The Maple
The Maple is a Canadian publication that was founded as "an antidote to the establishment corporate press." They seek opinion pieces and news stories that confront mainstream thinking, center on issues concerning working-class Canadians, and challenge the status quo. The pay rate is CAD 275 for news stories (1,500 words), a flat rate of $130 CAD for opinion pieces (700 to 1200 words), and $325 CAD for in-depth analysis articles (1500 to 2000 words). They pay within five days of work completion. To learn more, refer to this page.

News & Pitch Calls from The Maple

Tuesday, September 27th 2022

Passage is Accepting Pitches

Passage is a Canadian leftist opinion/analysis publication. They are accepting pitches from both past and new writers. They only publish opinion and analysis pieces. They pay $130 CAD for 700 to 1,200 word opinion pieces and $325 CAD for 1,500+ word analysis pieces. For more information, refer to their managing editor’s Tweet and this page.

Tuesday, August 24th 2021

Passage is Seeking Opinion and Analysis Pitches

Passage is a Canadian leftist opinion/analysis publication. Their managing editor is currently accepting article pitches for both opinion and analysis pieces. They pay $275 for analysis pieces over 1500 words, and $110 for opinion pieces 700 to 1200 words. To learn more, view the editor's Tweet, and this page.

Sunday, July 4th 2021

Passage is Looking for Pitches

Passage is a Canadian leftist opinion/analysis publication. Their managing editor is seeking pitches for longer and more evergreen analysis pieces. They pay $275 for these articles (1,500+ words). Interested writers should send their pitches to submissions@readpassage.com. For details, read their managing editor’s Tweet and their pitch guide.

Wednesday, September 23rd 2020

Passage is Looking for Opinion and Analysis

Passage is a Canadian leftist opinion/analysis publication. Their managing editor is looking for pitches. They mainly have a Canadian focus and only publish opinion and analysis. They never publish right wing views. For shorter opinion pieces of 750 to 1,200 words, they pay $100 CAD. For longer features of 1,500 to 2,000 words, they pay $250 CAD. Read their managing editor’s Tweet here and their pitch guide here.

Tuesday, May 12th 2020

Passage is Looking for Pitches

Passage is a Canadian leftist opinion/analysis publication. They are looking for a writer who believes that Postmedia's columns (like this one: Fear of COVID-19 is overblown, it's time to get the economy moving again) are morally reprehensible for the callous way that they advocate treating Canadian workers. They pay $100 CAD for shorter pieces (750-1,200 words) and $250 CAD for longer pieces (1,500-2,000 words). To learn more, refer to this Tweet. To pitch, refer to this page.

Tuesday, March 31st 2020

Passage is looking for Canada focused pitches

Passage is a Canadian leftist opinion/analysis publication. They are looking for Canada focused pitches, especially from women and non-cis people. They pay $100 CAD for shorter pieces (750-1,200 words) and $250 CAD for longer pieces (1,500-2,000 words). To learn more, refer to their managing editor’s Tweet and this page.