Verily Magazine is a fashion and lifestyle magazine for women. They offer inspiring and insightful content that inspires women to be their best selves. They cover fashion, beauty, dating, romance, relationships, entertainment, culture, news, health, and lifestyle. According to their pitch guide, their rates start at $100+ for online articles, $200+ for print articles, and $150 for poems in the print magazine. To learn more, refer to this page.
Variety covers entertainment news, awards, film reviews, film festivals, box office, and more. According to a payment report, they paid $0.15 per word for a 1000-word criticism, review, or arts/entertainment coverage. To contact them, visit this page.
VAN Magazine is an online classical music magazine. They are always looking for exciting and insightful classical music journalism. Suggested word limit is 1,000-2,000–word range. They publish interviews or profiles, reports, essays, opinion, reviews, rankings & roundups, and playlists. According to their guidelines, rates start at €150. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.
The North East Local Learning and Employment Network (NELLEN) aims to “improve education and employment participation, engagement, attainment and transition for young people aged 10 to 25 years in NE Victoria.” According to our previous research, they were looking for contributors aged 18 to 25 years living in North-East Victoria, Australia to write a regular blog on their “experience of making the transition to work and adult life in a regional area. They paid $50 per blog. It's not clear whether they are still looking for those blogs. To contact them, refer to this page.
The Austin Chronicle is an alternative newsweekly that covers the news, culture, arts, music, restaurants, and recreational activities of Austin, Texas. They are always looking to develop creative relationships with freelance contributors. An old payment report indicates that they paid $0.13 per word. To pitch a story, visit this page.
Substream Magazine is a print and digital publication focused on music, pop culture, film, and entertainment. They publish news, reviews, interviews, and more. An old payment report indicates that they paid $0.10 per word. Current pay rates are not clear. To pitch them, refer to this page.
The American Prospect is an online and print political magazine that “aims to advance liberal and progressive goals through reporting, analysis, and debate.” They welcome submissions on a wide range of domestic and international issues. Submissions must be unique to the Prospect and not previously published elsewhere.They publish features, investigations, op-eds, and news analyses. They do not list pay rates publicly, but an old payment report indicates that they may pay around $0.25 per word. To learn more, refer to this page.
Grist is a non-profit online publication that covers climate and sustainability. They welcome “a wide range of freelance pitches, from reported essays to in-depth investigations to changemaker profiles and Q&As.” Their “core topics include clean energy, sustainable food, environmental justice, livable communities, and reinventing the economy through cutting-edge science and cleantech.” Articles range between 800 to 2,000 words. According to their guidelines, pay starts at $0.80 per word. Details here.
Desert Companion is Southern Nevada's premier city magazine. They offer stories on “all things Vegas, from showgirls to radioactive waste to nuclear zombie showgirls.” According to an old payment report, they paid $0.30 per word for a 1,500-word feature. To pitch them, refer to this page.
The Texas Observer is a bimonthly magazine and website that offers sharp reporting on news, politics, and culture of Texas. They publish short news stories (800 to 1,200 words), political commentaries and opinions (800 to 1,200 words), book reviews (800 to 1,200 words), features (2,500 to 5,000 words), culture features (2,500 words), essays (1,000 to 1,500 words), postcards (800 words), and poems (45 lines or shorter). According to their pitch guide, they typically pay $0.50/word for articles and $100 for poems.
Poynter is a school that teaches and inspires journalists and media leaders. They help journalists sharpen their skills and elevate their storytelling throughout the span of their careers. According to a payment report, they paid $0.11 for a 900-words editorial. To contact them, refer to this page.
New Hampshire Business Review (NHBR) is a source for business news, commentary, and analysis in New Hampshire. They offer their readers all the important news and information required to do business in the Granite State. An old payment report indicates payment of $0.35 per word for a 431-word profile or interview. To contact them, refer to this page.
Wildlife Watch Binocular is a quarterly journal for animal lovers. They seek “articles related to protecting wildlife and, especially, to the joys of viewing and relating to wildlife.” According to their guidelines, they pay $100 to $150 per article (500 to 750 words). For details, refer to this page.
