Blue Mountain Arts is a leader in the social expression industry, and a highly recognized top 5 greeting card brand. We have an unsurpassed reputation for making greeting cards, gift books, calendars, and gifts to help people communicate their deepest, most sincere thoughts and feelings about love, friendship, family, ideals, and dreams…
Location: United States, Remote
Department: Writing
Job Type: Part-Time
Join Blue Mountain Arts as a Greeting Card Writer
Seeking original prose or poetry that captures contemporary emotions and experiences. Your writing should reflect genuine thoughts and feelings on topics such as love, friendship, family, and missing you. We encourage you to write with a specific person in mind to convey authentic emotions. We also welcome pieces for special occasions (birthdays, anniversaries, congratulations) and life’s challenges and aspirations. We are looking for fresh, creative content that stands out from our previous publications. Submissions should fit on a card, ranging from 50 to 300 words.
WHAT WE ARE NOT LOOKING FOR:
AI-generated or AI-assisted content, rhymed poetry, religious verse, or one-liners. Try to avoid frequently overused words and phrases, such as “special,” “gift,” “sending you a hug,” “birthday wishes for you,” and “angel.” We receive a large number of submissions about mothers, sons, daughters, and love. For these themes, we only consider writings that are refreshing and unique or that express age-old sentiments in new and different ways. (Hint: Avoid lines like “You were always there for me,” “I remember when you were a baby,” “I am so proud of you,” and “You are my dream come true.”)
COPYRIGHT
Your work need not be copyrighted prior to submission.
Compensation Package
This is a position we pay $300 per poem for the worldwide, exclusive rights to publish it on a greeting card and other products, and $50 per poem for one-time use in a book. Publication procedures will be explained in detail prior to actually publishing your work.
SEASONAL POETRY SUBMISSION DATES
We welcome material for the following holidays:
Christmas and General Holiday: May 15
Valentine’s Day: July 12
Easter: September 8
Mother’s Day and Graduation: October 13
Father’s Day: December 7
Method of Application
To apply, you can submit your greeting card poetry in the submission form below or to [email protected]. You may include as many different works as you wish in the same submission. PLEASE DO NOT SEND WEBSITE LINKS OR ATTACHMENTS. When submitting by email, type or paste the text of your work(s) into the body of the email. Be sure to include your name and address.
Additional Information
SUBMISSIONS SELECTED FOR FURTHER REVIEW will receive a response within 8 weeks. We are unable to respond to electronic submissions that are not chosen for further review.