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Discussion with Nikki Vargas — Travel Editor & Bestselling Author

Nikki Vargas has built a very successful career as a travel writer. Not only has she launched her own successful publication, she works as an editor at a major travel magazine, has also published a bestselling memoir. Perhaps (just as impressive), she regularly gets paid to stay in hotels and resorts around the world. I’ve…
Discussion with Noah Michelson, Head of HuffPost Personal

Their essays often reach millions of readers. Here’s an inside view on how land publication. HuffPost personal is one of the top outlets for personal essays. Their essays often reach millions of readers. Authors published in this outlet have landed book deals. One author even got a film-adaption contract. (Being worked on now!) However, it…
Discussion with Lily Canter: How to Build a Long Term Freelance Journalism Career

Dear Writers, Here’s the recording of our discussion with Lily Canter. If you’re looking to build a long-term career as a freelance writer, this is chock full of valuable information. We talked about quite a few topics, but the stand-out point, for me, was Lily’s advice for building long-term relationships with editors. In fact, she…

33 Publications that Pay for Writing on Climate Change

Around a month ago, Hurricane Helene appeared in the news. It was heading towards Florida as a “category 4” hurricane. I know few people in Florida, so while I was worried, it wasn’t personal. Then, when it hit, it didn’t stay in Florida. It traveled. Fast. All the way up to the mountains of North…
39 Publishers that Pay for Personal Essays

Subscribed via Substack? View this post here. For those who have a true story to share, this list is for you. It’s a list of publishers that pay for personal essays. I’ve included a wide variety of publications here. All of them pay for the essays they publish. You’ll find contact information, as well. For…
28 Publications that Pay for Op-Eds and Opinion Pieces

Subscribed via Substack? Read this article here. Writers! Today for you, I have a list of 28 publications that pay for opinion pieces. We’ve researched payment rates and contact information for these publishers, so you can easily contact the right editor. This is curated from our members-only database of publishers. A quick search of our…
40 Publications that Pay for News & Reporting

We just put together a roundup of publications that pay for general news and reporting. This list includes publishers that cover a wide variety of topics. Many of them are lesser known publications, and many pay relatively well. We’ve researched payment rates and found contact information for all of the publishers in this database, to…
31 Publications that Pay for Investigative Reporting

(Subscribed via Substack? You can access this post here.) Here’s our roundup of publications that pay for investigative reporting. This list includes publishers that cover a wide variety of topics. We’ve researched payment rates and found contact information for all of the publishers in this database, to make it easier for you to connect with…
10 Publications that Pay $1.00 Per Word

Here are 10 publications that pay up to $1.00 per word, or more, for the writing they publish. If you’re looking for even more publishers that pay writers, check out our database of 2,000+ publishers. We’ve researched contact information and pay rates for all of the publishers in the database. It’s also very easy search,…