Perspectives
on History is the news magazine of the American Historical Association (AHA)-an
organization that serves historians in all fields and professions. They publish
9 times a year in print and online. They welcome “pitches on all aspects of the
practice of history—from the public square to the private study.” They want articles of about 1,500 words. They pay authors an honorarium of $100. To
learn more, refer to their submissions page.
The Archive explores “the lost chapters of the past—from history’s enduring mysteries to astonishing encounters with the natural world.” They welcome pitches from freelancers. According to their senior editor, they pay $100 for 800 to 1,000 words. Send your pitches to editor@explorethearchive.com. To learn more, visit this page.
Greatestbritons.com is a website that offers information on the titans of British history. They are “particularly interested in articles on Horatio Nelson, Alexander Fleming, Benjamin Disraeli, William Gladstone, Sir Walter Raleigh, Francis Drake, Oliver Cromwell, Henry VIII, Francis Crick and famous English sportsmen and women.” They pay £60 for biographies of at least 1,500 words. If a writer contributes 5 or more articles, then they can have a discussion about sharing of the advertising revenue. Details here.
Contingent Magazine is a nonprofit online magazine for “everyone who asks questions about the past.” They pay a base rate of $500 for features (2,000 to 3,000 words), $250 for shorts (800 to 1,500 words), $250 for field trips, and $350 for reviews. To learn more, refer to this page.
Eidolon is an “online journal for scholarly writing about classics that isn’t formal scholarship.” They welcome submissions from authors with historically underrepresented identities. They prefer articles about the ancient world. Their articles are generally 1,500 to 3,000 words long. They pay “$150 for columns and long-form articles, $100 for essays, and $50 for reviews and lighter content.” To learn more, refer to this page.
Ancient History is a bi-monthly magazine focused on the politics, society, culture, art, literature, language, religion, and economics of the ancient world. They want writers to send proposals (of about 250 words) for articles. The exact word count of the articles will be decided by their editor in chief, but they should roughly be about 2,000 to 4,000 words long. They pay 10 euro cent per word. For details, visit this page.
Wartime is a print magazine that specifically focuses on Australian history during times of war. They accept articles from both amateurs and professionals, and demand an engaging writing style. No dry content. Requests proposals. Length: 1,000 to 2,000. Pay: $300 per 1,000 words. Writers’ Guidelines.
The Smithsonian accepts proposals from “established freelance writers.” When sending in your pitch for a history article, you must supply links to previously published works. Length: Generally around 800 to 1,800 words. Pay: While no pay is listed on their website, other sources say they pay $0.17/word or more. Print Magazine Pitches. Website Pitches.
Renaissance Magazine is a print magazine that publishes history articles covering the Renaissance and Middle Ages. They accept queries and full submissions. A feature article need at least 6 images to be published with the article. Length: 1,200 - 2,000. Pay: $150. Writers’ Guidelines.
Naval History is a print magazine published by the U.S. Naval Institute. They are a tough market to break into and prefer to receive queries from freelance writers. Max. Length is 3,000 words. Pay: $60 to $150 per published page. Writers’Guidelines.