Sunday, August 31st 2025
Kill Your Darlings is an Australian online magazine that is dedicated to arts and culture. They’re open to non-fiction pitches. They’re seeking:
“- Intelligent and accessible essay/commentary (1200–2000 words) that analyses a cultural, political or societal issue of interest to KYD's progressive and engaged readership. Longer, investigative feature essays (2000–3000 words) will also be considered.
- Memoir or personal essay (1200–1500 words) that reflects on or tells us something broader about society, identity and/or culture.
- Smart, entertaining cultural criticism (1200–1500 words) that illuminates or engages with works and trends in art, literature or pop culture.
- Work that doesn't quite fit within the above categories but you think would be a good fit for us!”
Rate is at least $700 for non-fiction. Please note that they prioritize responses to pitches from their members. To learn more, refer to this page.
Deadline: September 14th, 2025
Tuesday, June 3rd 2025
Kill Your Darlings is an Australian online magazine that is dedicated to arts and culture. They’re open for non-fiction pitches. They pay at least $700 for non-fiction work. For more information, refer to their post and this page.
Deadline: June 15th, 2025
Wednesday, April 2nd 2025
Kill Your Darlings is an Australian online magazine that is dedicated to arts and culture. They’re open for non-fiction pitches. They’re seeking “cultural commentary, smart and entertaining criticism and personal essays that explore the processes, practice and realities of writing.” Their minimum standard rate is $300 for articles of about 1,200 to 1,500 words. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.
Deadline: April 13th, 2025
Thursday, July 25th 2024
Kill Your Darlings is an
Australian online magazine that is dedicated to arts and culture. They’re
seeking pitches for short-form memoir pieces (1,500 to 2,000 words): “The world
can seem an overwhelming place right now. The best kind of memoir offers an
antidote to some of this anxiety, exploring big issues through a personal lens
and offering nuanced approaches to our thinking.” They will pay at least $500.
To learn more, refer to their post and this page.
Deadline: August 11th, 2024
Tuesday, September 14th 2021
Kill
Your Darlings is an Australian online magazine that is dedicated to arts and culture. They
are open for non-fiction pitches. They want “weird and wonderful ideas across
culture, society, memoir and commentary.” This month, they are particularly
looking for feel-good or funny pitches. They offer a minimum standard pay rate
of $300 for articles of 1,000 to 1,500 words, and $100 for book reviews of 400
to 500 words. To learn more, refer to their Twitter
thread, their tips on pitching,
and this page.
Deadline: September 26th, 2021
Saturday, April 24th 2021
Kill Your Darlings is an online magazine
that is dedicated to arts and culture. They are accepting pitches and completed
pieces for their first ever Vietnam Showcase. They are seeking essay/commentary
(short 1,000 to 1,500 words, or long 1,500 to 3,000 words); memoir or personal
essay (1,000 to 1,500 words); cultural criticism (1,000 to 1,500 words); and short
fiction (1,500 to 3,000 words). They are looking for “writers from, living in
or with a significant personal connection to Vietnam and/or the Vietnamese
diaspora.” They will pay at least A$300. To learn more, refer to this Tweet
and this page.
Deadline: May 21st, 2021
Saturday, March 13th 2021
Kill Your Darlings is an online magazine
that is dedicated to arts and culture. They are open for non-fiction pitches.
They are looking for essay/commentary (1,000 to 2,000 words), memoir or
personal essay (1,000 to 1,500 words), and cultural criticism (1,000 to 1,500
words). According to payment reports, they pay at least A$250 per piece. To
learn more, refer to this Twitter
thread and this page.
Deadline: March 19th, 2021
Sunday, October 25th 2020
Kill Your Darlings is an online magazine
that is dedicated to arts and culture. They are open for non-fiction pitches. They
want “your weird and wonderful ideas for pieces across culture, society, and
memoir.” According to payment reports, they pay at least A$250 per piece. For
details, refer to their Twitter
thread and this page.
For tips on how to pitch them, refer to this page.
Deadline: November 14th, 2020
Friday, April 10th 2020
Kill Your Darlings is an online magazine that
is dedicated to arts and culture. Their First Nations editor-in-residence is commissioning uplifting pieces from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait
Islander writers. They want essay/commentary (1,000 to 2,000 words), memoir or
personal essay (1,000 to 1,500 words), and cultural criticism (1,000 to 1,500
words). Payment reports indicate that they pay at least A$250 per piece. To
learn more, refer to this Tweet
and this page.
Deadline: April 17th, 2020