Flairbox is “a revolutionary video sharing platform for talent discovery in the entertainment industry.” They are always seeking new contributors for Flairbox magazine. They love “pieces that give juicy insights and hard-won tips - or something unusual from your personal experience in the industry.” They generally pay £50/1,000 words or 5p/word. To learn more, refer to their pitch guide.

The Land is a news startup that offers in-depth reporting on the neighborhoods and inner-ring suburbs of Cleveland. They are seeking freelance writers to write news stories (1-3 sources, 500-750 words), features (multiple sources, 1,000-1,500 words), and investigative features (longer stories involving more research, can be longer than 1,500 words). Their stories fall into 3 buckets: “solutions, accountability, and neighborhood spotlights.” They pay $50-$100 for news stories and $200 for features. They are happy to pay more for investigative features. To learn more, refer to their editorial guidelines. To contact them, refer to this page.

The Narwhal is a non-profit magazine that publishes stories about Canada’s natural world. They welcome pitches for stories of up to 2,000 words. They especially welcome pitches from BIPOC writers. Their reporting is “primarily focused on the extractive industries — mining, forestry, fishing and oil and gas extraction — and large-scale conservation.” Their rates start at $0.50 per word. Writers should send their pitches to editor@thenarwhal.ca. For more information, refer to this page.

Shrunk Magazine is “a modern miniatures magazine for makers and collectors of doll's houses, dioramas, and scale models.” They publish quarterly. They welcome submissions from writers from all over the world. According to their editor, their rates start at £55 for 500 words. To learn more about how to contribute to this magazine, refer to this page.

Portland Monthly is a magazine that covers food, style, shopping, arts, culture, travel, and more in Portland, Oregon. They are always accepting story pitches for these departments: "Dispatch, Report, Ventures, Field Notes, Habitat, Long Story Short, and Arts & Culture, as well as for full-length feature stories on news, culture, or lifestyle.” According to their editor, they pay about 60/70 cents per word. To learn more, read their writer’s guidelines.

Zimmerit is a website about old otaku. They are always seeking pitches from writers. Their pitch guidelines say, “Your pitch should have some connection to Japanese subculture fandom of the ’70s, ’80s, or ’90s. Articles about anime, model kits, toys, fandom, and doujinshi are all great but don’t be afraid to send us off-the-wall ideas, too. Subjects that have never been covered in English or are not well known among English-speaking fans are greatly preferred.” They pay a flat rate of $50 per article (1,000 words). For details, refer to this page.

Beer Kulture is a nonprofit that is “building trust & strengthening communities by using craft beer to foster inclusion, equity & diversity.” They accept pitches for their blog. In their blog, they share the world experience from an unfiltered perspective – raw, uncut, and real. They encourage pitches from “Black, African American, Hispanic, Native North American, and Pacific Islander and other BIOPIC kandidates.” They pay $150 to $200 per post. To learn how to send them a pitch, refer to this page. 

Borderless Magazine is a nonprofit online publication that covers labor, justice, and advocacy issues affecting the Midwestern immigrant communities. They welcome reported feature story, comics, and as-told-to story pitches from freelance journalists. They also welcome personal essay pitches from immigrants. They encourage pitches from immigrants, people of color, LGBTQ community, and women. In 2020, 93% of their stories were written, photographed/illustrated by people of color. Their rate for reported stories starts at $250. Pitches should be sent to pitch@borderlessmag.org. To learn more, read their pitch guidelines.

The Women's Media Center is a nonprofit organization that is working to make women and girls more visible and powerful in the media. They publish articles written by a diverse group of journalists on their website every week. They look for stories on a wide range of topics including feminism, violence, online harassment, freedom of expression, digital security, and climate change. They also look for stories written by Latinx women. They pay $200 per story. To learn more, read their pitch guidelines.

Independent Cinema Office is “the national organisation for the development and support of independent film exhibition throughout the UK.” They are always accepting pitches for their blog. Send them an idea for an article about a film exhibition that you’d like them to commission at sami.abdul-razzak@independentcinemaoffice.org.uk. They pay 15p/word for articles of 800 to 1,200 words. For details, read their blog guidelines.

Capital & Main is a publication that “reports on inequities related to class, race, immigration, gender, corporate accountability, climate change and energy, education and health, both in California and nationally.” They publish daily and accept pitches from freelance writers all the time. They pay $250 to $500 per story. For more information, refer to this page.

What’s Next Magazine is an online magazine and newsletter that publishes solutions journalism stories regarding alternatives to policing. They welcome new and emerging writers. They pay a flat fee of $100 per story (1,000 words). For more information, refer to this page.

Lux is a socialist feminist magazine for the masses. They welcome pitches from both new and established writers. They usually pay $1.00/word for reported features and $0.50/word for most other things. Pitches should be sent to pitches@lux-magazine.com. To learn more, refer to this page.

When Saturday Comes is Britain's leading football magazine. Their readers can be generalized as “football fans who, on the whole, like to attend matches and have an interest in the game at any level.” They welcome pitches for articles. Most of their articles are around 750 words but there are some exceptions, for example, Match of the Month articles are around 1,500 to 1,800 words. They pay a standard fee of £75 for 750-word articles. They pay £50 for book reviews and up to £125 for longer articles e.g. Match of the Month. Pitches should be sent to editorial@wsc.co.uk. For more information, refer to this page.

Trucha is an independent multimedia platform that covers topics and issues that affect the Rio Grande Valley. They publish “content about immigration, reproductive justice, LGBTQ issues, climate justice, regional arts and culture, racial justice, and more.” The content formats that they publish include longform feature articles (2,000 words at $0.50/word), op-eds (600 words at $0.30/word), news blurbs (300 words at $0.30/word), and art. They only accept pitches from “people who currently live or grew up in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas (and North Mexican side of this border region including Reynosa, Matamoros, etc).” For more information, refer to their call for pitches.

