Who Pays Writers In Australia?

An up-to-date repository of rates paid by Australian publications. Submit anonymously here.

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FilmInk pays 5c a word for articles published in their magazine!! And the rate will never go up, (I've asked the publisher numerous times!) Also they pay NOTHING for any stories that they publish to their website!

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Australian Geographic (print) is $1/word generally for features. Shorter stories may be more of a an agreed flat rate. Website is around 50-60c/word, depending on experience. Payment is in a two-week cycle if you're already set up in the Bauer Media system.

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VICE pays $80 per piece for new, inexperienced writers. And generally $120-$170 for everyone else. If a writer has a profile it's negotiated individually and can be more. Articles tend to be 600-800 words.

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Australian Book Review

30c per word. 

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Guardian Australia

$150 per piece for Comment is Free. 

Print paper, $900 for 1500 words. 

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Yen is 30cent/word.

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Harpers Bazaar pays around 70c, sometimes more if the writer is more experienced.

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Adelaide Review and Melbourne Review - rates recently cut from 40c / word: For articles up to 500 words: $125 / For articles 501 – 800 words: $200 / For articles 801 – 1200 words: $300 / For articles 1201+ words: $400 / Book reviews: long (approx. 500 words): $200; short (175-200 words): $75 / Cinema reviews: 300 words: $100 / Theatre reviews (online only): no pay.

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GQ Australia pays $0.75 a word. News Life Media is generally really good at paying invoices, as long as the editor remembers to give them to the editorial assistant to process.

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Sunday Style - 75c/word, Home Beautiful magazine - 70c/word

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Broadsheet Sydney: $30 for a news (300-400 words) or profile piece (200-250 words), and $50 for features, which are around 500-600 words.

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FasterLouder and Mess and Noise do not pay contributors - they do have fulltime staff who are paid. Contribs to FL M&N and Same Same are all part of their member base and work for nix...

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Concrete Playground pays $20 per review (about 400-500 words)

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Latte Life Newspaper 80c per word, invoice paid within 14 days

However, be advised. 

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Beat pay $30 per feature, nothing for reviews. Paid promptly on a weekly basis following publication. Everguide pay $40 per feature.

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Frankie pay rate's incorrect - for a 600-650 word thing you'll get paid between $275 and $315. For a 1000-1200 word thing, $500.