Paying Markets for Writers

Workers Write

Workers Write

“Since our first anthology, Workers
Write! has become an important voice in working class literature. We are collecting the stories and poems about jobs that define who we are as individuals and communities.” Welcomes new writers. Circ. 500. Annual. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms 6-9 months after acceptance. Buys FNAS Rights. Accepts reprints. Responds within one week.

Pays flat fee of $25-$50/story up to 5,000 words (no minimum); $5-$20/poem.

Charlottesville Family Life & Home Magazine

Charlottesville Family Life & Home Magazine

“Charlottesville Family serves families in Virginia’s Charlottesville-Albemarle area with engaging stories on parenting, education, health, recreation and more!” Welcomes new writers. Quarterly. Pays on acceptance. Buys print plus digital rights. No reprints. Responds within 4-6 weeks. Sample digital copies available online. Subscriptions are free. Guidelines online.

Pays $75-$150

Cadet Quest

Cadet Quest

“Cadet Quest is a 24-page magazine for boys ages 9 – 14. It is a Christian-oriented magazine for members of a Christian youth organization known as the Calvinist Cadet Corps. Boys from many Protestant denominations make up the Cadet Quest’s audience. Our purpose is to show how God is at work in the lives of boys and in the world around them. We have worked with new writers in the past and would do so in the future if their work fits our themes.” 7 issues/year. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms within 1 year of acceptance. Guidelines online

Pays $0.05-0.08/word for 900-1300 words (fiction) and 700-1200 words (articles).

Thirteen Podcast

Thirteen Podcast

“Thirteen is a monthly audio fiction anthology podcast featuring atmospheric, slow burn, scary stories. Stories that will make you smile, break your heart, and have you wishing for a night light. Each episode is feature length and originally scored.” Pays on acceptance. Occasionally accepts reprints. Guidelines online.

Westerly Magazine

Westerly Magazine

“Since 1956, Westerly has been publishing lively fiction and poetry as well as intelligent articles. The magazine has always sought to provide a Western Australian-based voice, although its contributors and subject matter have never been geographically exclusive. It covers literature and culture throughout the world, but maintains a special emphasis on Australia, particularly Western Australia, and the Asian region.” Welcomes new writers. Bi-annual. Pays on publication. Period between acceptance and publication varies. Buys non-exclusive rights (rights remain with each writer). No reprints. Responds within one to two days. “Writers can get a sample of our publication through our website: free download of online special issues, full digital archive.”

Pays $180 to subscribers for stories ($135 + subscription for
non-subscribers); $180 to subscribers for essays ($135 + subscription

Tracks Magazine

Tracks Magazine

“An iconic Australian title, which celebrates, influences and reflects the diversity of surf culture in Australia and abroad.” Occasionally welcomes new writers. Publishes seven issues/year. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 8 weeks after acceptance. Buys first rights. Accepts reprints. Response time varies. Sample copies available for purchase on newsstands.

Pays $500-$800 for a 1500-2000 word feature; $200-$300 for up to 1500 words; $1000-$1200 for 3000 words. Submit query or complete ms by email.

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