30+ Freelance Writing Markets to Keep You Busy Over Christmas

If you're anything like me, you find holiday times great for getting more writing done. Everything is closed so there is nothing to do but stay home and write (or go to the park, or the beach, or anywhere else outdoors to write if it's hot where you are, like it is where I live).

So here is a list of over 30 freelance writing markets that you can use for inspiration, writing practice, or to actually submit to and earn money.

Some of these markets pay up to $600 so it's worth taking a look through them.

Enjoy.

Eerie River Publishing

Looking for short, dark, nightmare-inducing horror stories with the theme of 'earth' for upcoming anthology.

Submission open Feb 1 2022

Word count: 1,500 - 7,000 words 

Payment: 1 cent cad per word

No reprints

Closing Date: Feb 28 2022

One submission per author per quarter

Other upcoming themes: Fire, Air, Water.

https://www.eerieriverpublishing.com/open-submission

22 Publications on Religion and Spirituality

A list of nearly two dozen religious and spiritual publications that pay freelance writers.

List includes websites, literary journals and magazines, paying up to $500 for freelance pieces.

https://thewritelife.com/faith-based-publications-that-pay/

10 Fiction Markets

List of high-paying fiction markets with open submission windows.

Payment: $70 to $600 for Short Stories

https://www.freedomwithwriting.com/freedom/uncategorized/10-fiction-markets-paying-70-to-600-for-short-stories/

After Dinner Conversation Magazine

Philosophy Ethics Short Stories

Any genre, and from any perspective. But it must spur discussions and require the reader to expand their mind.

Word Count: 

Children’s Stories:  Under 1,500 words

Young Adult:  Under 3,500 words

Adult:  1,500-7,500 words

Payment: 1cent/word. $30 Max

https://www.afterdinnerconversation.com/submissions