Task & Purpose is an online news and culture publication for the next generation of American veterans. They are always seeking “stories on combat and what happens after, deep dives into the scourge of military sexual assault, or explainers on why the military is seeing an exodus of experienced military pilots.” They are also looking for first-hand accounts and essays. They have previosuly indicated to pay $500 per piece, but current rates are unclear. To learn more, refer to this page.
Comstock’s is a monthly business magazine in California’s Capital Region. They cover business, trends, and quality of life in Sacramento and the 9 surrounding counties. They accept pitches for print as well as web-exclusive stories. Their print features are 1,600-2,200 words; Taste stories are 1,300 words; and web stories are 600-1,500 words. An old tweet by their senior editor indicates that they pay $200 to $300 for web stories. For more information, refer to their submission guidelines.
Long Now is a non-profit organization that fosters long-term thinking. Their pitch guide says, “Our work encourages imagination at the timescale of civilization — the next and last 10,000 years — a timespan we call the long now.” They want stories that explore the ‘long now’ of climate change, the rise and fall of civilizations, biotechnology and artificial intelligence, economics, architecture, and more. They accept pitches for essays (1,200 - 3,000 words), reported features (1,200 to 3,000 words), interviews (2,000 to 3,000 words), book reviews, shorter articles, fiction, and poems for Ideas, their living archive of long-term thinking. According to their pitch guide, rates begin at $600 for features and essays and range between $300 and $600 for interviews, reviews, science journalism, and news articles. They pay $100 for science fiction stories and $25 for poems.
The Blacklight is the New York Amsterdam News’ investigative unit. They are seeking experienced freelance journalists. They primarily work with freelance journalists based in the New York City area but are also open to working with those based outside the region. According to their pitch guide, they pay $250+ for fact checks (500 to 1,000 words, 1 to 2 interviews); $1.00 per word for medium length articles (800 to 1,500 words, 2 to 4 interviews); $2.00 per word or a flat commission fee for long form articles (1,500+ words, 4+ interviews); and $250 to $500+ for data visualizations.
Nautilus is a magazine about science, culture, and philosophy. They want stories that "take you into the depths of science and spotlight its ripples in our lives and cultures." According to an old tweet by one of their editors, they pay $0.50 to $1.00 per word. To pitch them, refer to this page.
Nexus Media News is a nonprofit news service dedicated to climate change. They are always seeking pieces on how communities across the United States are responding to the climate crisis. They are especially interested in solutions-oriented stories centering on frontline and BIPOC communities. According to their guidelines, rates start at $500 for reported features (1,000 to 1,200 words) and short profiles. For details, refer to their pitch guide.
IMPACT Magazine is a source of health, sports, and fitness information for Canada. The articles that they publish are provided mostly by experts in the health, fitness, and sports performance industries. The length of the articles varies. Department stories tend to range from 400 words to 1,500 words. According to an old tweet by one of their editors, they pay 0.40 per word. For more details, refer to their writer’s guidelines.
Verso Books is an independent, radical publishing house. They publish 100 books a year. They accept pitches for their blog. They usually publish articles of 1,000 to 2,000 words. They do not consider fiction or poetry submissions. A deleted tweet by one of their editors suggested that they paid a flat fee of £150/$200 per article. For details, refer to their submission guidelines.
JRNY Travel Magazine features travel stories, essays, and photos from some of the world’s best talents. They are interested in stories about lesser-known places and new takes on more familiar ones, inquisitive, open-minded journalism, sustainable and ethical travel, achievable (it must be somewhere that readers can get to/book tickets to), and diverse voices. They are not always open to submissions. According to their pitch guide, they pay £0.20 per word.
Sidetracked is a print and online journal featuring personal stories of adventures, expeditions, and exploration. They are looking for personal stories (1,500 to 2,000 words) of adventure accompanied by breathtaking photography. The stories should focus on the personal experience of adventure rather than the technical details. They previously indicated rates to be between £200 and £450, but current rates are unclear. For more information, refer to their contribution guidelines.
The Ability Toolbox is “a lifestyle and self-help community for people with disabilities, chronic illnesses, and mental health conditions.” They primarily publish work by those who have “personal, lived experience with a disability, chronic illness, and/or mental health condition.” Pay range depends on the length as well as the research required for the article. According to their pitch guide, they pay $50-$150/article for original content.
IndigiNews is an Indigenous news platform covering Indigenous communities in British Columbia's Okanagan Valley and Vancouver Island. They focus on relationship building, uplifting storytelling, and holding colonial institutions accountable. They welcome news, stories, features, investigations, and photo essays. According to their pitch guide, they pay $250 to $750 per story (500 to 2,000 words).
La Jornada Filipina is “a Hispanic news magazine covering the Philippines.” They are seeking pitches with original reporting. They are “particularly interested in exploring how the Philippines’ Spanish colonial past continues to shape and impact the present.” They give priority to BIPOC and other marginalized voices. According to their guidelines, stories of 700 to 1,000 words pay US$50, articles of 1,300+ words pay US$75, and long-form pieces of 3,000+ words pay US$130. Please include in your pitch whether you will be writing the article in English, Spanish or both. To learn more, refer to this page.
Mexico News Daily is an English-language news source for Mexico. They accept pitches and submissions (800 to 1,100 words) on travel, culture, history, the arts, and lifestyle. They previously indicated they pay freelancers 3 pesos (about $0.15)/word for 1,100 words maximum. Current rates are not clear. For details, refer to their submission guidelines.
