{"id":4114,"date":"2017-04-18T12:00:07","date_gmt":"2017-04-18T19:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/?p=4114"},"modified":"2017-04-18T13:29:15","modified_gmt":"2017-04-18T20:29:15","slug":"19-magazines-that-pay-writers-500-per-article","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/uncategorized\/19-magazines-that-pay-writers-500-per-article\/","title":{"rendered":"19 Magazines that Pay Writers $500 Per Article"},"content":{"rendered":"

Contributed By S. Kalekar<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

This is a list of magazines that pay writers $500 for some articles. They accept pieces on a variety of topics food and health, public affairs, science, gardening, wildlife and fishing, fishing, and travel. Several are region-specific.<\/p>\n

1. The American Scholar<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is a quarterly magazine of the Phi Beta Kappa Society. They publish essays, fiction, poetry, and articles covering public affairs, literature, science, history, and culture. It is currently open for nonfiction submissions.
\nResponse time: Up to several months
\nWord count: Up to 6,000 for nonfiction
\nPay: Up to $250 for website articles, up to $500 for magazine articles
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2. PTO Today Magazine<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is a magazine for leaders of parent groups (parent-teacher organizations) in America. They focus on parent groups serving students in grades K-8. Topics of interest include parent involvement, leadership, fundraising, group management and organization, playgrounds and education. Payment depends on the difficulty of the topic and writer experience, not word count.
\nResponse time: Unspecified
\nWord count: 1,200-2,200 for features (average 1,500); 600-1,200 for department pieces
\nPay: $200-700 for features, $150-400 for departments
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

3. EatingWell<\/strong><\/p>\n

This national food magazine focuses on eating healthfully, and has a journalistic, authoritative voice. Their Fresh department (about food, life, thinking, health) is easiest to break into. They also want food stories, including recipes, from established writers and food\/culture-based travel features.
\nResponse time: Up to a month
\nWord count: 150-350 words for Fresh columns; unspecified for others
\nPay: Up to $1\/word
\nDetails here<\/a>.
\n
\n4. The American Gardener<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is the official publication of the American Horticultural Society. Topics of interest include profiles of individual plant groups, innovative approaches to garden design, profiles of prominent horticulturalists, plant research and plant hunting, heirloom gardening, plant lore and literature. Freelance submissions are welcome in features, and these departments: Natural Connections (about a natural phenomenon of symbiotic relationship), Plant in the Spotlight and Homegrown Harvest. They stress on environmentally responsible gardening practices.
\nResponse time: Unspecified
\nWord count: 1,500-2,500 for features, 750-1,000 for Natural Connections, 600 for Plant in the Spotlight, 900-1,000 for Homegrown Harvest
\nPay: $300-600, and $150-200 for departments
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

5. Arizona Wildlife Views<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is the official magazine of the Arizona Game and Fish Department. They want articles on the state\u2019s wildlife and wildlife management, habitat issues, outdoor recreation and historical articles about wildlife and wildlife management.
\nResponse time: Unspecified
\nWord count: Unspecified
\nPay: $250-800, depending on word count assigned; also see guidelines for details about how to procure payment.
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

6. New Haven Review<\/strong><\/p>\n

They publish fiction, nonfiction and poetry. They prefer submissions from writers with some connection to New Haven, though this is not mandatory.
\nResponse time: A few weeks to several months for prose; 2-4 months for poetry
\nWord count: No strict guidelines; 1,200 to several thousand for prose, 4-6 poems
\nPay: At least $500 for prose, at least $25 per poem
\nDetails here<\/a>.
\n
\n7. Oregon Humanities<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is a magazine for Oregon writers. Their posts (a readers write column), personal essays and features focus on a theme; their other columns do not.
\nResponse time: Unspecified
\nWord count: Varies for various departments and features; 400-4,000
\nPay: $300-800 for personal essays and features, $50-200 for departments
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

8. Early American Life Magazine<\/strong><\/p>\n

They cover America since its founding to the mid-1800s. They want articles on history, architecture and decorating, antiques, studio crafts and travel. They like solid information in a readable, entertaining style with a touch of humour.
\nResponse time: Unspecified
\nWord count: 750 for departments to 2,500 for features
\nPay: $500 for a first feature from a new writer, more for experienced writers
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

