Tail Fly Fishing Magazine is a bimonthly print publication that is devoted exclusively to fly fishing in saltwater. They are always seeking great content on saltwater fly fishing (with a focus on conservation and the environment). They want feature articles of 2,000 to 2,500 words, and short features of 1,000 to 1,500 words. Payment depends on the quality of the article and whether it accompanies great photos. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.
East Lansing Info (Eli) is a “non-profit citizen-run local news cooperative of the people, by the people, and for the people of East Lansing, Michigan.” They previously indicated to pay $25 for short pieces that required no special research and $50 for pieces that require interviews or other research. To contact them, visit this page.
Blue Mountain Arts is an established publisher of greeting cards. They want “contemporary prose or poetry written from personal experience that reflects the thoughts and feelings people today want to communicate to one another, but don’t always know how to put into words.” According to their guidelines, they pay $300 per poem for the worldwide, exclusive rights to publish it on a greeting card and other products, and $50 per poem for one-time use in a book. To learn more, visit this page.
Kalan LP supplies innovative and trendy gifts and novelty items to retailers across the United States. They previously indicated to be seeking fun and original ideas for their products, from greeting card copy to one-liners for magnets, shotglasses, and other product lines. Their guidelines are no longer available, but you can find their contact information at the bottom of their main page.
GrammaBurp is a family-owned humorous greeting card company. Their cards feature vintage photos. They want freelancers to first request them to be placed on their freelancers list. When they have projects available, they will send the freelancers one or more photographs that need text captioning or gaglines for. According to their guidelines, they pay $50 per gagline. To learn more, refer to their freelance writer's guidelines.
Cardthartic is a greeting card company that is looking for “passages messages”. They “welcome messages that sound like you — just as natural, conversational and personable as possible.” According to their guidelines, they pay $50 for each published message. For details, refer to this page.
Imbibe is a magazine that is the “ultimate guide to drinks, from wine, spirit, and beer to coffee, tea, and everything in between.” They publish reviews, recipes, travelogues, and character profiles. According to an old payment report, they paid $0.67 per word. To pitch them, visit their contact us page.
Maisonneuve is a Montreal-based quarterly of “arts, opinion and ideas.” They do not accept submissions that have been published elsewhere. They are looking for comment articles/opinion-driven essays of ||(1500 to 3000 words) open house articles (1500 to 3500 words), features (4000 to 6000 words), reviews (1500 to 2500 words), comics (two pages long), and letters from Montreal (700-word). According to a tweet by their editor, their standard rate is 15 cents per word. To pitch them, visit this page.
Healio.com is a medical news, education, and information website for health care practitioners. According to an old payment report, they paid $0.13 per word for a 500-word news story. To contact them, visit this page.
The Hechinger Report is an independent, nonprofit news organization that focuses on inequality and innovation in education. They provide in-depth, fact-based, and unbiased reporting on education. They look for stories that combine compelling narratives from classrooms and campuses with smart, original analyses of national education issues. Stories should consider the research and draw from the knowledge of experts and affected communities. According to their writer’s guidelines page, they pay $1.50 per word for stories that generally range from 1,000 to 2,000 words and cover travel expenses on top of the story fee.
Himal Southasian is “Southasia's first and only regional news and analysis magazine.” They are looking for submissions from both new and established writers. They want the submissions to be about South-Asia, or have a strong relevance to it. Most of their long-form articles are 2,000 to 4,000 words. Though they previously indicated pay of $100 to $150 per article, they now say they pay “based on the length and nature of the article. The standard rate will be communicated to you as part of any commission or offer of publication.” For details, refer to their submission guidelines.
MultiLingual is a magazine, newsletter, and website that covers global business, localization, language technology, and translation. They publish opinion/perspectives, profiles/interviews, general articles, and reviews. Payment rates are not mentioned, but according to a payment report, they paid $0.09 per word. To learn more, refer to this page.
The Fresh Toast is a lifestyle and entertainment news website that covers cannabis, medical marijuana, celebrities, music, sports, technology, food, drink, and more. According to an old payment report, they paid $0.05 per word. For more information, visit this page.
New Naratif is a multimedia website focused on Southeast Asian journalism, research, and art. They are looking for “content that is evidence-based, rich in context, and grounded.” They pay $200 for text (about 1,500 words for journalism, and 3,000 to 6,000 words for research articles) and $50 per photo (maximum 2 photos per piece). Details here.
Food52 is “the premier destination for kitchen & home enthusiasts offering a curated shop, industry-leading content, and a vibrant community.” They have previously indicated that they paid around $200 for a short article or standard recipe (with potential reimbursement of up to $50 for ingredients) to over $500 for larger projects, but current pitching information is unclear. To contact them, refer to this page.
Ricochet is a Canada-based, crowd-funded multiplatform news outlet that practices public-interest journalism in English and French. Their previous pitch guide, now removed from their website, indicated that they accepted pitches for short- and long-form journalism. According to a payment report, they paid $0.08 per word for a 1,000-word feature. To contact them, refer to this page.
