Popdust is a website about music,
entertainment, and pop culture. Payment reports indicate that they pay up to
$150 per piece. To learn more about them and to contact them, refer to this page.
Dismantle Magazine is “an online
magazine that frames fashion and popular culture as tools for creative identity
exploration, activism, and social change.” They are looking for original essays
that cover critical fashion and pop culture analysis. The articles should
ideally be 1,500 words. Pay will be $75 per article. For details, read their submission
guidelines.
KultScene is a website that features creative Korean entertainment content (music, movies, fashion, food, and more) by international writers. They are always looking for new writers to join their team. They pay $30 to $50 per article. If interested, send an email to contact@kultscene.com. To learn more, visit this page.
Very Good Light is a beauty
and skincare publication for Generation Z and young Millennials. They are redefining
masculinity and men's beauty. They publish how-to guides, grooming tips,
product reviews, celebrity interviews, and personal essays. According to their editor,
they pay about $150 per piece. If interested, send your pitches to contribute@verygoodlight.com. To
contact them, refer to this page.
Mashable is a media and entertainment company. They cover technology, web
culture, social and digital media, and entertainment. According to payment reports,
they pay up to $0.55 per word. For details, refer to this page.
The Gumbo is a hip-hop social club for and by Black women. They accept pitches for opinion and personal pieces. Their content is pegged to their editorial theme which varies monthly. They pay $150 for pieces of 750 to 1,000 words. Send your pitches to nadirahsimmons@thegumbo.net. To learn more, visit this page.
Woman's Day is a website and a monthly magazine that offers healthy recipes, home decor ideas, and relationship advice to women. Their editors only work with writers with significant national writing experience. According to their senior digital editor, their rates start at $150 per piece. Send your ideas or manuscripts to womansday@hearst.com. Read their writer’s guidelines here.
Inverse covers science, innovation, entertainment, gaming, and the mind and body. According to their senior entertainment editor, they pay $0.50 per word. Send your pitches to pitch@inverse.com. To contact them, refer to this page.
Podcast Review is an online magazine that publishes podcast reviews, best podcast lists, and essays about podcasts. They pay $50-$75 per article. Writers should send their pitches to submit@podcastreview.org. For details, refer to this page.
Aligned Magazine is a lifestyle journal with a goal to “nourish a community of yoga-inspired individuals through stories, visual essays, and local gatherings.” They “explore the crossroads of well-being, culture, and social responsibility.” They accept articles, critical analyses, essays, interviews, fiction, poetry, and art/illustration. According to their founder, they pay $100 per profile. To learn more, visit this page.