Happy Sunday to 7,520 motivated writers 👋🏼 

How’s everyone doing? I’m doing great.. finally!

TWJN Pro Supporters got the heads up that I was super ill earlier this week 🤧.. it feels like something’s been going around.

I swear being ill always makes you appreciate being healthy SO much more.

We’ve got a big ol’ thirty-five opps this week! Things are a little harder to come by this time of year, Q4 does tend to be slower.. but i gotchu 😉

Let’s get straight to it!!

So, what do we have this week?

1️⃣ Resource: Memoir Prize at Narratively: $5,000 in prizes 🤑

2️⃣ 20 calls to pitch, 15 early access for TWJN Pro ⚡️

3️⃣ 15 writing jobs

Let’s get to it! ⬇️ ⬇️

1️⃣ Resource of the Week

Memoir Prize at Narratively: $5,000 in prizes 🤑

The lovely Jesse at Narratively reached out feature their newly launched Memoir Prize for 2023 👀

They are looking for revealing and emotional first-person nonfiction narratives from unique and overlooked points of view.

The grand prize is $3,000, with two finalists winning $1,000 each!

The guest judge is New York Times bestselling memoirist Stephanie Land. 

Oh yeah, and the $20 entry fee is waived for subscribers to their newsletter. Deadline to submit is November 30.

More info and to submit here!

2️⃣ Calls to Pitch

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Sign up to get early access to opportunities here

⚡️($10,000) Tapas Media | US-based romance writers! 💖 Tapas is having a romance writing contest! Send in your heart-wrenching romance novels for a chance to be one of 15 lucky winners

⚡️($800) New Lines Magazine | North Africa and Sahel-based reporters! 🌍 Erin is looking for pitches for insightful and groundbreaking long-form or first-person stories. Rolling call. See thread for more info and examples

⚡️($750) Inverse | LA-based entertainment writers! Jake is looking for a Godzilla fan 🦖 with experience writing features/profiles to write a potential story. Must be available on Oct 19

⚡️($300+) Refinery29 | Lifestyle writers! Elizabeth is accepting pitches about health, friendships, and relationships

⚡️($250+) Tricycle Magazine | Buddhist writers! Mike is looking for pitches about Buddhism, mindfulness, religion, art, history, and pop culture. Rolling call

⚡️($150) L’Orient Today | Lebanon journos! Madeline is looking for pitches about Lebanon’s environment, urban planning, society, economy and global diaspora

⚡️($100) Chicago Votes | Chicago-based journos! Chicago Votes is looking for op-eds, digital content, poems, and photos. Rolling call. Pitch here

⚡️($100) FIERCE | Latina journos! Yamily is looking for a digital writer to write at least two articles per week about fashion, style, and all trends. Deadline is Oct 9, noon EST

⚡️($50) Anime Herald | Anime enthusiasts! Anime Herald is always looking for articles about the fandom and its history. Rolling call. Guidelines here. Pitch here

⚡️($25 - $100) The Offing | Fiction writers! Rebecca is looking for submissions of original stories up to 7,500 words. Deadline is Oct 31. Submission guide here

⚡️($1 per word) Insider | Investigate journos! 🕵🏼‍♀️ Esther is commissioning freelance investigations for 2024. Example articles shown in thread here

⚡️(£0.30 per word) Positive News | Creative writers! Lucy wants unique pitches that showcase the best examples of progress and possibility around the world. Pitch guide here

($350+) Paper Magazine | Re-up on this one - Features writers! Matt is looking for interviews, profiles, features and more.. all about fashion, music, nightlife and internet culture. The weirder the better!

