May 2026

Winners of AWAI’s April New Writers Contest

Congratulations to the winners of the April 2026 new writers contest!

Closing: Get Paid Really Well to EDIT Copy

Copyediting is a low-key way to get your foot in the door, gain experience working with clients, and make industry connections. And until midnight, you can grab our popular copyediting program and save $200. Plus, this program will teach you the skills in a few short weeks — not months or years.

Success Story Interview: Evelyn Durnell

In this success story, former registered nurse and cosmetologist Evelyn Durnell explains how she overcame the hesitation to claim her identity as a writer and leveraged her decades of experience in the medical field to build a successful niche copywriting business.

Success Story Interview: Chris Allsop

Veteran copywriter Chris Allsop discusses her twenty-year career evolution from full-time employment to independent consulting, highlighting her recent return to ghostwriting and how she integrates AI into her creative process.

Success Story Interview: Mary Guinane

In this Inside AWAI interview, seasoned copywriter Mary Guinane shares how she built a successful twenty-year career in nonprofit fundraising by combining data-driven strategy with emotionally resonant storytelling. The conversation explores her journey through the agency world, her experience writing for diverse causes, and how she currently balances purpose-driven work with modern tools like AI to inspire donor action.

Get Paid to Edit AI

If you’ve played around with any of the popular AI tools, you KNOW exactly what AI slop looks like… It’s messy, impersonal, and ineffective. And because of that, businesses are hiring writers who can actually do something about it… By turning “slop” into great copy that’s likely to convert.

New $1,000 Writing Challenge from PWA Encourages Writers to Reconnect with Copy Classics

The Professional Writers’ Alliance (PWA) has launched its 2026 cash writing challenge, with $1,000 in prize monies available. This year’s theme is “Copy Classics,” and the competition challenges participants to pull lessons from past masters to level up their present-day careers.

Live Event: After AI — The Unseen Billion-Dollar Writing Opportunity

While everyone was focused on AI and what it meant for writers, a brand-new $6.2 billion opportunity was unfolding behind the scenes. On Friday, May 15, at 1 p.m. ET, AWAI President Rebecca Matter will reveal what this new path is and how you can be among the first writers to take advantage of it.

LAST CHANCE: Get Paid to Write for 50+ Market

Today's the last day you'll see our special deal on Brian Clark’s Writing and Succeeding in the $9 Trillion Longevity Market training… where you’ll gain the knowledge, skills, and tools needed to be an “early leader” in one of the biggest opportunities for writers since the internet!

Get Paid BIG to Write for the Longevity Market

Right now, we're experiencing a monumental shift that will define the future of copywriting — and you have the chance to learn how to take advantage of it directly from the person who’s already seen what’s coming next… content marketing legend Brian Clark.

ENDING: Your $49 Test-Drive of Our Bestselling Program

Until midnight, you can get started with our flagship copywriting training program — for just $49. You’ll learn the fundamentals of what makes for successful, persuasive copy… how to write five of the most commonly requested writing projects… and exactly what you need to do to launch your business, land clients, and start living your writer’s life.

$49 Starts Your Copywriting Career

If you’re ready to become a working, well-paid copywriter… This is the training for you. We built this program with one goal in mind — to help you “turn pro” as quickly as possible. We’ve included everything you need to make it happen… and today, you can test-drive the entire thing for just $49.

May Issue: Cutest Cover Ever?!?

This month’s issue is competing for cutest cover ever… see if you agree. There’s a saying, “Play to your genius”… I think this issue proves that if you do, the money follows!

$1 = Full Access to B2B Writers International

If you're interested in becoming a thriving freelance B2B writer, we’ve got some exciting news to share today… For a limited time, get one month of complete access to our popular B2B Writers International membership site… for only one dollar.

ENDING: Build Your Digital Doppelgänger TODAY

Today’s the final day to get access to our recent Digital Doppelgänger Workshop with Andrew Davis… Where you’ll learn to build your own AI-powered writing assistant in a single afternoon… And then learn how to get paid $2,500 each time you create one for clients.