Great Walks is “Australia's only dedicated bushwalking magazine.” They publish 7 times a year. They are looking for walking stories (of up to 600 words) for their magazine. The stories should be accompanied by a few high quality photos. They pay $150 per story. To learn more, visit this page.
SparkTraffic is an automated tool that lets users generate thousands of daily visits to their websites. They are looking for tutorials on traffic, online marketing, Alexa, Google analytics, Similarweb, and more. They pay $300 for in-depth tutorials (1,500+ words), $150 for tutorials (750+ words), and $75 for short tutorials (300+ words). For details, visit this page.
FinancePolice gives personal finance tips that help people make and save more money so that they can become debt free. They are looking for contributors with “unusual and exciting, yet practical, ideas for earning and saving more money.” Contributors can earn up to $50 per post. To learn more, refer to this page.
Green Scene Marketing is a cannabis-focused digital marketing agency. They are seeking experienced freelance writers for articles on the following categories: “medical marijuana, concentrates & dabbing, legal news & information, product reviews, strain reviews, cannabis business, culture.” They pay $12 to $50 per article. For more information, visit this page.
The New Southern Fugitives is a biweekly zine that “challenges our comfortable perspective of the South.” They encourage contributions from “indigenous, LGBTQIA+, disabled, current or previously incarcerated, and non-binary people, women, and people of color.” They pay $100 for book reviews (1,000 words or less), essays (1,200 words or less), or short stories (2,000 words or less). They pay $40 for poems (1.5 pages or less), flash/micro fiction (800 words or less), or a photograph/piece of visual art. Details here.
Writing Class Radio is “a podcast of a writing class.” The podcast is for people who love true stories, and want to learn about how to write their own stories. They are looking for true and personal stories of 850 to 1,500 words. They pay $50 to $100 to storytellers who are aired on the podcast. For details, read their submissions guidelines.
Places Journal is a resource for “contemporary architecture, landscape, and urbanism.” They are looking for lively and original writing. They publish interdisciplinary scholarship, essays, narrative journalism, criticism, multimedia work, and photography. Most of their articles are 1,000 to 6,000 words long. According to one payment report, they paid $0.30 per word for a 4,000-word feature. For details, read their submission guidelines.
The URMIA Journal is an annual scholarly publication by the University Risk Management and Insurance Association (URMIA), an international non-profit educational association that serves colleges and universities. The journal features peer-reviewed articles that contain “in-depth analysis on a broad range of risk management topics of concern in higher education.” They offer an honorarium of $300 per article (2,500 to 7,500 words). Details here.
Quanta Magazine is an independent online publication that covers the latest news and trends in physics, mathematics, life science, and computer science research. According to one payment report, they paid $1.75 per word for a 1,500-word feature. To contact them, refer to this page.
Woodworker's Journal is a bi-monthly print and digital magazine for and about woodworking and woodworkers. They “accept submissions for projects; how-to’s and techniques; tool reviews; and features.” For project articles and tool reviews, payment starts at $225 per page. For how-to’s and techniques articles that are addressed to their “tricks of the trade” department, payment ranges from $50 to $150. For feature articles (1,000 words), payment starts at $150. For details, read their writer’s guidelines.
Your Teen Media is a resource for parenting teenagers. They want writers to send pitches of ideas for articles, essays, blogs, or expert advices to their editors. According to one payment report, they paid $0.10 per word. To learn more, visit this page.
Muzzle Blasts is the official publication of the National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association (NMLRA). They pay for “articles that deal with muzzleloading firearms or firearms with historical value, for good instructive or how-to, and similar articles.” They want all the submissions to be accompanied by photographs and/ or diagrams. They pay $100 to $300 for product reviews, $50 to $150 for columns, and $100 to $400 for feature articles. To learn more, read their writer’s guidelines.
Remezcla is an independent media brand that covers emerging Latin music, entertainment, and culture. Payment reports indicate that they pay up to $0.19 per word. To contact them, visit this page.
AnswersForMe is a website that “offers support and encouragement for every-day life.” They accept unsolicited stories, articles, and essays. They pay $50 for first-person stories (300 to 800 words) that have a spiritual element, and $75 for short articles (300 to 500 words) about human motivation, passion, and discovery. They also pay for articles (800 to 1,500 words) about health but do not mention the payment rate (they ask writers to contact them in order to find out the rate for a particular topic). For more information, refer to their writer’s guidelines.
