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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Backwoods Home Magazine
Backwoods Home Magazine is a how-to magazine focused on readers living in the country. Stories are about topics such as how to build your own home, grow your own food, etc. Pay is $40-200, and writers are paid on acceptance.
Central Coast Farm & Ranch
Central Coast Farm & Ranch is a quarterly magazine covering the agricultural community in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties in California. They cover local food, agriculture, edible gardening, agri-tourism, and more. Pay is $.50 - $1.00 per word for features, and $350 for departments.
Midwest Living
This lifestyle magazine focuses on the Midwest region of the U.S. Stories cover travel, garden, food, and home. They generally run 100-1000 word articles on their website. Pay varies, but they state a first-time writer working with them could generally earn around $200 for one of these scouting or online content assignments.
Mother Earth News
Mother Earth news accepts queries for both features and departments. Departments include Home, Health, Food, and Garden. They pay a 25% kill fee if an accepted article will not be used. The County Lore department accepts short how-to submissions of 100-300 words and pays $25-100 per published item. They only pay for print submissions at this time.
Old Farmer's Almanac
Old Farmer's Almanac accepts freelance submissions for features on topics such as gardening, home remedies, pets, and weather. Rates vary based on the submission, and the publication prefers to buy all rights.
Texas Gardener
Texas Gardener is a bimonthly regional gardening magazine. They accept feature articles of 1200-1500 words. These include interviews with Texas gardeners, new gardening techniques, and technical articles. They pay $50 for submissions to their "Between Neighbors" column and $50-200 for features.
The American Gardener
The American Gardener is a bi-monthly magazine published by the American Horticultural Society. The publication accepts both feature articles and columns. Payment for features (1500-2500 words) is $300 - 700, while payment for columns is $150 - 200. They offer a 25% kill fee.
The Green Parent
The Green Parent is a UK-based bi-monthly digital magazine covering topics such as pregnancy & conscious birth, breastfeeding, family life & simple living, alternative education, natural health & beauty, green travel, gardening, sustainable fashion, and more. Articles run 1500-2000 words, and they also accept shorter opinion pieces of 600 words. Pay is £75 per 1000 words.
Yankee Magazine
Yankee is a magazine for the New England region covering topics like travel, food, and home. They also accept personal essays related to the New England experience. The magazine pays on acceptance of freelance stories and purchases all rights.
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