We’re delighted to announce that we’re open to Inklings submissions from 1st to 31st August.

The Inklings is a series of pocket-sized pop culture books that introduce readers to a wide range of topics they might only have an inkling about! You can see examples on our dedicated Inklings page.

We are looking for compelling narrative non-fiction, with writers able to present topics they are close to or have a special interest in, whether professionally or personally. We are open to anyone who has something fresh and interesting to say or share, and who can write with impact and communicate their perspective clearly. We’re looking for books that marry deeply personal writing with cutting-edge cultural analysis.

We are interested in seeing pitches that address culture and its impact; individual cultural figures from a new perspective; social issues; expressions of identity; and the climate crisis and environmental issues.

We especially encourage submissions from writers of colour; writers who identify as queer; disabled and neurodivergent writers; writers from underrepresented socioeconomic backgrounds and those from other marginalised groups.

Since the workload isn’t getting any lighter, I would like to extend an occasional invitation and/or plea to you to take some of it on: If there is a case you want to unpack, a trend you want to highlight, a nominee you want to scrutinize, or just something happening in the law-adjacent world that makes you upset, you can send Balls & Strikes your pitches anytime at—you’ll want to write this down, it’s complicated—pitches@ballsandstrikes.org. You can find more detailed submissions guidelines here, but I will spoil the most important part: For essays of about 1,000 words, we typically pay $500. Why go outside and enjoy the beautiful weather this summer when you can get paid to write about the worst people on earth instead?

🎙 We’re hiring a podcast assistant (Freelance or Casual) ✨

To help us bring our vision to life, we're looking for someone brilliant to support behind the scenes. This role could suit someone looking for flexible work - maybe a mum returning to work, a uni student wanting creative experience, or someone who just loves making things happen and is passionate about our cause!

Tasks include:

✔ Finding and contacting potential guests
✔ Booking studio time and arranging calls and recordings
✔ Preparing guest materials – slide decks, question prompts
✔ Liaising with guests, sponsors, and collaborators
✔ Supporting marketing and social media content
✔ Helping develop sponsorship packages and approaching aligned businesses
✔ Keeping our notion podcast planner up to date

If this sounds like your kind of project (or someone springs to mind), please drop us an email - hello@motherinthecsuite.com ✉️ ⭐

We’d love to send you a special Pastrymade Creator Kit to test our full range!
Inside, you’ll receive:
1 X Engraved Rolling Pin (adult use)
1 X Cookie Stamp Cube (6-in-1)
1 X Kids Baking Set (rolling pin + recipe booklet)
This way, you can try every type of product we offer — perfect for family baking, gifting ideas, or cozy baking content!
Let us know your shipping details if you're in! 😊

 You must meet the following requirements to participate in this campaign. For multi-channel campaigns, you need to meet the follower & engagement criteria for at least one channel: Instagram Followers: 10,000+

🚨 RUGBY Freelance Opportunity 🚨

I'm on the hunt for a freelance social media producer/editor for an exciting opportunity during the Women’s Rugby World Cup.

You’ll need:
🎬 Experience editing short-form vertical video and working with Photoshop templates.
✍️ Strong editorial judgement, copywriting, and storytelling skills that genuinely engage rugby fans.
⚡️ A self-starter mindset: proactive, creative, and passionate about what you do.
📱 A proven track record of engaging rugby fans on social from ideation to creation to distribution.
🏉 Availability during the Women’s Rugby World Cup.

If that sounds like you (or someone you know), get in touch, I would love to chat.

This is my regular callout for pitches for the Globe and Mail's business opinion section. Pitch me at elou@globeandmail.com. For reference, these are the pieces that have run in my section: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/

Kari Howard loved stories that left readers feeling as though they had just met a new friend. Writers fortunate enough to work with her as their editor found themselves challenged to weave the music of everyday life and the passion of extraordinary love into the fabric of stories illuminating the most important issues of the day. Kari’s family and friends, together with the International Women’s Media Foundation, are honored to offer grants to support the narrative journalism she championed.
 

Grants will be for a maximum of $5,000. Applicants may be a print journalist or a print journalist leading a multi-media team. Projects reported and published in English anywhere in the world are eligible. All reporting and publishing must be completed within six months of the award of the grant. 

DEADLINE: July 13, 2025, at 11:59 pm EST

Applicants will receive a decision on their applications by early September.

Religion News Service (RNS) and Interfaith America are pleased to announce the Religion Journalism Fellowship is returning for its fifth year. This fellowship, which will run from September 2025 to May 2026, helps future religion news journalists develop their awareness of the impact of faith on politics and culture by deepening their understanding of religious expression and building skills specific to covering belief, spirituality, interfaith cooperation and civic pluralism in America.

“In each of the four years of this fellowship, we’ve seen the fellows sharpen their skills and gain confidence as reporters as they tackle topics that interest them deeply and provide real narrative challenges,” says Paul O’Donnell, editor-in-chief at Religion News Service. “Anyone interested in religious journalism, or who just wants to add an awareness of religion to their current storytelling scope can benefit from this program.” 

The 2025-26 fellowship builds on the success of the four previous reporting cohorts, in which more than two dozen stories by 15 fellows appeared on RNS, Interfaith America Magazine and in RNS subscriber publications.

IndieWire welcomes pitches on a range of subjects relating to film, television, and new media. We love great stories, especially when they’re tied to insightful reported work about diverse creatives and strong artistic visions. We also welcome work about new trends and changes to the business and culture of entertainment, from production to distribution.

