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📚✨ Dreaming of writing romance? Harlequin's Romance Includes You Mentorship is back! 💌 This is your chance to get a publishing contract, a $5,000 grant, and a year-long mentorship with a Harlequin editor. Whether you're a new writer or an aspiring romance author, this opportunity is for YOU! Those from underrepresented communities are strongly encouraged to apply, as the mentorship is about creating more diversity and representation within the romance genre.♥️ 

[Submissions close May 31st before 11:59 PM ET.]

For details on submitting, visit www.writeforharlequin.com

Sesame Workshop Writers’ Room is a writing fellowship from the creators of Sesame Street. And we’re looking for YOU!

Fresh new writing talent that reflects our vast audience. Emerging storytellers who are selected to join the Writers’ Room will receive hands-on writing experience guided by Sesame Street veterans and other media industry leaders. Each participant will develop and write a pilot script for their own original kids’ program. Past fellows have gone on to develop their own original content with Sesame Workshop, as well as write for Sesame Street and various programs at Nickelodeon, Disney, DreamWorks, and more! Application window opens March 10th thru April 14th.

Offered since 1954, the James Laughlin Award is given to recognize and support a second book of poetry forthcoming in the next calendar year. The award was endowed in 1995 by a gift to the Academy from the Drue Heinz Trust. It is named for the poet and publisher James Laughlin (1914-1997), who founded New Directions in 1936.

   The winning poet receives a prize of $5,000, an all-expenses-paid weeklong residency at The Betsy Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida, and distribution of the winning book to approximately one thousand Academy of American Poets members.

   Submissions are accepted from January 1, 2025 to May 15, 2025 (11:59 p.m. ET). The judges for the 2025 James Laughlin Award are Tyree Daye, Richie Hofmann, and Donika Kelly.

   For questions, contact awards@poets.org.

   Review the eligibility requirements here: https://poets.org/academy-american-poets/james-laughlin-award-guidelines.

The MMC Arts Grant assists comic book creators with small grants to assist in the costs in self-publishing their work. It is not the grants intention to fully support an artist/writer through the entire process of self-publishing, but rather to encourage creators to experience the learning process involved in working towards such a goal.

As we are focused on creators, please note that submissions containing any AI-generated art or stories will not qualify for the grant.

Dignified Menstruation is an innovative, holistic approach for not only changing narratives around menstruation but also changing the landscape of gender-based violence, human rights and feminism. However, many stakeholders considered it as a private not as a priority. Therefore, this fellowship program aims to blowout the urgency and intersectionality of various aspects of Dignified Menstruation through various outlets of the media at global level.

Despite being the most advanced area in development, media also do not place the Dignified Menstruation as an urgent and profound human rights concern. Recently, few media has started to cover the issues related to menstruation. But, they mostly confined with menstrual products or period products or period tax which are needed but not necessary to guarantee the menstrual dignity. On the other hand, they missed to examine the menstrual discrimination through the lens of human rights as menstrual discrimination is an underlying cause of systemic inequalities and patriarchy which is cultivated since childhood and reinforced throughout the life.

In an effort, Global South Coalition for Dignified Menstruation (GSCDM) conducts trainings at local, national and global level on Dignified Menstruation centering media, government officials, NGOs/INGOs, academia, and so on  (www.dignifiedmenstruation.org). 

We are looking for 20 WHRDs to contribute personal essays and stories to the anthology focused on documenting and highlighting their resilience, challenges, and triumphs in the face of threats from state and societal actors. The stories will be in voices of the WHRDs, documented as personal essays, poems, in short and long form, spoken or written – we are not bound by format.

• Short form essays: 1000 - 1500 words
• Long form essays: 2500 - 3000 words
• Poems: As required
• Illustrations: 6 frames
• Video: 10 minutes

Looking forward to checking out pitches for Harlequin Intrigue (you can find our submission guidelines at Harlequin.submittable.com if you want to check whether your manuscript might be a good fit). Feel free to ask me questions if you're not sure!

