Here are 23 publications that work with freelance writers and pay up to $200 or more for the writing they publish.
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Home & Texture is “a platform where BIPOC Millennials transform houses into homes by infusing modern individuality, warmth, and culture.” They accept pitches for stories. As per this tweet by their deputy editor, they pay $150 to $200 per piece. If you’re interested in pitching them a story then refer to this page.
Catalog is a curated music marketplace that has generated more than $3 million in revenue for independent artists. They welcome pitches for articles that have tie-ins to at least one Catalog record and/or address one of the following focus areas:
– Thoughtful essays/debates on music/web3 topics
– Profiles that highlight under-appreciated artists and music communities
– Oral histories of influential and beloved musical works
Rate is $200 per piece (around 1,200 to 3,000 words). If interested, send your pitches to editorial@catalog.works. To learn more about how to pitch them, refer to this page.
Crafted For All is “a professional development platform that fosters inclusive, equitable, and just spaces and experiences in the craft beverage sector.” They’re seeking writers: “We’re looking for thinkers and advocates who can educate, inspire, and challenge our community in ways that support our vision of an equitable and just craft beverage industry.” Rate is $200 to $500 per piece. To learn more, refer to this page.
Daily Yonder is a website for people living in the rural U.S. They cover “health, employment, broadband access, education, and economic development.” They welcome submissions from writers. According to one payment report, they paid $200 for an investigative article. To submit your piece, visit this page.
Hidden Compass is a literary travel magazine, published online. They want true stories, that push “the travel genre and delves into the spirit, culture, history, ecology, perils or residents of a place. They pay $500 for all stories, plus 50% of fundraising proceeds. They pay an additional $75 per photo. They’re very much going against the contemporary “click-driven” media that dominates so much of our attention these days. They want “all the nuanced, narrator-driven, non-listicle stories that need to be told. We want a tribe of storytellers who journey together.” This seems like a worthy goal –– and one well worth supporting. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
Dilettante Army is an online journal dedicated to art writing, visual culture, and feminism. It is published quarterly, and each issue has a theme. They publish pieces of 2,000 to 3,000 words. They pay $500 per author. To learn more, visit this page.
ROVA Magazine is an RV, road trip and outdoor adventure magazine for millennials and Gen Xers. According to their editor, Gemma Peckham, they pay $200 per article. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
Escapees Magazine is the magazine of the Escapees RV Club. They offer articles, tips, and personal views about RVing. They particularly want technical and informational articles are RVs. They’re primarily written by members of their club, but they do accept submissions from non-members as well. They pay up to $200 per article. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
Home & Texture is “a platform where BIPOC Millennials transform houses into homes by infusing modern individuality, warmth, and culture.” They accept pitches for stories. As per this tweet by their deputy editor, they pay $150 to $200 per piece. If you’re interested in pitching them a story then refer to this page.
100 Days in Appalachia came out of the 2016 election with the goal of publishing articles that helped make sense of rural Appalachia. According to their submission guidelines “Appalachia’s stories are rich and complex. So are America’s. When we tell them honestly, filter bubbles cannot contain them. ” Reports indicate several payments of $200 for a story. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
EQ Living is the “premier magazine of luxe country life.” They profile prominent people living an equestrian lifestyle, profile unique homes, farms, and ranches, and publish articles on travel, style, home design, culture, and dining. They pay $100 for departments and $200 to $300 for features. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
Income Diary covers topics such as creating websites, online marketing, and social media. They pay up to $200 per article. Their submission guidelines has a helpful list of topics they’re interested in, as well as past articles that have been successful for them. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
Source pays $200 to $500 “for introductions and walkthroughs of tools developed in and for newsrooms, along with detailed case studies and examinations of specific issues in news development and data journalism.” To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
SitePoint is a resource geared at web professionals. They’re looking for articles and tutorials on HTML and CSS. They previously listed pay as $150 for articles, $200 for tutorials, and $300 or more for lengthier pieces that the editors “feel will do well traffic-wise.” They don’t have public pay listed anymore, but they do still appear to pay their writers. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
PTO Today is the magazine for leaders of parent-teacher organizations. They’re published 6 times a year. They publish articles about parental involvement, leadership, fundraising, working with school staff, etc. They pay $125 to $500 (down from $200 to $700!) for features. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
Autostraddle is an online sphere for lesbian, bisexual, and queer women. They cover everything from TV shows to activism to queer history, always from a progressive feminist perspective. Their current rates are “negotiable but start at $200 based on the type of work, with special considerations made for larger pieces and underrepresented voices.” You can learn more about their content and columns on the About page. To submit, you can visit this page.
Shotgun Sports magazine publishes articles on hunting, trapshooting, and other areas of shotgunning. According to previous reports, they’re looking for full article submissions for their five departmental categories: test reports, think pieces, round-ups, historical pieces, and interviews. Pay rates are not clear, but were previously listed as $50 to $200 with photo. You can read their guidelines here.
Gripped is a Canadian climbing magazine that covers routes, events, and climbing gear, and profiles of prominent climbers. They pay $250 for features, plus $50 to $200 per photo. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
Briarpatch is a Canadian magazine that covers “current events, grassroots activism, electoral politics, economic justice, ecology, labour, food security, gender equity, indigenous struggles, international solidarity, and other issues of political importance.” They welcome pitches from freelancers. They pay $150 for profiles, short essays, and parting shots (less than 1,500 words). They pay $250 for feature stories (1,500 to 2,000 words) and $350 for research-based articles and investigative reportage (2,500 to 3,000 words). To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
The American Gardener is the American Horticultural Society’s official publication. They publish pieces that appeal to experienced amateur gardeners, and topics range from garden design to environmentally appropriate gardening. The magazine is mostly written by freelancers, and they accept article pitches for feature articles and department sections. They pay $300 to $600 for features and $150 to $200 for departments. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
Bee Culture is a magazine covering American beekeeping. They publish articles about “beekeeping – its history, how-to-do everything beekeeping covers, equipment used and made, and even the humorous side of this craft.” 30%-50% of their articles are written by freelancers, and they’re continuously accepting article proposals or full articles, though they prefer queries. Payment: $150 to $200 for features (1,500 to 2,000 words). Submission Guidelines.
The Maine Organic Farmer & Gardener is a quarterly newspaper that publishes articles on a variety of farming and gardening topics. They’re interested in everything from livestock care to nutrition. They pay 25 cents per word for published articles. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
Sail Magazine is the magazine for sailing. They “write, edit, and design for everyone who sails – aboard a one-design boat or an offshore racer, aboard a daysailer on a tiny lake or a cruiser crossing great oceans and great distances.” According to our research, they pay $200 to $800 per article. They particularly want “small stories with punch.” To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
