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Publishing Pay Rates and Literary Trends Revealed
A survey of authors discusses magazine pay from $4 to $10 per 1000 words for various publications including The Century and The New York Weekly. It notes religious press pay is low and slow, with authors seeking steady cash on acceptance, plus anecdotes about sensational versus religious writing and the fading of old Indian stories. The piece references authors and journals, including Nasby, Eben E. Rexford, Aunt Fanny, Uncle John, and specific titles, highlighting shifts in literary labor and market demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eritton Mites
Harper's
The
Century
St. Nicholas
the Youth’s Companion
Wide Awake
Peterson's Magazine
the Continent
New York Weekly
Asarle
Religios Press
Weiter
Nasby
Toledo Blade
Bret Harte
Col. Starbottle
Eben E. Rexford
Meadle
Eagar
Witca
Fannys
Johns
Mulhouse