Dissent is a website and quarterly print magazine that publishes political and cultural criticism. They welcome submissions for both their website and print magazine. They accept pieces on politics, economics, and culture. They don’t accept fiction or poetry submissions. According to one of their calls for writers, they pay $0.50 per word. For details, refer to their submission guidelines.
The Sunday Long Read is a newsletter that shares the week’s best longform journalism with readers every Sunday. They are looking for longform nonfiction in its many forms. They want ''you to do reporting and talk to people.'' They also produce their own stories. They publish 5 to 10 original longform articles a year. According to their guidelines, their floor for reported longform stories (over 2,000 words) is $2,000. They might cover the expenses too. For details, refer to their pitch guide.
SICK is a magazine by chronically ill and disabled people. They publish personal essays, creative and experimental nonfiction, reported features, op-eds, interviews, book & film reviews, poetry, and visual art. They prefer full draft submissions but consider pitches from writers who share relevant examples of their work. According to their guidelines, they pay $150 to $345, depending on length, and $100 for poetry and artwork. For details, refer to this page.
Sentient Media is a news organization that reports on the impact of animal agriculture. They increase awareness of animal suffering by sharing compelling stories about how humans treat animals. Their columns are Accountability Journalism, Solutions Stories, Disinformation Debunkers, Fact-checked Explainers, and Science of…Stories. According to their submissions page, rates start at $300 but they frequently pay more. For more information, refer to their submissions page.
Transformations is a digital magazine of narrative essays and other content. The magazine is “published by the Narrative Storytelling Initiative at Arizona State University and is a publishing channel of the Los Angeles Review of Books.” They look for life-changing experiences that have influenced the direction of your lives. They accept pitches about your transformation narrative at transformations@asu.edu. Transformations essays are usually 1,300 to 2,000 words. They also accept submissions of “Snapshot” essays (about 600-750 words) and book excerpts. According to an old tweet, they pay $75 per narrative essay. To learn more, refer to their submission page.
Bella Caledonia is a Scotland-based online magazine that explores independence, self determination, and autonomy. They are always accepting ideas and submissions. They are interested in the following themes: “independence, autonomy, self-determination, ecology, community, social justice, innovation and media, international affairs and movements, and arts and culture.” According to an old tweet, they pay £90 for 900 words. To pitch them a story, refer to this page.
Sidecar Global publishes “educational and inspirational content aimed at encouraging growth, leadership and innovation in purpose-driven membership organizations by learning from creative innovators.” According to an old tweet, they pay $0.25/word and their blogs are generally 400 to 800 words. Their submissions page is no longer available, but you can contact them here.
Outrider strives to be “an online source of hard-hitting commentary and journalism that calls for the end of nuclear weapons and action against the existential threat of climate change.” They are seeking new voices to produce climate and nuclear non-proliferation journalism. Typically, their word counts run between 1,000-1,200 words, and they publish everything from investigative articles and expert analyses to interviews and book excerpts. According to their guidelines, their standard rate is $1,000/story. Their stories are usually 1,000-1,200 words. To learn more, refer to their writer guidelines.
The Progress Network is “a movement that speaks to a better future in a world dominated by voices that suggest a worse one.” They would love to receive substantive good news, solutions journalism stories, constructive opinions on current affairs, and “progress-oriented takes on historical, psychological, philosophical, and cultural themes.” They accept reported articles, opinion essays and think pieces, interviews, reviews, and listicles. According to an old tweet, their rates fall somewhere between $250-$650 "depending on length, whether it will include original reporting or not, etc.". For details, refer to their submission guidelines.
The Drift is “a magazine of culture and politics.” They want “socially engaged cultural criticism; class-sensitive analysis; pieces that point out what’s being avoided or talked around in politics, media, arts, or even academia; upbeat cynicism; un-self-serious screeds; generous takedowns; entries from the margins; fiction; poetry; 1-3 sentence book/ movie/ TV/ art reviews.” According to their guidelines, they pay $2,000 for essays, $500 - $1,000 for short stories, $150 for poems, and $25 for Mentions. To learn more, refer to this page.