Alaska Bride & Groom is Alaska’s premier wedding guide. They offer inspiring ideas, advice, and information to help couples plan their wedding, reception, and honeymoon. They previously indicated to welcome pitches, especially from local freelancers, an that pay was $75 to $200 for original articles. Their guidelines are no longer available, but you can contact them here.
Software Testing Help (STH) is a software testing blog. They want topics based on the writer’s area of expertise. It can be any technical or non-technical topic where you have hands-on experience. They previously indicated to pay $200 to $600 for a tutorial, but current pay rates are not clear. To learn more, refer to this page.
In These Times is a progressive magazine and website committed to covering and analyzing popular movements for economic, environmental, social, gender, and racial justice. Reported stories and investigations range from 1,200 to 4,000 words; opinion and thinkpieces range from 800-1500 words. According to their guidelines, they pay $1/word for investigative features (plus approved expenses) and for print features (3,300+ words) and $400 for a web-only story up to 1,500 words. To learn more and see all of their rates, refer to their submissions guidelines.
Wired is a magazine that covers the current and future trends in technology. They state they are a ‘’publication about change—about the ways science and technology are reshaping the world and what it means to be human.’’ According to their pitch guide, a typical assignment might pay $1 per word. To learn more, refer to this page.
Barista Magazine is a trade journal for coffee professionals around the world. They cover coffee shops, equipment, extraction methods, customer service, events, and profiles. According to payment reports, they pay up to $0.07 per word. For details, refer to this page.
J-Source is a publication of the Canadian Journalism Project. They are a source of news, research, commentary, advice, and discussion on Canadian journalism. They are interested in pitches for short features, service pieces, analysis, and special projects. They also accept pitches for French language content. According to their contributors guidelines, rates start at $350 for analysis and $400 for reported stories.
The New Inquiry is an online magazine and website of cultural and literary criticism. They are especially interested in reviews of academic works and works in translation. According to their pitch guide, they pay $300 for reviews and essays. For features and interviews they pay $100, and for blog posts $70. To learn more, refer to this page.
The Open Notebook is a “non-profit organization that provides tools and resources to help science, environmental, and health journalists at all experience levels sharpen their skills.” They welcome pitches for brief guides, story-behind-the-story interviews, and reported features. According to their guidelines, they pay $1,800 for interviews (1,500 to 2,000 words), and $2,400 for reported features (1,500 to 2,000 words). To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.
City Limits is a non-profit website that offers in-depth reporting and commentary on the most pressing issues of New York City. According to an old payment report, they paid $0.14 per word for a 3500-word news story. To contact them, refer to this page.
Ancient History is a bi-monthly magazine focused on the politics, society, culture, art, literature, language, religion, and economics of the ancient world. They want writers to send proposals (of about 250 words) for articles. The exact word count of the articles will be decided by their editor in chief, but they should roughly be about 2,000 to 4,000 words long. According to their pitch guide, they pay 10 euro cents per word.
Distinctly Montana is a quarterly published life-style magazine. They previously indicated to be looking for writers who have the ability to write 750 to 1,500 words aimed at the residents and the visitors of Montana. According to an old payment report, they paid $0.17 per word for a 1200-word feature. To contact them, refer to this page.
Kitchen Work is a printed, quarterly journal about “what and how we eat and drink.” They accept submissions of up to 3,000 words on foods and wines themselves, cooking, markets, cookbooks, restaurants, personal gastronomic histories, lunch breaks, picnics, culinary educations, politics of food, food and physiology, personal profiles, hospitality, family traditions, and the best meals ever. According to their submissions page, writers get paid $0.20 per word.
LiveWire Calgary is a news media organization that is committed to delivering timely, relevant, and unique Calgary-area stories. They are looking for stories (350 to 500 words), photo essays, and opinion pieces. According to their freelance guidelines, they pay a flat rate of $125 per 500-word piece.
Woods Reader is a quarterly magazine for people who love woodland areas. They are looking for stories on experiences and observations in the woods. They do not publish hunting stories. Topics like history, woodcrafting and how-to DIY would be preferred more. They consider stories of any length, but their ideal word count is 500 to 1,000 words. According to their submission guidelines, payment is $35 for short poetry, and articles/essays by offer from $40 to over $100 for longer articles. To learn more, refer to this page.
Black Youth Project is a “platform that highlights the voices and ideas of Black millennials.” They are looking for content on pop culture, feminism, LGBTQIA+ issues, politics, and many other topics. They also accept republished content. According to their guidelines, they pay $100 for original pieces of 800+ words. For details, visit this page.
Zoning Practice (ZP) is a monthly publication that is dedicated to helping its readers “write and administer smarter development codes.” Each edition of ZP has one long-form feature article of 4,000 to 4,500 words. According to their guidelines, standard pay for a lead article is $750. To learn more, refer to this page.
