Feminist Food Journal is an online magazine about feminist food future. They accept written articles (1,500 to 5,000 words) and audio pieces (15 to 45 minutes) in a range of styles and formats: “literary journalism, memoirs, interviews, investigative journalism, poetry, and fiction.” According to their guidelines, they pay a flat rate of $130 per contribution. Learn more about them here. Read their pitch guide here.
The Upper Room aims to unite Christians worldwide through shared prayer and faith. Built on a global community, it features personalized meditations written by everyday people who are listening to God and living by His guidance. Submissions can be no longer than 350-400 words, and according to their pitch guide, they pay $30 per published meditation. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.
Musawah is a popular muslim feminist platform that has been examining Muslim family laws and practices that result in both official and informal discrimination against women in various Muslim-majority and minority countries. They are open to receiving pitches for submissions of personal narratives, essays, opinion pieces, artwork, interviews, and more. Submissions must be between 500–2000 words. Our previous research indicated that they paid an honorarium of USD 200 per article, but current pay rates are not clear. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.
Critical Muslim, a project by the Muslim Institute in London, is dedicated to exploring issues within Islam and Muslim societies. It provides a Muslim perspective on contemporary debates and fosters dialogue between Islam and other cultures, including the West. Submissions are welcome with the following guidelines: main articles and essays (4,000-6,000 words), reviews (2,500-3,000 words), poetry (up to six pages), and fiction (3,000-6,000 words). Payment rates are not mentioned. To learn more, refer to this page.
U.S. Catholic publishes topics related to Catholicism and social justice and has been working in this area since 1935. They publish a variety of content, including features that range from 2,500 to 3,500 words, essays between 800 and 1,600 words, and opinion pieces that are roughly 1,400 words in length. They also have a "Practicing Catholic" column with articles around 1,100 words and "IN PERSON" essays, which are approximately 800 words. While the exact payment rates are not specified, U.S. Catholic offers financial compensation for both commissioned and on-spec content. For more details, refer to their submission guidelines.
Gazetteer San Francisco publishes original local news about San Francisco. They’re looking for freelance story pitches about San Francisco. The stories should be totally original and totally different. According to their pitch guide, rates are $300 to $800 per story (300 to 1,500 words).
Gardener’s Path provides gardening tips, troubleshooting advice, planting pointers, and more. They are looking for horticulturists, master gardeners, serious home gardeners, agricultural specialists, homesteaders, and others with academic or hands-on experience to write for their blog. Writers should be able to create useful guides and take great pictures. Interested authors can send a sample, resume, and rates to jobs@gardenerspath.com. To learn more, visit this page.
Backwoods Home Magazine publishes articles focused on self-reliance, including topics such as producing independent energy, growing food, and making a living without city dependence. The magazine covers a wide range of subjects such as food preservation, health, raising animals, country skills, homeschooling, and more. According to their guidelines, they offer payments ranging from $40 to $200 per article. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.
Tallahassee Magazine publishes articles on Home & Garden, Life & Style, Travel & Outdoors based in the Tallahassee area, Florida. Submission guidelines and payment rates are not mentioned on the website but if you have a story for gardening and urban farming, you can reach their editor via their Contact Us page.
Oregon Home Magazine publishes articles for building renovations in the Oregon area. It connects professionals and Craftspeople to homeowners and ‘steer them to the best shops, boutiques and showrooms’. Writers guidelines and payment rates are not mentioned on their website, but you can reach out to their editors through their contact us page.
Horticulture is a century-old bi-monthly magazine that highlights ‘gardeners, gardens and nurseries across the United States and around the world’. To contact their editors, use the contact information provided here.
Homestead.org publishes thousands of online resources and articles on traditional homesteading for people who don't own a farm but want to learn essential homesteading skills. They are looking for well-written, preferably 1000-2500 words manuscripts, with sufficient images. According to their guidelines, they pay $100 per piece. To learn more, refer to their writer’s guidelines.
Reboot is “a publication and community reimagining techno-optimism for a better collective future.” As per this post by their editor, they pay $200 per essay. To contact the editors, refer to this page.
Mother Jones is an investigative news organization. They report on politics, criminal and racial justice, democracy, human rights, education, climate change, food/agriculture, and more. They commission revelatory and dynamic stories that teach people something they didn’t already know. According to their pitch guide, print rates begin at $1.75/word, while their online rates begin at $0.75/word. For more details, refer to their freelance writer guidelines.
Thrillist is a digital media publication at the intersection of travel, experience, and local culture. They accept pitches directly from freelance writers. They publish travel guides, maps, and itineraries for destinations, as well as profiles of people and interesting places. They state to pay competitive rates. According to a tweet by their ex-editorial director, they pay $350 per article. To learn more, refer to their pitching guidelines.
