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$6,000 Short Story Contest (Free)

November 6, 2018

Owl Canyon Press is now hosting a short story contest with $6,000 in prizes. The contest has a twist: They provide the first paragraph and the 25th paragraph, and the story must be fifty paragraphs long. They call it a hackathon. This follows the success of their first hackathon earlier this year. According to the…

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$100 for Personal Essays

November 6, 2018

Here are six publishers that pay $100 or more for personal essays. Topics include humor, feminism, Catholicism, love, and more. We’ve found the submission guidelines page for each of these publishers, payment information, etc. Be sure to study each publication carefully before submitting your work. Enchantress, a new feminist publication, is currently seeking submissions for…

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10 Magazines & Websites that Pay Writers ($150 to $450)

November 6, 2018

These magazines and websites accept non-fiction of various kinds, including trade, literary, Christian, and gaming. They pay $150, and some pay more, up to $450. — S. Kalekar LWN.net This site has articles on aspects of the free software community. They’re looking for two kinds of articles: lead-in editorials for the various Weekly Edition pages,…

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18 Free Writing Contests With Cash Prizes ($50,000)

November 2, 2018

Next Show All These are contests, awards, fellowships and grants for writers of fiction and non-fiction, poets, translators and playwrights. Prizes range from $100 to above $50,000. — S. Kalekar The Haven Foundation Grants This foundation, established by Stephen King, gives financial assistance to help established freelance artists and writers who have suffered disabilities or…

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21 Blogs & Websites that Pay Writers for Guest Posts ($50 to $300)

October 30, 2018

Next Show All Here’s a huge list of blogs and websites that pay for the articles they publish. Included is a very wide variety of topics, including music reviews, health, social justice, news, food, money, etc. We’ve found all of these publishers in the past week, as part of our work at Freedom With Writing.Our…

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7 Magazines that Pay Writers (Up to $500)

October 30, 2018

Next Show All Here’s a list of seven magazines that accept pitches directly from freelance writers. We’ve researched payment information for all of these publishers and found links directly to their submission guidelines pages, to make it easier for you to connect with them. If you want to learn how to make a living as…

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$360 for Short Stories to be Published in The Young Explorer’s Adventure Guide

October 30, 2018

The 2019 Young Explorer’s Adventure Guide is currently in need of submissions of science-fiction stories aimed at an eight to twelve year old audience. They like science fiction stories only, in “all its variants.” They do not want fantasy — just science fiction. According to their submission guidelines, they want stories that: Have a main…

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