Studio Magazine offers “Canadian perspectives on craft and design within the global material culture.” They publish twice a year and have an ongoing web presence. For print, they are seeking articles (750 - 2,000 words) and interviews (length varies). For online, they want review essays (750-1,000 words). According to their editorial submissions page, pay rates for articles are $0.30 per word or higher, and for online features, pay is $150.
World Politics Review provides “uncompromising news and analysis on global affairs.” They publish briefings of 1,000 - 1,200 words and feature articles of 2400 words. According to their pitch guide, they pay a standard honorarium of $300 for briefings, and for feature articles, they negotiate the rates individually. To learn more, refer to this page.
Diversity Woman, a woman-owned media company produces impactful content centered on leadership advancement, which includes various empowerment programs for professional women across all aspects of the workplace. According to an old payment report, they paid $0.75 per word for a 1200-word feature. To learn more, refer to this page.
Elegant Themes builds “beautiful premium WordPress themes coupled with advanced functionality and awesome support.” They are looking for tutorials, case studies, in-depth guides, and evidence-based opinion pieces for their blog. Their ideal word-count is 1,000 to 1,500 words. According to their pitch guide, they pay a flat rate of $250 per article. To learn more, refer to this page.
Middle East Eye (MEE) is an online news organization that covers the Middle East and North Africa region. They have a large and growing network of freelance contributors. An old payment report suggests that they paid $0.29 per word. To pitch them, refer to this page.
The New Arab or Al-Araby Al-Jadeed is a news and current affairs media outlet that covers the Arab world and beyond. They provide astute reporting on a variety of topics including politics, culture, society, and sport. According to an old payment report, they paid $0.20 per word. To contact them, visit this page.
C Magazine is a quarterly published contemporary art and criticism periodical based in Toronto, Canada. Each issue of the magazine has a theme. They welcome “writing on contemporary art and culture that is lively and rigorously engaged with current ideas and debates.” They accept pitches for reviews (800 to 1,000 words), columns (800 to 1,000 words), and feature essays, cultural analysis, and interviews (1,200 to 3,500 words). According to their contributors guidelines, they pay between 35 to 45 cents per word. For reviews they pay a flat rate of $410 for print, and $210 for online.
The Brooklyn Rail is a journal dedicated to providing an independent forum for arts, culture, and politics in New York City and beyond. They feature local reporting, art criticism, fiction, and poetry. According to an old payment report, they paid $0.09 per word. For details, refer to their submission guidelines.
CANADALAND is a crowdfunded news site and podcast network. Their emphasis is on “media criticism and media reporting.” They previously stated to be looking for scoops, stories about the Canadian media, and opinion pieces, but they no longer have a pitch guide. They do mention receiving pitches though. According to an old payment report, they paid $0.20 per word for a 1200-word piece. To contact the editors and to pitch, refer to this page.
Chickpea is a vegan food and writing quarterly. They look for personal writing, guides and tips, unprocessed recipes with stories behind them, DIY projects, investigative articles, and photo and illustrative stories. According to an old payment report, they paid $0.10 per word. To learn more, refer to their contributor's guidelines.
Western Pennsylvania History Magazine is a regional journal that covers a number of subjects including archaeology, history, architecture, railroading, sports, literature, and folk art. They are looking for articles “based on primary resources or original analysis of current or historical events with a strong connection to Western Pennsylvania.” Their feature articles are 3,000 to 4,000 words long. According to their guidelines, they pay $250 upon publication. For details, refer to their submission guidelines.
Connect Journal is a print and online publication by ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) Youth Ministry Network. They “support adults working with children, youth and families in ELCA congregations by provoking thought, reflection and by providing resources.” According to their pitch guide, they pay $100 for columns of 500 words, $150 for medium length articles of 800-1000 words, $200 for longer articles of 1000+ words, and $200 for journalistic articles written by professional journalists. To learn more, refer to their writer’s guidelines.
Unemploymentville.com is a supportive and friendly place for people who are out of work. They are looking for contributions for their blog. They want personal stories about being unemployed, stories about earning a living by getting gigs, advice on dealing with the challenges of being unemployed, and unique job search techniques. The length should be at least 350 words and they prefer that you supply one or more free images that can be used with your post. According to their guidelines, pay is $25 – $75 per piece. For details, refer to this page.
VISION Vocation Guide is a print and online resource for people who are interested in entering religious life. They publish articles that “provide insight into what it means to be a contemporary Catholic sister, priest, brother, missionary, or monk.” They previously indicated payment of $450 for articles of 1,000 to 1,500 words and $100 for reprints, but current pay rates are not clear. To contact them, refer to this page.