How to Sell a Recipe for Publication

Whether you're a professional chef or just enjoy cooking, creating your own recipes can be a rewarding experience. When you discover an especially tasty or unique recipe combination, you may want to share it with others. The best way to do that is to sell a recipe for publication in a magazine, cookbook, newspaper or other medium.

Instructions

1

Write your recipe down, making careful notes as you go. Include every step of the process involved in making the recipe.

2

Search the Internet to see whether your recipe has already been published. While a simple ingredient list or formula for a recipe can't be copyrighted, a series of instructions can. Before you sell a recipe for publication, you need to insure that it is uniquely yours.

3

Consider a copyright for your recipe. Get instructions on how to copyright your recipe at the U.S. Copyright Office website. (See Resources)

4

Decide where you want to sell your recipe for publication. You can sell your recipe for publication in a cookbook, a magazine, a local newspaper or to an online website. You can also submit your recipe to a recipe contest, from which the winning recipes are generally published.

5

Send your recipe to the appropriate place. Take care to follow the publication's instructions. If you haven't heard back within 2 months, consider finding another publication for your recipe.

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Whether you're a professional chef or just enjoy cooking, creating your own recipes can be a rewarding experience. When you discover an especially tasty or unique recipe combination, you may want to share it with others. The best way to do that is to sell a recipe for publication in a magazine, cookbook, newspaper or other medium.

Instructions

1

Write your recipe down, making careful notes as you go. Include every step of the process involved in making the recipe.

2

Search the Internet to see whether your recipe has already been published. While a simple ingredient list or formula for a recipe can't be copyrighted, a series of instructions can. Before you sell a recipe for publication, you need to insure that it is uniquely yours.

3

Consider a copyright for your recipe. Get instructions on how to copyright your recipe at the U.S. Copyright Office website. (See Resources)

4

Decide where you want to sell your recipe for publication. You can sell your recipe for publication in a cookbook, a magazine, a local newspaper or to an online website. You can also submit your recipe to a recipe contest, from which the winning recipes are generally published.

5

Send your recipe to the appropriate place. Take care to follow the publication's instructions. If you haven't heard back within 2 months, consider finding another publication for your recipe.