If you have the knack for writing sweet, inspirational, sentimental, and funny messages with photos or images that you have created for family and friends, then you might have the necessary skills to join the greeting card industry. Greeting card companies are always on the lookout for new writers, artists, and photographers and the pay range can be from $50 to $300 per accepted submission.
There are many greeting card companies, but selecting the right company to is appropriate to your skills, design, and style is important. You don’t want to send your funny artwork or message to a greeting card company that specializes in inspirational and motivational cards. As with any business venture, make sure to research the companies guidelines, deadlines, and process on how to submit your proposal.
Check out these list of real greeting card companies that are accepting freelance writers.
1 Abacus – always on the look for talented artists and photographers who have new and original ideas to contribute to their greeting cards via snail mail and e-mail.
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2 Amber Lotus Publishing – accepts 3 to 5 samples of “short and clever” writing submissions for greeting cards at a time and also accepts original art and photography mostly between April and July.
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3. American Greetings – you need to contact them first to submit your ideas as they review all submissions in order to qualify. They also have more freelance opportunities on their Career page.
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4. Artists to watch – always on the lookout for wonderful, fresh artistic talent in every media and Artiststowatch only accepts digital submissions. Submit your artwork via e-mail with 5-10 low resolution jpegs of your images for consideration.
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5. Avanti Press –accepts freelance writers with a great sense of humor. Get familiar with their product line and submit your photography. A photo editor will review it and, if interested, Avanti Press will contact you.
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6. Blue Mountain Arts -This company is interested in reviewing writings that is appropriate for their greeting cards publication. They are also looking for highly original and creative submissions on love, friendship, family, philosophies, and any other topic that one person might want to share with another and note that BMA does not accept rhyming poetry.
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7. Calypso – reviews writer submissions several times per year and will contact you if interested with your artwork or idea.
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8. CardGnome – a marketplace for card designers where you can earn royalty with your designs and receive 5% per card or a minimum of 10 cents. You may also upload your design and sell at the same time by creating your own online shop.
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9. Caspari – accepts artwork only and no photographs through e-mail. Get familiar with their product line before submitting your art.
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10. DaySpring – pays $75 for each piece of copy purchased. Payment is made within 30-45 days upon our receipt of the writer’s signed purchase agreement. Review time is approximately four to eight weeks.
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11. Fotofolia – submit your images up to 40 photograph samples that they can use for cards, posters and T-shirt. Fotolia will contact you for partnership if they’re interested with your artwork.
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12. Gina B Designs – accepts artwork submission throughout the year with “excellent composition and use of color”.
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13. Planet Zoo – accepts photos and not words, you can submit up to 10 images of wildlife and animal photos through email with up to 10 low-resolution images and Planet Zoo will contact you if they’re interested with your artwork.
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14. Koehler Companies – pays $60 for any selected writing or piece of art. Check out their product line to see samples of their combine art and verse.
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15. Oatmeal Studios – accepts content from freelance greeting card writers with both written and artistic illustrations that are realistic and funny. They are looking for humorous writing, but nothing cruel.
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16. Pomegranate – accepts artwork and photography. Image resolution should be 72 dpi and the images under 1MB each.
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17. R.S.V.P. Sellers – prefers low resolution digital files as well as color printouts or photographic prints and no originals. You can send up to 20 images per single submission.
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18. Smart Alex -accepts writings with Christian, inspiring and uplifting themes, pays $35 for accepted submission.
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19. SNAFU Designs – accepts up to 12 clever ideas and looks for humorous writings. Pays $100 for accepted submission.
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20. Warner Press – accepts writings with Christian, inspiring and uplifting themes, pays $35 for accepted submission.
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It is also a great idea to bookmark the Greeting Card Association member’s directory list for more information on greeting card companies that are currently accepting submissions. Check back periodically for new companies or an updated list of those accepting submissions.
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