Happy Wednesday to TWJN supporters 👋🏼 

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

I bet you’re wondering what I’m doing here. Well, usually these Wednesday updates are only for TWJN Supporters. But this week, our friends at Honeybook have sponsored the send for everybody and have an exclusive discount for you all — enjoy! 😊

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Now let’s get to the midweek round up!

So, what do we have this week?

1️⃣ Resource: HoneyBook Freelancing Tool

2️⃣ 7 calls to pitch

3️⃣ 18 writing jobs

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2️⃣ Calls to Pitch

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($2,000) Narratively | Writers! Narratively has a new project: Life in the Age of Extremes. We’re living through an age of extreme weather and climate, extreme violence, extreme economic inequality, extreme food insecurity, extreme threats to democracy and more. Narratively is seeking stories about real people living through unique aspects of this “Age of Extremes.” Deadline is Dec 29. Submit pitches here

(£850) Writers & Artists | Enter Writers & Artists’ free annual short story competition and be in with a chance of winning a place on an Arvon Residential Writing Week (worth £850) as well as seeing your story published on their site. Submit your “risk”-themed short story of no more than 2,000 words. Deadline is Feb 12, 2024. Apply here

($400) University of Texas at Austin | US journos! UT Austin’s Center for Media Engagement is still looking for reporters to write a news story about the impacts of climate change on their local area (350-450 words) as part of a research study. They’ve doubled their pay rate from $200 to $400! Email [email protected] (a) the approximate number of articles you have published in the past year in non-student outlets, (b) whether you would consider yourself a general assignment reporter/journalist, and (c) links to 3 or 4 articles you have written.

($400) International Policy Journal | Kelsey is seeking forward-looking ideas about progressive/left/internationalist foreign policy, policies that could be adopted and implemented soon. Aiming for $400 for a few op-ed length pieces and $0.50/word for a couple longer ones. Submit pitches here

(£250 estimate) Business Insider | Kiera is looking to commission for lots of story ideas before Christmas. Check out her Google Doc and email pitches to [email protected]

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