Here’s a list of nine websites that pay $50+ for guest posts. Included is a wide variety of sites, covering topics such as hip-hop, travel, technology, programming, and education. Be sure to refer to each website for submission information — and to carefully study each website before submitting a pitch. For more opportunities, be sure…

Here are seven magazines that accept pitches directly from freelance writers. Included are a variety of publishers covering topics such as the American South, art, culture, advertising, and travel. For more opportunities, be sure to get a free copy of The Paid Publishing Guidebook. — Jacob Jans The Bitter Southerner is an online magazine that…

Here are three publishers seeking submissions of short stories. The first two publishers have very short submissions windows. They’re open to submissions for just a week, or less. I’ve included them in the newsletter now, even though they’re not yet open, so any writer who wants to send work will be ready when the time…

TN Wesley To date, I have sold over 60 short stories to glossy magazines. Advice columns inspired me to write close to half of those stories.  Whenever I am facing writer’s block, I scroll through advice column letters, hunting for inspiration.  For me, there is no better way to jumpstart a short story than to…

Next Show All These are contests, as well as grants and fellowships for writers of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, plays, and for translators. They range from £50 to $50,000, and none of them charge an entry fee. — S. Kalekar Elizabeth So Fellowship This is for giving writers the time and solitude to help finish a…

These fiction markets pay $150 for short stories, and a few of them pay considerably more. Some accept other genres too, like non-fiction, poetry, scripts, reviews, activities, and cross-genre work. Also see this list of fiction markets paying $50-360, and this list, paying $100-500 – some deadlines are coming up. — S. Kalekar Woods Reader…

Lifestyle / Entertainment Family Circle is a home magazine for women. They publish articles on a wide range of topics including family, home, health, food, trends, and style. According to one payment report, they pay $1.33 per word. To contact them, refer to this page. The Everygirl is “the ultimate online resource helping shape the…