Open Pitches

A meeting place for editors and writers.

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Archer Magazine blog call out

Archer is looking for blog contributors (we pay).

We are on the hunt for writing that captures Australian attitudes to sexual diversity in 2014.

For more information see here.

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Killings: On Literary Censorship; Nicki Minaj

Killings, the online blog of Kill Your Darlings, are seeking pitches on the following topics:

Literary censorship vs use of sexual imagery to sell books, in light of recent controversies surrounding Roald Dahl's works (Penguin's 'adult' cover of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; the removal of Revolting Rhymes from sale in Aldi supermarkets).

The racial and feminist significance of Nicki Minaj (writers of colour are especially welcome to pitch on this topic).

Send pitches to: [email protected]

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Scribe Nonfiction Prize ($1500 prize, plus editorial time and more) closes soon!

Entries are closing Monday 1 September for the Scribe Nonfiction Prize for Young Writers. This developmental award, run in conjunction with Express Media, is open to writers aged 30 or under who are working on a longform work in any nonfiction genre: memoir, journalism, essay, biography, and creative nonfiction. Entries must be between 5,000 and 10,000 words.

The winner will receive:

a cash prize of $1,500

a meeting with an editor or a publisher at Scribe

up to 10 hours of editorial time to work on developing the piece to Scribe’s publication standard OR to work on developing it into a book-length project

a 12-month book subscription to Scribe, consisting of one new-release nonfiction title a month.

Now in its second year, the prize provides a professional development opportunity to a young writer. Last year’s co-winners, Briohny Doyle and Oliver Mol, are both working with Scribe editors, and Oliver’s first book – a high-voltage, energetic work of creative nonfiction – will be published in 2015.

‘We had such a terrific response to last year’s prize, and we’re so pleased to be able to offer it for a second time,’ said editor Julia Carlomagno. ‘We’re looking forward to reading lively, creative, and thoughtful entries that demonstrate once again how diverse and exciting Australian nonfiction writing can be.’

Entries close on 1 September 2014.

To download the entry form, visit our website:

http://scribepublications.com.au/news-and-events/post/entries-open-for-the-scribe-nonfiction-prize-for-young-writers1/

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ABR Ian Potter Foundation Fellowship (worth $5000) - applications open until September 30!

Applications are now open for the ABR Ian Potter Foundation Fellowship. ABR seeks proposals for a cogent piece of journalism on any subject. Any Australian writer with a publication record (books, creative writing, essays, or journalism) is eligible to apply. The Fellow’s article will appear in the print magazine and ABR Online.

About ABR Fellowships

ABR Fellowships are intended to reward outstanding Australian writers, to enhance ABR through the publication of major works of literary journalism, and to advance the magazine’s commitment to critical debate.

Each ABR Fellowship is worth $5000. Funded by ABR’s generous Patrons and by philanthropic foundations, the Fellowship program is intended to reward outstanding Australian writers and to advance the magazine’s commitment to critical debate and literary values. ABR will offer two or three such Fellowships each year. Read about past ABR Fellowships.

The Fellowship program offers the successful applicant a chance to produce an extended collaborative non-fiction essay in consultation with ABR. Unlike the Calibre Prize the Fellowship program is not for finished essays or articles. To gain a better sense of the magazine’s style and content, applicants may wish to subscribe to the print edition, or to ABR Online. We are looking for a sophisticated understanding of what the magazine represents.

Eligibility and entry guidelines

Full details about how to apply and eligibility can be found on the ABR website.

The Fellowship is worth $5000, and applications close September 30.

Media Release

Terms and Conditions

Closing date

The deadline for applications is 30 September 2014. Applicants are encouraged to discuss their proposals with the Editor before submitting them.

More information

Contact Peter Rose on [phone] or [email protected]

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Overland: Multiple Openings

Overland is always looking for nonfiction pieces, especially for its online magazine. Each week we will list subjects that we are interested in covering (though we will consider pitches on any topics). In the week beginning 21 July, we are particularly interested in seeing pitches for the online magazine on the following:

Palestine/Israel: the conflict itself; coverage by the Australian media; strategies for activists

The fate of the Sri Lankan asylum seekers

Civil liberties and the new ASIO laws

Climate activism in the wake of the carbon tax’s repeal

For more information, visit Overland's pitch page.

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Griffith REVIEW 49: Twenty Under Forty in the Asian Century

Griffith REVIEW 49: Twenty Under Forty in the Asian Century will offer fresh insights into important geopolitical and cultural issues from the Asian region which is set to dominate the world in the twenty-first century. Twenty Under Forty seeks to identify the region’s new generation of writers who will be the agenda setters and style leaders of the future, introducing them to readers beyond their national borders. Twenty Under Forty will be published in association with Asia Literary Review in August 2015.

Contributor eligibility

Submissions are invited from writers from the Asia-Pacific region* born in or after 1975. Contributors to this issue are likely already to have an impressive publishing record in their own country or elsewhere. Submissions must be in English. We accept and encourage quality translations in English from Asian languages. Some work may appear in the online edition in other languages.

Who to contact

Send your submission, including information about your publishing record, to the editorial team via email to [email protected].

Deadline for submissions is 6 February 2015. Early submissions are encouraged!

The editors’ decisions will be final and not subject to appeal.

Further information is available at the Griffith REVIEW website.

  * Defined as including the region from India to the Pacific, including New Zealand but excluding North and South America. The authors will be citizens of one of these countries, but not necessarily residents (i.e. a Thai writer studying and living in Australia or the US would be eligible for consideration).

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Literature and Disability (CLOSED)

This opening has now closed.

Meanjin is seeking pitches for essays up to 4,000 words on the portrayal of disability in literature. Writers may approach the subject from a broad historical perspective or focus on the work of a particular author or group of authors. The scope of the proposed essay is entirely up to the writer. Pitches from authors with a disability are especially welcomed.

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Pitch, Bitch!

Today is the second #pitchbitch day, and we hope Open Pitches can be a useful resource for female writers looking for something or somewhere to pitch.

More information on Pitch, Bitch! can be found here.

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We're open for pitches!

We're pleased to report that Meanjin has successfully filled their first opening. If you're an editor and have a difficult story you can't quite place, please feel free to submit. We're also accepting pitches from writers – please submit those too!

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The Dark Web (CLOSED)

This opening has now closed.

The Lifted Brow online has an opening for pitches on the dark web, hacking, and internet crime.

Australia-based writers only.