Hopscotch for Girls is a magazine created for girls from 6 to 13 years, with girls 8, 9, and 10 the specific target age. They publish articles, fiction, nonfiction, and poetry that deal with timeless topics, such as pets, nature, hobbies, science, games, sports, careers, simple cooking, and anything else likely to interest a young girl. The ideal length of a nonfiction piece is 350-375 words for a one-page magazine article or 700-750 words for a two-page magazine article. They pay a minimum of 5 cents a word for both fiction and nonfiction, with additional payment given if appropriate photos or art accompany the piece. Read their submission guidelines here: http://funforkidzmagazines.com/hs_guidelines
Catster was formerly known as Cat Fancy. They seek features about tips, advice, and news on keeping cats happy and healthy. They request a word count of 800-1,000. Payment varies. Read their submission guidelines here: https://www.catster.com/meet-team-catster
BirdWatcher’s Digest features non-technical articles about travel for bird lovers, identifying birds, natural history, and bird conservation. The magazine was established in 1978, is bi-monthly, and is available on newsstands and by subscribing. They have multiple sections for submissions that include The Well-Equipped Birder, Far Afield, Species Profile, The Backyard, and feature articles. Their word counts differ. Although they do not specify payment amounts, they do state that they pay after publication. Read their submission guidelines here: https://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/bwdsite/about/about-our-company/submissions/writers.php
The Bark has grown into one of the most trusted and recognized dog magazines on the market. It started as a newsletter in 1997. They require robust features about nutrition, behavior, wellness, and adoption for dog lovers. They are seeking feature articles and short how-to pieces with a word count of 600. They also like fiction, essays, and poems. Pay rates vary, are based on the length of the article, and are negotiated. They pay for online submissions with a one-year subscription to their magazine. Read their submission guidelines here: https://thebark.com/content/submission-guidelines
Nashville Paw distributes for free to multiple areas in middle Tennessee, including Nashville. It is a bi-monthly lifestyle magazine about pets and is also shared online by subscription. They cover pieces on pet nutrition, safety, health, wellness, and promote animal welfare and resue. Nashville Paw seeks various types of articles and word counts from 400-1,500. Pay rates depend on the writer’s kind of assignment and experience. Read their submission guidelines here: http://www.nashvillepaw.com/about_us/submission_guidelines
Dogs Naturally Magazine has an audience of dog owners and professionals. They cover information on nutrition, holistic health care, homeopathy, herbs, TCVM, vaccines, and pharmaceutical controversies. They seek writers who are holistic vets, homeopaths, herbalists, TCVM practitioners, natural pet healthcare practitioners, and other canine health experts. Their pay rate is usually $50-$200 per piece. Read their submission guidelines here: https://www.dogsnaturallymagazine.com/contribute-2/
Petful requires original, first person, and conversational articles about animal welfare. They recommend 700 words per piece, and they do pay $45 per piece. Additionally, they offer a bonus of $100 if the post goes viral. Read their submission guidelines here: https://www.petful.com/write-for-us/
The Salt is a food blog from the National Public Radio (NPR) Science Desk. They cover “food news from the farm to the plate and beyond.” Payment reports suggest that they pay up to $0.40 per word. To send a pitch, refer to this page.
Taste of Home is an American cooking magazine. Each issue of the magazine includes over 200 easy recipes and tips that help in making any occasion special. Payment reports suggest that they pay $0.07 per word. To learn more, read their contributor guidelines.
Saveur Magazine is a guide for “passionate cooks, stylish entertainers, and culinary explorers.” They welcome pitches from authors who have amazing stories to tell about food and travel. According to payment reports, they pay up to $0.30 per word. To find out more, visit this page.
Plate Magazine explores the culinary world to meet the most innovative chefs of the industry and uncover interesting food and drink ideas. Each issue of the magazine focuses on a singular culinary theme. According to payment reports, they pay $1.00 per word. To learn more, visit this page.
Pyramid Magazine Pyramid Magazine is a PDF magazine published by Steve Jackson Games in Austin, TX. According to the guidelines, this publication is focused on “tabletop role-playing games (RPGs) with most articles devoted to either generic (systemless) gaming or GURPS.” Pyramid buys all rights to any original article editors publish. Payment is $0.04 per word for features (2,000-5,000 words). To learn more, read writers’ guidelines: http://www.sjgames.com/pyramid/writing.html.
The Travel Writer's Life is a web site managed by the Great Escape Publishing. Editors want material to show readers “how to enjoy a life of travel, adventure, creativity and freedom – and earn a good living.” They do not publish traditional travel pieces but look for articles on “the craft of getting paid to travel” through different venues (e.g., photography, writing, or leading tours). Regular contributors are professional writers/photographers making a living by selling their travel articles and/or photos. Editors buy all rights to articles and non-exclusive unlimited use rights to images. They also retain the right to publish articles or photos in any of their affiliated publications and online. Payment is $50-$75 for assigned articles for the website, $100-$150 for interviews and personal stories, and $150-$200 for articles with specific income advice. To learn more, read writers’ guidelines: http://www.thetravelwriterslife.com/writers-guidelines/.
Light + Life (formerly The Free Methodist) is a monthly magazine published by the communications department of the Free Methodist Church – USA. Each issue of Light + Life is devoted to a specific theme with a consistent approach in which “the articles complement each other and flow in a progression that takes the reader from discovery through personal application.” Editors, looking for journalistic integrity and accuracy, welcome freelance writers. Payment is $100 for features (approximately 2,100 words) and $50 for action articles (1,000 words) and discipleship articles (800 words). To learn more, read writers’ guidelines: http://fmcusa.org/lightandlifemag/writers/.
