Freelancers may not sell artwork, photos and articles published in AsianWeek, either before or after publication, without prior and explicit permission from the editor in chief. With rare exceptions, all submissions by first-time AsianWeek freelancers are tryouts, both for freelancers and the paper. Hence, AsianWeek does not pay for such pieces. After the first work is published, we do reimburse for subsequent published works. Reimbursement for articles is normally 10 cents a word, though we occasionally contract with provisional writers at 5 cents a word.
Payment is based on length of publication at time of publication.
If a piece meets quality standards but is killed, the paper will reimburse the writer or artist 25 percent of the publication fee. If the piece does not meet quality standards, we will not offer a kill fee. In most such cases, however, freelancers will have the opportunity to rework their pieces, time permitting. All expenses must be approved in advance and accounted for with receipts. Please allow up to eight weeks after the last day of the month in which your piece is published for payment to reach you.