Ride Texas Magazine is a quarterly print and digital travel magazine for Texas’ motorcyclists. Their readers and writers ride motorcycles. They publish articles about travel within Texas and the surrounding states. As per an old tweet by their women’s editor, they pay $100-$400 for articles and $0.10/word for blogs (300-500 words). The articles should be accompanied by quality photographs. For more information, refer to their editorial submission guidelines.
A Girls Guide to Cars is a car website for women. They invite writers, influencers, and content creators to join them as a regular Community Contributor. Their Community Contributors are “not car enthusiasts, but regular women who spend time in cars, make car buying decisions, and think about how women are changing the automotive world.” A Community Contributor will write at least 12 posts a year including car reviews (at least 800 words) and general stories. According to an old tweet by their managing editor, they pay $50 for stories and $100 for car reviews. For more information, refer to their contributor’s guide.
Road & Track is an American magazine for automotive enthusiasts. They cover new cars, car culture, car shows, motorsports, and more. They are looking for pitches for stories. According to an old tweet, their rates start at $400. To contact the editors, visit this page.
The Drive covers automotive news, vehicle reviews, and car tech. They celebrate the culture of cars, taking their “audience on the road, to the races, to the factories, to the studios -- and to other places car lovers have always wanted to go, but never had the chance.” They are interested in ‘’strong journalism, explainers, and big, fascinating culture features.’’ According to their pitch guide, rates start around $500, but they are known to go higher depending on length, ambition, word count, the amount of work involved and their total monthly budget.
The Truth About Cars is a website that features automotive news, reviews, and editorials. A payment report indicates that they paid $0.45 per word. To learn more, refer to this page.
Rider Magazine is for mature, discerning and affluent motorcycling enthusiasts. They buy mini travel stories called Favourite Rides, full-length travel/tour features, and other topics – which is almost anything in the world of motorcycling, including unusual museums or events, or stand-out motorcycle organizations. According to their submissions guidelines, they pay $200 and up. It is unclear whether those guidelines are still valid. To contact them, refer to this page.
Adventure Motorcycle showcases "courageous people on inspiring rides around the world." They profile riders, publish industry news, bike reviews, event reports, and DVD reviews. They require photos with their articles. According to their submissions guidelines, payment is $200 and up for Features and Ride Reports. For News, Reviews and Spotlights, payment is between $100-$150.
RoadRUNNER is a bi-monthly magazine dedicated to providing active motorcycle enthusiasts with information on national and international tours, exciting new places to ride, review of new motorcycles, and information about products that enhance motorbikes’ riding experience. For Tour Editorial, they are looking for articles about motorcycle tours throughout the U.S. and Canada. Articles must be 800-1000 words long and writers must submit 30 to 50 original, high-resolution photographs. They do not want pitches, just complete drafts. According to their writers' guidelines, they pay $100.
Backroads Online is a publication for motorcyclists, and was created with the idea of giving their readers places of interest to ride to and getting the most enjoyment out of their motorcycles. Although it is geared towards the motorcycling population, it is not limited to motorcycle riders. Our previous research indicated that they had several columns open to freelancers and that pay was $75 and up, but that information has been removed from their website. To contact them, refer to this page.