Africa Science News Service is a website that covers science and technology with an African eye. According to an old payment report, they paid $1.00 per word. To contact them, refer to this page.
The Los Angeles Times covers news, politics, entertainment, sports, food, climate, environment, and more from Southern California and the world. They welcome opinion articles on any subject. Submissions must be exclusive to them, and most articles are 750 words. According to an old payment report, they paid $1.00 per word. To learn more, refer to this page.
The Lighthouse: Black Girl Projects targets “southern girls with a mission to be a revelatory, unflickering light for black girls and young women in the southern United States.” They are ''always looking for thought-provoking stories and content for Black women, girls, and the people who love them.'' They accept self reflection, cultural criticism, and basic Q&As. According to their pitch guide, they pay $0.25 to $1.00 per word–the final rate depends on your level of experience, skill, and other factors.
Physics Today is the American Institute of Physics’ flagship publication. They publish both in print and online formats. They inform their “readers about science and its place in the world with authoritative features, news stories, analysis, and fresh perspectives on technological advances and ground-breaking research.” According to a deleted tweet by their website director, they pay $1.00 per word. To learn more, visit this page.
Food & Environment Reporting Network (FERN) is a non-profit news organization that produces explanatory and investigative journalism on food, agriculture, and environmental health. They ''are eager to support stories that are in-depth, investigative and explanatory, and expect they will have a broad impact when they appear.'' According to their website, they pay according to the complexity of the project. A payment report suggests they paid $1.00 for a 3000-words feature. To learn more, refer to this page.
MLK50 Memphis is a nonprofit news website focused on poverty, power, and public policy. According to an old tweet, they pay up to $1.00 per word. To learn more, refer to their contact page.
The Logic provides in-depth reporting on Canada’s innovation economy, and ‘’on how business and technology are changing Canada for better or worse.’’ They are currently on the lookout for stories about the people, companies, and organizations doing fascinating things in Canada, or that affect Canadian interests. Freelance stories, which don’t tend to be breaking news, range from 700 words to 2,500 words. According to their submission guidelines, they pay $1 per word, and for an in-depth feature or investigative work, they pay more.
Sonoma Magazine is a bi-monthly publication that covers Sonoma County’s events, restaurants, hotels, bars, wineries, breweries, culture, style, and more. An old payment report indicates that they paid $1.00 per word. To contact them, visit this page.
Institutional Investor is an international business-to-business publisher that focuses mainly on international finance. They look for stories that feature conflict, narrative, access, and disclosure, international content that will resonate with American readers, cultural stories about the financial industry, and more. The pieces should ideally be 1,000 to 2,000 words long. According to their pitch guide, they pay $1 per word, plus reasonable expenses.
D Magazine is a resource for news, food, arts, health, business, weddings, and more in Dallas, Texas. An old payment report indicates that they paid $1.00 per word. To pitch them, refer to this page.
Inuit Art Quarterly is a magazine dedicated to “Inuit and circumpolar arts, connecting Inuit Nunangat and readers around the world.” They prioritize emerging and established Inuit writers, and accept pitches on topics about Inuit artists and their work year-round. According to their submission guidelines, they pay $1 per word for both print and online.
Quanta Magazine is an independent online publication that covers the latest news and trends in physics, mathematics, life science, and computer science research. According to a payment report, they paid $1.25 per word for a 1,200-word story. To contact them, refer to this page.
The Hechinger Report is an independent, nonprofit news organization that focuses on inequality and innovation in education. They provide in-depth, fact-based, and unbiased reporting on education. They look for stories that combine compelling narratives from classrooms and campuses with smart, original analyses of national education issues. Stories should consider the research and draw from the knowledge of experts and affected communities. According to their writer’s guidelines page, they pay $1.50 per word for stories that generally range from 1,000 to 2,000 words and cover travel expenses on top of the story fee.
Rolling Stone is a magazine and website that covers politics, music, and pop culture. According to an old tweet by one of their editors, they pay $0.25-$1.00 per word depending on the depth of the reporting, but current pay rates are not clear. To contact the editors, refer to this page.
Texas Monthly is a magazine and website that covers Texas news, politics, culture, food, travel, history, music, crime, and more. They're looking for well-reported stories of varying lengths, as well as visual stories, essays, and thoughtful commentary. They value great storytelling, humor, vivid characters, distinctive voices, and fresh perspectives. According to their guidelines, they pay $1.00 per word for print article. Digital article rates are negotiated. To pitch them, refer to this page.
Wired is a magazine that covers the current and future trends in technology. They state they are a ‘’publication about change—about the ways science and technology are reshaping the world and what it means to be human.’’ According to their pitch guide, a typical assignment might pay $1 per word. To learn more, refer to this page.
