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Employment and/or ads for writers
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Writing assignments & Places to advertise your work
Specific JOB OPPORTUNITIES
If you are hiring writers, let us know and we will post the
information here. Send information to: query @ inscribe.org (Note, remove
spaces for correct address)
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Requests for Manuscripts (dated)
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Note deadlines:
While we try to keep these dates and specifics for each request up-to-date, check the publishers information for yourself.
- When responding to requests for manuscripts, follow all instructions carefully.
- See a copy of the publication
before you submit.
- Send a query if required.
- Do not send your query or your
manuscript by e-mail unless requested.
- Pay attention to word count
limits.
- Do not wait until the day of the
deadline.
ALSO SEE
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Requests for Manuscripts (undated, check with
publisher)
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ONLINE
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55
Words - writers are invited to submit their 55-word
micro fiction stories to be posted at this site.
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Cross Life Ventures, a new company, is looking for books written
by Canadian authors to sell on the internet. There is no cost to
list books. Cross Life Ventures is also looking for Canadian
Christian artists interested in having their art sold on the
internet. For further information, contact
Tammy Wiens.
Guidelines
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GottaWrite is
looking for people to write book reviews. They read hardcover,
trade paperback, paperback and ebooks. Big and small press. Mostly
romance, mystery and more.
Titles from past year
Available titles. Reviewers email a list of 10 books they
want, GW requests 3-4 at a time. When a review is handed in,
another book is given to the reviewer. Style can be seen on site,
personal ratings are given. You must have handed in a review to
receive another book. Deadlines are: at least 2 books a month.
Reviews sent last week of the month.
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Sniplits -
looking for submissions.
See this page
for details.
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PERIODICALS
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Advanced Christian
Writer. Needs business side of writing; freelance jobs; "Behind the
Scenes" look at a publishing house (how it started, how editorial
operates, current needs, submission procedures), query name of house;
how-to articles related to the freelance life. Overworked topic:
marketing. Guidelines
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The Christian Communicator. Looking for how-to articles on writing
different types of manuscripts, speaking, researching; editor and author
interviews (query person); “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Becoming a
Communicator” anecdote (humorous incident that happened to you as a writer or
speaker). Guidelines. Open to reprints, state where and when they were published.
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Cross & Quill. Mss wanted.
Needs listed here.
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BOOKS
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Bookland Press - a budding publishing house in Toronto, is seeking fiction manuscripts and
nonfiction biographies of Canadian athletes.
Complete submission guidelines.
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Church Libraries. Looking for round-ups of best books on a topic (query topic), profiles of church
libraries (with pictures), how-to articles on running a church library and special promotional events, interviews of well-known authors (query
author; reprints OK). Information
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The God Allows U-Turns series is
seeking true, inspirational stories for upcoming anthologies. Check for
current needs and release dates at
writers guidelines.
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Hourglass Books. Short stories about the father-daughter relationship for a new anthology, "The Daddy-Daughter
Chronicles," literary novellas on any theme (excluding genre pieces such as science fiction, romance, mysteries, westerns, etc.) Established authors and serious new voices
are both welcome. Author submission guidelines.
e-mail queries. Pay royalties according the Authors Guild model contract recommendations, a pro-writer agreement. In the case of short story anthologies,
royalties are split among contributing authors.
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"Inside Writer's Guide" Book Series Call for submissions, 750-1500 words,
Guidelines
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Modern-Day Parables - Stories that Speak to the Soul. Freelance author Kathy Ide is compiling short fiction
accompanied by author’s applications to help readers glean scriptural truths from the stories. Contributing authors receive an honorarium (most likely
about $25 for the first book in this series) and a complimentary copy of the published book. Contributors may be able to purchase additional copies at a
substantial discount (40-50%) off list price. Likely non-exclusive one-time rights. Author bios in back of book. Titles of recently published works and
Web site/e-mail addresses can be included in the bio. e-mail Kathy Ide with “Modern-Day Parables”
in subject line.
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Power Publishing is a “Midwest publisher of books that make a positive difference in the lives
of our readers. We are CURRENTLY SOLICITING MANUSCRIPTS. We seek inspiring/motivating and/or instructional/reference manuscripts across a
variety of genres including nonfiction, fiction, children’s books, and textbooks. If you have a manuscript you would like to submit, please visit
us and check out our easy submission guidelines and find more information about us.”
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