Oestrogeneration is a magazine platform highlighting the voices of trans women and transfeminine writers in the UK. They publish essays, opinion pieces, first-person stories, arts and culture content, pop culture reviews, think-pieces and other forms of journalistic writing with a word limit of 1200. According to their pitch guide, they pay a flat rate of £50 per piece. To learn more, refer to this page.
ProThots is passionate about all things gaming. They are always looking for excited and knowledgeable gamers to join their writing team, and are interested in reviews, guides and tutorials, and opinion articles. Rates are not mentioned, but they state they offer competitive rates to their regular contributors. To learn more, refer to this page.
The Breach is an independent Canadian media outlet producing critical journalism to help map a just, viable future. They welcome pitches for written journalism. According to their pitch guide, they pay $150-200 CAD for shorter opinion or analysis articles (approximately 750 to 1200 words), $250-400 CAD for longer features (1200 to 2500 words) and $400 and up for videos. Pay for investigative articles that involve more work are negotiated case by case. To learn more, refer to this page.
Wellcome Collection is a free museum and library. They believe everyone’s experience of health matters. Through their collections, exhibitions and events, in books and online, they explore the past, present and future of health. They publish stories about health and human experience written by storytellers of differing levels of experience and from varied backgrounds. They commission stories in formats such as standalone articles (which include opinion and personal experience and are usually about 1,000 words), and long reads (which are 2,000 words). According to their pitch guide, they pay 55p per word. To learn more, refer to this page.
Naked Politics is facilitating younger people’s political and democratic action- beyond just voting every few years. Through media and education, their work intends to support and feed into a greater understanding of how young people can fight for political change.They are always looking for young people (16-29) who want to write for them. They welcome pitches for commentary/opinion pieces on current issues related to young people, investigative features, and interview profiles. According to their pitch guide, they pay a rate of £50 per article but will pay more if the article includes interviews or more in depth investigative reporting. To learn more, refer to this page.
Communication Arts is the premier source of inspiration for graphic designers, art directors, design firms, corporate design departments, advertising agencies, interactive designers, illustrators and photographers. They are seeking creative industry thought leaders who can contribute well-written opinion columns or reported pieces that cover emerging trends, ethical issues and what it takes to thrive in the visual communication field. They pay a ''highly competitive'' rate or flat fee, which is negotiated upon assignment. To learn more, refer to this page.
EachOther is a UK-focused charity that uses independent journalism, storytelling and filmmaking to ''put the human into human rights.'' The digital content they produce is grounded in the lived experience of ordinary people affected by human rights issues. They are looking for stories for their Inspired Source series, which is part of their work to amplify voices that are underrepresented in the media and marginalised by society. According to their pitch guide, they pay aspiring writers based in the UK £100 to produce a 400-600 word opinion piece. To learn more, refer to this page.
FlickeringMyth.com is a movie and pop culture website with news, reviews, interviews, features and opinions across the worlds of film, TV, comic books, video games, toys and collectibles and more. They are always open to freelance contributions and pitches, and are looking for opinion pieces, list-based articles, recurring columns and other feature pieces. They occasionally have openings for reviews as well. Pay rates are not mentioned. To learn more, refer to this page.
Cover Me began in 2006 as a cover songs radio show that went largely unheard in backwoods New Hampshire. In fall ’07, Cover Me took on blog form. They post news articles and features all week, focusing on cover songs, tribute albums, and the like. They are interested in music news, reviews, interviews, opinion pieces, among others, and divide their staff into Features and News. Pay rates are not mentioned. To learn more, refer to this page.
Motley Bloom is “a curated collective focused on Neurodivergent First living.” They’re looking for short first-person narratives and articles (500 to 800 words) on “travel, beauty, home design, work and career, product reviews–anything that falls under the umbrella of Neurodivergent Living.” They’re also seeking longer first-person narratives (1,000+ words) that “showcase the diversity of opinion and experience with neurodivergence.” According to their submissions page, rates begin at $300 for short articles and $500 for longer pieces. If interested, email your pitches to pitch@motley-bloom.com. To learn more, refer to their submissions page.
Peace Insight is “the leading online platform for local analysis, insight, and mapping on peacebuilding around the world.” They regularly publish content from local peacebuilding experts across the globe. According to their guidelines, they pay £255 for stories (850 words) of local peacebuilding in action, £360 or £450 for feature articles (1,200 or 1,500 words) exploring key themes related to local peacebuilding, £150 for context analysis articles (500 words) providing brief local expert updates, and £255 for opinion columns (850 words) amplifying the perspectives of local peacebuilders on global issues. To learn more, refer to this page.
Newsweek is a global media organization that has earned audience time and trust for more than 90 years, since 1933. They are committed to fair, independent, and transparent journalism. Newsweek reaches 100 million people each month with thought-provoking news, opinion, images, graphics, and video delivered across a dozen print and digital platforms. They accept pitches for several of their verticals. Their opinion desk considers op-ed pitches or full drafts of op-eds ranging from 600-1,000 words. Pay rates are not mentioned on their website, but an old payment report indicates an average pay of $0.75 per word. To learn more, refer to their contact us page.
Into The Spine publishes stories about video games and what they leave behind. They want contributors to talk about the stuff they love and tell stories about games, from indies to AAAs. According to their pitch guide, they pay a flat rate of $25 for shorter pieces between 150 to 300 words and $50 for personal essays, stories, and opinion articles ranging between 500 to 700 words. They are not always open to submissions. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.
