Dear Writers,<\/p>\n
Here are eleven magazines and websites that pay for cultural criticism. We’ve researched payment rates and contact information for each of these publications, to make it easy for you to connect with the right editor.<\/p>\n
Do not contact any editor<\/em> without carefully studying their publication, to make sure you are proposing an article that fits their needs. If you need help getting published, I recommend joining Writing Launch for a free trial, so I can walk you through the process. Learn more here.<\/a><\/p>\n — Jacob Jans<\/p>\n Dissent<\/strong> is a website and quarterly print magazine that publishes political and cultural criticism. They welcome submissions for both their website and print magazine. They accept pieces on politics, economics, and culture. They don\u2019t accept fiction or poetry submissions. According to one of their calls for writers<\/a>, they pay $0.50 per word. If interested, email your submissions to submissions@dissentmagazine.org<\/a>. For details, read their submission guidelines<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Drift<\/strong> is \u201ca magazine of culture and politics.\u201d They want \u201csocially engaged cultural criticism; class-sensitive analysis; pieces that point out what\u2019s 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.\u201d They generally pay<\/a> $300 to $500 per piece. Interested writers can send their pitches to\u00a0editors@thedriftmag.com<\/a>. To learn more, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Kill Your Darlings<\/strong> is an online magazine that is dedicated to arts and culture. They generally publish essay\/commentary (short 1,000 to 1,500 words, or long 1,500 to 3,000 words), memoir or personal essay (1,000 to 1,500 words), cultural criticism (1,000 to 1,500 words), and short fiction (1,500 to 3,000 words). They pay at least A$250 per piece.\u00a0 For details, visit this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Salon<\/strong> covers \u201cnews, politics, entertainment, culture, and technology through investigative reporting, commentary, criticism, and provocative personal essays.\u201d Payment reports suggest that they pay an average of $0.12 per word. For more details, visit this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Root Quarterly<\/strong> is \u201ca print-only, subscription-based quarterly journal rooted in Philadelphia, but not limited to Philadelphia-based content.\u201d They are looking for fiction (500 to 2,000 words), personal essays or articles, cultural criticism and think pieces (500 to 3,500 words), long-form profiles of Philadelphia region artists, recommendations on what they might cover in their \u201crecommendation\u201d and \u201cdestination\u201d sections, and artwork and photography. They give \u201cvery heavy preference to Philadelphia region writers\u201d but are \u201copen in particular when it comes to cultural criticism to a wide array of people.\u201d\u00a0 They typically offer honorariums of $20 to $100 per piece. They pay 10 to 20 cents per word for longer, assigned profiles or articles. Details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Baffler<\/strong> is a print and digital magazine that features political and cultural criticism, poems, short stories, and art. Payment reports indicate that they pay up to $0.13 per word. To learn more, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Bright Wall\/Dark Room<\/strong> is an online magazine that is dedicated to \u201cexploring the relationship between cinema and the business of being alive.\u201d They publish profiles, interviews, personal essays, cultural criticism, formal analysis, and humor pieces. Their critical essays are generally 1,500 to 3,000 words long. They pay $50 per essay. For details, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Brooklyn Rail<\/strong> is a journal dedicated to providing an independent forum for arts, culture, and politics in New York City and beyond. They feature local reporting, art criticism, fiction, and poetry. According to payment reports, they pay up to $0.08 per word. For details, refer to their submission guidelines<\/a>.<\/p>\n n+1 <\/b>is a magazine about \u201cliterature, culture and politics.\u201d They feature a limited number of pieces in their magazine which is published three times a year, and a wider range of work in their online-only section. Writers can send \u201cnew fiction, essays, criticism and translation\u201d to submissions@nplusonemag.com. According to reports, they pay 4 cents per word. To find out more about n+1, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Rewire.News<\/strong> is a daily online publication that publishes evidence-based news, commentary, analysis, and investigative reporting on sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice. They \u201cseek pitches for commentaries, analyses, cultural critiques, book reviews, or deeply reported pieces in key areas of reproductive and sexual health, rights, and justice.\u201d Payment reports indicate that they pay up to $0.28 per word. To learn more, read their pitching guidelines<\/a>.<\/p>\n Overland\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>is a magazine of cultural criticism, essays, and literature. Each week they list topics that they are seeking pitches for. They pay $70 for articles of 500 to 1000 words. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Inside 485<\/strong> covers Charlotte\u2019s restaurants, bars, breweries, experiences, culture, and art. They are looking for guest bloggers to write about Charlotte\u2019s food and culture. At the moment, they are most interested in: reviews of “classic” or “staple” Charlotte restaurants and cultural criticism. They pay $50 per completed article. Details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dear Writers, Here are eleven magazines and websites that pay for cultural criticism. We’ve researched payment rates and contact information for each of these publications, to make it easy for you to connect with the right editor. 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