Here’s the latest news and reserach we’ve dug up from the world of publishing. We’ve researched payment rates and found submission guidelines where available. Much of these listings are from recent announcements and posts directly from editors seeking submissions. If you don’t know how to get started as a freelance writer, your next step is…
These markets pay $50-480 for fiction; one magazine also publishes short graphic fiction, and one does not specify its pay rate, but it is a reputed outlet. Some calls are themed. A few accept other genres also, like poetry and non-fiction. Deadlines are approaching very quickly. – S. Kalekar MARY: A Journal of New Writing…
Here are three publishers that are now calling for pitches about the coronavirus /COVID-19. Mic is seeking pitches on anything related to sustainability/technology/environment. They are “particularly looking for timely pieces on how coronavirus intersects with those things.” According to one payment report, they paid $0.13 per word. Writers can DM the editor or email him…
There are 34 themed non-fiction submission calls for the 15 magazines and websites listed here. Some of the themes are: disobedience, finance/investments, spirituality, divorce, Christmas, birds, food, fairs, summer, working potters, back to school, design, and racial equality in tech. A few give deadlines for pitches or full submissions but most don’t, so it is…
Chicken Soup for the Soul, the world-famous publisher of inspirational books, recently extended the deadlines for several of their upcoming anthologies of true stories. This likely means that they haven’t received enough submissions of stories that fit their requirements, which is good news for skilled writers with the right stories to tell. They pay $200…
Writers! Here are our latest additions to our database of publishers that pay writers. (The full database of 1700+ publications is available to members of Writing Launch.) If you’re not sure how to get started with freelance writing, I highly recommend signing up for this free webinar. – Jacob Jans PS: Thanks to Fatima Saif…
The editor for Southwest Airlines magazine recently posted on Twitter that they are actively seeking pitches from freelance writers. According to the editor, they pay $1 per word for features and essays. https://twitter.com/Alexdmacon/status/1232704464437628929 According to their submission guidelines, they accept: “Personal narrative essays. Profiles. Trend stories (so long as each has strong characters). Story…