Digital Spy is one of the UK’s largest entertainment and media news websites. They are looking for new reporters to produce coverage of the upcoming series of Celebrity Big Brother for the site. Shifts are expected to last from one to four hours depending on the level of coverage. The position will last for the duration of the upcoming Celebrity Big Brother series, which is expected to begin in January and last for approximately four weeks. Applicants MUST be available for the whole of January.  Work from home. View website for details.

sexlifeandhannah.com are looking for intelligent and witty articles in the vein of Esquire’s Answer Fella for their blog. Articles will mostly be about dating and relationships, but they are open to other topics as long as they are relevent to the blog’s book series, which is about dating in L.A. Approximately 500 words per article, pay is $0.10 per word (starting). Please go to the website http://www.sexlifeandhannah.com and familiarize yourself with the style of the book and e-mail resumes and writing samples to: hannah@sexlifeandhannah.com

Good at writing complaint letters? You could win £30 for yours if published as the Star letter. View website for details.
http://www.complaintletter.org.uk/writing-competition/

The London College urgently required part-time qualified and experienced Visiting journalism lecturers to teach both undergraduate & Postgraduate students. Preference will be given to current holders of similar positions at UK public-sector institutions and with at least 5 years teaching experience. Recently retired faculty members are welcomed. Pay is £15-£35 per hour depending on qualification and experience. View website for details.
http://www.lcuck.ac.uk/job_vacancies.html

Hyde based Theatre Royal Onward are launching an exciting writing competition. They want your short stories and poetry for the debut publication of their anthology – Onward. The anthology is dedicated to the late Sir George and Lady Kenyon. View website for details.
http://www.theatreroyalhyde.co.uk/writing_comp.php

The publishers of Island Angler welcome book proposals. Their guide book series includes Island Angler’s Guide to Island Rivers, Guide to Saltwater Salmon Fishing, Guide to Bass Fishing in British Columbia, and Ralph Shaw’s Vancouver Island Adventures. If you think you can write a compatible book send a 2 – 3 page summary of your proposal, include possible sources, list of photos, available maps, illustrations, etc.  Payment for book manuscripts is negotiable. View website for contact details.
http://www.islandangler.net/guidelines.htm

Digital Spy is one of the UK’s largest entertainment and media news websites. They are looking for freelance reporters to provide content on weekday afternoons for the Bollywood section of the site. You must be able to work from home using a reliable internet connection. Salary: £8.50 per hour View website for details.

City Kidz World and citykidzworld.com is a publication that seeks to reach outdirectly to parents and children and share success stories, tips from experts for parents, descriptions of opportunities for children, unique paths to success and growth for children, and opportunities for children to try new things in the form of contests and activities. If you would like to contribute to the content on this site, please email. Pays between $25 and $75. View website for details.
http://www.citykidzworld.com/aboutus.php

Sentinel Literary Quarterly Short Story Competition has been introduced to encourage and reward quality short fiction writing, create and sustain awareness about the publication and if by any chance a small financial margin is achieved at the end of each competition, that will go back into producing the magazine and help keep it a free-to-read publication.

Subject: Short Stories may be on any subject.
Length: Maximum 1,500 words per story
Entry Fees: £5.00 per story, £9.00 for 2 stories and £12.00 for 3 stories.
First Prize: £100.00
Second Prize: £60.00
Third Prize: £40.00
View website for details.

UK based Facet Publishing, the commercial publishing and bookselling arm of CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, is the leading publisher of books for library and information professionals worldwide. They welcome new authors who have proposals for information related books. View website for full details.
http://www.facetpublishing.co.uk/writing_for_us.php#writeforus

Charisma & Christian Life describes itself as “The Magazine About Spirit-led Living.” Each month more than 600,000 readers turn to the magazine for inspiration, information and instruction. They welcome articles and stories. Payment for articles is negotiable. View website for details.
http://www.charismamag.com/index.php/write-for-us

UK based Zed is an independent scholarly publishing house, catering predominantly to the needs of academics and students, and occasionally to a wider audience of activists and policy-makers. Their books reach the broadest possible audience, and therefore they only publish books which are likely to have a substantial market, in hardback and paperback. Their commitment as a quality non-fiction publisher is to books of intellectual distinction and originality; books that embody Third World and internationalist perspectives, interests and commitment; and books that relate to neglected issues of all kinds and to disadvantaged social groups. View website for details.

