L.A. Parent's mission is to bring families the best parenting resources in Los Angeles. They are always in need of articles about child development, education, other aspects of family life, and fun things to do with kids. They only pay for articles that are used in print, and rate varies depending on length and type of article. To learn more, refer to this page.
The Skinny presents a cross-section of the most exciting cultural happenings across Scotland. They cover the best new music, film, comedy, theatre, visual art, food and drink, club nights, literature and spoken word to be found in Edinburgh, Glasgow and beyond. They're seeking features between 700-1400 words and reviews of 200-400 words. According to their payments page, they pay between £40-65 for a feature, and between £10-20 for a review. To learn more, refer to this page.
Artdose Magazine is an independent print and digital art magazine based in Wisconsin, committed to connecting and supporting the visual arts in the Midwest. They are seeking arts writers from Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. They're looking for articles (500 words max) on visual arts-related topics that have connection to the writer's region, state, or art community. They are open to submissions from arts writers at all skill levels and experience. According to their pitch guide, they pay $125 per selected article for print only and $50 per review for online only. To learn more, refer to this page.
Up Here tells stories about the people, places and events in Canada’s three territories: the Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. It is published bimonthly. They welcome pitches for Dispatches: scene-based stories about life in the North; Travel: a 1,000-word column about a trip the writer has taken; and Features: detailed, reported stories ranging in length from 1,500 to 2,500 words. According to their pitch guide, they pay $500 for Travel columns and 50 cents to one dollar per word for features. To learn more, refer to this page.
Creator Spotlight is a publication covering how creators build and manage their businesses. It includes a podcast and a twice-weekly newsletter. They are open to pitches, and some of the pieces they are interested in include trend analysis and industry commentary. Final pieces are between 750–1,500 words. According to their pitch guide, they pay $0.50 per word. To learn more, refer to this page.
Broad Sound is “a journal of arts and culture.” They’re always seeking new work on film, music, literature, visual art, and more. According to their pitch guide, they pay $100 per piece. If interested, email your pitches to broadsoundmag@gmail.com. To learn more, refer to this page.
More to Her Story is a newsroom dedicated to “improving the odds for women and girls.” They’re open to all kinds of journalism. They publish investigative pieces, “day-after” pieces, and breaking news. They’re particularly interested in underreported stories. According to their guidelines, they pay $300 per story. To learn more, refer to this page.
The Scientific Inquirer is “dedicated to exploring the junction where science and life meet, whether it’s in the lab or the studio or the diamond.” They’re accepting “submissions for feature stories, profiles, and daily news stories.” According to their contact page/pitch guide, they pay $50 for 750 to 1,000 words. If interested, send your pitches to submissions@scientificinquirer.com. To learn more, refer to this page.
The European Correspondent is an English-speaking, community-funded online medium featuring the stories of Europe. They publish stories that matter to European citizens and accept pitches from freelance journalists across the European Union. According to their rates page, they pay €15 to €22.50 per hour. To read their pitch guide, refer to this page.
The International Examiner is the oldest and largest nonprofit, pan-Asian Pacific American publication in the Northwest. They are seeking news and arts freelance writers. Compensation depends on experience. To learn more, refer to this page.
Mental Health Tings is a personal blog on mental health. They are seeking 800-1200 word blog posts about first hand account experiences of living with a mental illness or neurodivergence and/or how those struggles affect the subject's faith. They also accept 400-800 word reviews of books that are written about mental illness, neurodivergence, or healing/ self-help. According to their pitch guide, blog posts are paid $50 USD and any book reviews are paid $30 USD. To pitch them, refer to this page.
Class Central is the world's leading search engine for online courses. They're open to receiving pitches for online education trends, news, analysis, listicles, and best courses guides. They accept pieces previously published on personal platforms. According to their pitch guide, they pay $250 - $500 for Best Courses Guides & Resource Lists and $500 - $1,250 for News, Analysis & Industry Journalism. To learn more, refer to this page.
Baltimore Beat is a Black-led, Black-controlled nonprofit newspaper and media outlet. They aim to serve all of Baltimore City, including those with limited internet access and those who are a part of underrepresented communities. They publish thoughtful and unique arts coverage and community-minded, solutions-oriented journalism. To pitch them, refer to this page.
Grindr is the world’s largest network for gay, bi, trans, and queer adults. They are inviting writers who can capture Grindr’s place in the world, and want bold, personal takes and think pieces on culture, relationships, and sex. They pay based on factors like length, depth, and experience level. To pitch them, refer to this page.
Italy Magazine’s team of local experts celebrates the best of the Bel Paese. Through sharp coverage that spans culture to food to current events, their aim is to help readers deepen their understanding of Italy for richer travels. They welcome pitches from freelance writers and journalists, and their preference is to work with those based in Italy. They write stories with travelers in mind. Most of the articles they publish range between 800-1400 words. According to their pitch guide, they pay between $.15 and $.20 per word, depending largely on the complexity of the topic and the format. To learn more, refer to this page.
ARCHITECT is a magazine for architectural industry news. They are interested in hearing from architecture journalists and local reporters. All writers are paid. To learn more, refer to this page.
Newcity Brazil is an English-language digital publishing operation focused on the visual art culture of Brazil, with special emphasis on São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. They are seeking art critics and journalists based in São Paulo and throughout Brazil who are familiar with artists and the gallery and museum scene, and are also looking to expand their coverage into design and architecture. They publish art exhibition reviews, art news, artist and gallery profiles, and interviews and features. Reviews and news are 500 or so words, and features or interviews are 1,000 or more words. According to their pitch guide, reviews pay $50; features $125. To learn more, refer to this page.
