Writing isn’t just a passion—it can be a paycheck. In this post, I’ve rounded up alternative sites where your words can find a home and earn you cash. Perfect for anyone seeking new writing gigs beyond the usual suspects.
Prices are subject to change.
1859 Oregon’s Magazine – Starts at $.30 per word
AARP – Pay unknown
A Fine Parent – $75 per post
A List Apart – up to $200 per post
American Educator – up to $300 per post
Analog – $0.08 to $0.10 per word
Asimov’s Science Fiction – up to $1,600 per story
BirdWatching Daily – $400 per post
Blade Magazine – $150-$300 per article
Chicken Soup for the Soul – $200 per post
The Christian Science Monitor – $200 to $225 per post
The Chronicle of the Horse – $150 to $250 per news story
Clarkesworld – $.14 per word
Colorado Life Magazine – $75 to $975 per story
Cricket Magazine – $0.25 per word
eCommerce Insiders – Starts at $75
Fantasy and Science Fiction – $.08-$.12 cents per word
FunForKidz – Starts at $.05 per word
Gray’s Sporting Journal – Starts at $100
Great Escape Publishing – $50 to $200 per post
Guideposts – $250 per post
Harper’s Magazine – Pay unknown
High Country News – $0.50 to $1.50 per word
Howlround – $150 per post
Kitplanes – $250 to $1,000 per post
Hoof Beats Magazine – $100 to $500 per post
Maine Boat, Homes & Harbors – rates vary
The Nation – $150 to $500 per post
New Mexico Magazine – $.35 per word
The New Yorker – Pay unknown
PhotoshopTutorials.ws – $25 to $300 per tutorial
Porthole Cruise Magazine – Pay unknown
Power for Living – $125 to $375 per post
Sport Fishing Magazine – $250 to $750 per post
The Sun Magazine – $200 per article
Tor – Pay unknown
Travel + Leisure Magazine – $1 per word
Unemploymentville – $25 to $75
Western Art & Architecture – $400 to $600 per article
Writers Digest – $.50 per word
Wooden Boat – $250 to $300 per post
