In 2018, SmokeLong took the step to start paying writers for their work. We cautiously began with $25. We now pay writers $100 per narrative or $150 with audio. In the meantime, we have also begun paying editors. When you purchase senior editor feedback, you’ll pay less than what we pay the editors because we are big fans of win-win situations. We also pay reviewers when they’ll take the money. And we sponsor The SmokeLong Workshop Prize, a free-to-enter competition for previous participants of SmokeLong workshops who’ve published their workshop stories. On top of all this, we support several organizations that do great work.
Despite the rumors, we do not have a yacht.
If you would like to send a little money our way, we promise to use it prudently.
In its third year, The March Micro Marathon will be, as usual, a prompt-a-day whirlwind for 24 days. You’ll exchange drafts of micro fiction, non-fiction, and prose poetry in small groups and gather for a series of online events (all recorded for participants unable to attend live). We’ll finish with 3 competitions, and participants who are not already in SmokeLong Fitness will be invited to workshop with SmokeLong Fitness until the end of April!