You want to write for us?

That's really nice of you.

Absolute Write is seeking original and reprint articles.  We publish articles and interviews related to the craft and/or marketing of writing only-- please do not submit fiction! We recommend that writers read our newsletter to get an idea of our style and the types of articles that we publish. We are not geared to beginners; our target audience is intermediate and advanced-level writers.  Very occasionally, we publish articles about the "basics," but in general, we're looking for articles that will be helpful to writers who have already had work published, taken writing courses, etc.

Article Submissions

Absolute Write is seeking "how-to" type articles about any branch of writing-- screenwriting, freelance writing, technical writing, greeting cards, novels, nonfiction, playwriting, comic writing, and so on.

If you have never been published, please don't submit an article about how to get published.  If you've never sold a screenplay, please don't submit an article about how to sell a screenplay.  (You'd think this would be obvious, right?)  

We are ALSO looking for the following things:

Departments

Debate Desk: be controversial.  Tackle a subject like writing on spec, writing for free, plagiarism, etc.  Don't be afraid to be opinionated!  See here for examples.

First Person: first-person essays about writing.  See here for examples.

Just for Fun: humor columns and funny poetry about writing.  See here for examples.

Articles should be approximately 800-2000 words in length. Feel free to query first if you're considering writing an original article for us.  For reprints, just send the complete manuscript with original publication name and date in the BODY of the e-mail message (please, no attachments, except for photos.  We delete them unread, as we've gotten far too many viruses-- even from writers who didn't know they had them).

We particularly like informational and humorous articles... the best are the ones that manage to combine those two qualities.  You are welcome to write from a first-person perspective and editorialize, as long as your subject matter is relevant to other writers.

Articles must be the work of the original author.  We accept simultaneous submissions.  Absolute Write retains non-exclusive electronic publishing rights with the right to archive the material indefinitely on the website-- though the writer can ask me to pull it down at any time, and I'm happy to comply.  All other rights remain with the author.

Bios

It'll save time if you include the bio that you'd like us to include along with the article.  Of course, you can always send it after we accept an article, but if you have it ready, please send it along when you submit.  (Just paste it below the article.)

All submissions should be sent to editor @ absolutewrite.com or through our contact form.

Style Guide

Please take a look at our preferences for format, spelling, and grammar.  We have a style guide posted here. 

Payment

Did you skip right to this section?  (Yeah, can't blame you.)  I don't want to let you down, but we probably won't make you rich.  There are two payment options:

- We pay $0.02 per published word ($10 minimum) per article, interview, essay, column, or book review. Payments can be made by PayPal or check.

- Or you can have a free 1-year subscription to the Absolute Markets Premium Edition (a $15 value-- see www.absolutemarkets.com). 

We are happy to run your bio (with any links you like), your photo, ordering info if you've got books published.  We have more than 75,000 subscribers and hope it brings you great publicity!

Product and Book Submissions

If you would like to submit your product or book for review by Absolute Write staff, or for use as a prize in our writing contests, please e-mail us at editor @ absolutewrite.com to let us know.  I'm sorry, but we do NOT review self-published/vanity-published/subsidy-published books anymore.

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