As part of my weekly effort to find paying gigs for writers, here are seven magazines that pay $150 or more for articles. Some of the magazines don’t list pay specifics, but writers should expect quite competitive payment from these magazines.

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1. British Columbia Magazine is a regional magazine for the B.C. area. They aim to “entertain and enlighten its readership with realistic profiles of this endlessly fascinating province.” They pay 50 cents per word for features. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
2. New Mobility is a magazine for active wheelchair users. They cover “active wheelchair lifestyle with articles on recreation, travel, people, health, relationships, media, culture, civil rights and resources.” Payment is 15 cents a word. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
3. Alternatives Journal is “Canada’s Environmental Voice.” They cover environmental issues with “ecological, social and economic dimensions.” They pay 10 cents a word, up to 4,000 words. To learn more, red their submission guidelines.
4. New York Spirit thinks of itself “not simply a journal or a magazine, but a living, breathing network of awakened and awakening human beings.” They cover the greater New York area. Our research indicates they pay up to $150 per article. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
5. Sandpoint Magazine covers the Sandpoint, Idaho region. They’re 75 percent freelance written. They publish 2 issues a year. They pay 20 cents per word. Features are up to 2,000 words. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
6. Alaska Airlines Magazine is the monthly in-flight magazine for Alaska Airlines. They are 75 percent written by freelance writers. They pay between $150 and $700. They also occasionally reimburse for expenses. They have thorough guidelines, including an editorial calendar, on their website.
7. Parabola is the magazine published by The Society for the Study of Myth and Tradition, a non-profit organization. Each issue of Parabola focused on “one of the timeless themes of human existence.” The tag line for the magazine is “the Search for Meaning.” hey pay $150 to $400 for essays, 1,000 to 3,000 words. They also accept book reviews, retellings of traditional stories, and poetry. To learn more, and to submit, read their submission guidelines.