Writers’ Markets

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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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.

What are you waiting for? Build a better writing career, one market at a time!

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Coastal Review Online

Coastal Review Online is published by the North Carolina Coastal Federation. They accept freelance submissions for their "Our Coast" section, news and features, science stories, and special reports.

Copyhackers

Copyhackers accepts guest post pitches for articles sharing first-person stories in over 2000 words. They encourage writers to embrace conflict in those submissions. They pay $300-1000 per accepted post.

Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores

Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores is an online publication of science fiction, fantasy, myths, legends, fairy tales, eldritch stories and art, as well as interviews, articles, and podcasts.
We pay 8¢/word for new fiction, 2¢/word for reprints and articles. Stories should be 1000 words minimum. We have no upper limit, but all else being equal, we prefer shorter works.
The submission schedule is the 1st and 2nd of every month. Hard Sells: Vampires, werewolves, zombies, monsters in general, super-heroes, Lovecraftian stories, anthro, robots with feelings, gritty and despairing post-apocalyptic worlds. Horror, hate, blood & guts, explicit language, excessive violence, angst-ridden romance, fan fiction, sex, axe-grinding, or stories that leave readers feeling they've had the energy and joy sucked out of them are not accepted. Also, seems we have to say it, we don't take work that makes fun of grief, suffering, and death, whether of real, imaginary, or religious characters.

Cracked.com

Cracked.com is a comedy site that publishes listicle-style articles around pop culture topics and more. They pay $150 for a contributor's first four articles and $250 per article after that.

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.

Daily Science Fiction

Daily Science Fiction publishes original short works of speculative fiction. They pay 8 cents per word for first worldwide rights and nonexclusive reprint rights. They accept stories, including flash fiction, from 100-1500 words.

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 $300 per article, and more complex topics can pay $400. They pays $75-150 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).

More About the Writers' Markets

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