Hello! Are you experienced with grant writing and looking for a meaningful opportunity in the non-profit sector? The Elizabeth Fry Society of Mainland Nova Scotia is currently seeking a freelance grant writer, with at least one year of experience, to write grant applications and proposals to help meet the funding needs of our organization. The freelance grant writer, who will support my work as the organization's Development Coordinator, will work on a project-by-project basis with the potential to eventually enter a more permanent position. 

If interested in this exciting opportunity, please reach out to me at development@efrymns.ca with your up-to-date resume and cover letter attached. 

Thank you!

Through the continued generous support of Catherine and James Gero, the National Park Service, Schoodic Institute, and the National Park Foundation, we are seeking applications for a 10-month Science Communication Fellowship. The Science Communication Fellow will join a cohort with Science Research and Environmental Science Education fellows; each working independently on discipline-specific initiatives and collaboratively on interdisciplinary work.

The Science Communication Fellow will create compelling stories of science in Acadia for a range of audiences via written and audio formats, including episodes of the Sea to Trees podcast. Specific story topics will be developed in coordination with communications staff and the fellow’s interests and abilities. The Communication Fellow will work closely in the field and classroom with the Science and Education Fellows, contributing to research and education and helping these fellows tell their stories of science in Acadia to diverse audiences.

Start date: Monday, March 31st, 2025

End date: Friday, January 30th, 2026

The Walrus is seeking a full-time fact checker to join our editorial team. This is a staff position and is suited for a trained editorial fact checker with experience working in a fast-paced environment on a variety of long-form journalism.

The fact checker will primarily be responsible for fact-checking contributing writer features, along with other stories—investigative features, first-person essays, stories of a sensitive nature—as needed. Applicants are expected to demonstrate a thorough understanding of editorial fact-checking methods.

The fact checker will also help train and mentor editorial fellows alongside the head of research. They will have the opportunity to attend story meetings and contribute to editorial planning sessions.

The fact checker will report to the head of research, and work with members of the editorial team. The fact checker should have a working knowledge of The Walrus ethics and verification standards. They should also be familiar with the organization’s educational mandate, and support the inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility goals of The Walrus.

Opportunity: Part-Time Literary Assistant to Senior Literary Agent Carly Watters
Hours: 80 hours per month
Rate: $23/hr.

Senior Literary Agent Carly Watters is immediately seeking a sharp, enthusiastic go-getter to assist her. The position will be mostly administrative, but the ideal candidate should be interested in a career as a literary agent and passionate about Carly’s client list and taste.

P.S. Literary Agency (PSLA) represents a diverse list of internationally published, award-winning, bestselling and debut creators. Guiding books to publication with our hands-on approach, our goal is to manage creators’ literary brands for their entire career. Our client list ranges from award-winning literary fiction, bestselling commercial fiction, creators from popular television as well as social media personalities.

The assistant will gain hands-on exposure to literary agenting, including manuscript development, publication and career management as well as contract and rights management.

Applications for Saskatoon Public Library's Writer in Residence 2025-2026 term are now open.

The job posting is listed on Saskatoon Public Library's web site (link below).

https://saskatoonlibrary.ca/about/careers/

Please share the posting with your members.  The posting closes on November 15, 2024.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Your Email Address:
j.ryan@saskatoonlibrary.ca

Do you know an epic grant writer? ✨ 

Looking for suggestions of freelance grant writers for a client -- registered Canadian charity and 501(c)3 -- working in the W.A.S.H. space in Uganda. 

Let me know who you'd recommend! ✅ 
 

CPA Ontario is currently in search of an Email Marketing Specialist who will contribute to the success and enhancement of our email strategy and serve as a critical part of the digital team. Through understanding user journeys and email analytics you will focus on developing emails that generate high opens and clicks, scheduling and coordinating production, gathering content, obtaining copy approvals and contributing to the overall email marketing strategy.