3 Non-fiction Writing Markets That Pay Between $150.00–10,000.00
Find new publications to query or submit your work to.
Are you looking for a new magazine to write for or to pitch your ideas? Check out these 3 different markets that are looking for nonfiction articles or columns.
Robb Report
Website: The Robb Report Magazine
Guidelines: none available online
Send Story Query To: [email protected]
Looking For: Nonfiction
Payment: $1.00 a word (Between $500.00–2,000.00)
Accepts Simultaneous Submissions: Yes
Pays Writers on Assignment: Unknown
More Info:
The Robb Report is a monthly magazine dedicated to luxury and upscale items. This magazine is 60% freelance written and has a circulation of 104,000. Writers will be given a byline, and The Robb Report offers a 25% kill fee.
This magazine which offers its readers the best of what life has to offer is looking for product reviews or articles about travel. They want submissions with a word count between 500–2000 words, and they pay $1.00 a word.
Healing Lifestyles and Spas
Website: Healing Lifestyles and Spas Website
Guidelines: not available online
Send Story Pitches or Completed Manuscripts To: [email protected] or [email protected].
Looking For: Nonfiction.
Payment: $150.00–500.00
Accepts Simultaneous Submissions: Yes
Pays Writers on Assignment: Yes
More Info:
Healing Lifestyles and Spas is a magazine that focuses on all forms of a healthy lifestyle, including health, mindfulness, eco-living, food & nutrition, and spa & beauty. This magazine is 90% freelance written and has a circulation of 45,000. You can query by email; they do not offer a kill fee.
Nonfiction: For nonfiction articles, they are looking for travel articles of 1000–2000 words. The payment is $150.00–500.00. The articles should be well-researched, show travel experience, and include photographs.
Columns: They are also looking for submissions for specific columns; however, the payment on columns is unknown. You can inquire for more information. Here are the columns they are looking for:
- All Things New & Natural (health trends, alternative medicine). Column length, 50–200 words.
- Urban Retreats (single-city, spa/organic living). Column length, 1200–1600 words.
- Health. Column length, 900–1200 words.
- Food (Nutrition, spa, and recipes). Column length, 1000–1200 words.
- Ritual (at-home rituals). Column length, 500 words.
- Seasonal Spa (seasonal spa ingredients). Column length, 500–700 words.
- Spa Origins (modalities and healing beliefs around the world). Column length, 1000–1200 words.
- Yoga. Column length, 400–800 words.
- Retreat (specific spa or retreat focused). Column length, 500 words.
- Spa a la carte (new treatments), column length, 600–1000 words.
- Insight (profile, theme-related, new therapies, healing practices, noteworthy news). Column length, 1000–2000 words.
Self Magazine
Website: Self Magazine
Guidelines: Self Magazine Guidelines
Send Story Pitches or Completed Manuscripts To: [email protected]
Looking For: Nonfiction
Payment: $1.00–2.00 per word ($300.00–10,000.00)
Accepts Simultaneous Submissions: Yes
Pays Writers on Assignment: Yes
More Info:
Self is a Conde Nest publication that has a circulation of 1.3 million. They give a byline but do not offer a kill fee. This magazine is geared towards women between the age of 20–45 years of age. It focuses on beauty, finance, health, fitness, nutrition, style, and happiness. The magazine promotes health, happiness, self-assurance, and self-confidence.
Nonfiction: query with published clips. Pays $1.00–2.00 per word and is looking for articles 1,500–5,000 words.
Columns: They are looking for short news-driven pieces on topics such as jobs, money, fitness, health, nutrition, love/sex, happiness, psychology, and travel. Columns are 300–1000 words, and payment is $1.00–2.00 a word.
I highly suggest spending some time with their published guidelines as they not only talk about what they are looking for but give several samples of published works.
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