Updating Magazines To Pitch
1. Cosmopolitan
Cosmo has an annual readership of 16 million. Last year they were paying as much as .25 a word for digital content in alignment with their brand, which is focused on the empowerment of young women. Senior editor Emma Barker accepts pitches at .emma.barker@time.com
mailto:emma.barker@time.com?channel=Organic&medium=Google%20-%20Search
2. Good Housekeeping
The majority of GH’s 25 million readers are women who are married, have children, and work outside the home. You can pitch digital director . They reportedly pay as much as .67 a word for short narratives on “blessings” and overcoming health challenges.Lauren Matthews via Twitter
https://twitter.com/laurenamatthews?channel=Organic&medium=Google%20-%20Search
3. Glamour
https://www.glamour.com/?channel=Organic&medium=Google%20-%20Search
Into women’s style, beauty, entertainment, wellness, or culture? You can reach digital editor about contributing to Glamour. There are no published guidelines for pitching, but they’ve paid .27 a word in the past.Perrie Samotin on Twitter
https://twitter.com/PerrieWS?channel=Organic&medium=Google%20-%20Search
4. Oprah Mag (digital version)
https://www.oprahmag.com/?channel=Organic&medium=Google%20-%20Search
Oprah Magazine is launching a new digital version this fall to continue inspiring women to live their best lives – online. No guidelines are available, but you can reach out to digital director . The print version has paid $2 a word, but expect less for digital.Arianna Davis via Twitter
https://twitter.com/ariannagdavis/?channel=Organic&medium=Google%20-%20Search
5. LiisBeth
https://www.liisbeth.com/contributors/guidelines/?channel=Organic&medium=Google%20-%20Search
LiisBeth publishes content focused on feminist entrepreneurs, creators, and leaders committed to gender equality. Writers of all gender expressions can email pitches to or reach out to her on . They have pay rates listed in the guidelines, the lowest offer being $250 for personal essays to $800+ for policy/issue analysis.Margaret Webb
mailto:submissions@liisbeth.com?channel=Organic&medium=Google%20-%20Search
6. Teen Vogue
https://www.teenvogue.com/?channel=Organic&medium=Google%20-%20Search
Have a teen or connect well with teens? You can reach out to editor at Teen Vogue via email to pitch topics related to teens taking on the world. Average pay is $0.30 a word for digital publication.Samhita Mukhopadya
mailto:samhita_mukhopadhyay@condenast.com?channel=Organic&medium=Google%20-%20Search
Science7. Audubon
Calling all birders. You can reach editor . They’ve reportedly paid as much as $0.40 per word for stories on birds and their habitats.Martha Harbison via Twitter
https://twitter.com/marthaharbison?channel=Organic&medium=Google%20-%20Search
8. Discover
Like to geek-out on science? Writers with proven expertise in medicine, physics, technology, space travel, paleontology and other science-based topics can pitch ideas to editor . The pay rate for digital has varied widely, but the most reported was $0.52 a word. Discover encourages writers to keep pitching if not accepted the first time around.Eric Betz via Twitter
https://twitter.com/ericbetz/?channel=Organic&medium=Google%20-%20Search
9. Hakai Magazine
https://www.hakaimagazine.com/submission-guidelines/?channel=Organic&medium=Google%20-%20Search
Hakai uses short- and long-form journalism to report on coastal ecosystems. This magazine publishes work from freelance writers in two different sections; News & Views (300-800 words) and Features (1,000-1,500 words). On Twitter, you can find managing editor or senior editor . They’ve paid as much as $1.05 a word.Adrienne Mason
https://twitter.com/toughcitywriter/?channel=Organic&medium=Google%20-%20Search
10. Smithsonian Magazine
Unsolicited proposals are accepted by Smithsonian Magazine from experienced freelancers pitching stories on art, history, science & innovation, and travel. You can reach editor . The pay rate varies, but the average is .36 a word.Brian Wolly on Twitter
https://twitter.com/brianwolly/?channel=Organic&medium=Google%20-%20Search
11. National Geographic Travel
Love to explore the natural world? This online magazine has several sections with various editors. Check the for the right editor to pitch your ideas on beautiful, unique, and wild places to visit. You can also try pitching to and they’ll direct you to the right section. Pay varies by section as well, but the lowest is $0.50 a word.guidelines
Design12. Dwell
Established writers with a beat on the architecture of homes can pitch to editor . Dwell reportedly paid $1.00 a word for an article that appeared in print and online. Pitches must include photos of lived-in dwellings – no staged images. Follow-up is encouraged, including resending your pitch a few weeks later if unanswered!Mike Chino on Twitter
https://twitter.com/MikeChino?channel=Organic&medium=Google%20-%20Search
13. Architectural Digest
Write about architectural gems near and far – the houses, interiors, gardens, and landscapes of iconic places, designers, and celebrities. You can email your pitch to Digital Editor . They’ve paid as much as 1.00 a word for digital articles.David Foxley
mailto:david_foxley@condenast.com?channel=Organic&medium=Google%20-%20Search
Lifestyle14. Early American Life
https://www.ealonline.com/editorial/guidelines.php?channel=Organic&medium=Google%20-%20Search
New writers and photographers are encouraged to submit queries on American life from colonial times to the mid-1800s on topics related to antiques, architecture and decorating, history, studio crafts, and travel. You can pitch editor JeanMarie Andrews at . The guidelines state they promise to pay and estimate $500 for new writers.queries@firelandsmedia.com
mailto:queries@firelandsmedia.com?channel=Organic&medium=Google%20-%20Search
15. High Country News
https://www.hcn.org/about/submissions/?channel=Organic&medium=Google%20-%20Search
There are multiple editors for multiple sections, so check the guidelines for names, contact information, and details. The reported pay varies between .50 and $1.50 a word for stories on the modern American West.
