Barrister Magazine is a legal resource for online News, Articles & Information for Barristers in the UK. They welcome articles and essays from outside authors and students in both legal and non-legal fields. The Barrister considers contributions of varying lengths and styles, ranging from extensive treatment of specific legal topics to broader discussions of local and international issues. Pay rates are not clear. To learn more, refer to this page.
STAT is “an anti-profit arts & culture zine made for the North West.” They’re interested in “stories and writing that help to define present-day art and culture across the North West of England.” They don’t want Manchester city centre stories. According to their pitch guide, pay is £50 for pieces over 500 words and £25 for those below. They also cover transport expenses and event tickets, if necessary.
Companion is a new biannual print publication by GAIL's Bakery in the United Kingdom. They explore “topics within food & drink, history, nature, sustainability, and craft.” They previously indicated that rates for creative pieces could go up to £500, while reported features were paid at £1.30 per word. Their pitch guide has been removed, but you can contact them here.
The Detail is a Northern Ireland-based investigative news and analysis site that covers issues of vital public interest. They’re seeking “investigations and features focused on Northern Ireland and border issues, covering the environment, immigration, housing, criminal justice, health, education, and wider social injustice.” They’re also looking for stories on underreported topics. According to their pitch guide, they pay £400 for investigations/features (about 1,800 words), and long reads and special investigations will be decided on a case-by-case basis. To learn more, refer to this page.
The Londoner is London's new quality newspaper. They’re looking for pitches that are engrossing and fun to read. According to their pitch guide, they pay around £300 for quick-hits and about £500 for pieces that are more reported. They have the budget to pay significantly more for highly investigative stories that take months of work. They also pay reporting expenses if they’re agreed in advance. To learn more, refer to this page.
Plinth, a contemporary culture magazine, is accepting pitches. They want to “open up London’s visual art scene and contemporary culture in ways that intrigue and resonate with a broad audience.” According to their pitch guide, they pay £125 for an 800-word piece. To learn more, refer to this page.
Cinema For All is the national organization for the development and support of the United Kingdom’s volunteer-led cinema. They’re seeking pitches for articles for their blog. They want to “hear from community cinemas around the UK about the issues that are important to them, the films they’re watching, or events they have been to.” According to their pitch guide, they pay £50.
Mill Media publishes local digital newspapers across the UK. They’re looking for stories based in the cities they cover – “Manchester, London, Birmingham, Sheffield, Glasgow, and Liverpool.” According to their pitch guide, they pay around £200 for a quick-hit and approximately £300 for something more reported. They also have the budget to pay significantly more for highly investigative stories that take months of work. To learn more, refer to this page.
London Spy is a news magazine for Londoners. They’re looking for original journalism about London. They want pieces that are 1,000 to 2,000 words long. According to their pitch guide, pay is £0.30 per word.
The Leicester Gazette is a not-for-profit local newspaper in Leicester. They’re seeking “investigations, solutions-focused features, news features, human-interest stories, arts and culture features, history features, voices (comment/opinion), photo essays, podcasts, fiction and poetry, and much more!” As they’re a local newspaper, the pieces should be about Leicester. According to their pitch guide, pay is 10p per word. To learn more, refer to this page.