Best source to publish articles?

[tony_gunter]

Is there a market left for publishing articles any more? Looks like most of the ACW magazines have folded or have gone digital. Does anyone pay for articles, or compensate with exposure?

 

[James Brenner]

I think it depends on the subject. If the subject is weaponry, Man at Arms magazine is an excellent choice. For uniforms and equipment, Military Collector and Historian is worth checking out. There are also numerous scholarly publications (and some not so scholarly) that address various aspects of mid-19th century America: social, political, cultural, etc. University presses publish many of those journals as do some state historical societies.

 

[Library Lady]

I asked my browser if Emerging Civil War and Civil War Monitor paid for articles. AI said they did not, but if they accepted your work, would they offer the kind of exposure you're seeking, @tony_gunter ?

@Pat Young has written a blog for Emerging Civil War for many years. Perhaps he would be kind enough to give you additional information.

@Militarybooks knows the publishing industry. Perhaps they would be kind enough to give you additional information.

James Brenner has a good idea with the academic/state historical journals. They may have a more limited scope than what you have in mind or they may be right down your alley depending on your interests. Here are three that are published by the University of Illinois Press. Since you are in Mississippi, you might want to look for something similar there.

UI Press | University of Illinois

UI Press | University of Illinois

UI Press | University of Illinois

 

[tony_gunter]

I asked my browser if Emerging Civil War and Civil War Monitor paid for articles. AI said they did not, but if they accepted your work, would they offer the kind of exposure you're seeking, @tony_gunter ?

@Pat Young has written a blog for Emerging Civil War for many years. Perhaps he would be kind enough to give you additional information.

@Militarybooks knows the publishing industry. Perhaps they would be kind enough to give you additional information.

James Brenner has a good idea with the academic/state historical journals. They may have a more limited scope than what you have in mind or they may be right down your alley depending on your interests. Here are three that are published by the University of Illinois Press. Since you are in Mississippi, you might want to look for something similar there.

UI Press | University of Illinois

UI Press | University of Illinois

UI Press | University of Illinois

I was thinking of articles like Civil War Times printed before it folded. Uncovering enough new stuff to release in bits and pieces in article form, just not sure anyone publishes interesting battle details these days.

The edu journals aren't really interested in that type of content are they?

 

[Stryker65]

@gjpratt found a way for me to publish in Blue and Gray magazine, if that helps...

 

[tony_gunter]

@gjpratt found a way for me to publish in Blue and Gray magazine, if that helps...

Nice, what volume?

 

[Stryker65]

Nice, what volume?

Not sure. It was the Dispatch.

 

[Hammons]

Though a novice. I have plenty of "articles" regarding uniform and supplies. Though with the internet it looks as if to be better to just share what I have online because it will be pirated and published in a pdf regardless.

Few bite for monetary gain

 

[C. Cash]

I would ask Theodore Savas or Robert Douglas Jenkins on Facebook. Both seem to be good men involved in Civil War publishing that you could pose the question to.

 

[Mint Julep]

Is there a market left for publishing articles any more? Looks like most of the ACW magazines have folded or have gone digital. Does anyone pay for articles, or compensate with exposure?

The last time I checked, which was years ago, the pay was very little. Almost not worth the effort unless you were looking to be "published."

 

[gary]

Is there any Civil War themed magazine that is currently in print?

 

[major bill]

Is there any Civil War themed magazine that is currently in print?

The Civil War Monitor is still in print. Military Images is mostly about about the Civil War butt covers other things as well. I am a member of the Company of Military Historian and Collectors. I have had 3 articles published by them. Usually they have a couple Civil War related articles. You have to be member to get a article published. They do not pay for articles but you get recognized.

 

[Pat Young]

I asked my browser if Emerging Civil War and Civil War Monitor paid for articles. AI said they did not, but if they accepted your work, would they offer the kind of exposure you're seeking, @tony_gunter ?

@Pat Young has written a blog for Emerging Civil War for many years. Perhaps he would be kind enough to give you additional information.

@Militarybooks knows the publishing industry. Perhaps they would be kind enough to give you additional information.

James Brenner has a good idea with the academic/state historical journals. They may have a more limited scope than what you have in mind or they may be right down your alley depending on your interests. Here are three that are published by the University of Illinois Press. Since you are in Mississippi, you might want to look for something similar there.

UI Press | University of Illinois

UI Press | University of Illinois

UI Press | University of Illinois

I am a monthly contributor and have never received any money for it. I believe that Emerging Civil War has some editors. I am not sure if they receive money.

It is good to get in touch with Chris Mackowski to see if your work can be published. There is also a new ECW editor that you may want to contact.

 

[Kearny The Magnificent]

Submission Guidelines - Emerging Civil War

emergingcivilwar.com

Story Submission Guidelines – Military Images

militaryimagesmagazine.com

 

[gary]

I am a monthly contributor and have never received any money for it. I believe that Emerging Civil War has some editors. I am not sure if they receive money.

