The Writer’s Chronicle is currently seeking “appreciations” for their upcoming 50th anniversary edition.

They pay up to $900 for these essays.

According to their guidelines:

“TheWriter’s Chronicle publishes appreciations of contemporary writers whose work came into prominence after 1965. Appreciations are not profiles or memoirs; instead, we seek close readings of an important author’s work and an analysis of the author’s contributions to our culture and to the mastery of craft. You may include some personal anecdotes to portray the author more vividly, but mostly self-referential or sentimental appreciations, of course, are not acceptable. The appreciation should answer the questions: What can I as a writer learn from this writer? What has this writer contributed to our culture? Appreciations are generally between 2,000 and 5,000 words.”

The deadline for submission is December 31st, 2016.

To learn more, read their submission guidelines.