See Chicago Dance is a resource for information on Chicago’s dance scene. They are accepting submissions for their article feature series, Our Readers Write. They want essays of 500 to 800 words about anything related to dance in Chicago. They previously indicated to pay an honorarium of $50 per essay, but their submissions page have been removed. To contact them, refer to this page.
The Paper Gown covers “health and healthcare with a focus on patient experiences — inside and outside the exam room, before check-ups and after surgery, across all states of health.” They publish stories for and about patients. A payment report indicates that they paid $0.49 per word for a news story of about 1,200 words. To pitch them, refer to this page.
Pizza Today is a trade publication for pizza professionals. They cover industry news, recipes, equipment, supplies, and more. They also address the unique challenges faced by today’s pizzeria owners and operators. According to a payment report, they paid $0.67 per word for a 750-word news story. To contact them, visit this page.
Pet Business is a business trade magazine that helps pet retailers improve their profits. They cover industry news, trade shows, pet products, surveys, vendor profiles, and more. A payment report indicates that they paid $0.20 per word. To contact them, refer to this page.
North Dakota Living is a monthly magazine that is published by the North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives. They are looking for pitches on fashion, beauty, celebrity news, culture, op-eds and health. Pay rates are not mentioned. To pitch them, refer to this page.
Patient Care offers state-of-the-art information on primary care medicine. They previously indicated seeking good teaching cases of up to 750 words and that they paid an honorarium of $150 for a case that is accepted for online publication, but their pitch guide has been removed from their website. To contact them, refer to this page.
The Manual offers expert guides to men on a wide range of topics including grooming, fashion, travel, outdoors, food, and drink. According to an old payment report, they paid $0.15 for a 1,000 word article, but current pay rates are not clear. You can check out their old call for freelance writers here. To contact the editors, refer to their about us 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.
The Independent is an online British newspaper. They cover news, politics, sport, culture, lifestyle, and more. According to payment reports, they pay about $0.26 per word. To contact the editors, visit this page.
The Financial Times is a global news organization that provides insight into markets and politics around the world. They accept guest submissions (of up to 800 words) for the opinion section of their newspaper and website. According to a payment report, they paid $0.41 per word. To learn more, refer to their old write for us page.
The Drive covers automotive news, vehicle reviews, and car tech. They celebrate the culture of cars, taking their “audience on the road, to the races, to the factories, to the studios -- and to other places car lovers have always wanted to go, but never had the chance.” They are interested in ‘’strong journalism, explainers, and big, fascinating culture features.’’ According to their pitch guide, rates start around $500, but they are known to go higher depending on length, ambition, word count, the amount of work involved and their total monthly budget.
The Daily Dot is “the ultimate destination for original reporting on internet culture and life online.” Payment reports indicate that they pay up to $0.15 per word. To contact the editors, refer to this page.
Baltimore Fishbowl is a website that “reports the fun, factual and sometimes controversial scoop” on Baltimore’s politics, business, schools, events, real estate, culture, lifestyle, food, drink, and more. According to an old payment report, they paid $0.11 per word. To pitch them, refer to this page.
Art Jewelry Forum (AJF) is a nonprofit organization that is a leading platform for critical thinking on contemporary jewelry. They are accepting proposals for articles and reviews. According to their website standards page, they pay $375 for interviews, $500 for reviews and $500 for researched articles. To learn more, refer to their submissions page.
Architectural Record is a print and digital magazine that offers news, commentary, criticism, and continuing education articles on architecture and design. They are always looking for good content for the regular sections of their magazine e.g. record news, building types study, practice issues, and technology sections. According to an old payment report, they paid $0.71 per word. To learn more, refer to this page.
College & University (C&U) is a quarterly journal by American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO). According to their guidelines, they pay an honorarium of $300 for a feature article (refereed article) and $150 for a forum, non-refereed article (commentaries, campus viewpoints, policy analyses, international observations, case studies, and book reviews). To learn more, refer to this page.
North Country Center for Independence (NCCI) is a regional not-for-profit agency that serves individuals with disabilities in Clinton, Essex, and Franklin counties in New York. They previously indicated to be seeking submissions from individuals with disabilities on disability-related topics and that they paid $100 per piece (300 to 600 words). Their guidelines are no longer available, but you can contact them here.