Refinery29 looks to amplify underrepresented voices and how they are impacted by policy, represented in pop culture, and forge their own paths.They want stories that are surprising, illuminate the world around us, and are written through a local lens. According to their publishing guidelines, personal essays and shorter reported articles will start at AUD$200 and go up from there depending on the piece. A thorough explainer, or something that involves multiple interviews, will start at AUD$300. To learn more, refer to this page.

Griffith Review is a quarterly literary journal. Every edition explores a different theme, bringing together long-form critical and analytical non-fiction and creative writing from the finest emerging and established writers from Australia and overseas. They run open calls for submissions throughout the year. According to their guidelines, fiction and non-fiction commissioned for the print edition is paid at AUD$0.75 per word, poetry is paid at AUD$200 per poem, and work commissioned for GR Online is paid at AUD $500 per piece. To learn more, refer to this page.

EVENT is one of Western Canada’s longest-running literary magazines, and publishes contemporary new poetry and prose. They normally have two open submissions windows per year, and are looking for fiction, poetry, non-fiction, and reviews. According to their guidelines, they pay $40/page for poetry and $35/page for prose, up to a maximum of $500. To learn more, refer to this page.

Electric Literature is a nonprofit digital publisher with the mission to make literature more exciting, relevant, and inclusive. They accept submissions of short stories, personal narratives, cultural criticism, poetry, flash prose, and graphic narratives through Submittable during designated submission periods two to four times a year. Pitches for critical essays, humor pieces, interviews, and reading lists are accepted via email year-round. According to their guidelines, they pay $300 for fiction and $100 for poetry, flash prose, graphic narratives, and essays. To learn more, refer to this page.

The Ex-Puritan is an independent online magazine run from Toronto. Since expanding its mandate to include poetry, reviews, and experimental work, The Ex-Puritan now seeks to publish the best in all forms of writing. They seek submissions all year round, from anywhere in the world. According to their guidelines, they pay $100 per interview, $200 per essay, $100 per review, $150 per work of fiction, and $50 per poem. To learn more, refer to this page.

National Wildlife is a magazine published by the National Wildlife Federation, the largest private conservation group in the United States. It is quarterly, has an average circulation per issue of more than 300,000 and focuses on storytelling related to wildlife and habitat conservation, environmental justice, climate change, and more. They are looking for features from 1,000 to 2,000 words and departments (short pieces) from 350 to 900 words. According to their pitch guide, they pay $1.50 a word for print. For web, pay is negotiated per article and typically starts at $250. To learn more, refer to this page.

Rider Magazine is for mature, discerning and affluent motorcycling enthusiasts. They buy mini travel stories called Favourite Rides, full-length travel/tour features, and other topics – which is almost anything in the world of motorcycling, including unusual museums or events, or stand-out motorcycle organizations. According to their submissions guidelines, they pay $200 and up. It is unclear whether those guidelines are still valid. To contact them, refer to this page.

Australian Shooter, Australian Hunter, Australian & New Zealand Handgun and The Junior Shooter Magazines are published by the Sporting Shooters’ Association of Australia (SSAA). They accept letters, stories, and reviews. They pay contributors for first-use publication but not for subsequent use of work. Word length is preferred around 1500 words for Australian Shooter and 2000 for Australian Hunter (less for reviews). Stories submitted to the SSAA should not be submitted to other Australian shooting or hunting publications. According to their submission guidelines, they pay 30 cents per word and $30 per photo published. They pay $250 for a main photo used on the front cover of one of their magazines. To learn more, visit their write for us page.

True Crime News Weekly brings to their audience “some of the most enthralling and under-reported true crime news from Australia and around the world.” According to their pitch guide, they pay $50 to $500 per article.

Adventure Motorcycle showcases "courageous people on inspiring rides around the world." They profile riders, publish industry news, bike reviews, event reports, and DVD reviews. They require photos with their articles. According to their submissions guidelines, payment is $200 and up for Features and Ride Reports. For News, Reviews and Spotlights, payment is between $100-$150.

The Drive covers automotive news, vehicle reviews, and car tech. They celebrate the culture of cars, taking their “audience on the road, to the races, to the factories, to the studios -- and to other places car lovers have always wanted to go, but never had the chance.” They are interested in ‘’strong journalism, explainers, and big, fascinating culture features.’’ According to their pitch guide, rates start around $500, but they are known to go higher depending on length, ambition, word count, the amount of work involved and their total monthly budget.

Health.com is a source for information on fitness, nutrition, beauty, wellness, and lifestyle. The majority of their readers are female. Their previous pitch guide detailed rates as $200-$1,000 for personal essays and topical service; $250-$1,000 for reports/trend pieces; $200-$500 for explainers, as told to, and social trends; and $150 to $300 for product reviews. Current rates and pitcing information are unclear, but they're actively looking for new writers. To learn more, visit this page.

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, and they accept only submissions for those mental health recovery stories. According to their guidelines, they offer an honorarium of $250 for accepted stories.

Well+Good covers fitness, cutting-edge nutrition, natural beauty, travel, and more. They accept pitches for health and mental health, food and nutrition, lifestyle, travel, beauty, and fitness. According to their pitch guide, rates for reported pieces are $150-$350 (500-800 words, 0-2 sources), $350-$500 (800-1,200 words, 3-4 sources), and $500+ (1,200+ words, heavily reported). For personal essays and op-eds, rates are $200-$400 (600-1,000 words) and $400+ (1,000+ words). To learn more, refer to this page.

