Freelance Writing - Paying Markets and More
by Gayle Trent
by Gayle Trent
Here are some resources to help you get published.Also see Gayle Trent’s article on Freelance Writing - Gaining Writing Experience.
NEWSPAPERS:
This link gives you information about newspapers in all fifty states and provides links to many of the newspapers’ web sites.
http://www.50states.com/news/
OP-ED PIECES:
Adbusters (paying market)
Guidelines: http://adbusters.org/information/guidelines
Home & Family (paying market)
Guidelines: http://www.worldwidefreelance.com/guidelines/homefam.htm
Woman Abroad (offers both paying and non-paying opportunities)
Guidelines: http://www.worldwidefreelance.com/Retired/womanabroad.htm
The Sacramento Bee
Guidelines: http://www.sna.com/sacbedit/opedinfo.html
Additional Op-Ed Markets include:
Chicago Reader, Daily News of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, San Francisco Chronicle Forum, The Star Ledger, Star Tribune, The Chronicle of Higher Education and Washington Free Press.
http://www.writersdatabase.com/oped.shtml
NON-PAYING MARKETS:
There are 285 listings for markets that do not offer pay at http://www.writerswrite.net/pubsrch3.cfm.
CONTESTS:
Freelance Writing.com
http://www.freelancewriting.com/contests.html
Writing-World.com
http://www.tipsforwriters.com/contests/index.html
Gayle Trent has been writing for a number of years and has published four novels and a children’s book. You can learn more about Gayle and her books at http://www.graceabraham.com/
Related articles:
- Freelance Writing - Gaining Writing Experience
- Freelance Writers - Finding the Right Publication for You