Oatmeal Studios is a humorous greeting card company. They are seeking humorous greeting card ideas. It is not necessary for writers to draw a visual but they should provide a brief description of it. According to their guidelines, their rate for writer copy is $100 per idea. For details, refer to their writers’ guidelines.
MONTECRISTO is Vancouver’s quarterly lifestyle magazine. They cover culture, fashion, travel, history, food, wine, art, design, architecture, business, books, beauty, and more. Since Vancouver is a cosmopolitan city, they “value national and international stories of interest to Vancouverites.” A payment report indicates that they paid $0.32 per word for a 1000-word profile or interview. To pitch them, refer to this page.
NEXUS Magazine is a bi-monthly, international alternative news magazine. They cover health, future science, free energy, environment, suppressed news, conspiracy, ancient mysteries, history, consciousness, paranormal, and more. They prefer articles of 4,000 to 5,000 words. They don’t retain ownership of your article, which leaves you free to sell it to other publishers. According to their pitch guide, they normally pay about $200 per 4,000 words. To learn more, refer to this page.
Women’s eNews is a news service that covers issues of concern to women and provides women’s perspectives on public policy. They are looking for freelance writers to write news articles (600-800 words) on politics, economics, legislation, religion, health, education, science, sustainability, sports, and more. According to a payment report, they paid $0.31 per word for an 800-word news story, but current pay rates are not clear. To contact their editors, refer to this page. You can also learn more about their "Teen Voices" opportunity, for teen girls 13 to 19, here.
SAPIENS is a digital magazine committed to popularizing anthropology to a wider audience. They are open for submissions from anthropologists. They publish essays, op-eds, poetry, book excerpts, and multimedia pieces. Written essays and excerpts are typically no more than 1,500 words, and op-eds are under 1,000 words. Poems are usually a maximum of three pages. According to their guidelines, they pay an honorarium of $250 per piece. To learn more, refer to their pitch guide.
Scalawag is a website and magazine dedicated to the American South. They are looking for untold stories, fresh perspectives, and original thought covering the nuances of life, politics, and culture in the American South. They accept submissions for the following coverage verticals: Arts & Soul, Race & Place, and Southern Politics. An old payment report indicates that they paid $0.21 per word. For details, visit this page.
The Telos Institute is a global consulting firm “where the world’s leaders in business and industry come to hone their leadership skills, optimize their business strategy, and embrace change as a strategic advantage.” They are looking for articles within the realms of leadership, strategy, or change. According to their submission guidelines, they pay $0.05 a word for shorter articles of about 800 words or less, and $0.07 a word (with a cap of $140) for longer articles of 2,000 words. Details here.
The Baffler is a print and digital magazine that features political and cultural criticism, poems, short stories, and art. Poetry and fiction are welcome; their preferred length for prose is between 2,200 and 5,000 words. They do not list pay rates publicly, but payment reports indicate that they have paid between $0.09 and $0.13 per word. To learn more, refer to this page.
xoNecole.com is an online platform where Millennial women of color can share their personal stories with others, speak their minds on culture and politics, and indulge in wellness, beauty, relationships and career tips. They are always seeking new writers with a story to share. According to an old payment report, they paid $0.05 per word. To learn more, refer to this page.
SimpliFaster is a blog dedicated to athletic speed development. They are looking for original articles for their blog. Topics for articles may include “training, skills (e.g. hurdles, long jump), coaching, recovery, sleep, athlete testing, team management, bio-mechanics, mental preparation, injury prevention and rehabilitation, weight training, physiotherapy, planning, periodization, equipment, and technology.” Their articles are generally 1,500 to 2,500 words long. According to their guidelines, they pay 7 cents per word. To learn more, visit this page.
Book Riot is “bookish site covering all things literary, from book news and commentary to reading recommendations across every genre.” They are especially in need of comics and manga writers, and posts should be about 600-800 words. According to their write for us page, they pay contributors a flat fee of $50 or $75 per post based on the post topic and post length.
The Philadelphia Inquirer is a daily newspaper for Philadelphia. They cover business, politics, weather, life, food, entertainment, health, real estate, sports, and more. They accept submissions for op-eds, editorials, and columns. Pay rates are not mentioned, but according to an old payment report, they paid $0.13 per word. To learn more, refer to their pitch guide.
Tales from the Banana Trail is a blog that features inspiring stories of real world explorers, and also provides tools that help people achieve their full potential as explorers. The blog is comprised of 3 sections: Explore, Educate, and Equip. They accept guest posts (of at least 1,000 words). They want writers to send them a pitch first. They previously indicated pay of $100, but current rates are not clear. For details, visit this page.
MisinfoCon is a global movement focused on building solutions to online trust, verification, fact checking, and reader experience in the interest of addressing misinformation in all of its forms. They want “pitches for original reporting or opinion pieces focused on solutions to the problem of misinformation, rumours, propaganda, and f-news.” They want stories between 700 and 1,000 words. They have previously indicated to pay an honorarium of $100 per piece, but current pay rates are unclear. To learn more, refer to this page.