Top of Las Vegas is “a locals-first guide to where Las Vegas actually eats.” They are looking for pitches about restaurants they haven’t added, restaurants they've ranked wrong, a dish nobody’s talking about, a neighborhood they've slept on, and story threads you want them to chase (or one you want to write yourself). They welcome tips from regulars, servers, chefs, journalists, and anyone who eats in the valley with their eyes open. According to their pitch guide, they offer flat rates of $250 to $600 for pitched guides and pay per word for reported features. To learn more, refer to this page.
Cake Zine is "a literary print magazine exploring art, history, and pop culture through food." According to their pitch guide, their rates range from $125-$175 for shorter pieces (350 words or less), poems, and recipes; $200 for mid-length pieces (500-1,000 words); $300 for longform work (around 2,000 words); and $200 for visual art. To learn more, refer to this page.
White Bear Lake Magazine is published bi-monthly and mailed to 10,000 households in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. With insider information and engaging articles about local dining, shopping and leisure activities, they highlight local residents with stories to tell. They welcome pitches for stories directly connected to the community. Freelance writers get paid; expenses such as phone calls, mileage, meals and trips are generally not reimbursed. To learn more, refer to this page.
CharlottesvilleFamily Magazine is Central Virginia’s #1 guide for savvy parents—blending rural charm with small-city sophistication. They aim to provide engaging feature stories that showcase the best of what Charlottesville has to offer families, with topics covering parenting, education, dining, art, health, recreation, and connecting readers with local resources. According to their pitch guide, they pay $75-$250 for articles they commission, dependent on length/difficulty, and $50–$75 for reprints. To learn more, refer to this page.
Kansas City magazine has been covering the city since 2005. They provide insight into the people, places and events that shape the landscape and help readers make smart choices about everything from restaurants and shopping to real estate. The magazine’s coverage ranges from features on serious topics like homicide rates to concert picks and lifestyle pieces about the season’s hottest trends. Stories tend to be mostly between 500 and 600 words. According to their pitch guide, their standard rate is 25 cents per word, though they will negotiate if a piece requires a lot of extra research. To learn more, refer to this page.
SBS Food is a 24/7 foodie channel for all Australians, with a focus on simple, authentic and everyday food inspiration from cultures everywhere. They accept pitches for features and first-person yarns. According to their pitch guide, their rates are comparative to other digital publishers, and they mostly publish pieces in the 600-800 word range. 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.
Italy Magazine’s team of local experts celebrates the best of the Bel Paese. Through sharp coverage that spans culture to food to current events, their aim is to help readers deepen their understanding of Italy for richer travels. They welcome pitches from freelance writers and journalists, and their preference is to work with those based in Italy. They write stories with travelers in mind. Most of the articles they publish range between 800-1400 words. According to their pitch guide, they pay between $.15 and $.20 per word, depending largely on the complexity of the topic and the format. To learn more, refer to this page.
Escapism is a travel print magazine published by twenty-two, a Canadian publishing house and creative agency. They pay for print-first travel guides, which are then repurposed online. Their travel features are also included in the company's food magazine, Foodism. For those, features don’t have to have a food or beverage angle, but they do need a unique perspective. Escapism's travel guides are less about first-person experiences in longform, and more about what to see, eat and do in a given destination. According to their pitch guide, they pay $600 for features of 1,200 – 1,500 words and $0.40 per word for the travel guides, which should be 500 words and up. To learn more, refer to this page.
Foodism is a food print magazine published by twenty-two, a Canadian publishing house and creative agency. They pay for print-first features, which are then repurposed online, and are interested in original stories that explore Toronto’s diverse and layered food scene. They also accept travel features, which must have a unique perspective. According to their pitch guide, they pay $600 for 1,200 – 1,500 words and $0.40 per word for the travel guides, which should be 500 words and up. To learn more, refer to this page.
The Land, Food, and Freedom Journal is a 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.
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.
Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN) is a weekly print magazine and an online publication that covers chemistry news. They accept pitches from freelancers for news stories, profiles, features, and occasionally multimedia pieces. Stories must first and foremost be rooted in molecules, but they can cover topic areas that range widely, such as chemical regulation and policy, drug or chemical industry trends, food safety, forensics, biomedical research, space, environment, critter chemistry, and more. According to their editor’s old post, rates for news stories start at $650, briefs at $360, and mid-length reported science features at $2 per word. To contact them, refer to this page.
