The Static is a monthly print newspaper for the creative industries: advertising, media, design - and the lives that go around them. They are looking for the most interesting, unheard stories from people who deeply understand something about creativity, media, broadcast, culture and life. They offer payment to all contributors. To learn more, refer to this page.
Michigan History features stories about Michigan's fascinating past. They do not accept fictional stories, opinion pieces, articles that use conjecture, or stories containing supernatural content, and will only consider subject matter that takes place in 1991 or earlier. According to their guidelines, the payment range for non-members/subscribers is $100 to $300. To learn more, refer to this page.
The Cinematropolis is an independent film criticism and podcast platform dedicated to thoughtful, in-depth conversations about cinema. They are looking for film/pop culture writers. Word count is set at 500 words minimum for essays with a preferred count of 1000-2000 words. They offer flat rates; rates themselves are not mentioned. To learn more, refer to this page.
Bowhunter publishes articles about bowhunting adventures, tactics, gear, and great destinations. They are open to submissions. Articles should be 2,000 words or less and be accompanied by good photos. Pay is made upon acceptance. To learn more, refer to this page.
Sports Afield is America’s premier hunting adventure magazine, founded in 1887. The magazine is devoted to people who share a passion for high-end hunting and shooting, especially North American and African big-game hunting. Thet accept a few feature articles from freelance writers. The majority of their coverage consists of big-game hunting destination pieces and exciting, well-written hunting adventure stories. Payment is made upon publication. To learn more, refer to this page.
Bluedot is a media company producing solutions-focused journalism that empowers, educates, and entertains people who care about climate change and sustainability. They are always looking for writers to share stories of what’s happening in their communities – the changemakers, innovations, policy shifts, and so on. According to their pitch guide, they pay $175 for roughly 400 - 600 words, plus a few photos. To learn more, refer to this page.
Fishing News aims to report on the commercial fishing industry in all its many and varied forms. They try to cover the whole of the coastline of the UK and Ireland. They accept contributors on a freelance basis, and are looking for writers from around the British Isles with knowledge of the fishing industry and of boats, gear and fishing methods. Pay rates are not mentioned. To learn more, refer to this page.
ON THE HOU(S)E is a weekly newsletter about the best of Houston's art, culture, food, and nightlife with a particular soft spot for the things that don't make the mainstream lists. They are open to submissions from Houston-based writers, critics, and observers with good taste and a strong point of view. They're interested in original, reported or essay-driven pieces grounded in Houston life. According to their pitch guide, they pay $100 per published piece. To learn more, refer to this page.
Mindful is a premium digital website that aims to report on all forms of applied mindfulness—in healthcare, education, science, relationships, the business world, arts and culture, athletics, and home life. They are looking for stories—journalistic reportage, profiles, essays—that illustrate how mindfulness can enrich our lives, the lives of those around us, and shape our world for the better. Rates are not mentioned. To learn more, refer to this page.
Reactor Magazine is an online magazine and community site that covers science fiction and fantasy literature, along with all the many related subjects. They are most interested in pitches for essays, think pieces, list posts, reaction pieces, and reviews in the 1000-2500 word range (although they are also open to longer essays). They pay for original content; rates are not mentioned. To learn more, refer to this page.
Unpacked is an educational media brand of OpenDor Media, a nonprofit organization dedicated to deepening young people’s understanding of Israel, Judaism, and the Jewish experience. They are looking for super insightful articles about Israel, religion, or Jewish pop culture. They compensate all writers; rates are not mentioned. To learn more, refer to this page.
The CJN is Canada’s largest independent Jewish news organization, and they are always looking to add to their roster of reliable freelancers across Canada and beyond. They cannot consider stories that have run somewhere else first. They pay for every news article they run; pay rates are not mentioned. They are also interested in Perspectives: well-researched, previously unpublished articles about current events with urgency for their community. They will also consider argument-driven cultural criticism (e.g. book or movie reviews). Perspectives are approximately 800 words long. To learn more, refer to this page.
The Sunday Paper's mission is to help readers live their very own deeply meaningful life, become an architect of change, and move humanity forward. They pay for articles commissioned by the editorial team. The article must be an original piece and be between 600-1000 words. According to their writer's guidelines, the fee paid for each commissioned and approved article ranges from $100 to $250. To learn more, refer to this page.
Defense One delivers news, timely analysis, and bold ideas on the topics and trends that are defining the future of U.S. defense and international security. They welcome commentary pieces that make a fresh argument about some element of national security and drive toward one or more recommendations for U.S. defense and military leaders. They pay only for original, reported articles. Writers should inquire about current rates. To learn more, refer to this page.
Bicycling publishes stories about every aspect of cycling, from tips on picking out your first bike to human interest pieces to training techniques for competitive cyclists, and everything in between. They're always open to working with new writers, freelancers, and voices. Their story rates vary and depend on story length, required research/reporting, turnaround time, and more. They prefer to receive only pitches instead of full drafts. To learn more, refer to this page.
New Jersey Monthly is a statewide magazine covering the people, places and issues of New Jersey. They are interested in timely stories about current issues; local personalities; restaurants, food and dining; healthcare; education; politics; business; the environment; etc. For all stories, they buy first rights. To learn more, refer to this page.
The Springfield Daily Citizen is a nonprofit, independent, online news outlet in Springfield, Missouri. They welcome freelance pitches. Rates are by negotiation and depend on the story’s complexity and the reporter’s experience. To learn more, refer to this page.
Carmannews is “an independent daily publication covering business, health, technology, home, and lifestyle news for working adults who want practical reporting they can act on.” They accept pitches from experienced reporters and subject-matter writers across their five permanent beats: business, health, technology, home, and lifestyle. They have previously indicated to pay $200 to $350 for news briefs (400 to 800 words) and $600 to $1,200 for guides (1,200 to 2,500 words). Investigative or original-research pieces are quoted individually. If interested, send your pitches to pitches@carmannews.co. To learn more, refer to this page.
