{"id":4288,"date":"2017-07-18T08:40:15","date_gmt":"2017-07-18T15:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/?p=4288"},"modified":"2017-07-22T16:26:47","modified_gmt":"2017-07-22T23:26:47","slug":"10-magazines-that-pay-writers-1000-per-article-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/uncategorized\/10-magazines-that-pay-writers-1000-per-article-2\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Magazines that Pay Writers $1,000 Per Article"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Here is a list of magazines that pay up to $1,000 for articles. They want a variety of features: arts and culture, cycling, hunting, fishing, travel, and regional essays. Two of them have upcoming deadlines for their reading periods.<\/p>\n

The list is in no particular order.<\/p>\n

1. The Virginia Quarterly Review<\/strong><\/p>\n

They accept poetry, fiction and non-fiction, and do not publish genre fiction. In non-fiction, they publish literary, art, and cultural criticism; reportage; historical and political analysis; and travel essays.\u00a0They publish both emerging and award-winning writers. Send one prose piece and 4 poems per submission period. Submissions close on 31 July 2017.
\nWord count: 2,000-8,000 for fiction; 3,500-9,000 for non-fiction; up to 4 poems of less than 15 pages
\nPay: $200 per poem; about $0.25\/word for prose, depending on length, with a higher rate for investigative reporting; $100-200 for online-only publication
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2. Adventure Cycling Association<\/strong><\/p>\n

They publish articles about bicycle travel and other recreational cycling subjects, and feature-length stories about tour accounts. They also accept shorter pieces for The Final Mile, which are about a singular experience while on a cycling trip, and humor pieces. Their submission period ends on 31 October 2017.
\nWord count: 2,000-3,500 for features; 1,200-1,500 for The Final Mile
\nPay: $0.30-$0.50\/word
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

3. Gary\u2019s Sporting Journal<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is a journal for hunters and anglers. They are always looking for features on hunting and fishing, and publish four themed issues a year. They publish Expeditions \u2013 travel pieces of hunting and fishing locations, Yarns \u2013 campfire tales that can be fact or fiction, and poetry.
\nWord count: 2,500-3,000 for Expeditions; above 1,500 for features; 750-1,500 for Yarns; up to 1,000 for poetry
\nPay: $850-1,000 for Expeditions; $600-1,250 based on quality, not length, for features; $600 for yarns; $100 for poems
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

4. Boys\u2019 Life<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is a monthly magazine published by the Boy Scouts of America. Articles should interest and entertain boys of 6-17. They cover a broad range of non-fiction, from professional sports to American history. Department pieces include nature, aviation, health, pets, history and music. Fiction is assignment-only; do not query. Query by mail for non-fiction.
\nWord count: 500-1,500 for major non-fiction articles; up to 600 for departments
\nPay: $500-1,500 for major non-fiction articles; $100-600 for departments
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

5. Popular Mechanics<\/strong><\/p>\n

The departments accepting freelance articles are Home Journal, Science\/Technology\/Aerospace, Boating\/Outdoors, Electronics\/Photography\/Telecommunications and occasionally, general interest articles \u2013 the guidelines detail what they want in each department, and the magazine audience. Query first.
\nWord count: Unspecified
\nPay: $300 to over $1,000
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

6. Kitplanes Magazine<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is a magazine of kit and amateur-built aircraft construction. Contributions are mostly by aircraft builders and recognized experts active in the field. They accept articles on all phases of aircraft construction, from basic design, to flight trials, to construction technique in wood, metal and composite. They also review and analyze products and services related to amateur-built and kit aircraft construction. Short, focused technical articles are always welcome. Query first.
\nWord count: About 2,000 for major features, unspecified for others
\nPay: $250-1,000
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.kitplanes.com\/contact\/writersguidelines.html<\/a><\/p>\n

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7. Texas Highways<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is the official travel magazine of Texas, published by the Travel Information Division of the Texas Department of Transportation. Articles should document Texas destinations for readers in the US and across the world, through descriptive and evocative language. The style should be readable and well-informed. They prefer queries.
\nWord count: Unspecified
\nPay: $0.50\/word
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

8. Northern Virginia Magazine<\/strong><\/p>\n

They primarily want profiles. Other topics of interest are getaways, medical, fashion\/style, education, arts and business targeted at Northern Virginians.
\nWord count: 2,000-2,500 for features; 1,500-1,800 for profiles; over 1,000 for departments
\nPay: $50-1,000
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

9. Washington City Paper<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stories should be about the city and its surroundings, and narratives with a conflict of some sort at the centre are preferred. They publish a variety of journalistic genres, including profiles, investigative pieces, polemical essays, and stories about local institutions. They have news, arts and food departments that accept shorter pieces, an arts blog, and reviews. No op-ed pieces or \u2018service journalism\u2019.
\nWord count: 2,500-5,000 for cover stories; 800-2,000 for departments \u2013 not a firm limit; 500-2,000 for reviews; 150-250 for City Lights
\nPay: Varies; they have paid $15-2,000
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

10. Seattle Magazine<\/strong><\/p>\n

They want news-related stories about the city and region, civic and social issues, local travel, food news, home, interiors, and other lifestyle stories, arts and culture, home and garden, and front-of-book features. Query first.
\nWord count: 1,500-3,500 for features; 1,200 for departments; 200-300 for very short pieces
\nPay: $400-$1,000 for features; $350 for departments; $50-100 for very short pieces
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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