The Dance Current is a Canadian dance magazine. They publish 4 times a year. They invite writers and dance artists either from Canada or living in Canada to pitch them. They accept pitches for reviews, Q & A’S, personal essays, body columns, tips columns, poetry, feature profiles, feature stories, and photo essays, both for print and online. According to their contributor guidelines, they pay $125 to $400 per piece.
The Monitor is a bimonthly policy and current affairs magazine by CCPA (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives). They publish “feature articles, original research, book reviews, letters to the editor, and illustrations.” According to an old tweet by their senior editor, they pay $300 for short articles of 700 words, $500 for 1,300 to 1,500 words, up to $800 for feature length stories, and $150 to $800 for illustrations. Our previous research indicated pitches should be sent to monitor@policyalternatives.ca; their pitch guide has been removed, so current pitching information is unclear. To contact them, refer to this page.
The Narwhal is a non-profit magazine that publishes stories about Canada’s natural world. They welcome pitches for stories of up to 2,000 words. They especially welcome pitches from BIPOC writers. Their reporting is “primarily focused on the extractive industries — mining, forestry, fishing and oil and gas extraction — and large-scale conservation.” According to their pitch guide, their freelancing rate is generally $1 per word, but may vary.
Capital Daily is an independent news startup that is a source for news, analysis, longform, and investigative stories from Victoria, B.C., Canada. They cover science, politics, business, history, crime, and more. They are looking for features, explainers, in-depth news stories, and investigations. According to a deleted tweet by their managing editor, they pay $0.40 to $0.80 CAD per word. To learn more, refer to this page.
Winnipeg Police Cause Harm (WPCH) is a community-centered police abolitionist group that shares "articles and personal essays that tell unique stories from across Canada related to defunding and abolishing carceral systems of policing, prisons, and migrant detention.” Their previous pitch guide indicated that they accepted pitches for blog posts on an ongoing basis, were committed to publishing writers of color, and paid BIPOC writers $100 for posts over 1,000 words and $50 for posts under 1,000 words. Pitches should be sent to wpgpolicecauseharm@gmail.com. They no longer have a pitch guide, but their email is the same. Visit their website here.
Xtra is a Canada-based digital magazine and community platform that covers LGBTQ2 politics, culture, sex, love, and health. They tell stories in multiple ways: “short and long features, profiles, Q&As, essays, opinion pieces, explainers, video documentaries, and podcasts.” A tweet by their senior editor indicated that a payment of CAD 400 is the usual base rate for a short-reported story with limited sourcing. Payment reports indicate pay of around $0.34 per word. To learn how to pitch them, refer to this page.
Explore is a lifestyle magazine for active outdoor-loving Canadians. They cover outdoor adventure, hiking, climbing, mountain biking, kayaking, camping, winter sports, and more. Their content is largely Canadian. According to an old tweet by their online editorial and community manager, for online pieces, they pay $50 to $75 CAD for 500 to 600 words and $80 to $150 CAD for 800 to 1,000+ words. To learn more, refer to their contributor guidelines.
Future of Good covers “stories, innovations, and trends shaping social impact in Canada.” Our previous research indicated that they wanted writers with experience in journalism and interested in covering social impact, welcomed writers from all over the world, and that their rates started at a minimum of $0.50/word. They no longer have a detailed pitch guide, but still accept pitches. To learn more, refer to this page.
The Media Co-op is “a coast-to-coast network of local media co-operatives dedicated to providing grassroots, democratic coverage of their communities and of Canada.” They are “interested in everything from rent strikes & community responses, to what's happening at man camps, to landback, & more.” Articles are either 750 or 1500 words. According to their pitch guide, they pay $100 for accepted stories.
Quill & Quire is a Canadian magazine about books and book publishing. Their print edition comes out 10 times a year. They are seeking “feature and news pitches and profiles related to Canadian authors, publishing, and books.” They don't accept unsolicted reviews. According to an old tweet by their editor-in-chief, pay starts at $0.45 per word. To pitch them, refer to this page.