The Transmitter is an essential resource for the neuroscience community, dedicated to helping scientists at all career stages stay current and build connections. The publication aims to deliver useful information, insights and tools to build bridges across neuroscience and advance research. They are looking for essays and opinion pieces from scientists and clinicians working in neuroscience and related fields. Writers should aim for ~1,000-1,200 words. According to their pitch guide, scientist-written essays come with a $1,000 honorarium. To learn more, refer to this page.
Splinter is a new literary journal that is interested in the gaps between perception and reality and what happens when we get stuck in those gaps. It is published twice a year from Tarntanya (Adelaide, Australia). They are always looking for writing that considers how reality is made and how it can be broken. They are particularly keen on writing that acknowledges that existence is silly and absurd and also, somehow, really serious. According to their pitch guide, they pay $900 for profiles, essays, and fiction, $600 for memoir, $700 for criticism, $250/poem and $450 for a poetry collection, and $500 for ''writing about writing.'' To learn more, refer to this page.
Off Assignment is a non-profit literary magazine with a penchant for journeys and a fascination with strangers. They're looking for writers who travel, poets who wander, essayists with a sense of place, reporters with swollen notebooks, and gourmands with street cart taste. They are interested only in original essays; your work must not have been published elsewhere prior to submitting. They consider full drafts only. According to their pitch guide, they pay $500 per essay ($100 for “Witching Hour”). To learn more, refer to this page.
Rewilding is an independent publication dedicated to exploring the people, places, ideas and debates connected to the global rewilding movement. They are a resource for those seeking inspiration on how to improve the human relationship with the natural world. They are interested in covering rewilding both large and small, be it massive parks and wildlife corridors or tips on creating meadows and habitat in one's own backyard. According to their pitch guide, current per-story rates range from $200 to $600 Canadian, depending on format, effort required and word count. To learn more, refer to this page.
At Species Unite, their mission is to end animal exploitation and advocate for a world of co-existence. They are committed to transforming the way people think about and interact with nonhuman animals. They are looking for well-written stories focusing on content that informs, inspires, and engages our audience with topics surrounding animal rights. According to their pitch guide, their rate depends on the piece. For an 800-word story, they would pay $150. To learn more, refer to this page.
The Minnesota Reformer is an independent, nonprofit news organization dedicated to keeping Minnesotans informed and unearthing stories other outlets can’t or won’t tell. They publish people with decades of experience in journalism and people with next to none. They are looking for ideas that are fresh and fulfill their mission to influence the conversation in Minnesota with groundbreaking reporting on issues like income inequality, racial justice, educational disparities, environmental degradation. Every pitch should include a plan for art. According to their pitch guide, they pay $250 for a quick scoop or news story (750-1,000 words), $500 for a story with multiple sources (1,000-1,500 words), and $750 for a story with multiple sources and typically investigative or explanatory in nature (up to 2,000 words). To learn more, refer to this page.
FoodPrint is a project of GRACE Communications Foundation. They cover a wide range of food-related topics with a focus on sustainability: industry trends, food policy, labor issues, animal welfare, pesticides and pollution, packaging and plastics, food sovereignty and more, all focused on the U.S. and topics that impact U.S. consumers. They regularly commission analysis and reporting from outside contributors. Most pieces run between 800 and 1600 words. According to their pitch guide, rates range from $650 – $950 depending on experience and the needs of the story. To learn more, refer to this page.
Solving Sacramento is a journalism collaborative that covers local news and solutions. They cover solutions to pressing issues in the community. They are looking for stories on the topics of affordable housing, homelessness, economic equity, arts and culture, and the environment. Their stories typically range from 500 to 2,000 words. According to their pitch guide, they pay writers a flat rate between $100 to $650, depending on the assignment. To learn more, refer to this page.
The Main is inspired to tell the unique, artful, authentic, and profound stories behind creators and businesses, curators and tastemakers, histories and guides in Montreal. They are looking for writers who have a fresh take, a good story, or a guide that will resonate with Montrealers. They focus on Montreal’s local culture and communities, celebrating what’s iconic while shining a light on what’s unknown: a profile of an up-and-coming personality, cultural trends both hardlined in daily life or rising on the fringe, exciting projects from locals, or Montreal history worth exploring. According to their pitch guide, they offer payment that is commensurate with the requirements of the assignment and the experience of the writer. To learn more, refer to this page.
Wall City is a documentary arts magazine created to inspire conversations across the prison walls. They accept pitches from writers and artists currently or formerly incarcerated in the state of California. They are looking for submissions that are driven by curiosity, humor, nuance and a desire to dig deep. According to their pitch guide, they pay $100 to $450. To learn more, refer to this page.
The Agenda is an online travel magazine from Tablet Hotels. They occasionally work with independent writers on a per-story basis; they accept story pitches and decide to move forward based on the strength of the submitted idea and the experience of the writer. While the Agenda is predominantly focused on travel, they don’t believe that travel writing is a genre or style of its own, or that it’s limited to any specific type of subject matter. According to their pitch guide, their standard compensation ranges from $400-$500 USD per story. To learn more, refer to this page.
Established in 2009, Paper Visual Art (PVA) has been publishing journals, books, and online texts that focus on visual art, contemporary culture, and literature. They consider a variety of texts for publication, such as reviews, personal essays, and other forms of writing. According to their pitch guide, writers who contribute to their hardcopy journals will be paid a minimum fee of €225 per text. Review writers and interviewees will be paid a minimum fee of €175 (for both hardcopy and online). To learn more, refer to this page.