Mississippi Magazine covers the people, places, food, history, events, and culture of the state. They pay $250 to $350 for featured articles, and $150 to $250 for most department articles. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
Just Parents is an informative community website for new and expecting parents. The site features everything from cleaning tips to articles about coping with labor. The UK site pays £40 ($60 US). Learn more from their Write for Us here.
Baby Corner is a website that provides all-encompassing information, advice, and support for anyone who has, is expecting, or hoping to have a baby. You can pitch your work or ideas to them, or you can apply to be added to their writing pool where you may receive assignments based on their main topics. The writer’s guidelines are here.
Working Mother – Working Mother is an insightful, dynamic website with fun, affirming posts, as well as pieces tackling serious issues working mothers deal with. Check out the writer’s guidelines here.
Adoptive Family Magazine – An award-winning resource for adoptive parents and people navigating the adoption process, Adoptive Families provides information and support through expert articles, personal stories, and advice. If you’re an adoptive parent (or in the process of adopting), click on the writers’ guidelines here for info on submitting articles or personal essays.
ADDitude Magazine – The leading destination for families and adults living with ADD and learning disabilities, ADDitude is mostly written by journalists and mental health professionals, but they also accept articles by parents who have personal experience with ADHD and learning disabilities. Check out ADDitude’s writing guidelines here. Bonus: ADDitude is looking for parent bloggers, so if you want to share your journey raising a little one who has ADHD, get your butt over to that link and scroll to the bottom for more info.
Lies About Parenting publishes thought-provoking articles on all aspects of parenting. They accept pitches for articles that share surprising advice, a personal story, or a revelation. They pay $50 per post. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
Alaska Parent Magazine is “Alaska’s exclusive, all-in-one parenting resource.” They publish a helpful editorial calendar, and they generally seek articles on parenting and families. They pay up to $200 per article. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
Traverse, Northern Michigan, and Northern Home & Cottage magazines traditionally covered the Northwest Michigan, but now include pieces based in the northeastern Lower Peninsula and the Upper Peninsula. Editors look for strongly rooted in the region articles on regional culture, food and dining, home and cottages, history, nature and the environment, arts and crafts, and personalities. Editors buy one-time right to publish in magazines and right to publish on the web site. Payment is $200-$700 for features (1,500-3,000 words) and departments (under 700 words). To learn more, read writers’ guidelines: https://mynorth.com/contact-us/Writing-Submission-Guidelines/.
Metro Parent is a regional parenting magazine covering Southwest Michigan. According to their website, their “general goal is to have a good mix of fun and substantive local stories of interest to local parents.” They pay as much as $350 for feature articles, and as little as $35 for other pieces. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.