Want to write for Home & Project Studio?
Here's what we offer:

The thrill of seeing your name in print.

For a true writer, nothing is as exciting as seeing your name in the byline of a published article. Actually, seeing the web pages on which your articles appear after Googling your name is pretty exciting, too. If that sort of ego massage sounds appealing to you, then maybe you should consider writing for Home & Project Studio.

An open relationship (freelance writers only).

As a former freelance writer, I discovered that most magazines in this field don't treat freelance authors with the respect they deserve. On one hand, they rely on freelance authors for a good deal of their content. On the other hand, they attempt to treat freelance writers as exclusive staff writers (but without the correspondingly higher staff pay, of course). Not only does this contradict the definition of what a freelance author is, but demanding exclusivity without paying for the privilege inhibits a freelance writer's ability to maximize his writing income. And it's patently unfair to the writer!

I can't say how other magazines will treat you, but here at Home & Project Studio we will never demand your exclusivity without compensating you appropriately for it. In short, you're free to write for other publications, if they will let you. That's OK with us, provided you follow some simple and logical terms that are laid out in our Contributor's Agreement.

Woefully inadequate compensation for your hard work.

For every upside there is a downside. Our downside is that we don't pay much. On the other hand, our pay IS competitive with other magazines in our field. (A poor comment on the state of affairs in this business, isn't it?)

Piteous abuse by our editorial staff.

Frankly, our sadistic editors delight in taking your brilliantly composed work and mangling it to suit our purposes. As if that weren't enough of a body blow to your ego, they also have the temerity to challenge you with questions that they say are meant “to clarify your work.” We also employ evil grammar masters (a.k.a. proofreaders) to make sure that how you write is as clear as what you write about. Of course, this applies mainly to budding young talent. If you're an experienced writer, your encounters with our editorial staff will likely be much less abusive (the pay will still be abysmal, though).

Speaking of budding young talent, we actively seek and encourage new talent for some very simple reasons. First, we can develop a beginning writer's talent so that he (or she) will be able to write for us more effectively. Second, writers are a potential talent pool that can be drawn from when it comes time for Home & Project Studio to fill a staff position. Third, and most importantly, as a former freelance writer, I personally know how hard it was to get my foot in the door. I'd like to make it easier for someone else to get an opportunity to write, if I can.

Sound like an opportunity
that's just too good to pass up?

If you're still interested in writing for Home & Project Studio magazine after all that (and why wouldn't you be, considering all that we offer), we suggest that you do the following in this order:

Download a copy of our Home & Project Studio Writer's Guide.

Read the guide completely! (Don't worry, it's not terribly long.) Once you have done that, then:

Contact us at the address below.

E-mail us at WriteForUs@HomeAndProjectStudio.com. If you can, provide us with some writing samples of published articles. We can also Google your name if you have published works that are accessible on the Web, if that's easier for you.

If you haven't been published before, we suggest that you write a short review of a product you recently bought or tested, and submit it when you contact us. We may not use that specific review (on the other hand, we just might), but it will at least give us an indication of your writing ability.

In any event, adequately determining your skill and experience may take us several days, so please be patient while we go through the examination process. You will get an answer from us! (Note: if you don't hear from us after two weeks, contact us again. Either your e-mail didn't get through to us, our e-mail didn't get through to you, or we have been remiss in responding to you within the appropriate time.)

Good luck! We hope to hear from you soon.

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