Jenna Inouye According to Indeed, the average salary for a Freelance Writer is $22.22 per hour. But as freelance writers, we don’t get paid by the hour. We get paid by the piece, by the page, or by the word. That can make figuring out our own rates complicated. Over the course of my career,…
Here are 28 grants and fellowships for writers of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, plays, and for journalists, ranging from a few hundred dollars to $75,000. There are also some emergency grants for writers. They are either open for submissions now, or will open soon. Many of these are open to all writers from around the world,…
The Future Newspaper is an art project that seeks to “explore issues that disproportionately impact Black and other marginalized people, such as police violence, housing, wealth inequality, and the prison system” by publishing news from the “future.” Created by Alexandra Bell, an established artist who has worked with major museums, such as MoMa and The…
Here’s a list of full-time jobs as staff writer or editor. These jobs are from companies such as The New York Times, Slate, and USA Today. One of these companies is even hiring for 10 positions. Topic areas include, culture, technology, gossip, education, and cars. If you’d like to see more of this type of…
The following is a list of ten publishers that pay writers up to $200 per article, or more, for the writing they publish. Topics include history, news, politics, TV/music/pop culture, food, marketing/advertising, and more. Be sure to carefully study each publication before sending them a pitch. –– Jacob Jans PS: Thanks to Fatima Saif for…