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.

Governing provides news, analysis and insights for the people making government work. It is a trusted source of record for people who lead, manage and direct public agencies as they work towards well-managed, vibrant and resilient communities. They welcome pitches from journalists for stories and features on issues of interest to state and local government, including the effects of dramatic changes in technology, demography, climate and the economy that are driving societal transformation, as well as explorations of politics, policy, public management, infrastructure, public finance, social issues and economic development. They pay freelancers competitively. To learn more, refer to this page.

Good Tape is a magazine and creative studio based in Los Angeles and Brooklyn. They aim to elevate both cultural and critical coverage of the podcast industry. According to their pitch information, rates for digital starts at $0.30/word and $0.50/word for print, both of which informs a flat fee. To learn more, refer to the footer of their main page.

The Floor Magazine is an online and print publication celebrating black art and their artists. They welcome pitches for reviews of art (music albums, films, books, photography exhibitions etc), commentary, interviews (Q&A or profile), personal essays, and long form essays. They pay a flat rate for 800-1200 word pieces. To learn more, refer to this page.

Jamhoor is a Left media platform focusing on South Asia and its diasporas. They welcome pitches for short commentaries/op-eds (500-1000 words), long-form essays (1000-3000 words), book reviews (for which they can supply free review copies), and creative writing: poetry and prose (any length). According to their pitch guide, they pay 100 Canadian dollars per contribution. To learn more, refer to this page.

AFM is the magazine of Feeld, a dating app for the curious; those open to experiencing people and relationships in new ways. They are looking to publish new work from contributors of all kinds—whether that’s essays, art, fiction, poetry, photography, or any medium you can think of. According to their pitch guide, they pay $800USD for fiction, $500USD for poetry, and $1/word for essays, features, profiles, interviews, with a typical word count of 1500-2000 words. To learn more, refer to this page.

The Dispatch publishes thoughtful, rigorous, independent journalism about Birmingham and the West Midlands more generally. They are looking for work which is engrossing, exciting and fun to read. According to their guidelines, they pay around £200 for a quick-hit and approximately £300 for something more reported. They also have the budget to pay significantly more for highly investigative stories that take months of work and can cover reporting expenses. To learn more, refer to this page.

The Bell is a newspaper for Glasgow, delivered via email. Their mission is to cover Glasgow with rich, deeply reported journalism – including fantastic narrative long reads, thoughtful political analysis and stories that portray the variety, drama and fun of the city’s life. They welcome pitches which will tell engrossing, exciting and fun stories. According to their pitch guide, they pay around £200 for a quick-hit and approximately £300 for something more reported. They have the budget to pay significantly more for highly investigative stories that take months of work and also cover reporting expenses. To learn more, refer to this page.

Rhizome champions born-digital art and culture through commissions, exhibitions, scholarship, and digital preservation. They publish writing by artists and specialists for an art-interested audience. They accept pitches for articles that offer new research and perspectives on works in two of their categories: ArtBase and #Artist Profiles. According to their guidelines, rates are $250 for Artist Profiles and $0.50-$0.75/word (up to 1500 words) for articles about works in the Rhizome ArtBase. To learn more, refer to this page.

The Cap Times is a local news organization delivering authoritative journalism focused on Madison, Wisconsin, and beyond. They welcome pitches from freelance journalists. According to their pitch guide, typical rate for a freelance story ranges from $100 for short assignments like reviews to $150 for news articles with several sources. The rate for more in-depth reporting, such as a 2,000-word cover story, can range from $500 to $700. Rates are determined by assigning editors on a case-by-case basis. To learn more, refer to this page.

Digital Frontier Magazine is “a physical manifestation of the biggest forces impacting the digital world.” The magazine is filled with “deeply reported stories that explore how technology is influencing how we live, work and spend our money, complemented by arresting visuals.” According to their editor, rates for online pieces start at £350 for 1,200 to 1,500 words. To contact them, refer to this page.

Balls & Strikes is “a site for critical, progressive, and bullshit-free commentary about courts, judges, and the legal system they uphold.” They’re always seeking new voices. Their coverage focuses on “the real-world consequences of what judges do, and not on parsing the precise jurisprudential philosophy they did or did not apply in order to arrive at a given result.” According to their pitch guide, rates are $500 for essays of around 1,000 words. If interested, send your pitches to pitches@ballsandstrikes.org. For more information, refer to this page.

Wellcome Collection is a free museum and library. They believe everyone’s experience of health matters. Through their collections, exhibitions and events, in books and online, they explore the past, present and future of health. They publish stories about health and human experience written by storytellers of differing levels of experience and from varied backgrounds. They commission stories in formats such as standalone articles (which include opinion and personal experience and are usually about 1,000 words), and long reads (which are 2,000 words). According to their pitch guide, they pay 55p per word. To learn more, refer to this page.

STAT delivers trusted and authoritative journalism about health, medicine, and the life sciences. They're looking for ideas that check the boxes of a great STAT story: smart, compelling, original reporting that takes readers inside the world of health, medicine, and scientific discovery. They're especially interested in features, trend stories, and in-depth analysis. According to their pitch guide, they generally pay $1 per word, and might pay more for a story in certain circumstances, such as if a piece requires an unusually extensive amount of reporting. To learn more, refer to this page.

