Freelance Writing Opportunities
3 Magazines and Websites Paying Freelance Writers up to $1,575.00 Per Article
Find new fiction and nonfiction opportunities for freelance writing today.
Believe it or not, there are hundreds if not thousands of writing markets that consistently pay freelancers for their work. The issue is not if people, companies, and websites are looking for excellent writing and writers; it is finding the ones that pay well and that you would actually want to write for. Here are 3 new markets for you to consider spending time pitching or sending your manuscripts to.
The New Quarterly (TNQ)
Website: TNQ
Guidelines: TNQ Guidelines
Send Story Query To: See guidelines page
Looking For: Fiction, Nonfiction. And Poetry
Payment: $50.00–275.00
Accepts Simultaneous Submissions: No
Pays Writers on Assignment: No
More Info:
TNQ is a Canadian Lit Mag. You have to be Canadian, Live in Canada, or be a member of the First Nations, Inuit, or Metis peoples to submit.
Nonfiction: Pays $275.00. Looking for essays and they rarely publish anything longer than 6,000 words. Essays are focused on the writing life.
Fiction: Pays $275.00. They do not have any specific directions, except they rarely publish pieces over 6,000 words.
Poetry: They print ballads, free verse, epic, sonnet, and prose poetry. The payment is $50.00.
Listverse
Website: Listverse
Guidelines: Listverse Guidelines
Send Story Query To: apply through the guidelines page
Looking For: Nonfiction
Payment: $100.00
Accepts Simultaneous Submissions: No
Pays Writers on Assignment: No
More Info:
ListVerse is a popular website that publishes 1=top 10 listicles on just about any topic you can think of!
Nonfiction: If you are good at writing and researching listicles, this website can be an excellent opportunity for you. There are looking for listicles with a minimum of 10 items per list that are well written and interesting. If this is something you think you would like to do and you have a PayPal address to get paid, you should check out this opportunity!
C Magazine
Website: C Magazine
Guidelines: C Magazine Guidelines
Send Story Pitches or Completed Manuscripts To: [email protected]
Looking For: Nonfiction
Payment: $175.00–1,575.00
Accepts Simultaneous Submissions: Yes
Pays Writers on Assignment: Yes
More Info:
C Magazine is a Canadian magazine that covers international contemporary art. It is a quarterly magazine, and each magazine has a specific theme. The theme for the next issue is Extraction. Check the guidelines if this is the current theme or if C Magazine is looking for something different.
Nonfiction: C Magazine looks for essays, opinion pieces, general interest, and personal experiences. Each theme is described in detail with probing questions, so you will know exactly what they are currently looking for. Their guidelines pages also go into rates (typically at least $0.35 a word) and open calls (for instance, they have an open call on reviews right now. Online reviews are 325–375 words, and payment is $175.00. Print reviews are 800–1,000 words and payment is $340.00).
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