Broadview is an independent Canadian magazine featuring coverage of spirituality, justice and ethical living. They are interested in stories about spirituality, ethical living, social justice and the United Church, and those can be investigative features, engaging profiles, first-person narratives, reported news stories, essays, photo essays, opinion pieces, blogs, interviews or reviews of books or films. For the print issues, fees are negotiated story by story. Digital stories usually run between 400 and 600 words, and according to their pitch guide, they pay $.40 a word for opinion pieces and $.65 a word for reported ones. To learn more, refer to their writers’ guidelines.
Kveller.com is a website for people “who want to add a Jewish twist to their parenting.” They want essays about women’s issues and parenting that are written from a Jewish perspective. Their suggested word count is between 700 and 1,000 words. Payment rates are not mentioned, but according to an old payment report, they paid $0.07 per word. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.
Moment Magazine is an independent magazine that gives wide-ranging viewpoints on the “political, cultural and social issues facing the Jewish community.” They rarely accept unsolicited contributions, however, certain sections welcome submissions. An old payment report indicates that they pay $0.20 per word. To get more information, refer to their submission guidelines.
The Buddhist Review presents the Buddhist perspective of the West. They are the leading magazine of Buddhism in the West and they have good distribution. They are not affiliated with any particular sect or lineage of Buddhism. Articles between 500–2,000 words are preferred. Payment rates are not mentioned on the website but a payment report suggests they paid $0.75 per word. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.
Tablet is a daily online magazine of Jewish news, ideas, and culture that welcomes submissions from freelance writers. You can submit a full pitch that includes a detailed description of your topic, a brief bio, links to any of your previously published stories, and, if necessary, a short writing sample. According to a payment report, they paid $0.24 per word for 1900 words, but current pay rates are not clear. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.
Hinduism Today is an international quarterly magazine featuring articles concerning timely events, human interest stories, interviews, social issues, lifestyle pieces, cultural explorations, and more. Contributing writers don't need to be Hindu but "should empathize with Hindu thought, practices, and culture". Word length for short articles is 700 and 2,000 words and longer articles are 2,000 to 6,000 words. An accompanying photo is necessary to go with the story. Query first. According to their pitch guide, pay is $0.10 per word and $20-100 for each published photo. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.