The Latino Newsletter is “an independent, no-paywall, newsletter-first newsroom and production studio covering the issues shaping Latino life and influence in the U.S. and Puerto Rico.” They’re open to pitches: “We seek stories that urgently challenge mainstream narratives about who we are as a community. We strive for original and necessary journalism at all times.” According to their pitch guide, rates vary based on length and complexity but do not exceed $100-$200 for 700 words. If interested, send your pitches to editor@thelatinonewsletter.org. To learn more, refer to this page.

Signal Hill is an audio magazine that publishes audio documentaries of all kinds, including reporting, essays, shorts, profiles, dispatches, and reviews. They accept story pitches through their pitch form. They review pitches on a quarterly basis. According to their pitch form, rates range from $500 to $3,000 for stories. They do not accept pitches for previously published work. To learn more, refer to their pitch form and website.

Project Optimist is an independent, digital news outlet featuring solution-centered journalism & art. They are looking for stories that fall under the topics they cover: the environment, business, social issues, or art in greater Minnesota. They are open to pitches for feature, explanatory, and solutions reporting. According to their pitch guide, they pay about $500-$1,000 per piece. Rates are negotiable based on experience, story idea, and story length. To learn more, refer to this page.

Antics is a quarterly, print-only music magazine. According to a deleted post by their editor-in-chief, their rates are $50 for capsule reviews, $150 for Q&As, $200 for essays, $250 for profiles, and $250 for reported features. To pitch them, refer to this page.

Ruffwear is an outdoor dog gear brand based in Bend, Oregon. They have previously indicated to be looking for personal stories that tell the tale of outdoor experiences you’ve shared with your dog(s) – anything from an epic adventure to those everyday moments when you seek fresh air with your canine sidekick. They only accept writers based in the US and Canada. Stories should be roughly 800-1000 words and have 8-10 photos, and pay was $500 per story. Their pitch guide is no longer available. To contact them, refer to this page.

Blue Mountain Arts is an established publisher of greeting cards. They want “contemporary prose or poetry written from personal experience that reflects the thoughts and feelings people today want to communicate to one another, but don’t always know how to put into words.” According to their guidelines, they pay $300 per poem for the worldwide, exclusive rights to publish it on a greeting card and other products, and $50 per poem for one-time use in a book. To learn more, refer to this page.

Cracked is an American humor website. They are famous for their list-style feature articles. According to their old pitch guide, for both features and columns, they pay between $100 and $250, based on length and the number of pieces you've written.

This Old House is a nationwide home magazine. They publish stories from readers who have renovated their house themselves. They previously indicated payment of $250 per published article. To contact them, refer to this page.

Blade Magazine is about knives and knifemaking. According to their website: “What we need are stories that are brand new in scope and content. Knives being used for unusual purposes, in adventure settings, etc., are always good. New, state-of-the-art knife designs, steels and other knife materials and how they are made are good. The knife collections of celebrities are good. Stories on how to collect knives, what to collect and why, etc., are good.” According to their guidelines, they pay $150 for shorter stories, $250 for profiles and $300 for feature stories. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.

Public Discourse is the online journal of the Witherspoon Institute (a research center in Princeton, New Jersey). According to their guidelines, they pay an honorarium of $300 for original essays (1,500 to 2,000 words), first-person stories (1200 to 2,000 words), and review/response essays (1,500 to 2,000 words). For details, refer to this page.

Coax is “the digital magazine for people who love projects.” They are seeking short and long-form articles (of 750 to 3,000 words) on the highs and lows of life and projects. They are also seeking feature interviews or creative writing pieces. According to their guidelines, they pay $200 per accepted submission for long-form articles, while for other content, they pay $100 per accepted submission. Details here.

The Muse is an online career platform that is a go-to destination for people to research companies and careers. They publish career advice, actionable tips, and true stories of getting a job or a promotion. They previously indicated to pay $150 to $400 per article, while according to an old tweet by their deputy editor’s, pay is $300 to $600. Their pitch guide is no longer available. To contact them, refer to this page.

Livability is a website that showcases the best places to live in the United States. Their specialty is small-to-medium sized cities. They are always looking for “ways to showcase cities and help others discover what makes a community a great place to live.” According to a deleted tweet from their editor-in-chief, their rates start at $150 and go up to about $250 depending on the writer’s experience and length of the article. To contribute, refer to this page.

Wirecutter is a product review site owned by The New York Times Company. They cover electronics, home appliances, travel gear, home and garden tools, kitchen and dining products, money management and personal finance, office gear and supplies, and much more. According to their guidelines, they pay $500 for shorter pieces, $300 for scout reports, and $500 for light updates. More involved updates earn up to $1,500, while new reviews or substantial rewrites range from $2,500 to $4,000. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.

Minority Africa is a digital publication that reports on African minorities using data, immersive, and mobile journalism. They are seeking writers, journalists, and filmmakers for solutions stories focused on African minorities. According to their guidelines, they pay $100 to $200 for standard multimedia features. They also reimburse transportation costs of up to $50. To pitch, refer to this page.

Oh Reader is a print and online magazine about reading. They are “looking for stories about your experiences as a reader, insight into the effect of reading on humans, humorous takes on the world of words, and anything else you as a reader or writer might be interested in sharing.” You can pitch non-fiction/essay, humor, and poetry. According to their guidelines, they pay a flat rate of $200 per published article, and $75 for poetry. Details here.

