Dwell focuses on modern architecture and design. They publish “home tours, interviews, and essays illuminating the power of smart design.” According to their pitch guide, they pay 50 cents for web pieces, and $1 for print.
Hospitality Design is a print and online trade magazine that focuses on the field of hospitality design. They publish 11 times a year. They serve “owners, operators, brands, purchasing agents, interior designers, and architects involved in the design of hotels, resorts, restaurants, nightlife, spas, and all other hospitality-oriented projects.” To contact the editors, refer to this page.
Urban Omnibus is an online publication of The Architectural League of New York. They are devoted to “observing, understanding, and shaping the city.” Word limit for feature articles is 2500 words. According to their pitch guide, rates begin at $350 for an interview and $500 for a feature and increase in accordance with the complexity and demands of the project.
Architectural Digest is a monthly magazine celebrating international design talents, inspiring decorating ideas, innovative homes, travel, and culture. They publish nine international editions, and have “immeasurable influence in the world of interior design.” According to a payment report, they pay $0.56 per word. They are not always accepting pitches. To learn more, refer to this page.
The Avery Review is a digital journal that is “dedicated to thinking about books, buildings, and other architectural media.” It is a project of the Office of Publications at the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. They are looking for reviews and critical essays about books, buildings, and other architectural media. Their essays are usually 3,000 to 4,500 words long. According to their pitch guide, they pay $400 for essays. To learn more, refer to this page.
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.
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.
Plinth, a contemporary culture magazine, is accepting pitches. They want to “open up London’s visual art scene and contemporary culture in ways that intrigue and resonate with a broad audience.” According to their pitch guide, they pay £125 for an 800-word piece. To learn more, refer to this page.
The Leicester Gazette is a not-for-profit local newspaper in Leicester. They’re seeking “investigations, solutions-focused features, news features, human-interest stories, arts and culture features, history features, voices (comment/opinion), photo essays, podcasts, fiction and poetry, and much more!” As they’re a local newspaper, the pieces should be about Leicester. According to their pitch guide, pay is 10p per word. To learn more, refer to this page.
The i Paper is a British national newspaper. They are looking for pitches for their opinion, features, and arts sections. A payment report indicates pay of $0.36 for a 700-word news story, but current pay rates are not clear. To learn more, refer to the pitching 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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
Dazed is a London based style magazine and an online platform that covers music, film, TV, fashion, art, culture, photography, politics, science, and technology. According to an old payment report, they paid $0.12 per word. According to an old tweet from an editor, rates start at £150 for features. To learn more, refer to their pitch guide.
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.
Digital Engineering is a monthly publication for design engineers. According to its editorial guidelines, DE “covers all computer platforms, operating systems, applications software, and peripherals” and also “clarifies technologies, explains operational theories and practices, and offers hands-on reports of how hardware and software impacts engineers.” Payment rates are not mentioned. To learn more, refer to their writers’ guidelines.
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.
Hyperallergic is an art blog, covering visual artists from around the world. They look for "fresh perspectives from freelance contributors, especially those who come from historically marginalized communities." They publish art reviews, reported stories, interviews, photo essays, opinion pieces, and more. According to their pitch guide, their standard base rates are $250 for short reviews, essays, and articles (400-600 words) and $500 for longer reviews, features, essays, and reported stories (800+ words).
Communication Arts is the premier source of inspiration for graphic designers, art directors, design firms, corporate design departments, advertising agencies, interactive designers, illustrators and photographers. They are seeking creative industry thought leaders who can contribute well-written opinion columns or reported pieces that cover emerging trends, ethical issues and what it takes to thrive in the visual communication field. They pay a ''highly competitive'' rate or flat fee, which is negotiated upon assignment. To learn more, refer to this page.
99Designs, the site for crowdsourced visual design, hosts a blog that pays for articles from individual authors. They expect inspirational blogs about design, branding and creativity that are aimed at “self-starters (entrepreneurs, freelancers, self-publishing authors, etc), designers (both new and experienced) and people who work at agencies.” Pay rates are not mentioned. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.
Smashing Magazine covers web design and programming. They want valuable tips, tricks, ideas, and techniques for the web development and design community. Payment is negotiated with the editor, but according to an old payment report, they paid $0.10 for a 2100-word feature. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.
Watercolor Artist is a bi-monthly magazine by Artists Network for watercolor artists of all skill levels. Our previous research indicates they seek queries for features or columns. It’s not clear how to pitch them or what their current pay rates are. To learn more, contact them here. To learn more about the magazine, refer to this page.
Pastel Journal, by Artists Network, is the only national publication that covers the pastel medium. Addressing both professionals and hobbyists, the magazine publishes everything from how-to guides to detailed interviews. It’s not clear how to pitch them or what their current pay rates are. To learn more, contact them here. To learn more about the magazine, 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. 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.
EPOCH publishes fiction, poetry, essays, comics, and graphic art. In continuous publication since 1947, the magazine is edited by students and faculty of the MFA Program in Creative Writing, in Cornell University’s Department of Literatures in English. They are open for electronic submissions only during the months of August and January. Each submission costs $3, but there is a free-submission weekend during each submission period. According to their guidelines, they presently pay between $100 and $500 for poetry, prose, and comics, depending on length. To learn more, refer to this page.