Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder is Minnesota’s oldest black-owned newspaper. They are looking for submissions that cover timely topics like political and cultural news, finance, education, community, entertainment, sports, and more. They want articles of 800-1,000 words. According to an old tweet, they pay $100 to $300 per story. For details, refer to their submission guidelines.
KneeDeep Times is a digital magazine about climate resilience. They focus on the SF Bay Area and beyond. They welcome submissions on a wide range of climate resilience topics. They prefer solution-driven stories about the greater San Francisco Bay Area, but welcome stories about California, the West Coast, or even elsewhere in the country as long as you can add information about what it has to do with our region. Preferred lengths are 500 or 1000 words. According to their submission guidelines, they generally pay $1 per word.
Give Me Astoria covers Astoria's culture, dining, events, lifestyle, fashion, art, music, and more. According to an old tweet by their editor, they pay around $100/article. To contact them, refer to this page.
Knock LA is a community journalism project that is committed to telling the real story of Los Angeles. They are seeking pitches with a strong focus on Los Angeles. They strongly encourage writers who have been historically marginalized and excluded from mainstream media. According to their guidelines, they pay on a sliding scale ranging from $200 to $500 per article depending on factors such as article length, research effort, costs involved, and need. To learn more, refer to this page.
Chron is Houston’s daily news source for the latest in sports, culture, food and drink, music, entertainment, weather, and politics. They are seeking feature pitches as they increase their culture and lifestyle reporting. They are looking for profiles, first-person essays, cultural commentaries, listicles, trend coverage, and more. According to an old tweet, rates start at $0.50 per word. For more information, refer to their guidelines.
NUNAR Magazine is a DMV-based youth culture magazine. They connect readers to “powerful human stories and raw emerging talent within the DMV.” They “pursue expressions and perspectives that offer a refreshing narrative in the world of music, visual arts, fashion, athletics, community involvement, and the web.” According to a deleted tweet by their editor-in-chief, they pay $100 flat for 2 pages. To pitch them, refer to their contact page.
The Land is a news startup that offers in-depth reporting on the neighborhoods and inner-ring suburbs of Cleveland. They are seeking freelance writers to write news stories (2-3 sources, usually 500-750 words), features (multiple sources, usually 1,000-1,500 words), and investigative features (longer stories that involve more research including public records requests, can be longer than 1,500 words). According to their pitch guide, rates start at $200, and they do not pay for commentary.
Portland Monthly is a magazine that covers food, style, shopping, arts, culture, travel, and more in Portland, Oregon. On their website, they accept pitches for their 7 major channels: Eat & Drink, Style & Shopping, Arts & Culture, News & City Life, Travel & Outdoors, Home & Real Estate, and Health & Wellness. For their quarterly print magazine, they accept pitches for the following departments: Dispatch, Show & Tell, Spaces, and Arts & Culture. They also accept pitches for full-length feature stories on news, culture, or lifestyle. According to an old tweet by their editor, they pay about 60/70 cents per word. To learn more, refer to their writer’s guidelines.
Borderless Magazine is a nonprofit online publication that covers labor, justice, and advocacy issues affecting the Midwestern immigrant communities. They welcome reported feature story, comics, and as-told-to story pitches from freelance journalists. They also welcome personal essay pitches from immigrants. They encourage pitches from immigrants, people of color, LGBTQ community, and women. In 2020, 93% of their stories were written, photographed/illustrated by people of color. According to an old tweet, their rate for reported stories starts at $250. Pitches should be sent to pitch@borderlessmag.org. You can contact them here.
Capital & Main is a publication that “reports on inequities related to class, race, immigration, gender, corporate accountability, climate change and energy, education and health, both in California and nationally.” Their freelance journalists report on inequality related to class, race, immigration, gender, corporate accountability, climate change and energy, education and health both in California and nationally. They previously indicated to pay $250 to $500 per story, but current pay rates are unclear. For more information, refer to this page.