Publishers: Sports / Athletics / Fitness

29 Publishers
  • Cross Country Magazine is an international magazine about paragliding, paramotoring, and hang gliding. They publish 10 times a year. They pay €300 for a 6-page article. To contribute, refer to this page.

  • SimpliFaster is a blog dedicated to athletic speed development. They are looking for original articles for their blog. Topics for articles may include “training, skills (e.g. hurdles, long jump), coaching, recovery, sleep, athlete testing, team management, bio-mechanics, mental preparation, injury prevention and rehabilitation, weight training, physiotherapy, planning, periodization, equipment, and technology.” Their articles are generally 1,500 to 2,500 words long. They pay 6 cents per word. To learn more, visit this page.

  • Argo Swim Video provides tools that help swimmers and coaches. They are looking for guest contributions of 500 to 1,000 words for their blog. They pay $100 for accepted content. To learn more, refer to this page.

  • Singletracks.com is a source for mountain bike information. They accept unique story ideas from freelance writers. They previously indicated payment of $50 per article. To learn more, refer to this page.

  • Dirt Rag is an independent mountain bike magazine. They accept submissions of all kinds. Their standard pay for a web article (200 to 1,500 words) is $50. To learn more, visit this page.

  • Deadspin is a blog and a sports news website. They post commentaries and previews of the main sports stories of the day. They also post sports-related anecdotes and rumors. Payment reports suggest that they pay up to $0.11 per word. To contact them, refer to this page.

  • Top Men’s News accepts fitness articles of 700 – 800 words aimed at the male audience. Their website states they pay competitive rates, but the exact amount needs to be negotiated with the editor. Read their contributor guidelines here.

  • MMA Revolution publishes articles about MMA/UFC, Boxing, BJJ, Muay Thai, Martial Arts, and combat sports / MMA training. They pay $0.03 per word. Read their contributor guidelines here.

  • Australian Yoga Life is a magazine published 4 times per year. It is a “uniquely all Australian magazine which is intended to be accessible to the broadest spectrum of readers.” Editors look for articles from yoga practitioners. Payment is 20 cents per word (up to $500 for a published article of maximum of 2,250 words). To learn more, read writers’ guidelines: http://ayl.com.au/contribute/ and http://ayl.com.au/contribute/contribution-guidelines/.

  • Yoga International is seeking articles under 1,000 words about the yoga practice and lifestyle. They pay a minimum of $50 per article and a maximum of $200 for feature articles. Read their contributor guidelines here.