(cache)Who Pays Writers?

$0.13 /word

Paid in 2 months

Alma

800-word opinion, editorial, column or essay

Little to no reporting; Cold pitch (no pre-existing relationship)

$0.31 /word

Paid in 1 month

Teen Vogue

800-word feature

Medium reporting; Cold pitch (no pre-existing relationship)

$0.14 /word

Paid in 2 months

New Statesman

700-word opinion, editorial, column or essay

Medium reporting; Cold pitch (no pre-existing relationship)

$0.05 /word

Paid in 15 days

Aarp Bulletin

1000-word news story

Medium reporting; Submission/spec (piece was written prior and then submitted for publication)

$0.03 /word

Longer than 3 months

Wear Your Voice

1478-word opinion, editorial, column or essay

Cold pitch (no pre-existing relationship)

"I had so much trouble working with them. Be careful."

$0.00 /word

Muslim Girl

1500-word blog post

Ongoing/pre-existing relationship with editor or publication

"Horrible experience, warning!!!!"

$0.02 /word

Paid in 15 days

The Tempest

700-word opinion, editorial, column or essay

Cold pitch (no pre-existing relationship)

"I loved working with my editor. Would absolutely recommend working with them!!"

$0.00 /word

Gal-dem

1600-word opinion, editorial, column or essay

Cold pitch (no pre-existing relationship)

$0.08 /word

Haven't gotten it yet (as of this reporting)

Quartz

1200-word feature

Medium reporting; Ongoing/pre-existing relationship with editor or publication

$0.10 /word

Paid in 2 months

In Geveb: A Journal Of Yiddish Studies

1000-word other

Little to no reporting; Cold pitch (no pre-existing relationship)

"Flat fee for prose translation"

$1.67 /word

Paid in 1 month

Parents

300-word fob

Little to no reporting; Referral (you had a connection who connected you to the editor)

$0.30 /word

Paid in 1 month

Playboy

1000-word opinion, editorial, column or essay

Little to no reporting; Ongoing/pre-existing relationship with editor or publication

"Paid by cheque via mail."

$0.00 /word

Haven't gotten it yet (as of this reporting)

Frieze

750-word criticism, review, or arts/entertainment coverage

Medium reporting; Cold pitch (no pre-existing relationship)

$0.25 /word

Paid in 15 days

Curiosity

500-word other

Little to no reporting; Cold pitch (no pre-existing relationship)

$0.25 /word

Paid in 15 days

Fodor's

1200-word opinion, editorial, column or essay

Little to no reporting; Ongoing/pre-existing relationship with editor or publication

$0.05 /word

N/A

This Magazine (canada)

2000-word feature

Heavy/Investigative reporting; Cold pitch (no pre-existing relationship)

"Kill Fee. Was contracted to produce feature article. My editor left the magazine, was assured that all commissioned pieces were still going ahead. After several months was finally told the article was not wanted, and suggested a kill fee of $100. Responses to emails was very, very slow, and the lack of communication wasa big issue."

$0.00 /word

Paid in 15 days

Matador Network

0.08-word

$0.50 /word

Paid in 3 months

Folks

800-word opinion, editorial, column or essay

Little to no reporting; Ongoing/pre-existing relationship with editor or publication

"The whole second half of my essay was completed rewritten by the editor, who then posted it without notifying me. Fewer than 10% of the words were even mine. I always expect editorial changes on submitted pieces, but not to this extent. I will not submit to Folks again. It's not worth the money."

$0.00 /word

Archdaily

1000-word feature

Medium reporting; Cold pitch (no pre-existing relationship)

"the editor loved my pitch and asked me to proceed with it with their input, when I came to negotiating the rate they just let me know that they don't pay contributors and that it would have to be free. I was quite shocked and offended because it is the most widely read architectural magazine and this was not expected from them"

$0.35 /word

Longer than 3 months

The Guardian

1500-word feature

Heavy/Investigative reporting; Referral (you had a connection who connected you to the editor)

"The piece was commissioned on September. Editor didn't send back edits until November and would always keep delaying throughout the follow-ups. Finally when edits were completed in November, I was paid and was given a publication date and it didn't get published until January. Editor had no clue when she intends to publish it. On February I ask her if I can take it elsewhere because I didn't see it getting published in the near future, so editor permits it. I am glad I got paid but at the same time would have loved to see a byline as well. It just didn't seem very professional of the editor to keep delaying things for so long. Started pitching it again in March and it got published in May finally to another website."

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