BrainFacts is an editorially independent source of brain and nervous system information presented by the Society for Neuroscience. It tells the story of scientific discoveries, the people behind them, and how it relates to our everyday lives. They're looking for freelance science writers, journalists, and multimedia creators with a strong portfolio in science communication to pitch them story ideas about the brain and nervous system. They assign long (1000-1200 words), medium (700-900 words), and short-form (500-800 words) written and multimedia stories. According to their pitch guide, they pay a flat rate for assignments based on roughly a dollar (USD) per word. To learn more, refer to this page.

Greater Good, the online magazine of the Greater Good Science Center, reports on scientific findings into the roots of individual and collective well-being, positive relationships, and compassionate behavior—what they call “the science of a meaningful life.” They are looking for experienced journalists or subject-matter experts, and don't accept articles on spec, only pitches. According to their pitch guide, their base rate is 25 cents per assigned word. For certain types of pieces, they pay a flat rate: $220 for a research brief; $300 for a Q&A with an interview subject; $200-300 for pieces originally published elsewhere that require revision, and $300 for personal essays. To learn more, refer to this page.

IFLScience is dedicated to demystifying the world of science and making it accessible and enjoyable for everyone. Their editors are looking for contributions in the form of feature-length pieces on any subject with a STEM angle. All features are paid opportunities, and rates for features will be discussed with commissioned pitches. To learn more, refer to this page.

Carla is a Los Angeles-based print and online magazine that features critical essays, photo essays, interviews, and reviews of exhibitions in L.A. According to their guidelines, for their print magazine, they pay $375 for feature essays (1,500 to 2,000 words), $350 for interviews (1,200 to 1,500 words), and $200 for reviews (650 to 850 words). For short online reviews (400 to 500 words), they pay $200. To learn more, refer to their submissions page, print submission guidelines, and online submission guidelines.

Naked Politics is facilitating younger people’s political and democratic action- beyond just voting every few years. Through media and education, their work intends to support and feed into a greater understanding of how young people can fight for political change. They are always looking for young people (16-29) who want to write for them. They welcome pitches for commentary/opinion pieces on current issues related to young people, investigative features, and interview profiles. According to their pitch guide, they pay a rate of £50 per article but will pay more if the article includes interviews or more in depth investigative reporting. To learn more, refer to this page.

The Public Eye Magazine is published by the Political Research Associates, a social justice research and strategy center devoted to supporting organizations, civic leaders, journalists, and social sectors that are building a more just and inclusive democratic society. They publish original, long-form features, research-based analysis, and commentary on the U.S. and Global Right. They welcome pitches for long-form features, commentaries and short articles, interviews and reviews. According to their guidelines, they pay $350-$1,500, depending on the type of article. To learn more, refer to this page.

The Arkansas Advocate is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization dedicated to tough, fair daily reporting and investigative journalism that holds public officials accountable and focuses on the relationship between the lives of Arkansans and public policy. They welcome commentary submissions. Preference goes to timely topics of interest to Arkansans. They have previously indicated to pay $250-$750. To learn more, refer to this page.

The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP) is a non-profit that works to center advocates and experts from and in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in the policy discourse to foster transparent, accountable, and just societies. They are always on the lookout for external contributors to submit pitches for potential analysis, explainers, stories, and first-person essays. They welcome pitches in English or Arabic. Topics include migration and displacement, social movements, and development and economy. An ideal article should be 1,000-1,500 words long. External contributors are compensated, but pay rates are not mentioned. To learn more, refer to this page.

Offrange publishes original research and stories on issues facing modern agriculture. They’re interested in how farmers are building profitable and resilient businesses, and how global and national economic trends are changing how we farm. They're interested in pitches for stories that address the practical, financial, and social impact of changes in the ag world. According to their guidelines, rates generally fall between $0.50 and $1.00 a word. To learn more, refer to this page.

Plymouth Magazine is a bi-monthly print magazine that emphasizes the best that Plymouth, Minnesota has to offer. They publish insider information and engaging articles about local dining, shopping and leisure activities. Stories pitches must be directly connected to the community. Pay rates are not mentioned; only that other expenses are generally not reimbursed. To learn more, refer to this page.

Woodbury Magazine is a monthly print magazine that brings interesting and compelling stories about the best in Woodbury, Minnesota. Stories pitches must be directly connected to the community. Pay rates are not mentioned; only that other expenses are generally not reimbursed. To learn more, refer to this page.

Cities South is a bi-monthly print magazine that connect and celebrate the cities of Apple Valley, Lakeville and Prior Lake through stylish and engaging lifestyle stories. Stories pitches must be directly connected to the community. Pay rates are not mentioned; only that other expenses are generally not reimbursed. To learn more, refer to this page.

The Cut publishes stories that address their readers’ lives head-on, with generous wit, honesty, and power. They are in a dynamic conversation with women about the issues that matter to them most — politics, feminism, work, money, relationships, mental health, fashion, and issues relating to equality — and they're always looking for ideas that add to that conversation. They are looking smart, generous, funny writing for their four verticals: POWER, SELF, STYLE, and CULTURE. According to their guidelines, they pay $500 minimum for essays and columns (1,000–1,500 words) and $600 minimum for features (1,500–2,000) words. To learn more, refer to this page.