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.

Noema is a magazine that explores the transformations sweeping our world. They publish “essays, interviews, reportage, videos and art on the overlapping realms of philosophy, governance, geopolitics, economics, technology, and culture.” They do not list pay rates publicly, but payment reports indicate they may pay from $0.10 to $1.00 per word. They want pitches or drafts for essays, reported features, interviews, or fiction short stories. To pitch them, refer to this page.

Observer covers the latest in news, politics, business, lifestyle, health, arts, and entertainment. According to a deleted tweet, they may pay $150 and up per piece. They are looking for freelance coverage in several areas. To pitch them, visit this page.

The Juggernaut is a publication that features untold and smart South Asian stories. They accept stories on culture, politics, business, and technology. A few common formats that they publish are: features, Q&As/profiles, and essays. They do not list pay rates publicly,  but according to a payment report, they paid $1.00 per word for a 400-word criticism, review, or arts/entertainment coverage. To pitch them, visit this page. 

STAT is “an anti-profit arts & culture zine made for the North West.” They’re interested in “stories and writing that help to define present-day art and culture across the North West of England.” They don’t want Manchester city centre stories. According to their pitch guide, pay is £50 for pieces over 500 words and £25 for those below. They also cover transport expenses and event tickets, if necessary.

The Wall Street Journal provides coverage of news, business, politics, technology, real estate, arts, culture, and more from the US and around the world. They prefer submissions of 400 to 1,000 words. They do not list pay rates, but according to payment reports, they pay an average of $0.75 per word. To learn more, refer to their op-ed guidelines.

The National is an Abu Dhabi-based English-language newspaper that covers news, business, culture, arts, sports, and lifestyle throughout the Middle East and the world. An old tweet indicates pay of $0.50 per word, while according to a payment report, they have paid $0.25 per word. To contact the editors, refer to this page.

The Baffler is a print and digital magazine that features political and cultural criticism, poems, short stories, and art. Poetry and fiction are welcome; their preferred length for prose is between 2,200 and 5,000 words. They do not list pay rates publicly, but payment reports indicate that they have paid between $0.09 and $0.13 per word. To learn more, refer to this page.

Quillette is a daily online magazine that offers “free thought to readers around the world.” They publish articles on science (mostly psychology and social science), tech, politics, current affairs, culture, art, and history. Article word length is expected to be 1500 and 10,000 words. They state that ‘’rates are negotiable and adjust according to the length of articles, their complexity and the research required.’’ Payment reports indicate an average pay of $0.11 per word. For details, refer to their pitch guide.

Overland is a magazine of cultural criticism, essays, and literature. They are interested in articles on economic inequality, housing, arts policy and governance, climate change, and environmental justice. They are looking for thoughtful, provocative and argumentative articles, pieces that will provoke discussion and debate. Articles should be 800 to 1200 words. According to their pitch guide, they pay $170 per published online piece.

Fine Books Magazine is a quarterly magazine about rare books, manuscripts, maps, fine art, and more. They’re 90% freelance written. They welcome proposals from freelance writers, and also assign them topics. Their features are generally 1,500 to 2,000 words long, and they buy about 8 of them a year. The digest section of the magazine contains shorter, newsier pieces of 500 to 700 words. Digest is divided into 3 categories: book, art, and object. They have mentioned negotiating rates with writers based on experience with the subject matter and the level of research. According to a deleted post by their editor, they pay between $200 and $600 per piece. For more information, refer to their guidelines for writers.

Final Gravity tells personal, human-centered stories about beer. They publish writing focused on people, places, ingredients, sensory experiences, cultural intersections, and the holistic ways we interact with and around beer. According to their pitch guide, their rates are about $0.15–$0.25 per word. For short pieces, they pay $125–$175; short features, $175–$250; longer features, $225–$300; and art features, $100. Poetry pays $50 per poem. If a writer is able to take their own quality photography for an article, they pay an extra $25. To learn more, refer to this page.

whynow is an online magazine and production studio that features stories from both emerging and established people in arts, music, and entertainment. They’re seeking features, interviews, stories, and reviews related to arts and culture. According to their pitch guide, they pay £50 to £120 for the majority of pieces. Reviews are at the £50 end of the scale for 350-word pieces.

