Dissent is a website and quarterly print magazine that publishes political and cultural criticism. They welcome submissions for both their website and print magazine. They accept pieces on politics, economics, and culture. They don’t accept fiction or poetry submissions. According to one of their calls for writers, they pay $0.50 per word. For details, refer to their submission guidelines.
Pellicle is a primarily UK-based consumer drinks publication that focuses on beer, wine, and cider and the majority of stories they aim to publish focus on these topics. They are ‘’interested in stories about the people, places, history and culture of favourite drinks, from the joyful, to the critical, to the curious.’’ According to their pitch guide, they pay £375 for features (approximately 1500 words) and £525 for long leads (2000 words and over). To learn more, refer to this page.
The Tyee is an online news magazine from Vancouver, British Columbia. They accept pitches for reported coverage, analysis, and first-person pieces. They are interested in all kinds of subjects. According to their contributor guidelines, they pay a day rate of $250. When they accept a pitch for a story, they work with the freelancer to determine whether it is a one-day, two-day, or three-day story. They don’t usually assign pieces above the three-day rate. To learn more, refer to this page.
The Assembly is a digital magazine that publishes interesting, deeply reported, and nuanced stories about the state of North Carolina. Their writing and photography stable is completely freelance. They like stories about power (institutional power, people power, and cultural power). According to their pitch guide, they pay a "base rate" of $1,000 per article.
Jamestown China Brief offers deep, timely, and fact-based analysis of China’s economic, political, and security issues. They want articles that use primary and indigenous sources of information. They strongly discourage heavy reliance on secondary sources of information. According to their pitch guide, they pay an honorarium of $400 for full-length published articles. Full-length submissions should be 1,500 to 2,000 words. Briefs should be 800 to 1,000 words. For more information, refer to their pitch guide and their note on submissions.
The Outerhaven is a source for gaming and geek culture news, reviews, guides, interviews, podcasts, and more. They cover the following via freelancers: video games; TV and film; entertainment; toys, figures/figurines/models; interviews; guides; and previews. According to their pitch guide, they pay up to $10-$45 per article. For more information, refer to their pitch guidelines.
The Sunday Long Read is a newsletter that shares the week’s best longform journalism with readers every Sunday. They are looking for longform nonfiction in its many forms. They want ''you to do reporting and talk to people.'' They also produce their own stories. They publish 5 to 10 original longform articles a year. According to their guidelines, their floor for reported longform stories (over 2,000 words) is $2,000. They might cover the expenses too. For details, refer to their pitch guide.
Edify is Edmonton's premier lifestyle magazine. They tell stories about food, arts, culture, and people of Edmonton. They welcome pitches for stories from both established and new writers. According to an old tweet by their editor, they pay at least $0.50 per word. For more information, refer to their writer guidelines.
SICK is a magazine by chronically ill and disabled people. They publish personal essays, creative and experimental nonfiction, reported features, op-eds, interviews, book & film reviews, poetry, and visual art. They prefer full draft submissions but consider pitches from writers who share relevant examples of their work. According to their guidelines, they pay $150 to $345, depending on length, and $100 for poetry and artwork. For details, refer to this page.
Sentient Media is a news organization that reports on the impact of animal agriculture. They increase awareness of animal suffering by sharing compelling stories about how humans treat animals. Their columns are Accountability Journalism, Solutions Stories, Disinformation Debunkers, Fact-checked Explainers, and Science of…Stories. According to their submissions page, rates start at $300 but they frequently pay more. For more information, refer to their submissions page.
Trail Runner Magazine is an off-road running magazine. They offer training advice, gear tips, nutrition information, and more. According to their guidelines, their rates start at $200 for digital pieces and for print pieces, rates start at $0.25/word. They are especially interested in hearing from diverse voices (women, BIPOC, LGBT+, etc.). For details, refer to this page.
Transformations is a digital magazine of narrative essays and other content. The magazine is “published by the Narrative Storytelling Initiative at Arizona State University and is a publishing channel of the Los Angeles Review of Books.” They look for life-changing experiences that have influenced the direction of your lives. They accept pitches about your transformation narrative at transformations@asu.edu. Transformations essays are usually 1,300 to 2,000 words. They also accept submissions of “Snapshot” essays (about 600-750 words) and book excerpts. According to an old tweet, they pay $75 per narrative essay. To learn more, refer to their submission page.
Health.com is a source for information on fitness, nutrition, beauty, wellness, and lifestyle. The majority of their readers are female. Their previous pitch guide detailed rates as $200-$1,000 for personal essays and topical service; $250-$1,000 for reports/trend pieces; $200-$500 for explainers, as told to, and social trends; and $150 to $300 for product reviews. Current rates and pitcing information are unclear, but they're actively looking for new writers. To learn more, visit this page.
Now Then Magazine is an online magazine covering the local news and culture of Sheffield. They do not pay for commissioned pieces; they are only able to pay for stories for their ‘’Give Over’’ strand. Through Give Over, they ‘’want to spotlight people, groups and stories which recognise the violence inflicted on people in order to maintain borders and nation states – and what it would take for us to think beyond borders.’’ They are open to pitches that relate to border abolition, and abolitionist thinking more widely, particularly as they relate to Sheffield. Pay rates are not mentioned. For more information, refer to their ‘write for us’ page.
