Writing markets that pay
Lauri Kubuitsile | Friday March 3, 2017 15:53
1. Holiday House Book Publishers
Holiday House publishes books for children ages four and up. According to their website regarding submissions: Please send the entire manuscript, whether submitting a picture book or novel. All submissions should be directed to the Editorial Department, Holiday House, 425 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10017. Send your manuscript by normal post not registered or certified mail. There is no need to include a self-addressed, stamped envelope. We do not consider submissions by e-mail or fax. For more information regarding the types of books they publish check out their website here: http://www.holidayhouse.com/holiday_house.php#manuscripts.
2. OutdoorsNW
Outdoors NW is a magazine about outdoor recreation, adventure travel, health and nutrition, and outdoor fitness. The editors accept queries for articles. New writers to the magazine should send their CV and some writing samples. They pay $75 for a news brief (300 – 600 words), $100 for an article (650 – 1,000 words) and $125 for a feature (over 1,000 words). Submit queries to: editor@outdoorsnw.com, Kris Parfitt is the current managing editor. You can find the complete guidelines here: http://outdoorsnw.com/contributor-guidelines/. OutdoorsNW buys one-time rights exclusive in their market and pays upon publication
3. Journeywoman
The editors at Journeywoman are looking for articles about female-centric travel experiences for their website. They want articles written from a woman’s point of view which contain information of interest to women travellers. Articles should be up to 900 words in length. Journeywoman pays a flat $35 per accepted article. You can find their complete guidelines here: http://www.journeywoman.com/writers_guidelines.html
Journey Woman’s objective is to inspire females to travel safely and to connect women travellers worldwide. They especially like travel articles that include helpful hints. Send completed stories to editor@journeywoman.com.
4. Deep Magic
Deep Magic is a bimonthly online magazine. It publishes what it describes as “clean fantasy and sci-fi stories” which means good clean stories — no sex, swearing, or graphic violence. Stories should be between 1,000 to 40,000 words. They pay 8 cents per word for the first 5000 words, then 6 cents per word up to 16,000 words. 2 cents per word for reprints. The complete guidelines and their submissions page (you submit online through their system) can be found here: http://deepmagic.co/submissions/# .
5. Problem Daughters is a forthcoming anthology from Future Fire.
From their website they are looking for stories that “amplify the voices of women who are sometimes excluded from mainstream feminism.” They want “science fiction, fantasy, horror, alternate history, slipstream, or just plain weird.”
Stories should be up to 7,500 Words and they pay 6 cents per word. Send your story or poems as a .docx, .doc, .rtf or .odt attachment to problemdaughters@gmail.com by March 31, 2017. Please do not submit more than one story or more than three poems at a time. Please do not send work that is under consideration elsewhere (no simultaneous submissions or reprints). For the complete submission guidelines go here: http://press.futurefire.net/p/problem-daughters.html.
6. Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest
The contest is open to everyone and there is no entry fee. The first place winner will receive $1,000; second place will receive $250; and 10 honourable mentions will receive $100 each. All winners will be published online. The poems should be no longer than 250 lines. You need to submit at Submitable, find the Submitable button and complete guidelines here: https://winningwriters.com/our-contests/wergle-flomp-humor-poetry-contest-free. The deadline for submission is 1 April 2017.
7. GreenPrints
Green Prints is a digest-size magazine that publishes personal stories and essays about gardening. They are looking for a strong plot and characters and a good ending. They want stories about the human side of gardening. They pay up to $150 for pieces (up to 2,000 words). To learn more check their submission guidelines at: http://greenprints.com/writers-guidelines/. You can send your completed stories to: pat@greenprints.com.
8. Red Sun Magazine
This is a quarterly magazine publishing sci-fi, fantasy and horror fiction. They pay $100 for stories up to 15,000 words; $150 for stories 15,000-17,000; and $300 for serializations. Guidelines regarding submissions can be found here: http://redsunmagazine.com/guidelines. On the guidelines page, you will find a submissions button to submit your story online.