This project is now closed.
After careful consideration, we have decided that none of the entries align with what we were looking for. So, we're not crowning a winner for this specific project.
Everyone who participated in this project has been refunded their submission fee.
Thank you for being part of our community!
Interviews? Essays? Reporting on a riot? Scathing takedowns of your grandma’s media habits? Give us your very best journalism or opinion pieces.
So, tell us what’s making your head spin in music, fashion, art, literature, politics or the under crust of society.
The simplest advice we can give is to stay specific — we don’t want grand proclamations on The Absolute Ultimate Big Thing Happening Right Now. Rather, we love rocky, winding roads into topics that don’t draw attention to themselves. Show before telling. If you can report on actual people doing stuff that’s getting little coverage elsewhere, even better! Have fun with it. At the same time, challenge yourself. A fabulous feature doesn’t just stick to one argument or nod along with its subject but asks “what if,” too.
The simplest advice we can give is to stay specific — we don’t want grand proclamations on The Absolute Ultimate Big Thing Happening Right Now. Rather, we love rocky, winding roads into topics that don’t draw attention to themselves. Show before telling. If you can report on actual people doing stuff that’s getting little coverage elsewhere, even better! Have fun with it. At the same time, challenge yourself. A fabulous feature doesn’t just stick to one argument or nod along with its subject but asks “what if,” too.
There’s a small fee to enter, but also a cash prize.
The real tasty part? We’ll hook up with the winner and runners-up for ongoing work. Since we need help expanding our editorial output, the more you’re able to do for us (don’t worry — that means meeting deadlines and only occasionally telling us that an alien took the dog that ate your notes), the higher you’ll rise in our priorities for paid freelancers when we’re able to afford it. This is your chance to nurture your own audience on our platform, improving your craft and reaching tens of thousands of people.
The real tasty part? We’ll hook up with the winner and runners-up for ongoing work. Since we need help expanding our editorial output, the more you’re able to do for us (don’t worry — that means meeting deadlines and only occasionally telling us that an alien took the dog that ate your notes), the higher you’ll rise in our priorities for paid freelancers when we’re able to afford it. This is your chance to nurture your own audience on our platform, improving your craft and reaching tens of thousands of people.
Ready? Read the rules first.
- Entry fee is $2.
- The Grand Prize is $100.
- We’ll feature the winning article on our homepage, newsletter and socials.
- SMPLE will contact anyone who excites us about future collaboration or paid contributions.
- Please try and keep your word count between 1,000 and 2,000.
- Any images you include must be credited to the artists with their permission.
- We accept Q&A-style interviews but prefer quotes that slip seamlessly into richer feature articles.
- Please note: We'll only declare a winner if we find merit in at least one submission. In the event that no submission meets our criteria, everyone will receive a refund of their submission fee.
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