($300 - $400) The Daily Beast | Tech writers! 💻 It looks Tony is a masochist and wants more inbox pain! 😂Pitches for tech stories, esp non-AI topics. Details here

($200) The Sun Magazine | Freelance writers! ✍️ Anna is looking for submissions about unexpected and surprising items that you’ve found in your attic, local yard sale, or on the street. Guidelines and submit here

($150+) Sixty Inches From Center | Midwest arts writers! Luz is looking for pitches covering performing arts happening anywhere in the Midwest. Guidelines here

($50 - $100) Broad Street Review | Philly-based writers! Alaina is always looking for high quality pitches about Philadelphia.. esp from BIPOC & LGBTQ+ writers. Guidelines here

($50) Mental Health Tings | Guest blog opp! 💻 Kiana is looking for a piece on holiday season depression, with personal experience, 800-1,200 words. Deadline is Oct 15

($0.50 per word) Chron | Foodie writers! 🍔 John is looking for foodie pitches about the Gulf Coast.. Seriously, Houston has such a good food scene. Estimate here

(£0.25+ per word) Time Out UK | UK writers! Chiara is always looking for pitches about culture, lifestyle, food, housing trends, underground scenes in the UK. Estimate here

3️⃣ Writing Jobs

⚡️($175,000 - $180,000, Hybrid New York, NY or Culver City, CA) Barnes & Noble | Book lovers! 📚 Barnes & Noble is looking to hire a Gift and Specialty Editorial Director to be responsible for content creation, acquisition and dev, and managing editors. Apply here

⚡️($120,000, Washington D.C.) Associated Press | 🚨 ASAP!! 🚨 Politics reporters! Saeed is hiring a Washington & Politics Digital Editor to help lead politics and election coverage for their digital platforms. Deadline is TODAY Oct 5. Apply here

⚡️($120,000 - $145,000, Remote TX) NPR | Texas-based reporters! 🤠 NPR is looking to hire an Immigration Correspondent who speaks both English and Spanish. Apply here

⚡️($98,000 - $108,000, New York, NY or Washington D.C.) Associated Press | News writers! Saeed is also looking to hire a Live Blog News Editor to lay the groundwork and identify opportunities. Deadline is Oct 31. Apply here

⚡️($92,800 - $124,400, Los Angeles, CA) Walt Disney Company | LA-based visual storytellers! Frank is hiring a Video Journalist to join his team and help drive their visual strategy. Apply here

⚡️($85,000, New York, NY or Washington D.C.) Associated Press | Newsletter lovers! 💌 Another job opp from Saeed.. looking for a collaborative journo who understands the digital media landscape. Deadline is Oct 31. Apply here

⚡️($40,000 - $70,000, New York, NY) Wall Street Journal | Early-career finance journalists! 💸 WSJ Finance Reporting Fellowship is a great way to start off your career if you’re interested in covering financial markets or personal finance. Two journalists will be selected for the next session (Jan to Dec 2024). Deadline is Nov 10. Apply here

⚡️($28.57 per hour, US - multiple locations) Wall Street Journal | Young journos in college! 🎒 Looking for a Summer 2024 internship? WSJ Reporting Internship is an opportunity to get hands-on experience working in their newsrooms. Deadline is Oct 23, noon EST. Apply here

⚡️($60 - $80 per hour, Remote US) Omnicom Health Group | Medical writers! Omnicom is looking to hire a Freelance Senior Medical Editor. Apply here

($60,000 - $65,000, Hybrid Massachusetts) Wheaton College | Comms & Editor opp! The marketing team in MA is looking for a comms writer to help their magazine & newsletter. Apply here

(£30,000, Hybrid Twickenham, UK) ENDS Report | UK Journos! Tess is looking for an Assistant Editor over at the ENDS Report, specifically a long-form journalist to write about all things environment and climate. Apply here

($850 per month, Remote US) Cyberou | Cybersecurity writers! 🖥️ Daniel is looking for a technical writer for five pieces each month, part-time. Knowledge about cyber & SEO are preferred

(Paid, Remote US) NBCU Academy | Young journos! NBCU Academy is looking for Associate Reporters to profile changemakers across the US. Apply here

(Paid, Remote US) | Disabled writers! Alice is looking for a comedy writer for an online series

(Paid, Remote US) The Drive | War journos! Tyler is looking for a weekend writer who has knowledge about OSINT and is passionate about all things in the defense world

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