Edutopia provides information on what works in pre-K to 12 education. They welcome “pitches on all academic subjects and grades from pre-K through 12.” They’re always interested in pitches on their core strategies: “tech integration, comprehensive assessment, integrated studies, project-based learning, social and emotional learning, and professional learning.” They previously indicated that rates began at $100, but current pay rates are not clear. Articles are 850–1,000 words. For more details, refer to this page.
Seattle Met is a magazine about Seattle’s culture, lifestyle, arts, and more. They only accept pitches from freelance writers; they do not accept pre-written articles. According to a deleted tweet by their editor-in-chief, they pay $0.50 to $1.00 a word for narrative features. To learn more, refer to this page.
IGN is an internet media company that covers video games, TV, movies, tech, and comics. They’re seeking games features, entertainment features, news, previews, and reviews. According to their pitch guide, rates are $300-$1,000+ for games and entertainment features, $30-$400 for news, $300 for previews, and $150-$400 for reviews. To learn more, refer to their pitch guide.
Serious Eats is an award winning food and drink website, with over seven million monthly visitors. They publish "rigorously tested recipes, science-driven cooking techniques, robust equipment reviews, and stories that offer cultural and historical context to the foods we love to eat." According to a very old payment report, they paid $0.13 for a 750-word opinion. To learn more, refer to their pitch guide.
Wealth of Geeks is a website that offers tips and tricks to grow your wealth. The website also keeps you up-to-date with tech, gaming, pop-culture, movies, and celebrities. According to our previous research, they were interested in stories related to “personal finance, travel, autos, entertainment, sports, or geek culture, and pay started at $150. Their pitch guide is no longer available, but you can contact them here.
IndieWire is an online publication that features film and TV news, interviews, reviews, and industry analysis. They are especially interested in stories about minorities, unusual business dealings, and craft stories related to various below-the-line fields. According to their guidelines, the standard rate for their essays and reported pieces begins at $300. To learn how to pitch them, refer to this page.
Red Pepper is a website and quarterly print magazine of left politics and culture. They’re always seeking new writers and ideas. Articles for the print magazine are proactively commissioned according to the theme of the issue and written particularly with the magazine in mind. They, however, welcome pitches for their website content. They prioritise payment for articles to emerging and freelance writers, in particular, people on lower incomes and from backgrounds under-represented in the media. According to their pitch guide, they offer up to £65 for online publications. Learn more here.
PRB+ Magazine is a publication for parks & recreation professionals in the US and Canada. They publish camp, parks, and rec stories. As per this post on X, they pay $400 per article (typically 1,200 words). To contribute, refer to this page.
Investigate Midwest covers news concerning "Big Agriculture and its effects on labor (especially migrant and immigrant labor), government, and the environment." They also publish content focused on farmers and their psychological well-being. They are keen on exploring "interpretations of intriguing datasets or documents acquired through FOIA or state public records inquiries." Compensation depends on the level of experience. Articles should be between 800-2,000 words. An old payment report indicates they paid around $0.29/ word. To learn more, refer to their pitching guidelines.
Tortoise Media publishes "slow news", that includes high-quality, detailed pieces based on very selective stories. They also produce podcasts that have elaborate characters and interesting conflicts at the helm. It's not clear whether they are still taking pitches, but you can contact them here.
Reasons To Be Cheerful publishes “stories of real solutions — successful endeavors to create marked changes that are improving the world today.” They want “surprising, unique, and under-the-radar stories” with “broad appeal.” They publish articles reported and written by professional journalists, Word length varies, from concise articles (600 to 800 words) to lengthier ones (1,000 to 2,500) words. Pay rates are not mentioned. To learn more, visit this page.
The Urbanist is committed to publishing a diverse array of op-eds, articles, and essays on improving the ‘quality of city life’ and ‘urban planning’. According to their pitch guide, deeply reported long articles can earn as much as $400.
New Lines is an American magazine that features best writing from around the globe. They publish “essays and reportage on a wide range of subjects that focus broadly on the Middle East, Africa and South Asia.” They also cover “politics, culture and controversies in the United States, Europe, Latin America, Russia and Central Asia, and conduct deep-dive investigative journalism based on open-source intelligence and leaked data.” As per an old tweet from their North Africa editor, they pay $800 for essays. To learn more, refer to this page.
Craftmanship is a not-for-profit, multimedia publication highlighting master artisans, innovators, and pioneers who are creating a world built to last. They accept pitches for their short articles (500 words up to 750 words) and features (2,500 to 4,000 words). Fees are negotiated per story as a flat fee, based on the length and scope of the work, the amount of reporting required, and the contributor's level of experience. To learn more, refer to their pitching guidelines.
Freelance is the quarterly publication for members of The Saskatchewan Writer's Guild. All articles are on the craft or business of writing and are either a 1500 or 800 word count. According to their guidelines, pay is 20 cents per word. To learn more, refer to their pitching guidelines.