5280 is a monthly magazine that covers dining, entertainment, culture, arts, lifestyle, and politics in Denver, Colorado. They accept pitches for their front-of-the-book sections, Compass, Culture, Adventure, and Eat & Drink; for their departments/columns; and for their feature well. Their front-of-the-book stories are 50 to 400 words long, departments are 800 to 1,500 words long, and features are up to 6,000 words long. According to a payment report, they paid $0.74 per word. To learn more, refer to their writer’s guidelines.

Java Development Journal is a technical site that publishes in-depth tutorials on Java, Spring Boot, Spring, Spring MVC, and Security, Other Spring Modules, REST, Data structure, Junit, Tools and Libraries, Design Patterns and any other Java based framework. They also take guest posts. Payment rates are not mentioned. For details, refer to this page.

Creative Loafing Charlotte is a print and online newspaper that is a “go-to source for all things arts and entertainment in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg area of North Carolina.” They publish reviews, profiles, polemical essays, investigative pieces, stories about local institutions, and more. According to their guidelines, their pay generally starts at 10 cents per word. To learn more, refer to this page.

Portland Mercury is an alternative newspaper, website and blog that covers Portland, Oregon’s news, politics, fashion, film, music, arts, events and entertainment. An old payment report suggests that they paid $0.15 per word for a 1900-word feature. To contact them, refer to this page.

Style Weekly is Richmond, Virginia's alternative weekly for news, events, culture, arts and opinion. Their mission is to provide a “smart, witty and tenacious coverage of Richmond.” According to an old payment report, they paid $0.25 per word for a 1000-word feature. To contribute, refer to this page.

Eater is a national publication that covers the world of food and drink, with particular emphasis on restaurants. They are looking for reported stories rather than personal narratives. They want “stories where food and restaurants intersect with, illuminate, or are illuminated by other subjects: business, technology, history, science, politics, society, activism, identity, the arts, pop culture, etc. Selected stories are paid competitive rates determined by the extent and nature of the work. According to an old payment report, they paid $0.43 per word. To learn more, refer to their pitching guidelines.

Visual Arts News is the only magazine that is dedicated to contemporary visual art in Atlantic Canada. Their main focus is on Nova Scotian art and artists but they also accept stories on Atlantic Canadian, national as well as international art events. The most popular stories that they accept are features (1,000 to 3,000 words), exhibition reviews (500 to 750 words) and artist profiles (500 to 1,500 words). According to their pitch guide, they pay $275 per article. To find out more, refer to this page.

SAD Mag is a print and online magazine that covers Vancouver’s independent arts and culture from the point of view of local writers and artists. Most of their accepted pitches are from contributors based in the Lower Mainland or are submissions about the region. According to their pitch guide, they pay $100 to $300 per article, depending on the word length. For further details, refer to this page.

The Big Issue is a fortnightly, independent magazine based in Australia. They publish articles on a wide variety of topics including “arts and entertainment, street culture, lifestyle and personal profiles.” Their feature stories are of 850 to 1,800 words, columns are of 600 words and one-page pieces are of 700 to 850 words. According to their contributor guidelines, they pay 20 cents per word. Visit their website here.

Sojourners is a magazine and an online publication that covers faith, politics, social justice, war, peace, community and art from a biblical perspective. Their feature articles are typically 1,800-2,000 words. According to their website, they pay $50 per poem. They also say they "pay for reported pieces, based on depth of reporting, and for strongly researched analysis pieces." An old payment report suggests that they pay $0.14 per word, but current pay rates for articles are not clear. To learn more, refer to their contributors guidelines.

Fine Homebuilding is a bimonthly magazine for “builders, architects, contractors, owner/builders, and others who are involved in building new houses or reviving old ones.” What makes their magazine unique is that a majority of their articles are “written by people who actually do the work they write about.” According to their pitch guide, they pay their writers a starting rate of $150 for each published magazine page. They also reimburse for preapproved expenses for materials and incidentals.

Metropolis is a magazine focused on architecture and design. Their “editorial scope spans design at all scales—from the smallest products to city planning.” They are interested in project stories, case studies, profiles, interviews, commentary, analytical pieces, trend stores, and opinion pieces. According to an old payment report, they paid $1.14 per word. To pitch them, refer to this page.

Electronic Design is an information source for electronics engineers. They cover the technologies that help engineers in making the “right design decisions at the right time – quickly & efficiently.” They want content that is technically oriented and of interest to their audience that includes engineers, programmers, developers and managers. They previously indicated payment of $150 for articles published in their Ideas for Design section. The section offers readers brief descriptions of circuits that solve a specific problem. To contribute, refer to this page.

Bay Nature is a quarterly magazine that is “dedicated to the intelligent and joyful exploration of the natural places, plants, and wildlife of the San Francisco Bay Area.” They welcome queries from freelance journalists, writers, thinkers, scientists, photographers, conservation leaders, artists, cartographers, and infographic designers. They pay contributors based on their experience, but as a nonprofit, independent media organization, don’t pay as much as they’d like to. Further details can be found here.

Poets & Writers Magazine is a bimonthly magazine “for writers of poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction.” It reaches a national audience of 100,000 readers. According to the magazine’s website, they pay the writers when their piece is scheduled for production. A payment report suggests that they paid $0.23 for an 2200-word criticism, review, or arts/entertainment coverage. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.

