Editing fees

FEES

Check the Editors Association of Canada for rates and then estimate what the market will bear and what your reward should be:

Project Management $50-112

Proofreading $32-75

Copy Editing $34-82

Fact Checking $34-82

Stylistic Editing $34-82

Production $36-82

Picture Research $36-82

Substantive/Developmental $45-112

Consulting $48-112

Desktop Publishing/Layout $48-112

Manuscript Evaluation $125 for first 10 pages, $2 / page thereafter

Indexing To be determined

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Professional Writers Association of Canada

http://www.writers.ca/whattopay.htm

"What should I charge for my work?" or "How much do I pay a writer?" For both freelance writers and those that hire them, that frequently asked question lacks a simple answer. Fees charged by professional writers vary according to the work involved. Many factors affect payment including:

• the type of assignment (e.g., magazine article, speech, marketing report)
• the writer's skill, background and experience
• the number of words and/or time the project requires
• the number of interviews and/or research needed
• the type of rights being purchased

PWAC's rate guidelines are based on fee information we have collected from PWAC members across Canada and from various industries that regularly hire writers on a freelance/contract basis.

PWAC's information reveals large pay variations between markets and locations. For instance, writers tend to earn more in large cities than in other areas of the country. There are also large variations between writers: a very experienced, established writer can charge more for her work than someone just starting out. Therefore, the rates below are general guidelines only. You'll need to negotiate the exact fee depending on the particulars of the assignment.

Periodical Writing	General Interest/Consumer Magazines $1.00 to $2 per word $500 to $10,000 per article $400 to $1,500 per column Trade/Special Interest Magazines $0.30 to $2 per word $500 to $4,000 per article $300 to $1,000 per column
Newspaper Writing	Large Daily Newspapers $0.30 to $1.00 per word $250 to $2,500 per article $330 to $1,250 per column Smaller Community Newspapers $0.10 to $0.50 per word $75 to $1,000 per article $75 to $500 per column
Online/Web Site Writing	Varies widely; "business" sites pay higher $1,00 to $3 per word $60 to $100 per hour
Advertising Material	Copy/Scripts/News Releases $350 to $500 per page $750 to $1,000 per project for brochures $75 to $150 per hour Advertorials (articles commissioned by advertisers) $75 to $150 per hour Includes travel and think time, meetings, phone calls and interviews.
Corporate/Business Writing	Reports/Marketing Plans/Technical Writing $3.00 to $5 per word $500 to $15,000 $75 to $150 per hour
Editing	Varies according to publication/project $50 to $100 per hour
Ghost Writing	Negotiable, based on the publishing and writing experiences of the author/co-author/ghost. Articles Generally 2-3 times the writer's usual rate Books $25,000 to $75,000 flat fee Entire advance + 50% of royalties
Government Writing	News Releases/Studies/Reports $2.00 to $5 per word $3,000 to $150,000 per project $60 to $200 per hour
Newsletters	Writing only; layout extra $1.00 to $2.00 per word $400 to $8,000 per issue $75 to $150 per hour
Scripts	Radio (highly variable) $75 to $150 per minute of script Television (highly variable) $100 to $150 per minute of script
Speech Writing	$1,000 to $10,000 per speech $100 to $150 per hour
Teaching/Instruction	Varies according to experience and subject $30 to $150 per hour $500 to $1,000 per day
Translation/Adaptation	Literary $0.50 to $1.00 per word Other $0.25 per word $80 to $150 per hour

These sites also give fee guidelines:

http://www.betteredit.com/pricing-canada.shtml

http://www3.sympatico.ca/susanio/CTcost.html

http://www.writing-world.com/rights/fees.shtml