The Paid Publishing Guidebook 1143 Magazines, Websites, & Blogs That Pay Freelance Writers
Total Page：16
File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb
Freedom With Writing Freedom With Writing Presents The Paid Publishing Guidebook 1143 Magazines, Websites, & Blogs that Pay Freelance Writers Updated March, 2019 2019 Edition Copyright 2019 Freedom With Writing. All rights reserved. Do not distribute without explicit permission. To share this book, send your friends to http://www.freedomwithwriting.com/writi ng-markets/ Questions, complaints, corrections, concerns? Email [email protected] Suggestions for additional markets? Email [email protected] Edited By Jacob Jans Contributions by Fatima Saif, S. Kalekar, Tatiana Claudy, and the contributors to Freedom With Writing. Table of Contents Table of Contents.......................................................................................... 4 Introduction.................................................................................................. 6 How to Write a Pitch that Gets You Published...............................................8 Case Study: How I Got Paid to Write for Vice as a Teenager........................ 12 Frequently Asked Questions........................................................................15 1143 Magazines, Websites & Blogs That Pay Freelance Writers...............19 Lifestyle / Entertainment.............................................................................20 General Interest / News.............................................................................. 28 Finance / Business.......................................................................................37 Technology.................................................................................................. 41 Art & Design................................................................................................ 49 Parenting.................................................................................................... 52 Travel.......................................................................................................... 56 Education.................................................................................................... 65 Feminist...................................................................................................... 67 Writing........................................................................................................ 71 Outdoors / Hunting / Fishing....................................................................... 74 Sports / Athletics / Fitness.......................................................................... 81 Horses / Dressage / Riding.......................................................................... 83 Creative Writing / Short Stories...................................................................84 Christian...................................................................................................... 88 Religions & Spirituality................................................................................ 96 Regional...................................................................................................... 98 Health and Wellness................................................................................. 114 Canadian................................................................................................... 120 Food & Nutrition....................................................................................... 128 Farm & Gardening..................................................................................... 132 Environmental & Sustainability................................................................. 134 Trade Magazines, Professions & Professional............................................ 136 History...................................................................................................... 142 Boating / Sailing........................................................................................ 144 Hobbies & Crafts....................................................................................... 146 Pets........................................................................................................... 149 Philosophy and Culture............................................................................. 151 Miscellaneous........................................................................................... 155 Alphabetical Index of Publisher Names..................................................164 Freedom With Writing Introduction This is a practical book for writers who are ready to get paid to write. It includes over one thousand publishers that accept queries, pitches, and submissions from freelance writers. According to our research, all of these publishers pay for the writing they publish. All of them publish work from freelance writers. Many of them are not listed anywhere else, including the famous “Writer’s Market.” In fact, if you’re a writer submitting to publishers listed in the Writer’s Market, you’re shooting yourself in the foot. Because it is so popular and so widely distributed, you’re facing very stiff competition. The publishers in this book are less likely to be famous or widely known. Because of that, the discerning writer will have better odds of getting published. Less competition means higher odds of connecting with the right publisher. Many of these markets are presented with expected payment information. This information should be considered a starting point for your negotiation with the publisher. Payment for some markets are “set in stone”, while others are quite flexible. Of course, there is quite a lot that goes into building a successful freelance writing career. If you’re looking to launch your freelance writing career, I highly recommend The No B.S. Course on Freelance Writing. While the majority of these markets are always open to submissions from freelance writers, some of them are closed to submissions from time to time. This edition of the book has two new features. First, the links in the book can be updated. Because there are so many publishers listed, it is impossible to keep up with the constant changes to their website. Once a book like this gets published, it is almost instantly out of date. To address that issue, the links to publishers are now directed through my server. This means I can correct broken links directly on the server, even after the book has been published. However, your help is greatly appreciated. If you encounter a broken link, or incorrect information for a publisher, click on the (!) in the listing. This will set up an email directly to me, so that you can let me know about what you’ve found. You can also simply email me at [email protected] In 2019, I will continue to collect and present writing markets to our subscribers. To get our free updates, be sure to subscribe at FreedomWithWriting.com Sincerely, – Jacob Jans Editor 6 Freedom With Writing Note This book is intended to be used as a research tool for writers. In it, you will find listings for hundreds of publishers that pay writers. The information has been vetted, but is not guaranteed to be accurate. The publishing world changes quickly. Publishers regularly go out of business. They change their submission requirements, pay scale, etc. The information in this book is intended to serve as a starting point. The goal is to connect writers with publications that want to pay for their writing. This book is updated on a regular basis. Be sure to subscribe to Freedom With Writing to get access to the updates. Categories have been created where it makes the most sense. As the book evolves, more categories will be created. This edition of the book comes with two new features. First, I now have the ability to update the links after the book is published. Each of the links redirects through my server, giving me the opportunity to fix any broken links. Second, because of the first feature, each publisher listing now includes a symbol: (!). This symbol is a special link directly to my email address. If you encounter a broken link, incorrect information, or have any feedback about that publisher, click the exclamation point so you can send me a note directly. 7 Freedom With Writing How to Write a Pitch that Gets You Published Before You Craft the Pitch At 19 years old, Zachary Schwartz was determined to get published on Vice, a major website with millions of visitors a month. He’d never been paid to write before and had never done any paid journalism. But he was determined. And he succeeded. If you want to write a pitch that gets you published and paid for your writing, his story sets a very good example. He did not start by writing a pitch and sending it to an editor at Vice. He did not start by thinking about his interests as a writer, and then carefully crafting every word of his pitch. The first step he took, and arguably the most important step, was carefully studying the Vice website. He gained a deep understanding of what they published -- and what they would want to publish. Then, and only then, was he ready for the next step. But, surprise. He didn’t write his pitch yet. There was more work ahead. He first had to get exclusive access to the material Vice would want to publish, which meant convincing a certain artist to give him exclusive access to write about his new project. As I’ll discuss later, getting exclusive access wasn’t enough to break into Vice. There was one more element: persistence. Choose Your Focus In 2013, Theresa St. John decided she wanted to be a travel writer. She