Magazines Paying up to $1,000 per article

01 September 2010
Magazines Paying up to $1,000 per article
This list is from Jennifer Mattern's write-up Freelance Writing Markets Paying $1000 Per Article or More appearing on allfreelancewriting.com. Family Fun does not cover international travel, while Sierra Magazine is a "national" magazine. Submissions to The Sun Magazine on the other hand is via traditional mail. You are left with Entrepreneur Magazine that pays up to $1 per word, and Progressive, which also accepts literary submissions.

1. Entrepreneur Magazine — Pays up to $1.00 per word.
2. FamilyFun Magazine — Pays up to $1.25 per word (1000 – 3000 word travel features).
3. The Progressive — Pay is up to $1300 for investigative reporting for this left-wing political monthly.
4. Sierra Magazine — Pays $.75 per word for features (up to 5000 words).
5. The Sun Magazine — Pays up to $2000 for essays and interviews, and up to $1500 for fiction.

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