Washingtonian is a general-interest magazine for the DC area. They cover politics, technology, art, entertainment, dining, shopping, health, parenting, and personalities. They publish profiles, true-crime yarns, pieces of narrative journalism, trend pieces, column-length arguments, comprehensive lists, and photo essays. According to an old payment report, they paid $1.00 per word for a 1020-word fob. To learn more, refer to their writers’ guidelines.
Today's Parent is “Canada’s #1 source for parenting content that informs, inspires and builds a sense of community.” Their articles help parents of children from birth to 9+ tackle a range of parenting issues including discipline, health, behavior and education. Payment reports suggest that they pay up to $1.00 per word. To contact them, refer to this page.
Science Magazine covers news on science, science policy and issues that are of importance to the scientific community. They want “ a hot scoop or juicy scandal, a compelling profile of a scientist, or an original take on a science policy issue.” According to their guidelines, rates typically begin at $1 per word for online-only stories and $1.25 per word for print-only stories. Some articles are paid a flat rate - a Q&A, for example, is $500. To learn more, refer to this page.
Metropolis is a magazine focused on architecture and design. Their “editorial scope spans design at all scales—from the smallest products to city planning.” They are interested in project stories, case studies, profiles, interviews, commentary, analytical pieces, trend stores, and opinion pieces. According to an old payment report, they paid $1.14 per word. To pitch them, refer to this page.
The Boston Globe Magazine is published weekly inside the Sunday paper of The Boston Globe (a newspaper based in Boston, Massachusetts). According to their submissions page, they accept submissions for the following: op-eds; reported stories; book excerpts/adaptations; first-person essays; and Q&A features. According to an old payment report, they paid $1.00 per word. To learn more, visit this page
Marie Claire is a fashion publication for women with “a point of view and a sense of humor.” They prefer story proposals instead of completed work. According to an old payment report, they paid $1.47 per word for a 1500-word profile or interview. To contact the editors, refer to this page.
Solver Stories is a feature in New York Times’ column, Gameplay. It includes personal essays regarding the effect of puzzles on people’s lives. They prefer essays of 800 to 1,000 words. According to their guidelines, they pay $1.50 per word. To find out more, refer to their submission guidelines.
Harper’s Magazine is America’s oldest general-interest monthly magazine. The magazine provides its readers with a unique viewpoint on “politics, society, the environment, and culture.” Besides nonfiction pieces, they consider unsolicited fiction as well. A payment report suggests that they paid $1.33 per word for a 6000-word feature. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.
Experience Life is a progressive “healthy-way-of-life magazine.” It comes out 10 times a year and has a circulation of 700,000. They aim their content at 30 to 45 year-olds. A payment report suggests that they pay $1.00 per word. To learn more, refer to their writer’s guidelines page.
American Craft is the magazine of the American Craft Council. They have previously indicated to want good storytelling that explores a craft artist’s struggles, doubts, determination, and triumphs. Topics that could be of interest included artists & makers, sustainability, community & social equity, objects that are beautiful, innovative, and affordable, and others, and they indicated pay of $0.50 to $1.00 per word. Their guidelines are no longer available, but to contact them, refer to this page.
Central Coast Farm & Ranch is a quarterly magazine based in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties in California. They publish articles that cover a variety of topics specific to Central Coast agriculture. Word length for cover story or feature is 700 to 1,200 words and 500-700 words for departments. According to their guidelines, pay starts from 50 cents to $1 per word for features and $350 for departments. Learn more about the magazine here.
Chatelaine is a Canadian women’s magazine that covers the topics of health, fashion, and beauty. Their lead time is between four and six months, so pitches must be submitted well in advance of publication while still remaining timely and current. For seasonal articles there is a four to six month lead time. They previously indicated to pay $1 per word, but pay rates have been removed from their guidelines. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.
Texas Highways is the official travel magazine of Texas, published by the Travel Information Division of the Texas Department of Transportation. Articles should document Texas destinations for readers in the US and across the world, through descriptive and evocative language. According to their guidelines, their standard print rate is $1.20/word plus travel expenses. Digital rates vary based on the scope of reporting. To learn more, refer to this page.
Analog is the magazine of "science fiction and fact." They publish stories in which some "aspect of future science or technology is so integral to the plot that, if that aspect were removed, the story would collapse. " According to their guidelines, they pay 8-10 cents per word for short fiction (up to approximately 20,000 words), 6 cents per word for serials (40,000-80,000 words), 9 cents per word for fact articles, and $1 per line for poetry. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.