Chesapeake Family is a free monthly parenting magazine for parents in the Chesapeake region of Maryland. Editors look for easy-to-read useful material. According to writers’ guidelines, editors want their readers “to feel understood, supported and empowered to make healthy parenting and life choices and learn something they don’t already know.” Editors consider both original articles and reprints. Payment is $75-200 for features (about 1,000 words) and columns (750 words). Payment is $35 for reprints. To learn more, read writers’ guidelines: https://www.chesapeakefamily.com/about-us-menu/37-employment/40-writers-guidelines.
Knitty is a “grassroots knitting” publication. Editors look for new original submissions which have not been published in any publication (in print or on the Internet). Knitty is religion neutral, thus material related to any religion will not be published. Payment is $150-200 per published submission. To learn more, read writers’ guidelines: https://knitty.com/subguide.php.
Trapper’s World is a unique magazine “for trappers by trappers.” All material (features, short pieces, and poetry) must relate to trapping. Payment is up to $100 for features (up to 5,000 words) that include at least 3 clear photographs. To learn more, read the writers’ guidelines. .
New England Entertainment Digest (NEED) is a monthly magazine covering theater news. According to guidelines, editors’ primary objective is to inform readers of “the happening throughout the New England and New York region in the areas of theater, dance, music and film/video.” Editors buy first publication rights. Payment is $15-$125 for articles (800-2,000 words). To learn more, read writers’ guidelines: http://www.jacneed.com/writers.html.
School Transportation News is a monthly magazine covering student transportation in North America. Contributors must have a basic knowledge of K-12 education and automotive fleets. New writers should demonstrate understanding of the industry and school bus issues. Editors are not interested in local stories and want material offering a broad perspective. Contributors should send queries with published clips.
Payment is $150-$300 for features (600-1,200 words) and $150 for departments/columns (600 words. (Payment information is according to Writer’s Market 2018). To learn more, the editor's contact information can be found here: http://www.stnonline.com/magazine/editorial-schedule – Keep in mind that they seem to be slow in updating their editorial calendar.
Firstline is a professional trade magazine for veterinary team members (receptionists, veterinary assistants, technicians, and practice managers). They previously indicated payment of $150-$250 for features (800-2,000 words) and $50-$150 for departments (500-1,500 words). To read their magazine, refer to this page. To contact them, refer to this page.
Model Railroader is a monthly magazine for model railroad enthusiasts. Editors look for material on different aspects of model railroading and on prototype (real) railroading as a subject for modeling.Articles must be short: according to guidelines, most articles are 1/3 text and 2/3 photos/illustrations. Payment is $75- $100 per printed page. To learn more, read their contributor guidelines.
Solver Stories is a feature in New York Times’ column, Wordplay. It includes personal essays regarding the effect of puzzles on people’s lives. They prefer essays of 800 to 1,300 words. They pay $200 per essay. To find out more, read their submission guidelines.
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine publishes all kinds of mystery short stories. The preferred length of their stories is 2,500 to 8,000 words. However, they sometimes use stories of up to 12,000 words and feature one or two short novels (of up to 20,000 words) every year. They also consider shorter stories that are as little as 250 words. They pay 5 to 8 cents per word and at times more to established writers. To find out more, read their writer's guidelines.
The Dark is an online magazine published every month. They publish horror and dark fantasy pieces of 2,000 to 6,000 words. They ask their writers to not “be afraid to experiment or to deviate from the ordinary.” It is important to remember that despite its name, The Dark is not a magazine for “graphic, violent horror.” They pay 6 cents per word for original fiction of up to 6,000 words and 1 cent per word for reprint fiction of up to 6,000 words. For further information, read their submission guidelines.
Consequence is a literary magazine that focuses on the “culture and consequences of war.” They publish fiction, non-fiction, poetry, reviews, and translations. Fiction and non-fiction should not be longer than 5,000 words. Poems can be of any length. Translations are also accepted if the permission has been granted by the author. They pay $25 (1-4 pps), $50 (5-10 pps), and $75 (10+ pps) for print prose and $100/piece for online prose. They pay $25/piece for print poetry and $50/piece for online poetry. They pay $50/piece for reviews. To find out more, refer to their submission guidelines.
Pedestal Magazine is a bi-monthly magazine which features poetry, fiction and non-fiction. They also accept reviews of full-length poetry collections. According to their website, they pay $40 per poem. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines
Highlights Magazine is a general interest magazine for kids ages 6 to 12. It is published monthly and has a circulation of approximately 1.2 million. They do not accept work from writers who are younger than 16. For fiction and nonfiction, they pay $175 and up. While, for verse, they pay $40 and up. To learn more, refer to this page.
Craft is an online publication that focuses on the “craft of writing and how those elements make a good story great.” They have two separate submission categories based on the submitted work’s length. These categories are flash fiction (for work less than 1,000 words) and short fiction (for work less than 7,000 words). For flash fiction, they pay their writers a flat rate of $100, while for original short fiction, they pay $0.10/word up to $200. For more details, refer to this page.
Poets & Writers Magazine is a bimonthly magazine “for writers of poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction.” It reaches a national audience of 100,000 readers. According to the magazine’s website, they pay the writers when their piece is scheduled for production. The reports suggest that they are paid around 17 cents per word. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.
Geist is a Canadian magazine which “represents a convergence of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, photography, art, reviews, little-known facts of interest, cartography and the legendary Geist crossword puzzle.” They require a Canadian connection for all non-contest submissions. However, for contest submissions, such a connection is not required. It is important to note that they do not accept online submissions. The manuscripts can be sent by mail to their editorial board. Our sources suggest that they pay their writers 22 cents per word. For more information, visit their submission guidelines.