The Institute for Palestine Studies is a source of information and analysis on Palestinian affairs and the Arab-Israeli conflict. For their English blog, PALESTINE SQUARE, they welcome articles on a variety of topics related to Palestine. The articles must fall under these categories: “news/culture coverage, feature stories, opinion or perspectives, analysis, or historical narratives.” They also welcome interviews and reviews. The articles must be 800 to 1,200 words long; shorter pieces are accepted for news/culture category. According to their senior editor, they pay $120 per piece. To learn more, refer to this page.
Musawah is a popular muslim feminist platform that has been examining Muslim family laws and practices that result in both official and informal discrimination against women in various Muslim-majority and minority countries. They are open to receiving pitches for submissions of personal narratives, essays, opinion pieces, artwork, interviews, and more. Submissions must be between 500–2000 words. Our previous research indicated that they paid an honorarium of USD 200 per article, but current pay rates are not clear. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.
U.S. Catholic publishes topics related to Catholicism and social justice and has been working in this area since 1935. They publish a variety of content, including features that range from 2,500 to 3,500 words, essays between 800 and 1,600 words, and opinion pieces that are roughly 1,400 words in length. They also have a "Practicing Catholic" column with articles around 1,100 words and "IN PERSON" essays, which are approximately 800 words. While the exact payment rates are not specified, U.S. Catholic offers financial compensation for both commissioned and on-spec content. For more details, refer to their submission guidelines.
Serious Eats is an award winning food and drink website, with over seven million monthly visitors. They publish "rigorously tested recipes, science-driven cooking techniques, robust equipment reviews, and stories that offer cultural and historical context to the foods we love to eat." According to a very old payment report, they paid $0.13 for a 750-word opinion. To learn more, refer to their pitch guide.
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.
Nieman Reports publishes features and opinion pieces about the challenges and opportunities facing journalism today. They're published by The Nieman Foundation at Harvard University. Features typically run between 1,200 and 3,000 words, and opinion columns run anywhere between 800 and 1,200 words. According to their pitch guide, they pay $250 for opinion pieces, and $1 per word for features. To learn more, refer to this page.
The Maple is a 100% reader-funded publication featuring Canadian news and perspectives that challenge the status quo. They have two sections: news and opinion. They accept pitches for both these sections. According to their pitch guide, news stories (usually 1,500 words) pay $275 CAD, shorter opinion pieces (700-1,200 words) pay $130 CAD, and more in-depth analysis articles (1,500-2,000 words) pay $325 CAD. When a piece is assigned and rejected without any request for revision, they pay 50% of the agreed upon fee. To learn more, refer to this page.
Source New Mexico is a nonprofit news organization offering fresh reporting and analysis from the state of New Mexico. They accept news articles or analysis / opinion columns from writers. According to a deleted tweet by their senior reporter, rates begin at $325 for 750 to 1,000 words. To learn more, refer to this page.
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.
Teen Vogue is an online publication that offers the latest on fashion, celebrity style, entertainment, beauty, teen issues, etc. They accept pitches for reported and op-ed pieces across the following sections: culture (covers TV, movies, music, internet culture, etc), identity (covers mental health, sexual health, body image, etc), style & beauty (highlights trends, changemakers, celebrity styles, and more), politics (covers social justice, politics, history, and education.) According to an old tweet from their news & politics editor, they generally pay $250 to $600 per piece, and according to a payment report, they paid $0.29 per word for a 1400-word story. To learn more, refer to their pitching guide.
Deceleration is a San Antonio-based environmental justice journal serving the South Texas bioregion. They welcome “proposals for short- and long-form news articles, community op-eds, personal or creative nonfiction essays, theoretical/political analysis, calls to action, multimedia content, and hybrid concepts (documentary poetry, photo essay), and more.” According to their guidelines, pay ranges from $150 for opinion columns and reviews, $250 for shorter explanatory stories, videos, or photo essays, and $0.50 per word (or more) for longer-form investigative and time-intensive features. For more information, refer to this page.
POCIT highlights the stories of POC within the sphere of tech and startups. They primarily look for career-focused content but also accept personal essays, opinion pieces, mega-exclusive interviews, and hard-hitting investigative pieces. They are not always open to submissions. According to their pitch guide, rates begin at $100 for personal essays.
Allrecipes is a community-driven food brand. They are always looking for new writers, recipe developers, and equipment reviewers to join their team of contributors. They are accepting recipes, technique-driven service articles, and features (particularly personal essays and food histories). A payment report indicates they paid $0.47 for a 750-word opinion. As per an old tweet by their editorial director, their rates start at $250. To learn how to pitch them, scroll to the bottom of this page.
The Xylom is a media outlet that creates “personal stories of science and humanity.” They are looking for personal essays (1,200-1,500 words) that are “at least tangentially related to science”, science analysis and opinion pieces (1,200-1,500 words), narrative-driven science feature stories, and 10-ish-word stories. According to their pitch guide, they pay every storyteller $200, with the opportunity to earn more.
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.
CBC Saskatchewan is a source for news stories, breaking news, and viewpoints from Saskatchewan. They are looking for opinion and first person pieces (500 to 700 words) from the people of Saskatchewan. According to an old tweet by their features producer, they pay $250 per piece. For details, refer to their pitch guide.
Failed Architecture (FA) is “a research platform that aims to open up new perspectives on urban failure – from what it’s perceived to be, what’s actually happening and how it’s represented to the public.” They are looking for fresh and compelling perspectives on urban or architectural issues. They are not always open to pitches, but they may make exceptions for urgent or timely articles. Submissions can be general reflections, case studies, opinion pieces, reviews, interviews, photographic essays, etc. According to their pitch guide, they pay €150 per article (around 1,500 words).