Finding the perfect available writing opportunity can be exhausting. But this January, you don’t have to search far and wide. I’ve gathered the best remote writing opportunities, grants, competitions, and magazine calls all in one place. You can also bookmark this page for updates that’ll be made throughout the month (some mags may make calls…
2024 was the year I found myself spending way too much time on Twitter (okay, fine, X), and somehow, I ended up right in the middle of all these heated book debates. The funny part? Rather than actively contributing to these discourses (or to use Tweep language, “hot takes”), I watched from the sidelines. I’m…
Laila Lalami’s Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits is a reflection on unemployment and underemployment and how they affect the lives of some ambitious Moroccan youths. Set in the late 90s and early 2000s, largely under the reign of King Hassan, the book follows the life of four Moroccans: two men and two women, who hoped…
these poems i now write my caucasian editor says i am losing my spark. he says i no longer write those poems that wows his periodical’s faithfuls: poems that faithfully bend to his people’s narratives that I am indeed a savage needing of their lectures on how to be human. he says I no…
If you’re a writer looking to showcase your work and potentially win some recognition, this month offers several promising writing opportunities. Various magazines are currently accepting submissions in different genres, including essays, short stories, poetry, and flash fiction. Most of these contests have no entry fee, making them accessible to writers at all levels. However,…