Weekly Roundup: August 24, 2024
Weekly Roundup: August 24, 2024
Salivating over green party and dreaming of 80-degree days
Fun fact: A couple of weeks ago, I accidentally stumbled upon a video made by ConvertKit and Lawrence Yeo about how Yeo gets newsletter subscribers from his blog.
But uhh, the thing that caught my attention was the little illustrated triangular-head mascot dude on Yeo’s website.
So I Googled him… you know, to check out the mascot… and what do you know, once I started reading his blog posts, I was hooked!
These were not blog posts; these were some of the best-written philosophical essays I’ve read in recent days.
Here’s one of his essays that I loved… sorry not sorry if I get you hooked too.
Curated Opportunities
These opportunities focus on creative and sometimes magazine writing. I try to include a mix of super high-profile and indie publications that are more beginner-friendly. (Click the names of the publications for detailed submission guidelines.)
*Shost list today.*
Arts & Letters: Accepting the usuals: poems, fiction, nonfiction, and flash, until September 30. Pay: $10 per printed page (min: $50).
Fahmidan: Send your poems or prose submissions soon. Deadline: unsure, possibly rolling. Pay: $25 per piece.
Baltimore Review: Accepting poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction through November 30. Pay: $50.
Electric Literature: Reminder that they’ll open submissions for personal narratives on September 3. Will close on Sep 17 or when they receive 750 submissions. They fill up FAST! Pay: $100.
North American Review: They’re accepting nonfiction through November 30. Pay: Unsure (according to Chill Subs, they offer $100).
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*** Note: I cannot always vet each of these publications, unfortunately. So, please do your due diligence and research. See if their values align with yours, if there are conditions/restrictions to who can or cannot pitch/submit, whether or not they’re a paying market, how much they pay, etc., if these things matter to you.***
That’s all for today. Can’t wait til cooler days ahead (soon).