Sunspot Literary Journal is seeking articles and essays offering advice and thoughts on the creative life related to any creative form. How-to, features, reports on current trends, commentaries, real experiences, and roundups are some of the areas accepted. Some examples of the kinds of works we’re interested in:

Writing tips for authors

Tool roundups for heritage craft producers

Marketing advice for painters

Thoughtful essays on the lifestyles of creatives

Features on the impact of residency programs or retreats

What to expect from a workshop

No limit on word count, although 1,500 to 3,000 words provides the strongest target range.

Payment for these pieces will be $0.01 per word ($50 US maximum per piece). Please include a third-person bio of 50 to 75 words in your cover letter. Pieces will be published in the final 2021 edition, scheduled for release in December.

One piece per submission.

All submissions must be unpublished. Simultaneous submissions welcome. Submit as many times as you like using Sunspot’s Submittable form. 

Open: January 1, 2021

Close: October 31, 2021