Wargamer is a website that publishes news, guides, and reviews of tabletop games and digital wargames. They are always looking for stories, op-eds, guides, and features about tabletop games and wargames. They are especially interested in hearing from underrepresented voices. According to a deleted tweet, they pay £75 for 600 words, £150 for 1,000 words, and £200 for 2,000 words for features. For guides, they pay £75 for 600 words, £150 for 1,000 words, and £175 for 1,500 words. For reviews, pay is £100 for 700 words and £200 for 1,500 words. For more details, refer to their pitch guidelines.
Psych Central is a modern, evidence-based resource for mental health information. They provide clear, actionable steps that help readers protect their mental health. They are open to pitches for articles or stories. According to an old tweet by their managing editor, they pay $200 to $300 per article. Current pitching information is not available. There is no clear way to contact them; you can attempt contacting their mananing editor through X. To learn more about them, refer to this page.
Variable West is a platform for West Coast art, and they favor pitches from West Coast-based creatives. According to their pitch guide, they pay $50 for micro essays of 200-250 of their ‘’Love Letters’’ category; $50 for ‘’The Why’’ (200-300 words); $75 for Pairings (400-450 words); $150 for exhibition reviews (600-800 words) and artist interviews (2,000 words); and $200 for Dispatches (1,000 words).
Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder is Minnesota’s oldest black-owned newspaper. They are looking for submissions that cover timely topics like political and cultural news, finance, education, community, entertainment, sports, and more. They want articles of 800-1,000 words. According to an old tweet, they pay $100 to $300 per story. For details, refer to their submission guidelines.
Bella Caledonia is a Scotland-based online magazine that explores independence, self determination, and autonomy. They are always accepting ideas and submissions. They are interested in the following themes: “independence, autonomy, self-determination, ecology, community, social justice, innovation and media, international affairs and movements, and arts and culture.” According to an old tweet, they pay £90 for 900 words. To pitch them a story, refer to this page.
Futurism is a digital media platform that covers science, technology, and medicine news that are changing the world. Previous calls for pitches offered about $200 to $500 per piece. To contact them, refer to this page.
Sidecar Global publishes “educational and inspirational content aimed at encouraging growth, leadership and innovation in purpose-driven membership organizations by learning from creative innovators.” According to an old tweet, they pay $0.25/word and their blogs are generally 400 to 800 words. Their submissions page is no longer available, but you can contact them here.
The Financial Diet is a cross-platform media company and a digital destination where young women can talk about money. They are always seeking new freelance writers for their website. According to an old tweet from their creative director, they pay $250 for personal essays of 800 to 1,000 words. For details, visit their write for us page.
The Objective is a nonprofit newsroom that publishes articles on communities journalism in the United States has typically ignored. According to their pitch guide, they pay $0.50 per word to freelancers, though particular projects may have special rates. For more information, refer to their pitch guide.
lock-on is a gaming journal by Lost in Cult (an indie publisher and design studio). They focus on long-form explorations of a range of industry topics, essays that delve into personal experiences in relation to gaming, and discussions on games, narrative themes, hardware, etc. According to an old tweet, their rates start at around £165 for 2,250 words with the possibility of increased pay based on the length and complexity of the piece. To submit your pitches, refer to this page.
Diem is a social universe that is designed for women and non-binary folks. They are seeking stories for their publication, The Power Outlet. They want stories that “cover the intersection of gender and power across verticals like technology, health, finance, relationships, and culture.” They also want “stories that examine the candid conversations that we have with each other—about friendships, birth control, toxic masculinity, burnout, harassment, chronic pain, big career moves, enthralling books, and everything in between." According to their guidelines, their rates start at $200 per story (700 words). To learn more, refer to their pitch guide. Visit their website here.
Fancy Comma, LLC is “a science writing and digital communications company” that caters to science, health, business, finance, policy, and tech. They are especially interested in publishing the work of people who are experts in a given field, and have something to add to the discourse on a given topic, but who may not consider themselves to be the best writers. According to their pitch guide, they pay $75 per article (800 minimum).
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.
Outrider strives to be “an online source of hard-hitting commentary and journalism that calls for the end of nuclear weapons and action against the existential threat of climate change.” They are seeking new voices to produce climate and nuclear non-proliferation journalism. Typically, their word counts run between 1,000-1,200 words, and they publish everything from investigative articles and expert analyses to interviews and book excerpts. According to their guidelines, their standard rate is $1,000/story. Their stories are usually 1,000-1,200 words. To learn more, refer to their writer guidelines.
Perspectives on History is the news magazine of the American Historical Association (AHA)-an organization that serves historians in all fields and professions. They publish 9 times a year in print and online. They welcome “pitches on all aspects of the practice of history—from the public square to the private study.” According to their submissions guidelines, articles published in print receive a $100 honorarium.
Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR) is a quarterly print magazine and website that covers “cross-sector solutions to global problems.” They are based at Stanford University’s Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society. They aim to inform leaders of social change. For the print magazine, they accept 6 types of editorial articles: book review (1,700 words), case study (4,000-6,000 words), feature (4,500-6,000 words), field report (1,700 words), viewpoint (1,500 words), and what's next (700-800 words). For the website, they look for shorter works (1,200-2,000 words). According to an old tweet by their editor, they pay $600 for 800-word articles and $1,500 for 1,700-word articles. They pay $600 for 1,700-word book reviews. For more information, refer to their submission guidelines.