insideWaterloo
is a publication that amplifies the stories of BIPOC residents of Waterloo
Region. They welcome unsolicited submissions but want writers to send them a
pitch first. For unsolicited articles, their rates are: $80 for short articles (1,500
words or less) and $120 for feature stories (1,500 to 2,500 words) and photo
essays. They also announce themes every 2 to 3 months. For articles based on a
theme, their rates are: $150 for short articles (1,500 words or less) and $500
for feature stories (1,500 to 2,500 words) and photo essays. Pitches should be
sent to newsroom@insidewaterloo.ca.
For more information, refer to their guidelines.
CBC
Saskatchewan is a source for news stories, breaking news, and viewpoints from
Saskatchewan. They are looking for opinion and first person pieces (500 to 700
words) from the people of Saskatchewan. They pay $250
per piece. If interested, send your pitches to sask-opinion-grp@cbc.ca. For details, refer to their pitch guide.
The Dance Current is a Canadian dance
magazine. They publish 4 times a year. They accept pitches for short columns,
personal essays, artist profiles, longform features, news, and poetry. They pay
$125 to $400 per piece. To learn more, refer to their guidelines.
The Monitor is a bimonthly policy and
current affairs magazine by CCPA (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives). They
publish “feature articles, original research, book reviews, letters to the
editor, and illustrations.” According to their senior editor,
they pay $300 for short articles of 700 words, $500 for 1,300 to 1,500 words,
up to $800 for feature length stories, and $150 to $800 for illustrations. If
interested, send your pitches to monitor@policyalternatives.ca.
To learn more, refer to this page.
The Narwhal is a non-profit magazine
that publishes stories about Canada’s natural world. They welcome pitches for
stories of up to 2,000 words. They especially welcome pitches from BIPOC
writers. Their reporting is “primarily focused on the extractive industries —
mining, forestry, fishing and oil and gas extraction — and large-scale
conservation.” Their rates
start at $0.50 per word. Writers should send their pitches to editor@thenarwhal.ca. For more
information, refer to this page.
Broadview is a Canadian print magazine and
website about spirituality, justice, and ethical living. The print magazine is
published 10 times a year and the website showcases new content daily. They serve
a niche audience of progressive Christians and those who share similar core
values. They are looking for stories about “spirituality, ethical living,
social justice, and the United Church.” They can be “investigative features,
engaging profiles, first-person narratives, reported news stories, essays,
photo essays, opinion pieces, blogs, interviews or reviews of books or film.” Rate: $0.65
per word for reported pieces and $0.40 per word for Q&As, blogs, and
personal essays. To learn more, read
their submission
guidelines.
Capital Daily is an independent news
startup that is a source for news, analysis, longform, and investigative
stories from Victoria, B.C., Canada. They cover science, politics, business, history,
crime, and more. They are always looking for writers. According to their managing
editor, they pay $0.40 to $0.80 CAD per word. To learn more, refer to this page.
Winnipeg Police Cause Harm (WPCH) is a community-centered
police
abolitionist group that shares "articles and personal essays
that tell unique stories from across Canada related to defunding and abolishing
carceral systems of policing, prisons, and migrant detention.” They accept
pitches for blog posts on an ongoing basis. They are committed
to publishing writers of color, especially Black and Indigenous writers. They
pay BIPOC writers $100 for posts that are over 1,000 words and $50 for posts
that are under 1,000 words. If interested, send your pitches to wpgpolicecauseharm@gmail.com. For
more information, visit this page.
Xtra is a Canada-based digital magazine and community platform that covers LGBTQ2 politics, culture, sex, love, and health. They tell stories in multiple ways: “short and long features, profiles, Q&As, essays, opinion pieces, explainers, video documentaries, and podcasts.” Their senior editor indicated that a payment of CAD 400 is the usual base rate for a short-reported story with limited sourcing. To learn how to pitch them a story, refer to this page.
Penlight Magazine is an ad-free, Canadian publication that showcases “personal stories from people from all walks of life.” They welcome personal essays from writers of all levels of experience and from anywhere in the world. They want full drafts, not pitches. They pay $100 (CDN) per story (at least 700 words). They aim to publish 1 to 2 stories per month. Send your draft to submit@penlightmag.com. For details, visit this page.