Digital Spy is looking for a team of part-time writers based in the US to work for the US version of Digital Spy. Digital Spy is searching for enthusiastic writers with a passion for all things entertainment to produce content for the site. View website for details.
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/about/jobs/a141409/us-reporters.html

Future Publishing seek a staff writer for `What Laptop’ magazine. The position is full-time and based in London. Be Quick!!! Closing date: 18th Dec. See website for application details.

Anness Publishing Ltd are always interested in hearing from experienced freelance proofreaders who would like to work on their fantastic array of highly illustrated non-fiction books, ranging from cookery, gardening and crafts to history and specialized reference. View website for details.
http://anness.com/vacancy.html

UK based Curriculum Press are a specialist educational publishers providing exam-focused resources for students and schools. They welcome freelance authors and editors for a variety of small to huge projects across their subject range. Writing/editing experience is not always essential, but excellent subject knowledge and ability to pay attention to detail is! They offer fees and/or generous royalties on sales. View website for contact details.
http://curriculum-press.co.uk/vacancies/index.htm

Cooper Perry is a small primary school, located in the picturesque village of Seighford in Staffordshire.  They require a Writer or Broadcaster for their `Down Our Way’ Enquiry School Project.  They would like to explore the topic area of ‘Stafford Then and Now” with a skilled practitioner who can enrich, inspire and provide new approaches. Working with year 3 and 4’s,  areas of research include Memories of Stafford, Life in Elizabethan Stafford, World War Two in this area, place names, and draw rich knowledge and experience from local residence and community leaders.  They would like to do this through the medium of Radio interviews and possibly radio drama shows written and performed by the pupils.  They are seeking someone that will bring new skills and inspiration to the project, that can plan and deliver alongside staff and pupils with the view to a sustainable legacy being left in the school. The total budget for this project is £4000 to include planning, materials, travel and evaluation.  Deadline for applications: 18th December 2009 5.00pm Interview date: 8thth January 2010
If you would like to apply, please send your CV and a supporting statement outlining your suitability and interest in this project (no more than one side of A4) to:Emma Wynne      headteacher@cooperperry.staffs.sch.uk
By post: – Emma Wynne  – Cooper Perry Primary School, Seighford, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST18 9PQ

Yoga Journal covers the practice and philosophy of yoga. They welcome professional queries for the follow departments:
Om – this front-of-the-book section covers myriad aspects of the yoga lifestyle. These short (150- to 400-word) reported pieces are largely freelance written. This department includes Yoga Diary, a 250-word story about a pivotal moment in your yoga practice.
Eating Wisely – a popular, 1,400-word department about relationship to food. Most stories focus on vegetarian and whole-foods cooking, nutritional healing, and contemplative pieces about the relationship between yoga and food.
Well Being – this 1,200-word department presents reported pieces about the integration of a regular yoga practice and health.
Payment for all stories varies, depending on length, depth of research, etc. View website for details.

The Wigtown Poetry Competition is the largest in Scotland with a first prize of £2,500, runner up prize of £750, eight additional prizes of £50 each and a Gaelic prize of £500. The winning poem and runner up will also be published in the Scotsman, or its sister paper Scotland on Sunday and will be invited to appear at the Stena Line Wigtown Book Festival 2010. The closing date of the competition is 5pm Friday 5th February 2010, and winners will be notified by Monday 5th April. The prize-giving will take place on Saturday 1st May.
http://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/poetrycomp/index.asp

GreenPrints lives because people like you care about gardening—and about sharing with other gardeners. They seek the best, personal (important word, that) garden writing I can get. Expressive, thoughtful, humorous, angry, contrite, flippant, searching, witty, observant, sad, inviting— whatever! We focus on the human, not how-to side of gardening. On the people as well as the plants. After all, gardening is a relationship, not a recipe. Top payment is $150 and we often pay less.

http://www.greenprints.com/wguidelines.html