The following is a list of 11 editors and publishers calling for pitches/articles in a wide variety of categories. All of these publishers pay up to $300 per article, and some pay much more.

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Also see this list of 21 calls for pitches directly from publishers.

Thanks to Fatima Saif for her research on this article.

Wired is a magazine that covers the current and future trends in technology. They assign long-form print features (mostly 5,000 words) and long-form online features for the Backchannel section of their site (mostly 5,000 words) to contributors from outside their staff. They also assign a smaller number of freelance stories for their business, science, and service sections. Their rates for short “minifeatures” start at $3,000 and Backchannel features start at $1,000. Their rates for other short, online-only content start at $250. For details, refer to this Tweet and their pitch guidelines.

Business Insider is a website that covers business, financial, and technology news. Insider is a website that shares all the adventures that life has to offer. The news editor of Business Insider and Insider is accepting freelance pitches for news stories. He is especially seeking scoopy, ambitious stories and “anything that’s ‘hiding in plain sight’, or something you see going on in your community — locally or online — that should be elevated to national attention.” Pay is $200 to $800 per story. Pitches should be sent to jshamsian@insider.com. Read their editor’s Twitter thread here and their pitching guide here.

Vice Life Desk’s senior editor is accepting freelance pitches specifically about “relationships, sex, money, work, identity, and health,” and she always wants to read essays of all stripes. They usually pay $0.50 per word. Send your pitches to amyrose.spiegel@vice.com. Read their senior editor’s Tweet here and their pitch guidelines here.

The Independent’s acting travel editor is accepting travel pitches from next week. She likes colorful, narrative stories that involve doing something that Independent Travel’s “readers might like to, and can afford to, do.” Their current focus is mainly the UK and also other countries in this list. According to payment reports, they pay an average of $0.26 per word. Send pitches to qin.xie@independent.co.uk. For details, refer to her Tweet. To contact them, refer to this page.

The Independent is an online British newspaper. They are looking for culture themed opinion pitches. Payment reports indicate that they pay an average of $0.26 per word. Send your pitches to matthew.jenkin@independent.co.uk. To learn more, refer to this Tweet and to contact them, refer to this page.

Culture Trip is a startup that operates in travel, media, and entertainment. They inspire people to explore the culture and creativity of the world. They are “looking for wellness writers in the New England region (or those highly knowledgeable of wellness in the area) to pitch ideas for a new commission.” Payment reports indicate that they pay up to $0.33 per word. To learn more, refer to their branded content producer’s Tweet. To contact them, refer to this page.

Toggl is a time tracking software for small businesses and freelancers. They cover productivity and time management related topics on their blog. They are looking for pitches for “reported pieces, explainers, feature stories, interviews and personal essays on work culture, workplace trends and technology, productivity hacks and time management.” They pay $150 to $250 for roundups, reviews, personal essays and interviews (length: 800 to 1,500 words), and $350 to $500 for longer researched and reported feature stories (length: 1,200 to 2,000 words). Read their Tweet here and their pitch guidelines here. Submit your pitch here.

Chesapeake Bay Magazine covers the Chesapeake Bay’s food, boating, culture, and history. They are looking for pitches about the Chesapeake Bay area’s food, culture, nature, lifestyle, people, etc. They will pay $200 to $800. Send pitches to editor@chesapeakebaymagazine.com. To learn more, refer to this Tweet. To contact them, refer to this page.

World Politics Review provides “uncompromising news and analysis on global affairs.” They are seeking a freelance writer to contribute the lead story (600-750 words) to their weekly China newsletter, China Note. The lead story “usually highlights a major news development from China, but can also look at other aspects of Chinese politics and society that may not be covered as widely in Western media.” According to their contributor guidelines, they pay a standard honorarium of $250 for briefings of 900 to 1,100 words. For details, refer to this Tweet and this page.

Logic is a print and digital magazine about technology and society. They publish 3 times a year. They are looking for reported articles, features, essays, and profiles for their Winter 2020 issue, Commons. They pay $200 for shorter essays (1,000 to 1,200 words) and $500 for longer features (2,000 to 3,000 words and up). Send your pitches to pitches@logicmag.io. For details, refer to this Tweet and this page.

Deadline: August 15th, 2020

Study Hall is “a media newsletter & online support network for media workers.” They have tweeted, “Have any juicy pitches about what’s happening in Silicon Valley (Netflix, Spotify, etc.)? Essays about the intersection of tech and media? Spot a trend that shows us what the future of media will look like once we all work for AmazonAppleUberCorp? That’s what I’m looking for.” Their rates start at $150 for Q+As, $250 for essays, and $300+ for reported pieces. Send pitches to p.e.moskowitz@studyhall.xyz. Read their Twitter thread here. Visit their website here.