This is a directory of paying freelance writer's markets. You can browse the writer's markets by category below or search if you're looking for something specific. All markets included in this directory are paying markets. Payment details are included in summaries where possible.
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Craftbits.com
Craftbits.com accepts paid submissions of tutorials for creative projects. They pay a maximum of $35, with a $10 kill fee if projects are unsuitable after three edit attempts.
Cricket
Cricket magazine is target towards children from ages 9 to 14. It features fiction,poetry and nonfiction. Types of fiction they look for include folk tales, sci-fi, historical fiction, and contemporary fiction. Nonfiction pieces and poetry can be on a variety of topics. The rate is up to $0.25/word for stories and articles and up to $3.00 per line (minimum of $25) for poetry. The majority of stories and articles are 1,200 to 1,800 words though they also need 600-900 word shorter stories, and most poems are 8-15 lines but can range from 3 to 35 lines. Activities and recipes pay a flat rate of $75.
DAME
DAME is a women-led, independent, reader-funded magazine. It accepts essays and reported features from freelance writers with a focus on journalism that is both accessible and intersectional. Pay is $350-750 for reported stories.
Damn Interesting
Damn Interesting shares "fascinating but obscure true stories" in the areas of history, science, and psychology. They pay $400 for freelance long-form articles.
DigitalOcean
DigitalOcean publishes tutorials for developers. Topics include Linux administration and tools, Docker tutorials, and security topics. Authors are paid $400 per article. They pay $100 for updates to existing content. DigitalOcean also makes an additional donation to a charity of the author's choice (from a list of approved tech-related funds).
Discover
Discover magazine accepts pitches from science journalists via email and can provide additional pitch guidelines on request.
Earth Island Journal
Earth Island Journal covers environmental issues such as wildlife conservation,land conversation,public policy, climate and energy, and more. Contributors are paid $.25 per word for print stories up to 4000 words, with 2800 words being most common. Online reports pay $200 and are a good way for new writers to break into the market.
Eating Well
Eating Well is a bimonthly magazine with an emphasis on healthy eating. Pay is up to $1.00 per word, and they purchase all rights. They have a 3-6 month lead time on pitches. They accept freelance submissions for columns such as their "FRESH" front-of-book section with 150-300 word contributions.
Edible Seattle
Edible Seattle is a quarterly community-based food publication. Pay is $.30 per word with a max rate per article. Features run 1000-1500 words.
Elite Personal Finance
ElitePersonalFinance is a finance blog publishing articles on topics including personal finance, business, making money online, saving money, loans, credit cards, identity theft, credit reports, and related subjects. They pay $300 per 1000-3000 word guest post, and they're open to recurring work with writers.
More About the Writers' Markets
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