Freelance writing, Metropolis (Philadelphia), seeks personal essays, pays $50-$100 per essay

Write for Metropolis

Join some of Philadelphia’s best writers on Metropolis, the region’s newest news and information web site.

We are looking for essays for VoxPop, a regular feature on Metropolis. It is a personal essay, ranging from 750-800 words. Payment is $50 for first essay accepted, $75 for the 2nd and $100 for the 3rd and subsequent essays.

The best way to get a sense of the range of essays we like is to go to Metropolis at www.phlmetropolis.com and click on the VoxPop logo to read recent VoxPop essays.

What we like:

Personal stories, told in the first-person, about an interesting or important moment in your life. We have a preference for stories about city life.

They can be funny, sad, wry and sardonic – as long as the voice is true. We generally avoid snark and we do not run rants. We prefer fresh, original material, not a piece that ran on another website or publication or a piece that is several years old. The cardinal rule is: We like essays that are well written, well constructed and tell an interesting tale. The better the writing, the better the chance of it being accepted.

How to submit:

Send your essay as a Word .doc attachment VoxPop2010@gmail.com.

Usually, we will respond within a week with an email that accepts or rejects the piece. Put your byline at the top of the essay in the Word doc, but include your name, mailing address and telephone number in the body of the email. We will mail a check, usually within two weeks of the essay being posted on the site.

Need More Information? Read our Writers’ Guidelines by going to this web address:
http://www.phlmetropolis.com/vox-pop-writer-guidelines.php

Note: This is not an ad for a full or part-time job. We are seeking freelance work only.

E-mail: voxpop2010@gmail.com

More information here.