query/pitch.
  • Don’t ask if you can write in any language other than English.
  • If your English is weak or grammar poor in the query, bio, article, or website, you are rejected.
  • Your bio/introduction is as important as your submission.
  • We prefer writers who have an online presence. Include it in your bio.
  • Exceeding word count is the easiest way to get rejected.
  • Do not tell us you are a writer and ask for ideas. Half the reason we hire a writer is for their originality.
  • We check for plagiarism. Do not even try to copy someone else’s work or you will be banned from the newsletter and never considered for other work with FFW.
  • If we remotely sense AI is used in the work, the piece is rejected.

Query or Manuscript:

We accept either one, but on spec is preferred!

Payment:

  • Via PayPal or Venmo – $100 for unpublished original articles; $25 for reprints over 90 days old.

Please indicate which you are submitting. If a reprint, list where and when the piece was published. Payment is made when article is accepted, usually within a week of submission.

If you are from one of these countries, due to PayPal’s limitations, we are unable to do business with you:

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Cote D’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Paraguay, Saint Lucia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea), Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, Myanmar, Pakistan, Timor-Leste, Uzbekistan, and Zimbabwe.

Please do not email and ask when we will get to your piece.

FFW purchases one time electronic rights and archival rights in the newsletters’ archives. After publication in the newsletter, you may resell your article after 30 days. FFW purchases articles for use often three to six months downstream, and the editor retains the right to move articles around due to unforeseen circumstances.

Manuscript:

When you submit the manuscript, include:

  • word count
  • title
  • piece
  • a brief bio at the end to include your website/blog/links to your work
  • your PayPal address
  • no checks or wires to foreign countries
  • include a statement that you did not use AI in any way, shape, or form in writing your submission. 

Email:

We prefer all submission by email. Submit your manuscript to hope@chopeclark.com