HipLatina is a website that empowers the Latinx/e community and amplifies their voices. They cover news, entertainment, culture, wellness, beauty, fashion, lifestyle, and family. They accept pitches for original content. Their essays are between 800-1200 words and features/essays are 1,000-1,500 words. According to their guidelines, they pay $150 with potential for more if it requires extensive reporting. To learn more, refer to this page.
RV Magazine offers ideas, inspiration, and information about the RV lifestyle. They publish around ten to fourteen freelance articles per month. According to their writers guidelines, payment ranges from $200 to $800, depending on the department. Visit their website here.
CRWNMAG is a print magazine for Black women. They exist to “create a progressive dialogue around natural hair and the women who wear it.” They offer paid writing opportunities for their magazine and journal’s print editions. All the submissions should speak to their Brand Pillars, which are knowledge of self, self-love, authenticity, sisterhood, and ownership. Digital submissions are currently unpaid, but there are paid writing opportunities for the print editions of their magazine and journal. According to an old tweet, they pay at least $250 per piece, but current pay rates are not clear. To learn more, refer to this page.
Hell Gate is a worker-owned news outlet covering New York City. They have relaunched. They are looking for essays, reported stories, features, and photography. According to their pitch guide, they pay $200+ for an essay/blog post (~700 words), $250+ for a photo assignment, $300+ for a reported story, and $400+ for a longer (1,200+ words) feature.
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.
CBC News is a source for news from Canada and around the world. They are accepting pitches for first person columns from both new and experienced writers. They are particularly seeking “personal stories that reflect contemporary Canada, encompassing experiences from outside major urban centres, from people with disabilities, from Black, Indigenous and other people of colour, and from diverse economic-social perspectives.” The columns should be 600 to 700 words. For details, refer to their first-person FAQs.
Orion Magazine is a quarterly magazine committed to producing stories that “meet the collective need for emotional, spiritual, and social connections with nature and each other.” Feature stories typically range from 1,000 to 6,000 words in length, comprising and often combining a variety of genres and formats: essay, memoir, reporting, science writing, criticism, fiction, and comics. According to an old tweet, rates start at $500 for the shortest print pieces and increase from there. For more information, refer to their submission guidelines.
The Doe is a digital publication that shares anonymous, verified personal narratives to promote civil discourse. They are accepting pitches for stories from voices across the spectrum, including first-time writers. They publish anonymous, first-person narrative pieces and personal, verified non-fiction pieces full of vivid anecdotes. They want writers to keep their drafts to 500-700 words. According to an old tweet, they pay around $100-300 per story. Their submissions page is no longer available, but you can contact them here.
PublicSource is a news organization serving Pittsburgh and the region. They welcome story pitches from journalists and community members. According to their pitch guide, they pay $300 for first-person essays (800 to 1,200 words); $300 for event coverage (600 to 1,000 words); $400 for resource guides/explainers; $600 for enterprise stories; and $1,000 for investigative stories. They usually pay a 25% kill fee.
PCGamesN is a website that covers all things PC gaming. They are always seeking stories, op-eds, guides, and features about the best games on PC. They are particularly looking to promote underrepresented voices from diverse backgrounds. According to an old tweet from their strategy editor, rates start at £110 for 800 words. To learn more, refer to their pitch guide.
Monarch is an online directory that connects therapy seekers to clinicians. They look to create and publish clear, honest, and actionable mental health articles. They have high journalistic standards. They prize science-backed information with a minimum of 1 to 2 quotes from licensed experts as well as references to a minimum of 2 peer-reviewed studies. They previously indicated to pay a flat rate of $500 per article (1,000 to 3,500 words), but current pay rates are unclear. For details, refer to their writers’ guidelines.
The New York Review of Architecture is “a cooperative of working writers, architects, and artists who review architecture in New York.” They are “particularly interested in pieces that break down architecture’s silos, tying together academia, practice, and the public we all serve.” They value writing that is critical and engaging. In general, they run “profiles, reviews of buildings, books, trends.” According to their pitch guide, their rates for essays and reportage start at $0.25 per word. Rates for commentary and review pieces start at $500. They also publish short, pithy reviews of shows, books, music, art, buildings, and other miscellany of between 100 and 200 words, for which they pay $100.
Vulture is an entertainment news website for the culturally obsessed. They cover TV, movies, comedy, music, theater, art, books, and more. They’re open to pitches for several of their sections. According to their editor’s post, rates generally start at $200, and they pay $150 to $300 for TV recaps. To learn more, refer to their pitch guide.
The Flatlander provides detailed information about important issues impacting Manitoba and Saskatchewan. They have previously indicated to welcome pitches for stories and that topics that they were interested in covering included “the arts, culture, politics, the environment, health, technology, agriculture, education, history, and all things important to people living in Saskatchewan and Manitoba.” They paid 50 cents a word. Because their pitch guide has been removed, current pitching information is unclear. To contact them, refer to this page.
The Independent produces award-winning journalism for those who care about Newfoundland and Labrador. They are looking for “reporting that captures the real stakes of real life in Newfoundland and Labrador, warts and all, with a focus on solutions—not just problems.” They are particularly interested in pieces about what’s going on in areas outside of St. John’s. They welcome emerging writers. According to their contributor guidelines, they pay $125 for reported pieces (1,500 words or less); $0.10 per word for longform (up to 3,000 words); and $50-$150 for art/illustration.
The Vegan is a quarterly magazine by the Vegan Society. They offer updates, ideas, and resources about veganism to their subscribers. They accept pitches from vegan writers, journalists, or recipe developers. According to their main page, their fees start from £250 for articles and £150 for reviews.