Atlas Obscura Article Guidelines and Submission Information
Atlas Obscura publishes “secret histories, dispatches from odd gatherings, on-the-ground coverage of overlooked locales, profiles of fascinating characters, and anything with an element of surprise and a sense of place.” They pay professional rates for their Stories section. While they don’t publish the rate the pay, recent reports have shown rates of $200 to $500…
5 Short Story Publishers that Pay Professional Rates
Next Show All The following is a list of five short story publishers currently seeking submissions. All of these publishers pay at least 6 cents per word, which is the professional rate according to the SFWA guidelines. These publishers are primarily seeking speculative fiction, fantasy, and horror. Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores seeks to “boldly…
7 Reasons You Should Be Making Money Writing at Crowd Content
In the online sea of money-making opportunities, it can be hard to separate the serious from the scam. Even legitimate writing opportunities aren’t all stellar: sites that rarely have work or never pay more than a fraction of a penny for the words they do have aren’t strong eggs in anyone’s basket. That’s why boosting…
$2,100 Writing Contest for Personal Essays
Want to write an essay about the end of the world? Or, at least, about the many natural disasters that cause death and destruction each and every year? What about the personal disasters that face us as individuals? Now is your chance to write a personal essay and win a grand prize of $1,000. The…
The Earth Island Journal: $1,000 for Feature Articles
The Earth Island Journal is a quarterly magazine that discusses the environment and how it relates to present-day issues. Their blend of investigative journalism and intriguing essays has given them national acclaim. They pay 25 cents per word, and you can receive up to $1,000 for a feature. They’re passionate about covering stories not found…
$800 for Short Stories to be Published in “Awakenings”
The Book Smugglers is currently seeking submissions of short stories for their upcoming anthology, Awakenings. According to their call for submissions: “When it comes to Awakenings, anything goes. You, the author, should feel free to take this general theme and interpret it in any way you see fit–from a story about an AI’s first hours…