Geist is a Canadian magazine which “represents a convergence of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, photography, art, reviews, little-known facts of interest, cartography and the legendary Geist crossword puzzle.” They aim to publish established and emerging Canadian writers. According to their pitch guide, they pay up to $300-$500 for shorter nonfiction pieces (around 800-1500 words, flexible), and $1,000 for nonfiction features (up to 5000 words). For comics, they pay $120 per page (max. of 8 pages); for fiction (up to 5000 words), they pay up to $1000; and for poetry, $100 per page. For more information, refer to their submission guidelines.

Professional BoatBuilder is a magazine for boatbuilders, repairers, designers, and surveyors. It is published six times a year and has a circulation of 24,000. They focus on design, construction and repair techniques used by marine professionals. They publish features that range from 2,000 to 4,000 words, and shorter pieces of 750 to 2,000 words. They previously indicated to pay a base rate of $0.30 per word, but current rates are not clear. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.

Blade Magazine is about knives and knifemaking. According to their website: “What we need are stories that are brand new in scope and content. Knives being used for unusual purposes, in adventure settings, etc., are always good. New, state-of-the-art knife designs, steels and other knife materials and how they are made are good. The knife collections of celebrities are good. Stories on how to collect knives, what to collect and why, etc., are good.” They pay $150 for shorter stories, $250 for profiles and $300 for feature stories. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.

Westerly Magazine publishes creative writing and scholarship from throughout the world, but maintains a special emphasis on Australia, particularly Western Australia, and the Asian region. They publish short stories, poetry, memoir and creative nonfiction, essays and literary criticism. Word count for fiction and creative non-fiction is 3500 words maximum, 5000 words for scholarly articles, and for reviews, it’s 800 words. According to their submissions guidelines, they pay AU$250 for one poem or AU$300 for a poetic sequence, AU$500 for prose (including scholarly work), AU$620 for visual art/photo essays/comics, and AU$250 for online publication (including reviews).

Kitplanes Magazine is a magazine of kit and amateur-built aircraft construction. Contributions are mostly by aircraft builders and recognized experts active in the field. They accept articles on all phases of aircraft construction, from basic design, to flight trials, to construction technique in wood, metal and composite. They also review and analyze products and services related to amateur-built and kit aircraft construction. Short, focused technical articles are always welcome. The typical major feature runs 2000-2500 words. You must query first. They previously indicated to pay $250-$1,000, but current rates are unclear. Details here.

Sail Magazine is the magazine for sailing. They "write, edit, and design for everyone who sails – aboard a one-design boat or an offshore racer, aboard a daysailer on a tiny lake or a cruiser crossing great oceans and great distances." They look for unique views of sailing. Their how-to and technical articles run from 1,000 to 2,000 words and should be written for the intelligent layman, discussing systems or techniques for navigation. Payment rates are not mentioned. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.

Smithsonian Magazine ‘’places a Smithsonian lens on the world, looking at the topics and subject matters researched, studied and exhibited by the Smithsonian Institution—science, history, art, popular culture and innovation.’’ They accept proposals from established freelance writers. When sending in your pitch for a history article, you must supply links to previously published works. While no pay is listed on their website, according to a payment report, they paid $0.23 per word. According to a deleted tweet, their print rates are $2.00 per word. To learn more, refer to their print magazine pitch guidelines and website pitch guidelines.

In-Plant Impressions publishes articles about the graphics arts industry, specifically, about in-plant graphics. They have an editorial calendar, and prefer pitches. Articles cover successful in-plants, new graphic arts technologies and other prepress, printing, bindery and mailing issues. Features are 800-1,500 words. Their guidelines say they do not pay for all articles, so writers need to enquire. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.

Next City covers urban policy, planning, housing, economic development, transportation, tech, environmental sustainability, arts and urban culture, health and safety, and design. According to their pitch guide, they pay $100 to $200 honorarium for op-eds 700 and 1,200 words in length and a flat rate for freelance stories of $400. To learn more, refer to this page.

Planning covers news and analyses of events in planning (including suburban, rural, and small-town planning, environmental planning, neighborhood revitalization, economic development, social planning, and urban design). Word range for feature articles is typically 2,500 words, book reviews 500 to 700 words and news stories 500 words. According to their contributor guidelines, writers can expect to be paid between $100 and $1,000 for articles, depending on length, and $50 to $300 for photographs and drawings.

American Gardener publishes pieces that appeal to experienced amateur gardeners, and topics range from garden design to environmentally appropriate gardening. The magazine is mostly written by freelancers, and they accept article pitches for feature articles and department sections. Word length for feature articles is 1,500 to 2,500 words, and column stories run 900-1,000 words. According to their guidelines, they pay $300 to $700 for features and $150 to $200 for column stories. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.

Transition Magazine, published by the Saskatchewan Division of Canadian Mental Health Association, covers mental health issues, including personal stories. They publish fiction, non-fiction, poetry, book reviews, and visual art. According to their pitch guide, they pay $50 per page. They have a cap on contributions of $200/author. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.

This Magazine is a Canadian progressive magazine of politics, arts and culture. They publish "background and context to ongoing national issues." According to their submission guidelines, they pay $150 to $300 for features, $60 to $100 for columns, $125 for short stories, $60 for flash fiction, and $50 per poem. They also only publish Canadian residents. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.

Saltscapes is for and about people on Canada’s East Coast. They focus on the region's traditional lifestyle, with bias towards rural life. They previously indicated articles could be on people, places, history, natural world, food and art and that they paid CAD0.50 to 0.45/word, and CAD0.05/word for non-exclusive web rights. Because their submissions page has been removed, current pay rates are not clear. To contact them, refer to this page.