The Atlanta Journal-Constitution covers news, business, politics, sports, entertainment, and weather in Atlanta. According to one payment report, they paid $150 for a 450-word reported story. To contact them, visit this page.
Dallas Style & Design is a quarterly home design and lifestyle magazine that covers the Dallas-Fort Worth areas. They focus on design, art, fashion, lifestyle, travel, and more. According to one payment report, they paid $260 for a reported story of 650 words. To contact them, refer to this page.
730DC is a daily email newsletter that connects Washingtonians to their city and to one another. They are always seeking new stories that help their readers connect to their city. They are looking for reported pieces, profiles and interviews, and op-eds and personal essays. They prefer outlines to completed drafts. They pay $25 for Q+A interviews and $50 to 100 for essays or reported pieces. To learn how to pitch, refer to this page.
Patch is “a network of hyperlocal websites covering community news in 1,000+ towns across America.” They want pitches for narrative features (1,000 to 2,000 words) about New York City. They are actively seeking diverse voices. They also encourage pitches from young reporters and journalism students. They pay 50 cents per word. To learn more, refer to this Twitter post.
Arlington Voice is a digital news publication that offers politics, business, sports, entertainment, and crime news in Arlington, Texas. They are looking for freelance writers who can cover “city hall / council / citizen advisory boards, Arlington ISD / school developments, and business / real estate / econ. development.” They pay up to $100 per report. Details here.
The Austin Chronicle is an alternative newsweekly that covers the news, culture, arts, music, restaurants, and recreational activities of Austin, Texas. They are always looking to develop creative relationships with freelance contributors. Payment reports indicate that they pay up to $0.30 per word. To pitch a story, visit this page.
Desert Companion is Southern Nevada's premier city magazine. They offer stories on “all things Vegas, from showgirls to radioactive waste to nuclear zombie showgirls.” According to one payment report, they paid $0.30 per word for a 1,500-word feature. Contact them here.
The Texas Observer is a bimonthly magazine and website that offers sharp reporting on news, politics, and culture of Texas. They publish short news stories (500 to 1,000 words), political commentaries and opinions (500 to 1,000 words), book reports (800 to 1,200 words), features (1,500 to 4,000 words), culture features (2,000 to 3,500 words), essays (1,000 to 1,500 words), postcards (2,000 to 3,500 words), and poems (30 lines or shorter). Payment reports indicate that they pay up to $0.50 per word. To learn more, read their freelance writer’s guide.
New Hampshire Business Review (NHBR) is a source for business news, commentary, and analysis in New Hampshire. They offer their readers all the important news and information required to do business in the Granite State. One payment report indicates payment of $0.35 per word for a 430-word profile or interview. To contact them, refer to this page.
See Chicago Dance is a resource for information on Chicago’s dance scene. They are accepting submissions for their article feature series, Our Readers Write. They want essays of 500 to 800 words about anything related to dance in Chicago. They pay an honorarium of $50 per essay. The deadline for submission is Dec 31, 2019. Details here.