Refinery29’s mission is to help women see, feel, and claim their power. Their Canadian edition aims to shine a spotlight on the Canadian stories and issues that resonate with their Gen-Z and millennial audience. They publish everything from personal essays to reported trend pieces to features on race, reproductive rights, and pop culture. According to their pitch guide, they typically pay $150 for short market roundups and $350 for a thorough news explainer with interviews. Personal essays and shorter reported articles start at $350 and increase from there, depending on the piece. To learn more, refer to this page.
Fashionista is the destination for independent fashion and beauty news, recognized for spotlighting up-and-coming trends, products, brands and retailers before they hit the mainstream. Their editors regularly accept freelance contributions from writers of all levels. They accept pieces of all types, as long as the subject is discussed through a fashion or beauty lens. All freelance submissions get paid. To learn more, refer to this page.
Black Ballad is a UK based lifestyle platform that seeks to tell the human experience through the eyes of black British women. They only commission those with the lived experience of being a Black woman, Black transwoman or Black non-binary person to achieve their mission and vision. They cover a range of topics from politics and pop culture through to beauty, careers, relationships and family life which explore the multi-faceted nuances of Blackness. All writers get paid. To learn more, refer to this page.
The Breach is an independent Canadian media outlet producing critical journalism to help map a just, viable future. They welcome pitches for written journalism. According to their pitch guide, they pay $150-200 CAD for shorter opinion or analysis articles (approximately 750 to 1200 words), $250-400 CAD for longer features (1200 to 2500 words) and $400 and up for videos. Pay for investigative articles that involve more work are negotiated case by case. To learn more, refer to this page.
Escapism is a travel print magazine published by twenty-two, a Canadian publishing house and creative agency. They pay for print-first travel guides, which are then repurposed online. Their travel features are also included in the company's food magazine, Foodism. For those, features don’t have to have a food or beverage angle, but they do need a unique perspective. Escapism's travel guides are less about first-person experiences in longform, and more about what to see, eat and do in a given destination. According to their pitch guide, they pay $600 for features of 1,200 – 1,500 words and $0.40 per word for the travel guides, which should be 500 words and up. To learn more, refer to this page.
Foodism is a food print magazine published by twenty-two, a Canadian publishing house and creative agency. They pay for print-first features, which are then repurposed online, and are interested in original stories that explore Toronto’s diverse and layered food scene. They also accept travel features, which must have a unique perspective. According to their pitch guide, they pay $600 for 1,200 – 1,500 words and $0.40 per word for the travel guides, which should be 500 words and up. To learn more, refer to this page.
HI USA bring travelers together in the largest hostel network in the USA. They believe in the power of travel to foster a deeper understanding of people, places, and cultures. They encourage submissions and perspectives from members of communities that are often excluded from or marginalized in the travel space. All of their writers get paid. To learn more, refer to this page.
FUSION aims to publish fresh, informed writing about politics, society, and culture. They are particularly interested in submissions that demonstrate serious (which need not mean uncritical) engagement with classical liberal, conservative, and libertarian ideas. Their formats are a Monthly Essay of 3000-4000 words and a Perspective of about 1500 words. Contributions are paid at a competitive rate. To learn more, refer to this page.
Curationist enables users and communities to seek, find, and reimagine cultural heritage through their vast archives of open access images, radical work with metadata, and editorial features shining light on marginalized histories of art and objects. They seek proposals for their editorial features and want to hear from arts writers, artists, historians, curators, librarians, archivists, and anyone in the GLAM field. The editorial features critically investigate and contextualize the Works in open access archives. According to their guidelines, they pay $1500 (aiming for ~1500 words). To learn more, refer to this page.
TechCabal is Africa’s leading technology publication, dedicated to covering Africa’s vibrant technology industry, particularly its players, its human, and economic impact. They are looking for writers who can produce fact-checked, deeply reported, engaging and nuanced narratives on innovative startups, the business of tech, policymaking, and human interest stories. They are open to writers who reside in any part of the continent but particularly those based in Johannesburg, Nairobi, Cairo, Dakar, and Tunis. According to their pitch guide, they pay $175 for features that are between 1,000-1,200 words. To learn more, refer to this page.
Psyche is a digital magazine dedicated to helping readers to better understand themselves and live well. Psychology and philosophy are central to Psyche, and many of their writers are clinical or research psychologists, philosophers, as well as historians, literary critics and other disciplinary experts. Among the articles they are interested in are Ideas, articles of 1,000-1,800 words by academic and clinical experts, and Guides, articles of approximately 2,000 words that provide sophisticated, expert-written self-help for overcoming a specific problem or succeeding at a particular challenge. For writers whose principal income is from their writing, they pay a freelance fee, and for all others, they pay an honorarium. To pitch them, refer to this page.
Public Source is Pittsburgh’s home for impactful journalism and community-driven storytelling. They are mostly looking for first-person essays and local stories. According to their rate sheet, they pay $300 to $1,000. To learn more, refer to this page.
The Land, Food, and Freedom Journal is a nonprofit publication that curates “interdisciplinary conversations about Black food sovereignty, land justice, and art.” They publish work within the categories of “Land, Food, Freedom, and Culture.” They welcome essays, prose, poetry, reviews, recipes, multimedia pieces, visual art, and more. According to their rate sheet, they offer an honorarium of $350 to $750 per piece. For details, refer to this page.