Philadelphia Magazine is a monthly print and daily digital magazine about Philadelphia’s city life, restaurants, events, health, real estate, and more. According to their editor-in-chief, they pay $1 per word. To visit their contact page, click here.
Companion is a new biannual print publication by GAIL's Bakery in the United Kingdom. They explore “topics within food & drink, history, nature, sustainability, and craft.” They have previously indicated that rates for creative pieces could go up to £500, while reported features were paid at £1.30 per word. To contact them, refer to this page.
The Food Section is a newsletter providing food and drink coverage across the American South. They’re actively looking for freelancers to contribute to their newsletter, with a focus on reported stories that showcase the South's diversity. According to their pitch guide, they pay $1084.61 per feature story (about 1,200 words), and are open to negotiate small expenses fees. To learn more, refer to this page.
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.
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.
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.
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 an old payment report, they paid $0.13 for a 750-word opinion. To learn more, refer to their pitch guide.
Pittsburgh City Paper is an alternative newspaper that covers news, restaurants, food, culture, arts, and entertainment in Pittsburgh. They publish reported pieces, profiles, essays, op-eds, etc. According to their pitch guide, rates range from $250 to $750.
Unfiltered & Fed is a food and beverage newsletter. They publish content that explores “history, culture, nuance, and/or identity through the lens of food and beverage.” They have previously indicated to welcome freelancers interested in creating original and relevant pieces for their newsletter, and that pay was $1/word, capped at $1,000/piece. Current information on submissions is unclear. You can attempt to contact their founder through this page.
Food & Wine is a monthly magazine (by Meredith Corporation) about food, recipes, drinks, restaurants, and culinary travel. They’re interested in receiving pitches from writers, recipe developers, as well as photographers. As per an old tweet by their commerce news/deals food editor, they pay $300 for first-person sale roundups and first-person reviews. To learn more, refer to this page.
Allrecipes is a community-driven food brand. They are always looking for new writers, recipe developers, and equipment reviewers to join their team of contributors. They are accepting recipes, technique-driven service articles, and features (particularly personal essays and food histories). A payment report indicates they paid $0.47 for a 750-word opinion. As per an old tweet by their editorial director, their rates start at $250. To learn how to pitch them, refer to this page.
The Vegan is a quarterly magazine by the Vegan Society. They offer updates, ideas, and resources about veganism to their subscribers. They accept pitches from vegan writers, journalists, or recipe developers. According to their main page, their fees start from £250 for articles and £150 for reviews.
Pellicle is a primarily UK-based consumer drinks publication that focuses on beer, wine, and cider and the majority of stories they aim to publish focus on these topics. They are ‘’interested in stories about the people, places, history and culture of favourite drinks, from the joyful, to the critical, to the curious.’’ According to their pitch guide, they pay £375 for features (1500-2000 words), £525 for long leads (2,500 words and over), and £675 for photo essays (2,000 words and over + photography). To learn more, refer to this page.
Edify is Edmonton's premier lifestyle magazine. They tell stories about food, arts, culture, and people of Edmonton. They welcome pitches for stories from both established and new writers. According to an old tweet by their editor, they pay at least $0.50 per word. For more information, refer to their writer guidelines.
Trail Runner Magazine is an off-road running magazine. They offer training advice, gear tips, nutrition information, and more. According to their guidelines, their rates start at $200 for digital pieces and for print pieces, rates start at $0.25/word. They are especially interested in hearing from diverse voices (women, BIPOC, LGBT+, etc.). For details, refer to this page.
Health.com is a source for information on fitness, nutrition, beauty, wellness, and lifestyle. The majority of their readers are female. Their previous pitch guide listed rates as $200-$1,000 for personal essays and topical service; $250-$1,000 for reports/trend pieces; $200-$500 for explainers, as told to, and social trends; and $150 to $300 for product reviews. Current pitching information is unclear, but they're actively looking for new writers. To learn more, refer to this page.