📣 Call for Pitches: “The Moment I Knew I Had to Make Writing My Job”

💰 $1/word | 500 words | Published on the GuestStack column here at ✍️ Make Writing Your Job

You know the moment.

Maybe it was staring down your 86th rejected job application.

Maybe it was your boss calling you “chatty” in a Zoom performance review.

Maybe it was after your first paid piece — $200 to write about composting toilets, and suddenly? You believed.

We’re looking for personal essays about that electric, uncomfortable, defiant, or joyful moment when you realized:

I’m not doing this anymore. I’m going to be a writer.

Whether you’ve built a six-figure freelance business or are still chasing your first byline, we want the real story of how you crossed the threshold. Not the polished version — the messy, mundane, magnificent truth.

What we want:

• Pitches for personal essays (that upon selection, the chosen writer will write a 500-word essay) with voice, insight, and tension

• Stories rooted in your writing or freelancing life

• A-ha moments that feel universal and yet intensely personal (specific details > vague platitudes)

• Pieces that teach us something, not just tell us something

What we pay:

💸 $500 flat ($1/word for 500 words)

✨ PLUS: Publication to an audience of 9,000+ subscribers here on ✍️ Make Writing Your Job.

The Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild is seeking proposals for online professional development workshops from Canadian-based writers to offer starting in September 2025. We are looking for ideas and facilitators who are willing and comfortable using Zoom to offer workshops on the craft or business of writing. We are planning virtual workshops.

The SWG’s Professional Development workshop series focuses on the craft and business of writing. Its goal is to offer skill development for beginning, emerging, or established writers by established writers from a diversity of genres and backgrounds.

Our interactive online workshops will range in length from 90 minutes to 2 hours.

Numbers of participants may range from 8-16 people.

In some cases, we may offer 75-minute webinar presentations with unlimited participants.

Workshops are interactive, meaning the facilitator and participants will be in a Zoom meeting room and will see and hear each other. Interactive sessions may include group discussion, writing prompts, activities, polls, breakout rooms, PowerPoint (or similar technology) presentations, or more.

Webinar presentations are less interactive – a facilitator and host will be on screen, but you will not see participants' cameras/mics. This is a great format for a presentation on a topic followed by a moderated Q&A.

We invite proposals for online presentations and/or workshops to complement the sessions the SWG already has planned. We are open to proposals that relate to all other topics on the craft and business of writing in all genres that aren’t mentioned below, but we are particularly interested in proposals that address:

Craft of writing

• fiction in all lengths and genres (including literary, YA, children’s, romance, thriller, horror, fantasy, crime, etc.)
• poetry and/or spoken word
• script writing (plays and/or screenplays),
• memoir
• comics/graphic novels, or other forms
   

Business of writing

• accounting and income tax,
• self-employment and incorporation,
• marketing and promotion

Renumeration for 75- and 90-minute sessions is $300 and $350 for a 2-hour session.

Preference will be given to proposals that fit the goals of the professional development workshops and are offered by writers residing in Saskatchewan who are representative of a diversity of ideas and identities. Out-of-province applicants must explain their connections to the Saskatchewan writing community in their application. The SWG reserves the right to reject any proposal.

SAD Mag has a man­date to sup­port emerging writers and artists based in B.C., with an emphasis on stories and works from underrepresented voices. We especially encourage pitches from LGBTQ+, BIPOC, and people with disabilities. Submissions are welcome from those who have never been published before, or who are in the early stages of their careers—editorial support will be provided.

Print and Web 
Our print issues are published twice a year with themes and submission deadlines that are announced beforehand on our Instagram and here. Follow us @sadmagazine to stay updated. Please note if submissions are open or closed below. 

Our website features regular content. Submissions are always open. We look forward to receiving your work! 

More information on submission guidelines and how to submit to print and web below. Please note that print and web submissions are separate with different directions. 

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Paying contributors is important to us. We value your work and do our best to reduce financial barriers to submitting. Having said that, SAD is a volunteer-run nonprofit and much of our budget is grant-dependent. As such, our rates tend to fluctuate. Depending on the word length, writing submissions for each print issue will range from $100-300, and depending on the size and placement, art submissions will range from $70-500. For web submissions, see details below. 

We’re looking for a highly detail-oriented, responsible, and communicative Graphic Design Assistant to support our creative process. This is a part-time role ideal for someone who has a strong eye for design & is eager to learn.

You’ll work closely with the creative director on a mix of tasks—everything from edits and layout tweaks to research and ideation support. If you're passionate about branding and packaging, love good typography, and enjoy the small details, we’d love to hear from you.

Hi, at Buster we are currently looking for Freelance Children’s Cover and Spreads Designers that can also illustrate with at least a few years’ experience. We need designers that would be happy to work in-house occasionally. Any in-house work would be Tues, Weds and Thursdays only. We are based near Clapham North, London, please see our website below of the variety of books we do. If interested, please email me your details/portfolio.
zoe.bradley@mombooks.com

https://www.mombooks.com/imprints/buster-books/

🚀 Open role alert

We’re hiring an SEO Manager to help architect the next chapter of organic growth at ClickUp!
 
This is an IC role focused on AI search visibility, launching pSEO plays, and building workflows that help us ship faster. You’ll partner closely with content, engineering, and yours truly to ruthlessly experiment, creating scalable systems, and figure out what actually moves the needle with AI powered search.

If you thrive in chaos and are ready to lead the next chapter of search, not just survive it, let's chat!

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