Freedom With Writing

According to our latest research, here are seven publishers that pay freelance writers up to $1 per word, or more. Topics including travel, technology, entertainment, and news. Keep in mind that it is competitive to get published by these magazines; they’re likely looking for experienced freelance writers. However, if you put together a high-quality pitch,…

Graywolf Press is hosting a nonfiction book competition, which awards a book contract and a $12,000 advance to the winning author.  They do not want completed manuscripts. They want a “manuscript in progress.” The deadline for submission is February 1st, 2020. According to their website: A $12,000 advance and publication by Graywolf Press will be…

Chicken Soup for the Soul has several deadlines approaching on January 31st for the following forthcoming books: The Magic of Cats The Magic of Dogs Be You (Formerly titled “You Go, Girl!”) According to their website: “If we publish your story, you will be paid $200 one month after publication of the book and you…

These magazines accept fiction, and pay $100 to about $700. A few also accept other genres, like poetry and non-fiction. Deadlines are approaching quickly. – S. Kalekar Shenandoah ­­­­­This literary magazine publishes stories, essays, creative non-fiction, excerpts of novels in progress, poems, comics, and translations of all of the above. Their current submission window is…

There are 30 non-fiction themes for the 14 magazines/websites listed here. While some give a date by which they want articles or queries on specific topics, several do not, so it is best to get work in early. The themes include: fantasy, soul food thanksgiving, American Indian citizenship, adapt and grow, historic scenic highways, climate…

One of the year’s best short story contests has arrived. It’s the Nelson Algren Literary Awards, hosted by the Chicago Tribune. The grand prize? $3,500 USD. Plus, five runners’ up prizes of $750. That’s over $7000 in prizes. There is absolutely no entry free. Unfortunately, this contest is only open to writers in the United…

Horse Girls is “an anthology that reclaims the horse girl stereotype through personal stories that explore privilege, ambition, traditionally feminine and unfeminine desires, domestication, and wildness.” It will be published in 2021 by Harper Perennial. They are looking for essays, particularly from “writers of color, non-binary/trans writers, and southern and midwestern writers.” According to the…