Glamour covers beauty, fashion, entertainment, lifestyle, and celebrity news. Payment reports indicate that they pay an average of $0.63 per word. To contact them, refer to this page.
The Travel Tacoma + Pierce County Official Visitor Guide covers “the wealth of dining, art, culture, and outdoor adventure found in Tacoma and its surrounding Pierce County communities.” They are seeking pitches for fresh takes for first-time visitors. They pay $0.70 per word. Writers should send pitches by 6th January 2020. To learn more, refer to this Twitter post and this page.
Non-Fiction is a biannual print publication (launching in 2020) from Open City Documentary Festival. Each edition will feature contributions responding to a theme. The first edition’s theme is power. They are seeking “proposals for responses to this theme related to non-fiction (film, moving image, audio, VR/AR+ etc.) – both new and old.” They will pay £150 per piece (1,500 to 2,000 words). Contributors should send their pitches for the first edition before 10th January 2020. Details can be found here and here.
The Ken is a digital publication that publishes one story from India every week day. In terms of subject matter, they are focused on “technology (spanning fintech, Big Tech, SaaS, and telecom), startups (EVs, food tech, etc.), science, healthcare, retail, and education.” They want original, analytical, fact-based, and well narrated stories. Their preferred story length is 1,500 to 2,500 words. They also accept multimedia and data visualisations-led stories. For regular stories, they pay $0.25 per word. For data stories, they pay $50 per chart. They pay a 25% kill fee. Details here.
Toggl is a time tracking software for small businesses and freelancers. They cover productivity and time management related topics on their blog. According to one payment report, they paid $0.23 per word for a 1,500-word piece. If you want to write about Toggl, send an email to press@toggl.com. To learn more about them, visit this page.
Canadian Geographic is a magazine by The Royal Canadian Geographical Society. They publish 6 times a year. Each issue features the latest science, technology, environment, culture, and travel stories from across Canada. According to one payment report, they paid $1.00 per word for a 1,500-word feature. For details, read their submission guidelines.
Esquire is a men’s magazine that covers news, politics, style, food and drink, and entertainment. According to payment reports, they pay up to $1.33 per word. To contact them, refer to this page.
Africa Science News Service is a website that covers science and technology with an African eye. According to payment reports, they pay an average of $0.56 per word. To contact them, refer to this page.
Scientific American covers science discoveries and technology innovations. They “welcome ideas for articles on recent scientific discoveries, technical innovations and overviews of ongoing research.” The average length of their articles is about 2,500 to 3,000 words. They also welcome essays (700 to 800 words). Payment reports indicate that they pay up to $1.50 per word. For details, refer to this page.
Fortune is “a global leader in business journalism with major franchises including the Fortune 500, Fortune Global 500, 100 Best Companies to Work For, 50 World's Greatest Leaders, Most Powerful Women in Business, and 100 Fastest-Growing Companies.” Payment reports indicate that they pay up to $0.67 per word. To contact their editors, visit this page.
Experience is an online magazine by Northeastern University. They welcome “pitches for reported stories that examine how experience is driving change in industry and society — and inspiring solutions to global problems.” According to one payment report, they paid $1.00 per word for a 600-word piece. To pitch, refer to this page.
The Los Angeles Times covers news, politics, entertainment, sports, food, climate, environment, and more from Southern California and the world. They welcome opinion articles on any subject. Most of their articles are of 750 words. According to one payment report, they paid $0.27 per word. To learn more, visit this page.
International Journalists' Network (IJNet) delivers “the latest on global media innovation, news apps and tools, training opportunities and expert advice for professional and citizen journalists worldwide.” Payment reports indicate that they pay $0.13 per word. To pitch, refer to this page.
The Wall Street Journal provides coverage of news, business, politics, technology, real estate, arts, culture, and more from the US and around the world. They prefer submissions of 400 to 1,000 words. According to payment reports, they pay an average of $0.60 per word. To learn more, refer to their op-ed guidelines.
Kabouter Games creates “adventures, game-master support products, and player-facing materials for all your OSR needs.” They are looking for tabletop role-playing games (TTRPG) writers to create locations for fantasy role-playing game (RPG) settings. They will pay $50 for 1,500 words. To learn more, refer to this Twitter thread and this page.
MyWorldAbroad offers “actual advice and commentary on every aspect of going abroad.” They are looking for story submissions. The stories can be of 2 formats: Q&A format (up to 2,400 words) and essay format (up to 2,400 words). They offer an honorarium of $50 per story. The honorarium is only offered to US and Canadian residents. For details, visit this page.
