Thank you for your interest in writing for Pirates! Fact and Legend.

Pirates! Fact and Legend relies almost exclusively on freelance writers. The majority of Pirates! Fact and Legend content is written by independent experts: historians, enthusiasts, consultants, teachers and professors. If you are interested in contributing content as such an expert, please continue reading for details on the process.

We ask that you keep the following important points in mind:

• Pirates! Fact and Legend purchases all electronic publishing rights only. This means that Pirates! Fact and Legend reserves the right to reprint, republish or post articles in any electronic form (including on-line databases and the internet).
• Content must be appropriate for a variety of age levels. Descriptions of potentially objectionable situations should be within a “PG-13” level. Special permission must be obtained for content that might be rated “R”

Pirates! Fact and Legend Audience

Our website receives thousands of hits per day and is one of the most popular pirate related web sites in the world. Pirates! Fact and Legend is used by numerous institutions around the globe. Our audience covers a spectrum of age groups, from child to adult.

Where applicable, articles should be academically useful while providing a casual reading experience for recreational use.

Author Qualifications

We invite all qualified individuals to apply for a freelance writer position. You are considered qualified when: you have working knowledge of some aspect of the history of piracy.

Article Types

We will provide you with article topics that we need for our publication. However, we are always looking for new and creative article and content ideas.

Application Procedure

Please email employment@piratesinfo.com and include a brief biography of the author and writing samples. If possible, also include education and relevant experience. Include your email address and your mailing address. Please indicate the area of pirate history you are interested in.

We may provide you with a several topics, if you decide on of the topics, you will prepare an abstract, outline, or summary of your proposed content or article idea.

If we approve your abstract, we will contact you to determine a deadline for delivery of the completed manuscript. If we accept your work, we will send you a contract that you must sign and return to us. We pay $.05 USD per word once we receive the signed author (please allow 2-3 weeks for payment delivery).

Completed manuscripts can also be sent for review. However, please note that we receive a number of unsolicited proposals and they take time to review. It may take up to 2 months before we decide whether to reject or accept the article.

Article Specifications

Articles should be approximately 3000 words long depending on the availability of source materials. In most cases you should provide a description of an appropriate and engaging illustration for our artists every 1000 words.

We look forward to seeing your submissions!

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