POCIT highlights the stories of POC within the sphere of tech and startups. They primarily look for career-focused content but also accept personal essays, opinion pieces, mega-exclusive interviews, and hard-hitting investigative pieces. Rates begin at $100 for personal essays. For details, read their pitching guidelines.
The
A11Y Project is “a community-driven effort to make digital accessibility easier.”
They pay $75 for posts. “Posts are a way for people involved in the
accessibility community to share what they know! You can share your lived
experiences, document your learnings, and highlight technical discoveries.” For
details, refer to this page
and their contributing
guidelines.
Container is a digital magazine about
creative technology. They explore “why and how people use technology in
creative ways for social and cultural purposes.” They pay £320/1,000 words for
written articles. To learn more, refer to this page.
Abstract automates work with
high-quality / high availability APIs. They accept guest posts (guides or
articles) for their blog. They pay $100 per accepted guest post. To learn more,
refer to this page.
Wired UK is a print and online magazine that
covers future science, culture, and technology news. They accept story pitches
from writers. In print, their sections are: Start (front section which covers
tech, science, architecture, etc.), Work Smarter (business section), Gear
(product section), and Features (longform stories section). In online, their
sections are: Science, Culture, Gear, Business, Politics, and Security.
According to payment reports, they pay £1,400 for longread features of 4,000
words. For more details, refer to their contributor’s
guidelines.
Motherboard is a publication by Vice that covers science, technology, and humans. They “love stories about how science and tech are shaping specific communities around the world and online.” The core topics that they are focused on are: tech populism, far future, power in tech, and the news. Their “most successful stories are ones that delve deep into individual communities” or tell them “how some niche concern has broader implications for all of us.” According to payment reports, they pay an average of $0.27 per word. For details, refer to their pitch guide.
30pin is an online magazine of consumer technology history. They are seeking long form articles (1,200 words or more) that offer a fresh viewpoint on consumer technology’s history. The guest slots are limited. According to their owner and editor, they pay at least $100 for a reported piece of around 1,200 words. Send your pitches to hello@30pin.com. To learn how to pitch them, refer to this page.
T3 is a UK-based print magazine and website that covers laptops, smartphones, audio, gaming, fitness, living, style, travel, and more. They publish news, reviews, guides, and features. According to their AV and smart home editor, they usually pay 14p per word. To learn more about them and to contact them, refer to this page.
Tom’s Guide covers all things consumer tech including smartphones, cameras, wearables, video games, TVs, and drones. They offer news, product reviews, price comparisons, and more. According to their managing editor, they typically pay $450 and up per review. Contact them here. Learn more about them here.
Rest of World is a new international nonprofit journalism organization that is focused on “the impact of technology beyond the Western bubble.” They are seeking narrative magazine pitches (1,000-5,000 words) that “report on the interplay of digital technology with cultures around the world, with nuance and detail.” This includes profiles (around 1,500 words), mid-length features (less than 2,000 words), and longer features (3,000 words and above). They don’t want stories set in the United States, Canada, Western Europe or Australia. According to their editor, their rates start at $1 per word. Contact them here.