{"id":12070,"date":"2024-09-10T10:57:07","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T17:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/?p=12070"},"modified":"2024-09-10T10:57:25","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T17:57:25","slug":"10-magazines-websites-paying-for-sports-and-fitness-writing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/uncategorized\/10-magazines-websites-paying-for-sports-and-fitness-writing\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Magazines & Websites Paying for Sports and Fitness Writing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Want to get paid to write about sports and fitness? Then check this out. It’s a roundup of 10 publications paying for just that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’ve researched payment rates and found contact information for all of these publishers, to make it easier for you to connect with the right opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Defector<\/strong> is a sports blog and media company. They pay at least $1,000 for longer essays and reported pieces, and at least $500 for shorter pieces. You can submit your pitches to pitches@defector.com. To learn more, refer to their pitch guide<\/a> and freelancer policies<\/a>. Even if you don’t want to pitch them, read the pitch guide anyways. It includes examples of pitches that actually got articles published, turning it into a very valuable resource.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Trail Runner Magazine<\/strong> is an off-road running magazine. They offer training advice, gear tips, nutrition information, and more. For digital pieces, their rates start at $200 and for print pieces, rates start at $0.25\/word. They are especially interested in hearing from diverse voices (women, BIPOC, LGBT+, etc.). For details, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Runner’s World<\/strong> is a magazine and website that publishes \u201cstories about every aspect of running, from tips on how to get started to human interest pieces to training plans for competitive runners aiming for a new PR, and everything in between.\u201d They accept story pitches from writers, including pitches for features, service (nutrition\/health\/training), news, and human interest\/culture. According to their health and fitness director<\/a>, they pay $350 to $5,000 per story depending on length, research\/reporting, turnaround time, etc. For more information, refer to their pitch guide<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. When Saturday Comes<\/strong> is Britain’s leading football magazine. Their readers can be generalized as \u201cfootball fans who, on the whole, like to attend matches and have an interest in the game at any level.\u201d They welcome pitches for articles. Most of their articles are around 750 words but there are some exceptions, for example, Match of the Month articles are around 1,500 to 1,800 words. They pay a standard fee of \u00a375 for 750-word articles. They pay \u00a350 for book reviews and up to \u00a3125 for longer articles e.g. Match of the Month. Pitches should be sent to editorial@wsc.co.uk. For more information, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Cross Country Skier Magazine<\/strong> is the journal of Nordic skiing. They publish 3 times a year. They want \u201cresearched, timely, original ideas with a strong Nordic skiing hook, from current events to prolific characters to unique destinations.\u201d Their standard rate for manuscripts is $0.25 a word. For details, read their submission guidelines<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Triathlete Magazine<\/strong> is the largest newsstand publication that covers the sport of triathlon. Their \u201ceditorial focus is placed on multisport training tips and programs, nutrition articles, gear and apparel guides, athlete profiles, triathlon-related travel stories and timely news pieces relating to the triathlon lifestyle.\u201d Their full-length features are generally of 800 to 1,500 words. Their news pieces, training articles or nutrition pieces are of 500 to 800 words. According to an old payment report<\/a>, they paid $0.50 per word for a 500-word FOB. To learn more, read their writer\u2019s guidelines<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. PoolHistory.com<\/strong> is a website about pool and billiards history. They are looking for content related to \u201cthe history of American pool, historic players and matches.\u201d They consider both completed posts and original pitches. Submissions are typically of 300 to 400 words. Pay is $50 per accepted submission. To learn more, read their guest post guidelines<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Front Office Sports<\/strong> is \u201ca prosumer publisher at the intersection of two passion points: sports + business.\u201d They cater to sports business executives and sports fans by covering teams, leagues, athletes, properties, and brands. According to an old payment report<\/a>, they paid $0.17 per word for a 900-word profile or interview. According to a recent Tweet <\/a>from an editor, they pay 50ish cents per word. Contact them here.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Cross Country Magazine<\/strong> is an international magazine about paragliding, paramotoring, and hang gliding. They publish 10 times a year. They pay \u20ac300 for a 6-page article. To contribute, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. SimpliFaster<\/strong> is a blog dedicated to athletic speed development. They are looking for original articles for their blog. Topics for articles may include \u201ctraining, skills (e.g. hurdles, long jump), coaching, recovery, sleep, athlete testing, team management, bio-mechanics, mental preparation, injury prevention and rehabilitation, weight training, physiotherapy, planning, periodization, equipment, and technology.\u201d Their articles are generally 1,500 to 2,500 words long. They pay 7 cents per word. To learn more, visit this page<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. Looking for more?<\/strong> Check this out: 27 Publishers Paying for Sports and Fitness Articles<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Want to get paid to write about sports and fitness? Then check this out. It’s a roundup of 10 publications paying for just that. We’ve researched payment rates and found contact information for all of these publishers, to make it easier for you to connect with the right opportunity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12070","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12070","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12070"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12070\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12072,"href":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12070\/revisions\/12072"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12070"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12070"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12070"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}