The following websites are some of the best out there in finding freelance writing jobs. Many of these sites come up again and again in writer's forums, author communities and around the freelance virtual water cooler! Make it a habit to check for writing job leads daily or weekly, and before you know it, you'll be a paid writer, too!
Pulls jobs from most of the craigslists and some of the other sources listed here, but you might find something you missed.
Try your local Craigslist classifieds want ads. Most major and mid size urban cities have a craigslist, and each page includes a subcategory for writing/editing jobs and another one for short term writing/editing gigs.
Here you will generally find full time publishing house positions, but once in a while there is a home-based writing position or contractual project posted.
This is the Gawkers new media job list, and mainly consists of full time positions in NYC, however, once in a while there are some great big-name contract or project-based positions listed.
Want to write for the news media? Start looking here.
You will have to register, but it is a free service. Once you get the hang of their sorting function, you can find jobs in your area, or choose the telecommute or contractual drop down menu items.
A great list kept fairly up to date.
This is a community forum that has three different areas for writing leads: high-paying, low-paying and non-paying. Hint: want to know how many writers you are competing against for these postings? Take a look to the left of the post, where you can see how many people have clicked on the listing.
A combination of full and project/freelance jobs, with additions popping up about once per week.
A board-based listing. Fairly good leads.