Vulture is an entertainment news website for the culturally obsessed. They cover TV, movies, comedy, music, theater, art, books, and more. They’re open to pitches for several of their sections. According to their editor’s post, rates generally start at $200, and they pay $150 to $300 for TV recaps. To learn more, refer to their pitch guide.

Teachers & Writers Magazine is “published by Teachers & Writers Collaborative to provide resources and inspiration in support of our stated mission: teaching creative writing and educating the imagination.” They are looking for the following type of articles: Favorite Classroom Writing Prompts ($75 for 500-750 words), Narrative Lesson Plans ($100 for 750-2,000 words), The Art of Teaching Writing ($150 for 1,000+ words), and Interviews ($150 for 1,000-2,500 words). All rates are according to their guidelines. For details, refer to their submission guidelines.

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.

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 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.

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.

Apartment Therapy is a home and decor website that features DIY how-to’s, design lessons, expert advice, and shopping guides for creating beautiful homes. According to their post, they pay $250 per article, and according to a payment report, they paid $0.13 per word. To learn more, refer to their pitch guide.

Flood Magazine is a quarterly magazine that spans the diverse cultural landscape of film, television, music, art, and travel. According to payment reports, they paid $0.12 per word for a 848-word feature, and according an old post by their associate editor, they pay $175. To contact them, refer to this page.

EQ Living is the "premier magazine of luxe country life." They profile prominent people living an equestrian lifestyle, profile unique homes, farms, and ranches, and publish articles on travel, style, home design, culture, and dining. According to their pitch guide, they pay $100 for departments and $200 to $300 for features. To learn more, refer to this page.

Plenitude wants literature and arts created by LGBTQ2S+ people. Besides book reviews, they publish fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and interviews by up-and-coming or established LGBTQ2S+ writers. According to their pitch guide, they pay $60 CAD per poem, $125 CAD per prose contribution (fiction and creative nonfiction) and $100 CAD for book reviews. To learn more, refer to this page.

The Verge is a very popular website founded to "examine how technology will change life in the future." They are looking for pitches for their features, tech, science, transportation, film & TV, games, and art desks. Payment rates are not mentioned on their pitch guide, but they state they pay competitive rates. According to payment reports, they pay around $0.75 per word. To learn more, refer to this page.

The Metropole covers urban history and architecture sponsored by Penn State University. Authors must be solicited by a senior co-editor to participate in a theme month or submit a pitch that clearly articulates the relevance of their proposed post to the theme month. They publish “original pieces on any aspect of urban history or on topics that are of interest to urbanists.” According to their pitch guide, they are currently able to pay $200 per essay for “themed month” articles.

Azure is a magazine focused on contemporary architecture and design. According to an old tweet by their senior editor, they pay $300 to $600. To contact them, refer to 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.

The New York Review of Architecture is “a cooperative of working writers, architects, and artists who review architecture in New York.” They are “particularly interested in pieces that break down architecture’s silos, tying together academia, practice, and the public we all serve.” They value writing that is critical and engaging. In general, they run “profiles, reviews of buildings, books, trends.” According to their pitch guide, their rates for essays and reportage start at $0.25 per word. Rates for commentary and review pieces start at $500. They also publish short, pithy reviews of shows, books, music, art, buildings, and other miscellany of between 100 and 200 words, for which they pay $100.

Failed Architecture (FA) is “a research platform that aims to open up new perspectives on urban failure – from what it’s perceived to be, what’s actually happening and how it’s represented to the public.” They are looking for fresh and compelling perspectives on urban or architectural issues. They are not always open to pitches, but they may make exceptions for urgent or timely articles. Submissions can be general reflections, case studies, opinion pieces, reviews, interviews, photographic essays, etc. According to their pitch guide, they pay €150 per article (around 1,500 words).

Landscape Architecture Magazine (LAM) is a print and digital magazine of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA). They publish on a monthly basis. They are always seeking “good stories and great journalists to write about them.” According to a deleted post from their editor, they pay $1 per word for most of their stories. To learn more, refer to their contribution guidelines.