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. A list of links is not an article.

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 booked through July 2020, 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. We especially appreciate 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 greatly dislike general theory without experience or first=hand knowledge.

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

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.

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.

Query or Manuscript:

We accept either one, but on spec is preferred!

Payment:

Via PayPal – $50 for unpublished original articles; $15 for reprints.

Via check – We rarely pay via check and never outside the US.

Via any other way – no

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. 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, so pretty please do not ask when it will be published as the editor retains the right to move articles around due to unforeseen circumstances.

Final Manuscript:

When you submit the manuscript, include:

word count

title

piece

a brief bio at the end to include your website/blog

your PayPal address

no checks or wires to foreign countries

omitting any of the above can result in rejection.

Email:

We prefer all submission by email and WITHOUT attachments unless you are given the nod to send an attachment. Submit your manuscript to hope@chopeclark.com