Geology for Investors offers “exclusive daily evaluations and opinion of junior mining company press releases and projects.” They are always seeking writers who have a strong geology, mining and/or exploration background to write original articles for their website. They typically pay $0.10 to $0.25 per word. Details here.
The National is an Abu Dhabi-based English-language newspaper that covers news, business, culture, arts, sports, and lifestyle throughout the Middle East and the world. They are looking for pitches from around the world. They pay $0.50 per word and extra for photos. To learn more, refer to this Twitter thread and this page.
The Journal of Territorial Maritime Studies (JTMS) is a semiannual publication that covers territorial and maritime issues in East Asia and the world. They welcome “research articles (up to 9,000 words) and short papers, commentaries, and reviews (up to 4,000 words) on territorial and maritime studies.” They offer an honorarium of $1,000 for articles that pass peer review and are selected for publication. To learn more, refer to this page.
Painting World is a magazine for decorative artists, mixed media artists and crafters. They want articles about “products, techniques, art theories, art business information or other interesting content.” The articles should be of 1,000 words or less and should have images or diagrams. Pay is $30 to $100 for editorial write-ups, stories, and features. Details can be found here.
Best of Central Vermont Magazine is a lifestyle magazine that covers central Vermont. They are “interested in any article, query, story idea, photography, or photo essay that has to do with the central Vermont area, including outlying communities.” They pay $250 to $450 for feature articles (1,500 to 2,000 words) and about $150 for departments (850 to 1,000 words). They pay a kill fee of $75. Details here.
Natural Resources Magazine is a trade magazine that covers oil, gas, mining, and alternative energy in Atlantic Canada. They publish 3 times a year. They only publish commissioned pieces. A feature in their magazine is of 1,000 to 1,200 words, a cover story is of 3,500 to 4,000 words, and columns and departments are of 700 words. They pay 40 cents per word. To learn more, refer to this page.
Xeovo is a Finland-based Virtual Private Network (VPN) company. They are looking for contributors who are passionate about privacy, security, and VPN. They pay $50 for new and original articles of 750+ words. For details, visit this page.
I Care If You Listen is an award-winning website for composers. They have previously offered an honorarium of $250 per article (less than 1,500 words). Contact them here.
The Lighthouse: Black Girl Projects targets “southern girls with a mission to be a revelatory, unflickering light for black girls and young women in the southern United States.” They are seeking pitches from freelance black women writers about AIDS and HIV for World Aids Day. They will pay $250 for 550 to 650 words. For details, refer to this Twitter post. To learn more about them, refer to their website.
Contextual Alternate is “an independent initiative to archive, generate, and publish critical scholarship at the crossroads of communication, technology, and history.” They welcome submissions to their journal. They want journal articles of at least 5,000 words. They pay an honorarium of £200 per article. To learn more, visit this page.
The Arkham Gazette is “a fan-produced magazine focused on Lovecraft Country, as invented by H.P. Lovecraft and organized by the late Keith Herber in the book series of that name by Chaosium for the Call of Cthulhu role-playing game.” They are looking for submissions (ranging from 150 to 15,000+ words) for a number of categories. They pay 4 cents per word. For details, refer to this page.
The Artist & The Viewer, Toronto Art Newspaper is an independent art publication that is making art accessible in Toronto and free at the TTC. They pay contributors for the following art writing segments: post-contemporary (300 to 400 words), the viewer (250 to 400 words), the constructivist (300 to 500 words), and dadada (300 to 400 words). They pay CAD 0.40 per word. Their upcoming deadline is November 22, 2019. To learn more, refer to this page.
SisterShip Magazine is “an Australian and international magazine written by women for women on the water and their families.” They cover sailing, kayaking, water sports, ocean based activities, and more. Writers can submit a story that they have already written, but it’s best to drop them a line. Their longest articles are technical and destination pieces, which are less than 2,000 words. Pay is $35 per page. To learn more, read their contributor guidelines.
Daytripping is a magazine that promotes antique and craft shops, tearooms, stops, towns, events, and museums in Southwestern Ontario. They publish 5 times a year. They are particularly interested in “articles about traveling and discovering ‘small town’ Southern Ontario.” They prefer articles of 500 to 600 words. They pay $25 or $50 per article. Details here.