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5 Movie/TV Sites & Magazines that Pay for Essays

January 24, 2020

Luma is an online quarterly publication about independent film and media art. It is published by the Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers and EMMEDIA Gallery & Production Society. They publish “critical essays, news, reviews, event previews, interviews, reflections, and photo/video essays about culturally relevant productions, events and ideas.” They pay successful contributors an honorarium of…

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16 Entertainment / Lifestyle Publishers that Pay for Essays

January 24, 2020

Elite Daily is an online news platform for millennials. They are seeking pitches for Black History Month. They are “looking for personal essays from millennials tagged to news issues including reproductive rights, politics, activism, social justice, and youth culture.” They pay $150 to $300 per essay. For details, refer to their editor’s Twitter post. To…

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7 Health & Wellness Publishers that Pay for Essays

January 24, 2020

The Temper is “an online publication that explores life through the lens of sobriety, addiction, and recovery.” They are “particularly interested in amplifying the work of women, people of color, the LGBTQIA+ communities, people aged 55+, people with disabilities, and those in any other historically marginalized or underrepresented group.” They mainly publish personal essays, service-based…

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15 News/General Interest Publishers that Pay for Essays

January 24, 2020

The New York Times covers politics, business, technology, science, health, sports, arts, style, movies, travel, books, education, jobs, real estate, and more. They accept opinion essays (400 to 1,200 words). According to payment reports, they pay up to $1.00 per word. Details here. GEN is a publication by Medium about politics, power, and culture. They…

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6 Food Publishers that Pay Writers for Essays

January 24, 2020

Bon Appétit is a magazine that features recipes, cooking tips, reviews, and more. They are seeking “mid-to-longform reported articles that reflect the food world right now; profiles of fascinating, awesome people in food; hot takes on minuscule details like folding pizza; and personal essays with a strong angle.” Payment reports indicate that they pay up…

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7 Feminist Websites that Pay Writers for Essays

January 24, 2020

Rebellious Magazine is feminist website that covers Chicago  news, events, politics and culture. They publish articles, essays and interviews. Payment is $50 per article. To learn more, read their submission guidelines. Scum is a feminist-friendly web magazine based in Australia. Submissions should be classified as able to be classified as “fiction”, “culture”, “memoir”, “column”, “poetry”,…

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4 Environmental / Sustainability Publishers that Pay for Essays

January 24, 2020

Reckoning is “an annual journal of creative writing on environmental justice.” For their fourth issue, they are looking for pieces (fiction, nonfiction, and poetry) about urban nature and the environmental challenges of cities. They are especially looking for work from indigenous writers, writers of color, queer and transgender writers. According to their fiction and nonfiction…

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