Self covers health and wellness. They are always seeking new writers and are especially excited to work more frequently with BIPOC, LGBTQ+ writers and writers from other marginalized groups. They want stories that explore personal, community, or public health, ideally with a service element. Their main categories of focus are health, fitness, food, beauty, love, and lifestyle. According to their pitch guide, rates start at $450 for short and quick news stories, $500 for reported service stories, and $800 for features.

Verywell Health is an online resource for health and wellness information. They are always seeking experienced and qualified writers who have expertise and credentials in health and wellness. According to an old tweet by their associate news editor, they pay $200 for 700-1,000 words, $250 for 1,001-1,500 words, and $300 for 1,501-2,000 words. To contact them, refer to this page.

Verywell Mind is a resource for mental health information. They are always looking for experienced and qualified writers with expertise and credentials in health, medicine, and wellness. According to an old tweet by their senior editor, they pay a flat rate of $200/piece. They don’t accept unsolicited guest-authored content. To learn more, refer to this page.

Psych Central is a modern, evidence-based resource for mental health information. They provide clear, actionable steps that help readers protect their mental health. They are open to pitches for articles or stories. According to an old tweet by their managing editor, they pay $200 to $300 per article. Current pitching information is not available. There is no clear way to contact them; you can attempt contacting their mananing editor through X. To learn more about them, refer to this page.

Monarch is an online directory that connects therapy seekers to clinicians. They look to create and publish clear, honest, and actionable mental health articles. They have high journalistic standards. They prize science-backed information with a minimum of 1 to 2 quotes from licensed experts as well as references to a minimum of 2 peer-reviewed studies. They previously indicated to pay a flat rate of $500 per article (1,000 to 3,500 words), but current pay rates are unclear. For details, refer to their writers’ guidelines.

Sport Fishing Magazine publishes content for enthusiasts based on ‘serious saltwater fishing around North America and beyond’. They run features between 1,800 to 2,400 words. According to their submission guidelines, they pay $750 for print features, and up to $1,500 if photos are included. They pay $200 for 1,000 words and $300 for more than 1000 words for digital features.

Gray’s Sporting Journal is a journal for hunters and anglers. They are always looking for features on hunting and fishing, and publish four themed issues a year. They publish Expeditions – travel pieces of hunting and fishing locations, Yarns – campfire tales that can be fact or fiction, and poetry. According to their submission guidelines, pay is $850-$1,000 for Expeditions (2,500 and 3,000 words) plus $75 per picture; $600-$1,250 for features (750 to 1,500 words; pay based on quality, not length); $600 for yarns (750 to 1,500 words); and $100 for poems (shorter than 1,000 words).

Fly Tyer Magazine wants articles describing new flies for catching trout, bass, panfish, and saltwater species across the U.S. and around the world. They are also interested in articles describing new tying materials and techniques, or new applications for older tying materials and techniques. They take articles on a query-first basis, and response time is unspecified. Word count for features is 2,000-2,500 for features and 1,200-2,000 for columns. According to their submission guidelines, they pay $450 for features and $200-$400 for short features and columns.

Traditional Bowhunter is "dedicated to preserving and advancing the rich tradition of hunting with the longbow, recurve, and selfbow". Their short features run up-to 1500 words, long feature articles run between 1500 to 3000 words and 800-1500 words for columns. According to their submission guidelines, they pay $150 to $250 for unsolicited short features, $300 for assigned columns, and $300 to $400 for assigned features.

Gripped is a Canadian climbing magazine that covers routes, events, and climbing gear, and profiles of prominent climbers. Word count for features is 1500 and 2500 words. According to their submission guidelines, they pay $250 for features, plus $50 to $200 per photo. Their Northern Faces columns pay $150 for 500-1000 words, and for Area Profiles pieces of about 500-1000 words, they pay $150. To learn more, refer to this page.

Virginia Wildlife Magazine is published bi-monthly on subjects such as hunting, fishing, wildlife viewing, wildlife habitat, hiking, camping, outdoors safety and ethics, natural history, and environmental stewardship and education. According to their submission guidelines, articles of 800-2,000 words are paid $500 ($100 re-use fee), and articles of 350-800 words are paid $200 ($50 re-use fee). Visit their website here.

Whitetails Unlimited Magazine publishes “a wide range of hunting, environmental, educational, wildlife management and how-to articles.” Nearly all of their features include wildlife topics, particularly the whitetail deer. Their feature articles are 1,000 to 2,000 words long. According to their submission guidelines, they pay up to $500 for feature articles with photos, and up to $375 for stories without photos. To learn more, refer to this page.

CyberAngler is a website “by fishermen for fishermen.” They publish “daily fishing reports by premier captains, fishing guides directory, tournaments, articles, tips, techniques and more.” According to their website, feature articles should be at least 1,500 words long, while other articles can be shorter. According to their pitch guide, depending on the quality and nature of the work, they pay $20 to $200.

Muzzle Blasts is the official publication of the National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association (NMLRA). They pay for “articles that deal with muzzleloading firearms or firearms with historical value, for good instruction or how-to, and similar articles.” They want all the submissions to be accompanied by photographs and/ or diagrams. Feature articles run between 1,200 to 1,500 words. According to their writer’s guidelines, they pay $100 to $300 for product reviews, $50 to $150 for columns, and $100 to $400 for feature articles. Visit their website here.

The Los Angeles Times Travel section seeks original destination articles that evoke a sense of place and time, with trips taken within the last two years. They look for first-person pieces (about 2,000 words) and Guidebooks (500 to 700 words). According to their writers’ guidelines, payment starts at $200, with extra for photos. Destination feature story payment starts at $350. Submissions can be mailed or emailed.

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 about RVs. They're primarily written by members of their club, but they do accept submissions from non-members as well. They previously indicated to pay up to $200 per article, but their guidelines are no longer available. To contact them, refer to this page.