Tail Fly Fishing Magazine is a bimonthly print publication that is devoted exclusively to fly fishing in saltwater. They are always seeking great content on saltwater fly fishing (with focus on conservation and the environment). They want feature articles of 2,000 to 2,500 words, and short features of 1,000 to 1,500 words. They pay more for well-polished articles with great photos. They pay up to $500 for features, $300 for short features, $200 for “fly tying/ step-by-step”, $150 for “inside the box”, $200 for “an angler opines”, and $600 for photo essays. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
East Lansing Info (Eli) is a “non-profit citizen-run local news cooperative of the people, by the people, and for the people of East Lansing, Michigan.” They typically pay $25 for short pieces that require no special research, and $50 for pieces that require interviews or other research. For details, visit this page.
Blue Mountain Arts is an established publisher of greeting cards. They want “contemporary prose or poetry written from personal experience that reflects the thoughts and feelings people today want to communicate to one another, but don’t always know how to put into words.” They previously indicated payment of $300 for exclusive worldwide rights to use poetry in greeting cards and other products. To read their complete submission guidelines, visit this page.
Kalan LP supplies innovative and trendy gifts and novelty items to retailers across the United States. They are always seeking fun and original ideas for their products. They encourage contributors to submit their ideas: “from greeting card copy to one-liners for magnets, shotglasses, and other product lines.” They compensate the chosen ideas. To submit ideas, visit this page.
GrammaBurp is a family-owned humorous greeting card company. Their cards feature vintage photos. They want freelancers to first request them to be placed on their freelancers list. When they have projects available, they will send the freelancers one or more photographs that need text captioning or gaglines for. They pay $50 per gagline. To learn more, read their freelance writer's guidelines.
ComstockMarKetPlace is a greeting card company that is best known for its “adult humor cards - ranging from mildly risque to rude and crude.” For gaglines, they pay $50 per idea. To learn more, refer to this page.
Cardthartic is a greeting card company that is looking for “passages messages”. They “welcome messages that sound like you — just as natural, conversational and personable as possible.” They pay $50 for each published message. For details, refer to this page.
Imbibe is a magazine that is the “ultimate guide to drinks, from wine, spirits and beer to coffee, tea and everything in between.” They publish reviews, recipes, travelogues, and character profiles. Payment reports suggest that they pay up to $0.67 per word. To contact them, refer to this page.
House Tipster is “an engaging virtual designing platform for homeowners and service professionals alike.” According to one payment report, they paid $0.03 per word. To contact them, visit this page.
Maisonneuve is a Montreal-based quarterly of “arts, opinion and ideas.” They are looking for all kinds of non-fiction writing including essays, memoirs, reporting, and humor. According to their editor, their standard rate is 15 cents per word. To contact them, visit this page.
Healio.com is a medical news, education, and information website for health care practitioners. According to one payment report, they paid $0.13 per word for a 500-word news story. To contact them, visit this page.
The Hechinger Report is an independent, nonprofit news organization that focuses on inequality and innovation in education. They provide in-depth, fact-based, and unbiased reporting on education. Payment reports indicate that they pay up to $1.50 per word. To contact them, refer to this page.
Himal Southasian is “Southasia's first and only regional news and analysis magazine.” They are looking for submissions from both new and established writers. They want the submissions to be about Southasia, or have a strong relevance to it. Most of their long form articles are of 2,000 to 4,000 words, and commentary/analysis pieces are of 800 to 1,500 words. They generally pay $100 to $150 per article. For details, read their submission guidelines.
MultiLingual is a magazine, newsletter, and website that covers global business, localization, language technology, and translation. According to one payment report, they paid $0.09 per word. To contact them, refer to this page.
Faramira publishes quizzes on English vocabulary, general knowledge, basic mathematics, and general science to help people prepare for aptitude tests. They are seeking articles (500 to 800 words) from experienced freelance writers. The articles can be on “fashion & beauty, health & fitness, family & wellbeing, education, finance, personal growth, leadership, productivity, food & recipes, technology, social media, and entertainment.” They pay $8 to $30 per article to their paid writers. Details here. But with such low rates, why bother?
The Fresh Toast is a lifestyle and entertainment news website that covers cannabis, medical marijuana, celebrities, music, sports, technology, food, drink, and more. According to one payment report, they paid $0.05 per word. For more information, visit this page.