100% freelance. “A speculative fiction webzine with a global perspective.” Welcomes new writers. Weekly. Pays on Fridays following management receipt of contract. Publishes ms around 6 months after acceptance. Buys first rights for six months. Only accepts reprints for nonfiction articles. Responds in 50-80 days. Guidelines online.
Pays .10/word – $90 (See Current Needs)
“SUFI provides a forum for new perspectives through which Sufism and other mystical traditions become connected to living in the modern world. SUFI is a biannual, international journal that explores the diverse aspects of mysticism, spiritual thought and practice through articles, interviews, poetry, narratives, art and reviews. For over thirty years and 100 issues, SUFI has been a place for many scholars and practitioners of mysticism and other religious and spiritual traditions to share their knowledge and experience, and has published work by Dr. Javad Nurbakhsh, Robert Bly, Coleman Barks, P.L. Travers, Huston Smith, Herbert Mason, Carl W. Ernst, Mark Nepo, Annemarie Schimmel, Jeni Couzyn, William Chittick among many others.” Biannual. Pays within 30 days of acceptance. Publishes ms within 12 months of acceptance. Buys all rights. Occasionally accepts reprints. Responds within 30 days. Guidelines online.
$500 for each submission of previously unpublished fiction or creative non-fiction accepted for publication
If you have a knack for creating compelling content on environmental and conservation issues, there are many markets ready to pay for your work.
“In The Fray is an online magazine for writers and artists to explore global issues and engage readers with personal perspectives and critical analysis. In The Fray has always featured original reporting, with firsthand accounts and exclusive interviews from around the world, as well as compelling personal essays, commentary, cultural criticism, photography, and artwork by contributors from all walks of life. We have published articles from writers and artists on all seven continents, and our content has won national recognition from journalism and advocacy organizations.” Monthly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms as soon as it is accepted. Occasionally accepts reprints, depending on when and where it was previously published. Responds within one month. Guidelines online.
Pays $60 – $120
“The Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide is a bimonthly magazine of history, culture, and politics targeting an educated readership of GLBT men and women. The G&LR publishes essays in a wide range of disciplines as well as reviews of books, movies, and plays. ‘It’s our intellectual journal,’ remarked Larry Kramer in The New York Times.” Bimonthly. Pays within 60 days of publication. Period between acceptance and publication varies. Buys one-time rights. Occasionally accepts reprints “excerpted from previously published works, and published on our blog.” Responds immediately if interested; otherwise, up to 6 months. Guidelines online
Pays $100 – $200
“We publish fiction short stories in a magazine format.” No reprints. Responds within 4 weeks. Guidelines online.
If writing about business-related content is what you do best, there are tons of markets willing to pay you for that!
“We publish surveys and research reports about developments in libraries, law firms, and higher education.” Usually pays within a week of acceptance. Publishes ms approx. 4 weeks after acceptance. Buys all rights. No reprints.
Pays $50 to $150.
“Mystery Weekly Magazine presents crime and mystery short stories by some of the world’s best established and emerging mystery writers. The original stories we select for each issue run the gamut from cozy to hardboiled fiction. Available in print on Amazon and on Kindle Newsstand with a 30 day trial. 100% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Monthly. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms 1-2 months after acceptance.
Pays $0.02/word for 2500-7500 words.
One pays $500-$4000 per article!
