Freelance Writing Opportunities
3 Magazines and Websites That Pay Freelancers $100.00–450.00 For Fiction and Nonfiction
Freelancing opportunities for fiction and nonfiction writers.
Are you looking for markets for fiction or nonfiction pieces? Here are 3 writing opportunities for you to consider. The first one is an online science fiction and fantasy magazine that publishes short stories. The other two writing markets are looking for nonfiction — one is about labrador retrievers (labs), and the other market is about contemporary art.
Giganotosaurus
Website: Giganotosaurus
Guidelines: Giganotosaurus Guidelines
Send Story Query To: See guidelines page
Looking For: Fiction
Payment: $100.00
Accepts Simultaneous Submissions: No
Pays Writers on Assignment: No
More Info:
Giganotosaurus is a science fiction and fantasy website. They pay $100.00 for stories between 5,000–25,000 words.
Fiction: They are looking for science fiction or fantasy stories or a combination of the two. The website has multiple stories that you can read to get an idea of exactly the type of work they like to publish. They do not want queries, only submissions. You can only submit one story at a time, and they do not accept simultaneous submissions.
Just Labs
Website: Just Labs
Guidelines: Just Labs Guidelines
Send Story Query To: [email protected]
Looking For: Nonfiction
Payment: $200.00–450.00
Accepts Simultaneous Submissions: Yes
Pays Writers on Assignment: Yes
More Info:
Just Labs is a magazine that is published 6 times a year (odd months). This market is 50% freelance written with a 15,000 circulation. Writers get a byline, and a 40% kill fee is offered for writers on assignment.
Nonfiction: Just Labs is looking for essays, humor, how-to, interview, inspirational, travel, technical, and photo feature. They do prefer you to query first; this will give you a better chance of your story being accepted. The payment is $200.00–450.00 for articles of 1,200–1,800 words.
Artlink
Website: Artlink
Guidelines: Artlink Guidelines
Send Story Pitches or Completed Manuscripts To: [email protected]
Payment: $300.00 per 1,000 words
Accepts Simultaneous Submissions: Yes
Pays Writers on Assignment: Yes
More Info:
Artlink is a quarterly magazine covering contemporary art in Australia.
Nonfiction: They look for general interest and work for upcoming themed issues. When you go to the guidelines page, there is a link for future issues so you can see what they have planned and what type of articles and essays you may be interested in writing.
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