Cleveland Review of Books is “a regionally-focused journal of literary, cultural, and art criticism.” They welcome submissions of critical writing that prioritize formal vision and generous engagement with their subject matter, and look for writing that demonstrates a committed sense of style and perspective. According to their guidelines, their rates are $100 for online publication and $200 for print. For fiction and poetry, they pay $50 for online publication and $100 for print. To learn more, refer to this page.

Mental Floss is a media brand that offers interesting facts, quizzes, trivia, and brain teasers to the audience. They are always seeking new voices to write about the diverse verticals they cover, whether that's history, science, entertainment, language, pop culture, art, or beyond. They accept pitches for lists and features. They have previously indicated their rates to start at $150 for lists, $125 for short features of 500 words, and $200 for longer features. To learn how to send them a pitch, refer to this page.

Offbeat Research is “committed to producing rigorous, offbeat stories which emphasize social media and open-source investigation to explore niche, novel, or otherwise unexplored ideas.” They welcome investigative pitches. According to their guidelines, they pay $200-$900. For details, refer to this page.

Orato World Media is a non-profit digital publication that publishes true stories from real people. They welcome non-fiction, first-person story ideas. According to their become a contributor page, pay for International Feature Story (minimum 2,000 words) is $200+ USD, National Feature Story (minimum 1,500 words) $100-$150 USD, Regional Feature Story (minimum 1,000 words) $50-$100 USD and Science, Sports & Entertainment Story (minimum 500 words) $25-$50 USD. For details, refer to this page.

BBC Worklife is “a BBC.com features site about the way we work, live and think in a rapidly shifting world, where the boundaries between the professional and the personal are increasingly blurrier.” They publish reported, narrative features of 1,200 to 2,000 words. According to an old tweet, they pay $600 for around 1,200 words. To learn more, refer to their author brief.

The Drift is “a magazine of culture and politics.” They want “socially engaged cultural criticism; class-sensitive analysis; pieces that point out what’s being avoided or talked around in politics, media, arts, or even academia; upbeat cynicism; un-self-serious screeds; generous takedowns; entries from the margins; fiction; poetry; 1-3 sentence book/ movie/ TV/ art reviews.” According to their guidelines, they pay $2,000 for essays, $500 - $1,000 for short stories, $150 for poems, and $25 for Mentions. To learn more, refer to this page.

The Progress Network is “a movement that speaks to a better future in a world dominated by voices that suggest a worse one.” They would love to receive substantive good news, solutions journalism stories, constructive opinions on current affairs, and “progress-oriented takes on historical, psychological, philosophical, and cultural themes.” They accept reported articles, opinion essays and think pieces, interviews, reviews, and listicles. According to an old tweet, their rates fall somewhere between $250-$650 "depending on length, whether it will include original reporting or not, etc.". For details, refer to their submission guidelines.

Sentient Media is a news organization that reports on the impact of animal agriculture. They increase awareness of animal suffering by sharing compelling stories about how humans treat animals. Their columns are Accountability Journalism, Solutions Stories, Disinformation Debunkers, Fact-checked Explainers, and Science of…Stories. According to their submissions page, rates start at $300 but they frequently pay more. For more information, refer to their submissions page.

Verso Books is an independent, radical publishing house. They publish 100 books a year. They accept pitches for their blog. They usually publish articles of 1,000 to 2,000 words. They do not consider fiction or poetry submissions. A deleted tweet by one of their editors suggested that they pay a flat fee of £150/$200 per article. For details, refer to their submission guidelines.

Task & Purpose is an online news and culture publication for the next generation of American veterans. They are always seeking “stories on combat and what happens after, deep dives into the scourge of military sexual assault, or explainers on why the military is seeing an exodus of experienced military pilots.” They are also looking for first-hand accounts and essays. They have previosuly indicated to pay $500 per piece, but current rates are unclear. To learn more, refer to this page.

OkayAfrica is a media company that connects a global audience to Africa. They cover culture, music, dance, style, visual art, politics, and health. They have previously indicated the general formats they would like for stories to be interviews, service journalism, opinion pieces/personal essays, short features, longer features, and video/photo/socials. According to an old tweet from their director of editorial operations, in the past, they have paid $150 to $200 for straightforward pieces. As per a payment report from 2023, they paid $0.25 per word for a 1000-word news story. Their pitch guide has been removed, but you can contact them here.

Common Good Magazine is a print magazine about “faith, work, and economics — which is to say, about the seamless life.” They send out periodic calls for pitches. They then try to develop a long-term relationship with the writers they publish. According to an old tweet by their editor, for digital-only pieces, they generally pay $250. For print pieces, they start at $0.50/word. To learn more, refer to this page.

Inkstick is “a nonprofit newsroom focused on endless war and all that it entails: the military industrial complex, growing authoritarianism, militarization of policing, borders everywhere, and human rights crises in the US and beyond.” They publish contributions in the following formats: commentary, essays, and reported articles. According to their managing editor, they typically pay $500 for a standard reported feature of about 1,200 words. To learn more, refer to their submissions page.

Dollars & Sense is “a progressive economics magazine that explains in a popular way both the workings of the economy and struggles to change it.” They have previosuly indicated to accept articles on a wide range of topics as long as they have an economic theme. According to a deleted tweet from their editor, they pay $250 for shorter pieces and $450 for features. Current information on submissions is unclear. To contact them, refer to this page