Horizon Guides is a travel website that publishes “in-depth travel guides and long-form features that cover a particular aspect of a destination or a new way of looking at otherwise familiar places.” They pay £400+ for guides and £200+ for features. To learn more, refer to this page.

M: Music & Musicians takes an inside look at the music industry, profiling and interviewing artists from a range of genres. Rates reportedly vary from $25 for album reviews to $450 for a feature. Submit pitches to Rick Taylor at Rick@Mmusicmag.com. Learn more about them at their website.

The i Paper is a British national newspaper. They are looking for pitches for the following sections:

• Opinion: They want opinion and analysis pitches that offer new angles on the news. They also want engaging stories drawn from personal experiences. Opinion pitches should be sent to commentdesk@inews.co.uk.

• Features: They are always seeking “character-led stories with strong news pegs, preferably upbeat in tone, where an individual’s experience highlights an important issue or interesting trend of national significance.” They are also “interested in tougher topics when there is a compelling personal tale at the heart of the story.” These pitches should be sent to features@inews.co.uk.

• Arts: They are always seeking “original features in all areas of culture and strongly argued opinion pieces as well as big-name interviews and interesting ideas for reviews, particularly of books.” These pitches should be sent to artsdesk@inews.co.uk.

Payment reports indicate that they pay £120 per comment piece (700 words) and £200 per feature (1,000 words). Details here and here.

Resurgence & Ecologist Magazine is a bi-monthly magazine that covers environmental issues, social justice, engaged activism, spiritual values, arts, and more. They accept pitches for articles. According to their editor, they pay £100 for 500-word articles and £200 for 1,000-word articles. Pitches should be sent to editorial@resurgence.org. To learn more, read their pitch guidelines.

Broadview is a Canadian print magazine and website about spirituality, justice, and ethical living. The print magazine is published 10 times a year and the website showcases new content daily. They serve a niche audience of progressive Christians and those who share similar core values. They are looking for stories about “spirituality, ethical living, social justice, and the United Church.” They can be “investigative features, engaging profiles, first-person narratives, reported news stories, essays, photo essays, opinion pieces, blogs, interviews or reviews of books or film.” Rate: $0.65 per word for reported pieces and $0.40 per word for Q&As, blogs, and personal essays. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.

Chalkbeat is a nonprofit news organization that reports on education in poor communities across America. They elevate the “voices of educators, students, parents, advocates, and others on the front lines of trying to improve public education.” They are looking for personal essays (around 800 words) centered around a personal experience or observation. They publish these essays in a series called First Person. According to their story editor, they pay $100 per personal essay. If interested, send your pitches or drafts to firstperson@chalkbeat.org. For more information, read their first person guidelines. For other story pitches, you can contact them here.

TalkPoverty.org is a project of the Center for American Progress that is “dedicated to covering poverty in America by lifting up the voices of advocates, policymakers, and people struggling to make ends meet.” They are looking for original content of 750 to 1,000 words. They publish personal essays, op-eds, original reporting, and explainers. They welcome submissions from both new and established writers. According to their deputy editor, their rates start at $250. For details, refer to this page.

YR Media is “a national network of young journalists and artists who create multimedia content for this generation.” They welcome story submissions from contributors of all skill levels. They want stories that are produced by/for a young audience (late teens to late twenties) and that include people/places that are not always covered by traditional news sources. The stories should have strong visual elements e.g. photos, illustrations, videos, etc. They pay all their contributors. According to their senior mental health and wellbeing editor, they pay $150 per post. To learn more, refer to this page and this pitch form.

The Fence is a London-based independent quarterly magazine. They ship internationally but focus around life in the capital. They are committed to promoting the work of young writers. They publish 4 kinds of pieces, which correspond to the 4 sections of their magazine: ‘facts’, ‘features’, ‘fiction’, and ‘etc’. According to one payment report, they paid £100 for a 1,200-word feature. Send pitches to info@the-fence.com. For more information, read their pitch guide.

Current is “the nonprofit news service for and about public media in the U.S.” Their primary audience consists of people who work at public radio and TV stations, networks and production companies. They “aim to provide public media professionals with valuable insights and information that helps them and their institutions reach new levels of success.” They accept story pitches from freelance journalists. According to their digital editor, they pay $0.75 per word. Pitches should be sent to pitch@current.org. To learn more, read their writing guidelines.

California Magazine is Cal Alumni Association’s editorially independent general-interest magazine that covers ideas and innovations from the University of California, Berkeley. They seek pitches from both new and established writers. They want writers to query them “with stories, not topics—ones that have a strong UC Berkeley connection but that would interest readers no matter where they went to school.” Broadly speaking, their stories generally fall into these categories: profiles/human interest; science and scholarship; history; arts; and news and events. They accept pitches year-round and pay up to $1.25 per word. For more information, read their submission guidelines.

un Magazine is a bi-annual contemporary art magazine which is printed in Narrm/Melbourne, Australia. They publish essays, interviews, artworks, creative commentary, and more. They encourage submissions from diverse writers and artists. They pay $150 to $450 per piece. For more information, refer to this page.

Art & About is an art blog and resource for Portland. They are looking for reviews and interviews analyzing relevant themes relating to contemporary art with a focus on the Pacific Northwest region. Their rates are based on industry standards set by the Working Artists and Greater Economy (W.A.G.E). For details, refer to their submissions 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.

Tribune is a UK-based democratic socialist political magazine. According to one payment report, they paid £150 for a feature of 800 words. Writers should send their pitches to editor@tribunemag.co.uk. For more contact details, refer to this page.