The following is a list of five websites that pay writers for the articles they publish. Some of these publishers list their payment rates directly, while other payment rates have been gleaned from payment reports from other writers. For even more publishers, be sure to subscribe to our newsletter or download The Paid Publishing Guidebook.

Daily Yonder is a website for people living in the rural U.S. They cover “health, employment, broadband access, education, and economic development.” One payment report indicates a $200 payment for an investigative article. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.

Hyperallergic is an art blog, covering visual artists from around the world. According to their guidelines “while we’re technically an art publication, we’re not interested in speaking only to an art crowd.” They publish art reviews, reported stories, interviews, photo essays, opinion pieces, and more. Expect payment around five to fifteen cents per word. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.

Re:fiction publishes writing prompts, writing exercises, “submitting resource reviews,” author interviews and more. They pay 7 cents a word for feature articles, 5 cents a word for everything else. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.

Scum is a feminist-friendly web magazine based in Australia. Submissions should be classified as able to be classified as “fiction”, “culture”, “memoir”, “column”, “poetry”, and/or “review.” They only accept submissions from the first to the seventh of the month. So, if you’re not in that window, it’s time to draft your submission and then wait. They pay $60AUD per piece. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.

Acres USA is a magazine and website written “by passionate people who have a sincere interest in the principles of sustainable and organic agriculture.” They’re interested in the world world application of sustainable farming techniques. According one report, they paid $300 for a 1,000 word article. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.