9. Minnesota Conservation Volunteer<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is the magazine of Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. They want features and essays on the state\u2019s natural resources and outdoor recreation. They like anecdotes and quotes used liberally.
\nResponse time: unspecified
\nWord count: 1,200-1,800 for features, 300-600 for field notes, 800-1,200 for essays
\nPay: $0.50\/word for features and essays, $50-100 for online rights to features, essays and reprints
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

10. Saltscapes<\/strong><\/p>\n

This magazine is for and about people on Canada\u2019s East Coast. They focus on the regional\u2019s traditional lifestyle, with bias towards rural life. Articles could be on people, places, history, natural world, food and art.
\nResponse time: A few months
\nWord count: 1,500-1,900 for features, 500-1,000 for departments
\nPay: CAD0.50 to 0.45\/word, and CAD0.05\/word for non-exclusive web rights
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

11. Vermont Life Magazine<\/strong><\/p>\n

They want stories about contemporary Vermont culture and way of life, with focus on ideas that present the positive aspects of Vermont.
\nResponse time: Within 30 days, if interested
\nWord count: Unspecified
\nPay: $600 for departments, $800 for features
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

12. Outdoor Canada
\n<\/strong>This is Canada\u2019s leading magazine for fishing, hunting and related conservation issues. The articles are a mix of how-to pieces, in-depth reporting and entertaining features.
\n<\/strong>Response time: Unspecified
\nWord count: 1,500-2,500 for features; 100-700 for shorter pieces
\nPay: CAD$400 and up for features; CAD100 for short articles
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n


\n13. Kentucky Living<\/strong><\/p>\n

They have a front-of-book section, On the Grid, which focuses on energy and a back-of-book section on Kentucky culture. All stories must have a Kentucky connection.
\nResponse time: Unspecified
\nWord count: Unspecified
\nPay: $75-935
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

14. Virginia Wildlife<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is the magazine of Virginia\u2019s Department of Game and Fisheries. Topics of interest include hunting, fishing, boating, wildlife habitat, game and fish recipes.
\nResponse time: Unspecified
\nWord count: 1000-1200, no more than 1,500; no additional pay for over 1,500 words
\nPay: $500 per long feature, $200 for one-page articles, $50 for a journal article
\nDetails here<\/a>.
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

15. Oklahoma Today<\/strong><\/p>\n

The magazine focuses on Oklahoma\u2019s people, places, events and culture.
\nResponse time: Unspecified
\nWord count: A few hundred for departments to up to 3,500 for features
\nPay: $0.25\/word
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

16. Good Old Boat Magazine<\/strong><\/p>\n

Most of their readers own and do maintenance of their boats, which are fibreglass productions from the 1950s to the 2000s. Articles could discuss refits, maintenance, upgrades and restoration of these boats, or sailing stories, or histories of companies or personalities, or be ruminative. Details of their departments are in the guidelines. No destination articles, logs, or racing coverage.
\nResponse time: Up to three weeks
\nWord count: Varies for departments and columns, from 200-5,000
\nPay: Varies widely for departments and columns; $50-700
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

17. PassageMaker Magazine<\/strong><\/p>\n

They cover all aspects of trawlers and ocean motorboats and welcome articles from around the world. Articles should be a combination of personal experience and the technical\/ informative aspects. General, travel, how-to pieces about the boats and their systems, the crew, and the places they travel are welcome. They also accept articles for Channels, their e-newsletter.
\nResponse time: Up to 60 days
\nWord count: 800-4,000 for the magazine, up to 1,200 for Channel e-newsletter articles
\nPay: $300-950 for the magazine, $150-400 for newsletter articles
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

18. Sailing Magazine<\/strong><\/p>\n

They cover all aspects of sailing, from learning how to sail in a dinghy to crossing an ocean on a large cruiser. They focus on sailing places that are realistic destinations for their readers, but can occasionally feature an outstanding and unique sailing destination. Readers are experienced sailors, so articles should use proper sailing terminology. They do not accept first-time sail experiences.
\nResponse time: Up to three months
\nWord count: 100-500 for short news stories, 1,000-3,000 for features
\nPay: $50-500
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

19. Maine Boats, Homes and Harbours Magazine<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is a magazine of the coast of Maine, with focus on boating. Stories should have a strong Maine connection. They do not want log- or travel-style pieces. Departments are A Letter from Home, My Boat and My Harbour.
\nResponse time: Unspecified
\nWord count: 1,000-1,500 for features, 500-700 for departments
\nPay: $250 for shorter articles and up to $400-500 for feature articles
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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