Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Freelance writing, Calypso Cards, pays $50 for well-written card copy

Reply to: submissions@calypsocards.com

Calypso Cards publishes sophisticated and innovative greeting cards and other products.
We work with a handful of ghost writers who provide fresh original copy. Our artists provide artwork after the text has been selected.

We are currently looking for submissions for our Selfish Kitty line. This line has a loyal following and is contemporary, clever and edgy, although never mean, cruel or degrading. The outside text is usually innocent and the inside has an unexpected twist. Please keep the card sender, recipient and occasion in mind when writing. Selfish Kitty buyers tend to be college-educated, college-town or urban dwellers, women and men aged between 20 and 50. Please see our website to get an idea of what sells: http://www.calypsocards.com/selfish-kitty-main.htm.

We are looking for submissions for the following occasions: Birthday, Anniversary, Friendship/Love/Thinking of You, Get Well, Sorry, New Baby, Thank You, Belated Birthday, New Home, Congratulations, Wedding, Retirement, with particular emphasis on Birthday, Anniversary and Friendship. We also publish other products such as refrigerator magnets.

Calypso Cards pays a flat fee of $50.00 for full copyright on complete, well-written card copy (both inside and outside text) with no editing necessary. After work is accepted for publication, a writer must sign a Calypso Cards Rights Agreement.

Submitting Via E-Mail

Please include the following information with each card idea: card occasion e.g. birthday, outside message, and inside message.

Be sure to include your name, copyright information, address, telephone number and email address under every idea.

No phone calls please. Due to the volume of submissions we regret that we are only able to contact those whose work is selected.

More information here.