How To Tell A Great Story

Paying Markets for Storytellers

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Asia Pacific Paying Markets

Searching for paying markets in this area can be as easy as picking up a magazine. Have you read a good story in a magazine recently? Then think about writing one and submitting it yourself. Here are just a few paying markets.

The New Zealand Woman’s Weekly accepts freelance articles and short stories. Submit full submission and include a SSAE. Submit by hard copy, email or disk, but check format before sending. The minimum word length is 500 but this would most likely pertain to small articles. Copyright remains with the author but they hold NZ publishing rights. The average response time is 2 -3 weeks and payment is made on invoice. This magazine has a circulation of over 105,000 weekly.

The website is www.nzww.co.nz

Another New Zealand Magazine that pays for your contribution is New Zealand Cleo. Published monthly, this mag is extremely popular with the 18-24 year old market and has a circulation of around 28,000 per month. Freelance submissions are accepted and contributor guidelines are available. Submit short outline and make sure to include SSAE. Submissions can be made via hard copy or email. Maximum word length is 1500 words and payment is made when published.

Check out their website at www.cleo.co.nz

Over the ditch in Australia Woman’s day Magazine accepts freelance submissions for short stories of around 2000 words. Phone first with idea and then send full submission including SSAE. You can submit via hard copy, email, fax or disk. The publishers hold first Australian publishing rights, the average response time is 8 weeks and payment is made on invoice.

Go to www.acp.com.au then click on Women’s Day for more information.

European Paying Markets

There are many ways to sell your stories and finding European paying markets seems to be and endless task. I have found the following markets that regularly publish well written interesting stories. The readership varies in age and the circulation of the magazines is good.

People’s Friend Magazines is published in London and has an extremely wide circulation. This magazine is very popular overseas as well with circulation into countries far and wide including Australia and New Zealand. Peoples Friend appeals to women of all ages and accepts freelance submissions for serials of around 60,000-70,000 words and short stories around 1500-3000 words. Stories should have a romantic or emotional appeal. No sexual content, No SF. Stories for children are also considered.

Payment is made on acceptance. To find out more about guidelines for serials and short stories you can write or email them for the full guidelines (there's lots more: on serials, children's stories, articles, plus submission requirements) Email to peoplesfriend@dcthomson.co.uk or address a letter to:

People's Friend
The Fiction Editor
DC Thomson & Co ltd
80 Kingsway East
Dundee
DD4 8SL

Bella Magazine is another mag published in London. A general interest magazine for women Bella also accept submissions for well written fiction of up to 2000 words. Query first. Payment is made by arrangement. Bella magazine is published weekly and has a circulation of 221,661 with an age range of 25 to 54 with children. Articles include beauty, celebrity news, fashion food, dieting, home, travel and real life stories as well.

H. Bauer Publishing
Academic House,
24-28 Oval Road,
London,
NW1 7DT
Switchboard: 020 7241 8000
Fax: 0207 241 8030

More Magazine includes articles on celebrities, fun and sexy features as well as “how to” articles aimed at young women. More accepts freelance submissions of short erotic fiction with a word count of up to 1100. It is vital that you obtain copies of the magazine and study style etc. payment is made per 1000 words.

Editor: Lisa Smosarski
Editorial Assistant: Abbie Pethullis (contact for all more magazine and magazine work experience enquiries)
Email:abbie.pethullis@emap.com
Address: more online, 4th Floor, Endeavour House, 189 Shaftesbury Avenue, London WC2H 8JD, Reception Tel (020) 7437 9011

Before submitting any information please remember that things can change quickly. Deadlines can be altered and editors move. Always make sure you are addressing your submission to the right person before sending it off otherwise it may not get seen. Make sure you obtain a copy of the magazines you want to submit to and get a feel for the style and the kind of stories published.

Good luck and Keep Writing

Paula Duggan is a Freelance Journalist/Writer. She writes articles and short stories for both the web and print media. She runs a Ghost and copy writing business as well as editing and proofreading. Visit her website at: www.pauladuggan.com

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