Paying writing calls by type
Every list below is cut from the same 84 open calls, checked on Oct 19, 2026. A call can sit on more than one list.
- 23Writing contests that pay
- 7Writing contests with no entry fee
- 9Flash fiction markets that pay
- 22Paying markets for essays and nonfiction
- 15Science fiction, fantasy and horror markets
- 19Poetry markets that pay
- 16Freelance writing briefs that pay
- 32Magazines that pay writers
- 13Open calls and anthologies that pay
- 17Writing calls closing in the next 30 days
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