16. Hoofbeats
https://www.hoofbeatsmagazine.com/contact.cfm?channel=Organic&medium=Google%20-%20Search
Hoofbeats is 70 percent freelance written, so submit your ideas and photos on Standard breds and harness racing to editor Kim French at . They pay upwards of $500 for features.french@ustrotting.com
mailto:kim.french@ustrotting.com?channel=Organic&medium=Google%20-%20Search
17. New York Magazine
Pulitzer Prize winning New York Magazine publishes freelancers! You can pitch your articles to the editor at . Average pay is around $0.70 a word.editorialsubmissions@nymag.com
mailto:editorialsubmissions@nymag.com?channel=Organic&medium=Google%20-%20Search
18. The NY Times Magazine Online
https://www.nytimes.com/section/magazine?channel=Organic&medium=Google%20-%20Search
Check out this interview with Paul Tullis on how to for the digital version of this iconic pub. You can find editor . The pay is reportedly $0.50 a word.become a contributor
19. Harper’s Magazine
https://harpers.org/submissions/?channel=Organic&medium=Google%20-%20Search
The oldest general-interest magazine of its kind, Harpers accepts both nonfiction and fiction submissions. You can pitch to editor via email. The average pay is reported at $0.70 a word.Rachel Poser
mailto:rachel@harpers.org?channel=Organic&medium=Google%20-%20Search
Stories and Essays20. Longreads
https://longreads.com/submissions/?channel=Organic&medium=Google%20-%20Search
Longreads publishes personal essays and narratives, longform journalism, features, investigative projects, and even book excerpts. There are various editors to pitch to, so check the guidelines for names and contact information. They pay an average of $0.23 a word for articles.
21. The Sun
https://thesunmagazine.org/submit?channel=Organic&medium=Google%20-%20Search
Send daring personal essays, fiction, and poetry to this ad-free magazine. Yes, you read that right — you might be able to by The Sun. You can pitch editors Sy Safransky or David Mahaffey by submitting online. The Sun has various sections, and they outline pay rates on their submission page. They’ll pay as much as $2,000 for longform essays.get paid to write poetry
https://makealivingwriting.com/get-paid-to-write-poetry/?channel=Organic&medium=Google%20-%20Search
22. The American Scholar
https://theamericanscholar.org/contact-us/?channel=Organic&medium=Google%20-%20Search
The magazine of the Phi Beta Kappa Society accepts nonfiction submissions from new and established writers. You can pitch editor via email or through the link on . Wilson says they pay more than $100 per article.Robert Wilson
mailto:rwilson@theamericanscholar.org?channel=Organic&medium=Google%20-%20Search
23. Boston Globe Mag
New freelance writers can contribute to the Perspectives and Connections columns of the Boston Globe Magazine. You can find editor . Pay is reported around $0.78 a word.Veronica Chao on Twitter
https://twitter.com/VeronicaChao?channel=Organic&medium=Google%20-%20Search
24. Buzzfeed News
Pitch longform personal essays and cultural criticism that wows to BuzzFeed Reader. You can find editor . Pay is around .50 a word.Samantha Henig on Twitter
https://twitter.com/scootes?channel=Organic&medium=Google%20-%20Search
25. Pacific Standard
https://psmag.com/?channel=Organic&medium=Google%20-%20Search
This magazine is looking for narrative journalism on social and environmental justice that promotes critical thinking about societal issues. You can find editor . Pay is at least $100 per piece.Jonah Newman on Twitter
https://twitter.com/jonahshai/?channel=Organic&medium=Google%20-%20Search
Technology26. Wired
Wired’s online content includes science, culture, gear, politics, and security. You can find editor . Send pitches to . The average pay for digital content is .50 a word.Michael Calore on LinkedIn
https://linkedin.com/in/calore?channel=Organic&medium=Google%20-%20Search
27. Popular Mechanics
https://www.popularmechanics.com/about/a45/about-us/?channel=Organic&medium=Google%20-%20Search
Explain how things work for Popular Mechanics readers. You can pitch to editor . Pay has been as high as $0.40 a word.Alexander George on Twitter
https://twitter.com/Engeorged?channel=Organic&medium=Google%20-%20Search
Business News28. The Atlantic
The Atlantic is interested in pitches that address areas they adequately covered, especially in the education space. You can email your pitch to Editor . Pay has been as high as .56 a word.Don Peck
mailto:peckdon@theatlantic.com?channel=Organic&medium=Google%20-%20Search
29. Vox
