Dear Writers,
Here are sixteen online publications that pay for writing on the topic of mental health.
We’ve researched payment rates, found submission guidelines and/or contact information for all of these listings.
A reminder: Please carefully study the publication before contacting the editor.
If you’re not sure how to craft a pitch, or even properly study the publication before pitching, then please watch this free lecture.
— Jacob Jans
Inspire the Mind is a mental health blog. They discuss the effects of mental health on the brain and the body. Their blogs are usually around 1,200 words. According to a now deleted Tweet by one of their editors, they pay £85 for 700 words. To submit a pitch, refer to this page.
The Breakdown is an online mental health magazine. They focus on “mental health-themed lifestyle topics, including, but not limited to: personal essays, wellbeing, culture, parenting, sex & relationships, men’s mental health, body image, mental health research and news.” They publish personal essays, opinion pieces, features, investigative reports, explainers, gift-guides, and listicles. They pay £80 for 700 to 900 words and £100 for columns. For more information, read their pitching guidelines.
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.
OC87 Recovery Diaries is an interactive website which features stories on mental health recovery, empowerment and change. They feature stories that inspire others and generate discussion and awareness. They offer an honorarium of $250 for accepted posts. To learn more, visit this page.
Well+Good covers fitness, cutting-edge nutrition, natural beauty, travel, and more. Their senior health and food editor is seeking pitches on “nutrition, mental health, gut health, and menstrual health.” Their rates generally start at around $150. To learn more, read this Twitter post.
The Health Journal is read by a wide demographic of people who are interested in health and wellbeing. They want strong, entertaining, and compelling articles that will hold the reader’s attention. They publish feature length articles as well as shorter pieces. Baseline pay is $0.15 per word. http://www.thehealthjournals.com/editorial/
Greatist covers “all things healthy, providing the most trusted and fun fitness, health, and happiness content on the web.” They are looking for stories for their Unfiltered section (which covers mental health, relationships and life in general for 20- and 30-somethings today). You can contact them here.
The Imprint (formerly The Chronicle of Social Change) is “an independent, nonpartisan daily news publication dedicated to covering the child welfare, juvenile justice, mental health and educational issues faced by vulnerable children and families.” They previously indicated payment of $125 per reported story (900 words). To learn more, refer to this page.
AnxietyFoundation.com publishes help, information, and advice about anxiety. They pay $50 for the article they publish. They prefer pitches instead of completed articles. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
ADDitude Magazine – The leading destination for families and adults living with ADD and learning disabilities, ADDitude is mostly written by journalists and mental health professionals, but they also accept articles by parents who have personal experience with ADHD and learning disabilities. Check out ADDitude’s writing guidelines here. Bonus: ADDitude is looking for parent bloggers, so if you want to share your journey raising a little one who has ADHD, get your butt over to that link and scroll to the bottom for more info.
Better Humans offers a collection of self-help and self improvement articles. They accept pitches for commissioned articles, which usually pay $500. To learn more, read their submission guidelines. (See section 4.)
Transition Magazine, published by the Saskatchewan Division of Canadian Mental Health Association, covers mental health issues, including personal stories. They publish fiction, non-fiction, poetry, book reviews, and visual art. They pay $50 per page, up to 15 pages. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
Wear Your Voice is “an intersectional feminist magazine centering the voices of black and brown queer women, femmes, trans and non binary people.” They are seeking pieces on news, pop-culture, gender, queer culture, sexuality, race, body politics, mental health, and more through an intersectional point of view. Payment reports indicate that they pay up to $0.09 per word. For details, refer to this page.
Common Ground accepts articles on health, wellness, the environment, transformational travel and personal growth. Articles are usually between 600 and 1500 words. They pay $0.10 per word and prefer that you query the editors before sending in submissions. http://commonground.ca/contributors-guidelines/
Experience Life is a health, fitness, and quality-of-life centered magazine. Their readers are active, educated and discerning. In-depth feature articles are 2,500 to 3,500 words, but they also accept shorter pieces. https://experiencelife.com/about-us/experience-life-writers-guidelines/
The Paper Gown covers “health and healthcare with a focus on patient experiences — inside and outside the exam room, before check-ups and after surgery, across all states of health.” They publish stories for and about patients. One payment report indicates payment of $0.49 per word for a news story of about 1,200 words. Writers can email their story pitches to thepapergown@zocdoc.com. Learn more about them here.
