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The Practicing Writer 2.0: A Newsletter from Erika Dreifus

The Practicing Writer 2.0: A Newsletter from Erika Dreifus

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Opportunities Update for Practicing Writers
An even dozen fresh fee-free and paying/funded calls and competitions—early & direct for paid subscribers; available later, as indicated, for everyone.
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Opportunities Update for Practicing Writers
First weekly supplement for June—early & direct for paid subscribers; available later, as indicated, for everyone.
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Opportunities Update for Practicing Writers
May's final weekly supplement to the monthly newsletter—early & direct for paid subscribers; available later, as indicated, for everyone.
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Mid-Month(ish) Opportunities Update for Practicing Writers
This week's supplement to the monthly newsletter is going out to ALL subscribers.
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Opportunities Update for Practicing Writers
The latest weekly supplement to the monthly newsletter—early & direct for paid subscribers; available later, as indicated, for everyone.
 • Erika Dreifus
Opportunities Update for Practicing Writers
May's first weekly supplement to the monthly newsletter—early & direct for paid subscribers; available later, as indicated, for everyone.
 • Erika Dreifus
The Practicing Writer 2.0: May 2026
Spotlighting 50+ fee-free AND paying/funded opportunities for writers of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Plus: a featured resource, success…
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The Practicing Writer 2.0: A Newsletter from Erika Dreifus
The Practicing Writer 2.0: A Newsletter from Erika Dreifus
Curating fee-free (AND paying/funded) calls and competitions—plus other resources—for writers of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction.
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BIRTHRIGHT: Poems
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