It is good to get in touch with Chris Mackowski to see if your work can be published. There is also a new ECW editor that you may want to contact.

I should write an article for them just for the fun of it. My book length project is being considered right now but the article would be based on my research.

Presently reading Chris' work on Vicksburg (along with a book on the civilian perspective of the Siege of Leningrad).

 

[NH Civil War Gal]

Is there a market left for publishing articles any more? Looks like most of the ACW magazines have folded or have gone digital. Does anyone pay for articles, or compensate with exposure?

What is your end goal? I had an article published in Emerging Civil War this past August. I have a couple more that I've been asked for. I don't get paid but my end goal is that getting published also opens other educational opportunities for me that aren't otherwise available if you need professional references vs. personal references when researching.

Ted Savas said, "you don't make money from your hobbies." Sometimes you can, or cover costs, but Eric Wittenberg and I talked about that once. As popular and as good as he was, he didn't make a ton of money at it. It covered the costs of publishing of course, and gave him GREAT personal satisfaction, but it scratched a research and historical itch he had.

Laura and I cohost CWT Presents on Wednesday nights. Several years ago we had a CW author on (shall remain nameless to protect the innocent) and in the unrecorded prechat I was talking with them about writing and making money. One of their friends was also a very successful CW author. However… being successful meant covering publishing costs and a bit leftover. This same author's wife was a well-known romance author on Amazon. She wrote werewolf/vampire romances. THAT is what really paid the bills and paid for the trips to Europe and other things. If it is money you are looking for, go into romance werewolf stories.

 

[tony_gunter]

What is your end goal? I had an article published in Emerging Civil War this past August. I have a couple more that I've been asked for. I don't get paid but my end goal is that getting published also opens other educational opportunities for me that aren't otherwise available if you need professional references vs. personal references when researching.

Ted Savas said, "you don't make money from your hobbies." Sometimes you can, or cover costs, but Eric Wittenberg and I talked about that once. As popular and as good as he was, he didn't make a ton of money at it. It covered the costs of publishing of course, and gave him GREAT personal satisfaction, but it scratched a research and historical itch he had.

Laura and I cohost CWT Presents on Wednesday nights. Several years ago we had a CW author on (shall remain nameless to protect the innocent) and in the unrecorded prechat I was talking with them about writing and making money. One of their friends was also a very successful CW author. However… being successful meant covering publishing costs and a bit leftover. This same author's wife was a well-known romance author on Amazon. She wrote werewolf/vampire romances. THAT is what really paid the bills and paid for the trips to Europe and other things. If it is money you are looking for, go into romance werewolf stories.

Pitch: Vicksburg / Werewolf / Vampire collab

 

[Stryker65]

Pitch: Vicksburg / Werewolf / Vampire collab

Vampires? Werewolves? Civil War collab? @TallTallMan has been summoned...

 

[CWdiaryPA]

Journal of the Shenandoah Valley During the Civil War Era, out of the McCormick Civil War Institute, at Shenandoah University, doesn't pay. You'll get two copies. I generally do not work for free, & that includes my writing. The best luck I've had for cash are contests, grants, & fellowships, but I don't do Civil War pieces for those. Check out alternative routes in the history field. What can you apply to? I heard NARA offers fellowships & is a dream to visit.

There's a search bar at "Submittable," a database containing all kinds of magazines looking, topics & contests, & you can also submit directly to publishers via that. Watch out for "submission fees" and straight out scammers, but that goes for anything. Also, your local newspaper or town magazines, if you have those, could be an outlet. If your state conducts annual writing contests, say through arts or museums orgs., those can be lucrative, esp. for "exposure." The nonfiction category includes history.

Last, look into all the online resources like the AHA. They offer $100, enough for a week of lattes. You can maybe get something scholarly run in a no-pay academic journal, then later pitch an idea to an agent about a longer adaptation of your subject to a wider audience. Ask Grok & it'll list like 10 mags that pay, like JSTOR Daily, Scout Life. Keep hunting! With a wooden stake....

Good luck

 

[gary]

Writing used to pay better back around the turn of the century. Thanks to economic circumstances (consumers are tapped out with less disposable income), the pay, if any, is pittance. I had a two part article (6 pages) and the magazine only paid me $250 for both of them. I swore it would be the last time I wrote for them and they used to pay $350-500 for an article (their membership is down and so is revenue). Hence we see the collapse of magazines like Blue & Gray, North & South, etc. The book publishing industry is also struggling to stay afloat. Many younger people learn via cellphone and don't crack open a book like us. Brick 'n mortar bookstores struggle against internet sales. BTW, last book I bought was from some shop I never heard of before in Wales so I suppose it goes both ways.

Fiction writers (esp. sci-fi) generally do better and only a few big name authors can make a living. Shocked to learned Eric Wittenberg barely covers expenses (and I thought I was the only one). One thing Ted Savas suggested to me is that writers must be on social media. Develop a following and connect with potential readers type of thing. Sound advice if you don't mind divulging things about yourself or insights to the general public.