Fine Books Magazine is a quarterly magazine about rare books, manuscripts, maps, fine art, and more. They’re 90% freelance written. They welcome proposals from freelance writers, and also assign them topics. Their features are generally 1,500 to 2,000 words long, and they buy about 8 of them a year. The digest section of the magazine contains shorter, newsier pieces of 500 to 700 words. Digest is divided into 3 categories: book, art, and object. They have mentioned negotiating rates with writers based on experience with the subject matter and the level of research. According to a deleted post by their editor, they pay between $200 and $600 per piece. For more information, refer to their guidelines for writers.
Final Gravity tells personal, human-centered stories about beer. They publish writing focused on people, places, ingredients, sensory experiences, cultural intersections, and the holistic ways we interact with and around beer. According to their pitch guide, their rates are about $0.15–$0.25 per word. For short pieces, they pay $125–$175; short features, $175–$250; longer features, $225–$300; and art features, $100. Poetry pays $50 per poem. If a writer is able to take their own quality photography for an article, they pay an extra $25. To learn more, refer to this page.
The Daily Beast is a news and opinion website dedicated to independent journalism. They focus on politics, power, and pop culture and reach over 1 million readers a day. They accept pitches for their Obsessed vertica, which is looking for reactions, explainers, interviews, reviews, and opinion pieces. According to their pitch guide, rates start at $250. To learn more, refer to this page.
Audubon publishes journalism, photography, and illustrations to "to celebrate the joy and wonder of birds and to inform its readers about the natural world, inspire them to care passionately about that world, and motivate them to take action on its behalf." They`re interested in issues that affect birds through a much broader lens—whether that’s native and invasive species, land use, pesticides, climate change, racial and environmental justice, and many more topics. They prefer freelancers to write articles of 1,500 words to 4,000 words, with a preference for 3,000 words. According to their pitch guide, they pay $0.50 to $1.50 per word. To learn more, refer to this page.
Popverse is a modern entertainment brand that covers TV, movies, comics, creators, and conventions. They welcome pitches from freelancers. They’re seeking in-depth analyses on major projects in comics, movies, TV, and games; personal stories that would be evocative to their readership; and captivating interviews/conversations with pop culture personalities. They previously mentioned paying a standard rate of $100 per article (1,000-1,800 words), $150 or more for in-depth interviews or deeper original reporting and $50 or $75 for exceptionally short write-ups, but current rates are not clear. To learn how to write for them, refer to this page.
Home & Texture is “a platform where BIPOC Millennials transform houses into homes by infusing modern individuality, warmth, and culture.” They accept pitches for stories. According to an old tweet by their deputy editor, they pay $150 to $200 per piece. If you’re interested in pitching them a story, refer to this page.
Dirt is a newsletter about digital pop culture. They cover books, streaming, music, style, fashion, blockchain, and the internet. Their pieces are generally around 500 to 800 or 800 to 1,000 words. According to their pitch guide, standard rates begin at $0.50 per word, negotiable for reported pieces. Q&As are paid out at $250.
LatinaMedia.Co is a digital publication covering “TV, film, books, podcasts, and culture from Latina and femme Latinx perspectives.” They’re always seeking more voices to add to their community. According to their pitch guide, they pay $200 for 600+ word pieces.
whynow is an online magazine and production studio that features stories from both emerging and established people in arts, music, and entertainment. They’re seeking features, interviews, stories, and reviews related to arts and culture. According to their pitch guide, they pay £50 to £120 for the majority of pieces. Reviews are at the £50 end of the scale for 350-word pieces.
CRWNMAG is a print magazine for Black women. They exist to “create a progressive dialogue around natural hair and the women who wear it.” They offer paid writing opportunities for their magazine and journal’s print editions. All the submissions should speak to their Brand Pillars, which are knowledge of self, self-love, authenticity, sisterhood, and ownership. Digital submissions are currently unpaid, but there are paid writing opportunities for the print editions of their magazine and journal. According to an old tweet, they pay at least $250 per piece, but current pay rates are not clear. To learn more, refer to this page.