The Bold Italic is a blog covering the San Francisco Bay area. They cover the ways the bay area is rapidly changing, and how the city functions. They publish personal essays, reported pieces, humor, interviews, and profiles. They pay $50 per article. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
7X7 is a regional website covering the Bay Area. They publish "local insider stories and tips." According to our research, they pay $75 per article, but negotiation may be required. To learn more, contact their editors here.
Inside Publications publishes “four ‘hyperlocal’ community newspapers (Inside East Sacramento, Inside Land Park, Inside Arden, and Inside Pocket).” They welcome queries from Sacramento-based writers. They are interested in feature stories about the people, places and events in their “readership areas (East Sacramento, Arden, Carmichael, Land Park, Pocket, etc.).” They do not publish articles about state, national or global issues. They also do not publish fiction or poetry. Payment is $100 to $150 per story. For details, refer to their guidelines for editorial submission.
KANSAS! Magazine is published by the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks & Tourism. Their audience is largely residents of Kansas. They publish tourism related information. They accept queries. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
Nevada Magazine is a bimonthly “the official state tourism” publication. Its content includes “informative and entertaining features on the Silver State” – material appealing to its readers, active travelers and Nevada enthusiasts. Editors encourage queries first. For printed stories, editors buy first North American rights, as well as the right to publish, distribute, archive, and otherwise use the material. Payment is $250 for most stories (500-1,500 words). For Web stories published on nevadamagazine.com, payment is $100 or $200 (depending on the assignment). To learn more, read writers’ guidelines.
OutLook by the Bay is a magazine for the active Chesapeake Bay senior. The reader is typically over 50, retired or a part-timer. They publish book reviews of interest to seniors. They also publish articles on lifestyle, finances, health, nutrition and housing. Articles need to be upbeat, motivational, conversational, entertaining and informative. Their guidelines have several topics potential contributors can consider, including mastering the computer for the late beginner, container gardening, volunteer opportunities abroad, travel deals for the senior citizen and educational opportunities for seniors. They do not want profiles of local personalities, stories or poems. Payment is upon publication, and they accept reprints. Details here.
The North Coast Journal (of Politics, People and Art) is a newspaper published in Humboldt County, CA. Its editors do not want “straight hard news articles, inverted pyramids” – they look for articles “that people want to read simply for the pleasure of reading.” Editors want this publication “to tell the story of Humboldt County, one chapter at a time” through features – narratives, reported essays, and experimental writing. Payment is $300-400 for cover stories (3,000-4,000 words) and $100-150 for upfront stories (1,000-1,500 words). To learn more, read the writers’ guidelines: https://www.northcoastjournal.com/humboldt/WritersGuidelines/Page.
Outdoor California Magazine is part of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Editors are looking for “the best in both writing and photography” – articles focusing on CDFW efforts to protect and preserve the state’s natural resources and wildlife. Payment is $250-$1,000 for 500-2,000-word articles. To learn more, read the submission guidelines here.
Chicago Parent is a parenting news magazine. Its content includes articles with a local focus. Editors look for new local writers from Chicago area. Editors buy one-time print publication rights for Chicago Parent with exclusive first North American publishing rights and electronic rights. Editors do not consider reprints. Payment starts at $100 for a one-page story. To learn more, read writers’ guidelines: http://www.chicagoparent.com/archives/write-chicago-parent/.
Newcity wants timely, magazine-style stories about Chicago, its culture, or topics of interest to the urban dweller. They like stories about politics, the arts, social affairs and social policy. They like a sense of humor, and seldom publish stories about national or international affairs. Length: 1,500-5,000 words for print features; 450-750 words for arts features; 350 words for reviews. Pay: $75-150 for print features; $15-50 for short items; $15 for web articles. Details here.