Writing
5 Easy Ways Writers Can Earn $350+ Fast
2023 is the year of opportunity for the writers who are dedicated and passionate
2023 is here, New Year's Day has been and gone. Resolutions and commitments have been made. But will you stick to yours? Will 2023 be the year that you become financially free?
The good news is the opportunities are abundant.
The following opportunities are all high paying and best of all, they are looking for freelancer writers right now. All you need to do is read the brief, create an interesting premise for an article and pitch the editor.
Mother Jones
Pay: $1.75 per word for print editions & $0.75 per word for online editions
Niche: Culture and news (politics, climate, environment, racial and economic justice, human rights and corporate wrongdoing)
Submissions: Pitch editors directly via email, addresses can be found here on their staff page
Mother Jones is a US based investigative news magazine and they are seeking freelance pitches right now! They are looking for pieces ranging from 800 to 6000 words (depending on the column or section your article is for within the magazine).
These are their tips for writers submissions:
Keep your pitch clear and concise. Feature pitches should be no longer than two pages, and in the case of short form pitches, well shorter than that.
Make sure you’ve done enough pre-reporting to tell us what the story is, beyond the topic you’d like to write about. Do you have characters, a narrative arc, and a sense of what the main takeaway is? Also, make sure to check whether Mother Jones (or another publication) has written about the topic before. If so, how will your story be different?
Give us a sense of what to expect from your writing. A pitch is a great way to show off your style and voice.
Tell us about the idea’s timeliness, its originality, and its potential for impact.
Explain why you’re the writer to do the story. Do you have unique access or expertise on the topic? Do you have grant funding that will help with your reporting?
Let us know if your story lends itself to a gripping multimedia treatment. This might include suggesting video or audio components, or thinking outside the box when it comes to visual presentation.
If you think you have a strong pitch for them, then make sure you read all the information here. It describes all of their submission guidelines and knowing this information gives you a much better chance of getting the gig!
You can also find more information on this Tweet from one of the Mother Jones editors.
Spike
Pay: Between €150 & 400
Niche: Culture, art, fashion, literature and more
Submissions: [email protected]
Contemporary art magazine Spike, which is available in both print and online format, is expanding its coverage to include fashion and literature. According to an announcement by the magazine’s editor, pitches for cultural criticism are welcome.
The new editor Geoffery is ready and waiting for your pitches. To find out more information, consult this tweet and check out their website.
As Equals
Pay: $350 for 2000 words
Niche: Gender inequality
Submissions: Submit to CNN via this link, submissions must be before January 24th 2023
CNN’s “As Equals” series is dedicated to highlighting systemic gender inequality and they are currently seeking pitches for a new segment named “Stories from the Margins”. They are keen to feature stories that shed light on the experiences of women who belong to marginalized groups whose narratives often go untold. Examples include but are not limited to sex workers, domestic workers, undocumented women, women over the age of 45, trans women, non-binary individuals, women from religious minorities, religious women challenging traditional beliefs, disabled women and indigenous women.
You can find out more information here.
Next City
Pay: Rates start at $400
Niche: Planning, design, racial and environmental justice, transportation and urban policy
Submissions: Send your email pitches here [email protected]
Next City is a US based publication, but they are interested in international writers too. They are a nonprofit organisation with a big focus on reporting urban policy and design. They are also interested in social justice and how it intersects with planning.
Find important information about their pitching requirements here.
The Food Section
Pay: $1000 for 1,200 words
Niche: Food stories in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, or West Virginia or north Florida
Submissions: Pitch via this form, no deadline but a limited number of spots for freelance writers, so it's beneficial to be act quickly.
The Food Section is seeking freelance writers to contribute to their spring edition. Stories should be focused on food in the south of the US, other than that anything else goes.
Find more information here.
That’s a Wrap
There you have it, 5 publications offering big bucks for writers like you to contribute right now. The important thing is that you find an opportunity that plays to your strengths and areas of expertise.
Good luck pitching!
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