Vox publishes “provocative” personal narratives with an interesting slant on modern life in their First Person section. Follow the guidelines to . Reported pay is $0.50 word.pitch
https://www.vox.com/contact?channel=Organic&medium=Google%20-%20Search#tip
30. Time MagazineWrite for a magazine with a 96-year history and over 100 million readers worldwide. You can reach editor . Digital content goes for $0.22 a word on average.Brittany Robins on Twitter
https://twitter.com/brittanyrrobins?channel=Organic&medium=Google%20-%20Search
31. Forbes
Pitching to Forbes will take time and connections. But, it can be done! Just ask Carol 😉 You can send an idea to . Once you get in, they pay more than $100 per digital piece.ideas@forbes.com
mailto:ideas@forbes.com?channel=Organic&medium=Google%20-%20Search
32. Foreign Policy
https://foreignpolicy.submittable.com/submit/?channel=Organic&medium=Google%20-%20Search
Find a unique angle on an issue in politics, culture, and world events that challenges readers. Do some original reporting, then pitch editor via email. Average pay is $0.33 a word.James Palmer
mailto:james.palmer@foreignpolicy.com?channel=Organic&medium=Google%20-%20Search
33. Fortune
https://www.axiapr.com/blog/how-to-pitch-fortune-magazine?channel=Organic&medium=Google%20-%20Search
Have connections to a business exec or company that needs no introduction? If so, pitch digital editor via email. Fortune pays anywhere from $0.35 to $0.67 a word.Andrew Nusca
mailto:Andrew.Nusca@Fortune.com?channel=Organic&medium=Google%20-%20Search
Travel
COVID-19 stay-home orders have hit the travel industry hard. For example, magazine laid off it’s entire staff, ceased operations, and poof went all their freelance writing jobs, too. But you can still go outside…sort of. And eventually, those restrictions will be lifted. Some online travel publications to pitch include:
34. Afar
https://www.afar.com/ambassadors?channel=Organic&medium=Google%20-%20Search
Love to immerse yourself in foreign lands? Join Afar’s cadre of creative ambassadors. Read about one of them, Matt Gross, who expounds on his love/hate relationship with travel writing . Then pitch editor . Pay is around .50 a word.here
35. Hemispheres
https://www.hemispheresmag.com/writers-guidelines/?channel=Organic&medium=Google%20-%20Search
“We’re writing about our favorite places in our favorite cities, some of which are making the best of hard times and continuing to bring joy into our homes,” says Hemispheres Executive Editor Nicholas DeRenzo. This in-flight magazine for United Airlines is geared toward the affluent traveler.
Hemispheres accepts freelance pitches for captivating features as well as compelling content for their Navigator and Diversions sections. You can pitch to Editor via email. Pay averages around $1 per word.Nicholas DeRenzo
mailto:nicholas.derenzo@ink-global.com?channel=Organic&medium=Google%20-%20Search
36. Travel + Leisure
https://www.travelandleisure.com/contact?channel=Organic&medium=Google%20-%20Search
For when we’re able to travel again, this T&L article on is a must-read. You can find editor . They pay $0.50 a word.how to become a travel writer
Miscellaneous37. Runner’s World
An avid backtracker, adventure runner, or ultramarathoner? Write about all things running for Runner’s World. is the digital editor. They pay $1 per word for content that runs in both print and online.Hailey Middlebrook
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hailey-middlebrook-740048100/?channel=Organic&medium=Google%20-%20Search
38. The Development Set
https://medium.com/the-development-set/about?channel=Organic&medium=Google%20-%20Search
Financed by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Development Set publishes stories on global health and social impact. You can reach out to Editor .Sarika Bansal on Twitter
https://twitter.com/sarika008/?channel=Organic&medium=Google%20-%20Search
39. Scrap
https://www.scrap.org/?channel=Organic&medium=Google%20-%20Search
Have expertise in the recycling industry? Scrap is the trade magazine of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries. They pay freelancers for content on market trends, new regulations and legislation, new processing and handling equipment, and management and operational techniquesYou can pitch editor via email. Better writing and experience will you get more, but you’ll walk away with at least $100 for your article.Rachel Pollack
mailto:rpollack@scrap.org?channel=Organic&medium=Google%20-%20Search
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