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Summary

The article lists three publications that freelance writers can pitch or submit their nonfiction work to: Spirituality & Health, Dollars & Sense, and POZ.

Abstract

The article provides an overview of three publications that freelance writers can consider submitting their nonfiction work to. The first publication, Spirituality & Health, covers a broad range of topics, including mental wellness, spirituality, relationships, and different perspectives. The second publication, Dollars & Sense, is looking for intelligent and accessible economic coverage from a left perspective. The third publication, POZ, is a monthly national magazine for people impacted by HIV and AIDS. The article provides details on the type of content each publication is looking for, as well as information on payment rates, word counts, and submission guidelines.

Opinions

  • The author of the article encourages freelance writers to find markets that align with their skills and niches.
  • The author believes that Spirituality & Health could be a market that pays well for investigative reporting pieces.
  • The author notes that Dollars & Sense is looking for economic coverage from a left perspective.
  • The author highlights that POZ is a magazine that is 25% freelance written and offers a 25% kill fee.
  • The author encourages writers to check out their links below for more writing opportunities and to consider joining Medium for $5.00 a month to access all of their stories and other articles.

Freelance Writing Opportunities

Write For These 3 Websites and Magazines To Earn Extra Money

Here are some more nonfiction markets open to pitches and submissions from freelance writers

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Hello Everyone — here are three more wonderful publications that might interest you. Looking for the best places for your writing can be difficult. Everyone has different skills and niches that they love to write in, so I like to provide a variety of writing opportunities! Hopefully, this allows everyone to find markets they are interested in. Today’s article has a market that covers health, wellness, and spirituality, one about personal finance and another that is a little more niche; it is a publication dedicated to people living with or impacted by HIV/AIDS. I hope you find something interesting in the markets I am highlighting today. Good Luck!

Spirituality & Health

Website: Spirituality & Health

Guidelines: Spirituality & Health Guidelines

Send Story Query To: See guidelines page

Looking For: Nonfiction

Payment: not listed on the website, but reports indicate it could be up to $0.50 a word or more.

Accepts Simultaneous Submissions: No

Pays Writers on Assignment: No

More Info:

Spirituality & Health covers a broad range of topics, including mental wellness, spirituality, relationships, and different perspectives.

Nonfiction: They publish traditional articles, investigative reporting, personal essays, recipes, and how-to articles. Their guidelines state that articles can be anywhere from 500–3,000 words.

Payment is not listed on the website, however, Who Pays Writers has one report from 2022 where someone got paid $0.50 a word. However, this was an investigative reporting pieces, which typically gets paid more.

However, if this is the type of market you are interested in writing for, it is worth an email to see their rates for other writing types.

Dollars & Sense

Website: Dollars & Sense

Guidelines: Dollars & Sense Guidelines

Send Story Query To: [email protected]

Looking For: Nonfiction

Payment: Up To $400.00

Accepts Simultaneous Submissions: Yes

Pays Writers on Assignment: Yes

More Info:

Dollars and Sense has a circulation of 8,000. They are looking for intelligent and accessible economic coverage.

Nonfiction: They cover the US and Global economics from a left perspective. Articles range from 250 words to 3,000 words. Payment is up to $400.00. They do not want complete drafts. If interested, please send a query with a detailed proposal or outline.

POZ

Website: POZ

Guidelines: None Online

Send Story Pitches or Completed Manuscripts To: [email protected]

Looking For: Nonfiction

Payment: $1.00 Per Word ($200.00–3,000.00)

Accepts Simultaneous Submissions: Yes

Pays Writers on Assignment: Yes

More Info:

POZ is a monthly national magazine for people impacted by HIV and AIDS. This magazine is 25% freelance written, offers a 25% kill fee, and has a circulation of 125,000.

Nonfiction: They are looking for book excerpts, essays, how-to, interviews, humor, inspirational, opinion, personal experience, and photo features.

Query with published clips. Length is 200–3,000 words.

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Finally, If you are really interested in writing markets and potential writing opportunities, I write about magazines, websites, and writing contests all the time! I love helping other writers find potential markets for their work (and getting paid is pretty awesome, too!). Check out all the other markets I have written about!

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