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$1000 Per Article

27 Culture Magazines That Pay Writers up to

$1000 Per Article
by Writers in Charge
If youre a freelance writer looking for paid writing opportunities, heres the most definitive collection
on the Internet. This list is packed with all the best culture magazines that actively encourage
freelancers to pitch them.

If youre good at research, have some experience or qualification (or youre a student in the relevant areas of
culture), you could make a living starting now, writing for the following magazines.

Note: Do you want even more magazines that pay writers? If youd like to see more magazines that pay
writers in other niches, be sure to check out the ultimate list of paying magazines for writers.

1. Art Papers

Pay: Unspecified

Art Paper is a publication of an Atlanta-based nonprofit organisation. They focus on contemporary art and
culture. Art Papers wants content for the following categories: Features, Special Events and Retrospective
essays. Make initial contact with a proposal of no more than 250 words.

In addition, send two brief writing samples and a short bio. This can be done via email or by post. Please find
details of this on their website.

2. Asian American

Pay: Unspecified

Asian American is a magazine published for Asian American professionals living, working and, or spending
time in the DC metropolitan area. Writers are required to have a first-hand knowledge of Asian-Americans
before pitching them. They consider content in the following categories: Profiles, Business, Politics, Health
and Entertainment written for the target audience.

Please email a proposal before writing an article. Asian American will also consider freelance photographers.
3. Briarpatch Magazine

Pay: $150

Briarpatch welcomes submissions from both unpublished and published writers, so if you havent been
published yet, this is a great opportunity to make your mark. This is an award-winning publication on culture.
They cover a wide array of cultural elements ranging from current events, gender equity, political struggles,
and more. They pay more for articles that are between 1,500 and 3,000 words.

Briarpatch Magazine prefers to first receive your queries to discuss your ideas, before proceeding with the
full article.

4. Cabinet Magazine

Pay: Unspecified

Cabinet Magazine is a New York based art and culture magazine. They operate as a non-profit organisation
and is run mainly by volunteers. Cabinet Magazine publishes content focused on contemporary art and
culture. Word length maximum is set at 3,500 words. Cabinet Magazine only considers fully written articles,
sent electronically. The magazine will contact you within six weeks if your article is successful.

Theres a very detailed writers guidelines on their site. Follow this by the letter, if you wish to be published
by Cabinet Magazine.

5. Creative Loafing Magazine

Pay: Unspecified

Creative Loafing Magazine is a publication of Southcomm Inc., a magazine publishing house. Creative
Loafing covers a wide range of cultural forms, including art, politics and music. Articles should be a
maximum of 3,000 words.

Creative Loafing Magazine prefers you to send a query with your story idea or ideas, preferably by email.
They will only accept articles that are fully researched and well-written, as they have a wide readership and
are inundated with submissions.

6. Dominion Of New York

Pay: Unspecified

Dominion Of New York is a digital magazine for black people who love New York. They are in need of
freelancers who have a deep knowledge of black culture, history and politics. This publication needs and
will consider content for the following categories: Profiles/Features, Investigations, Personal Essays,
Humor and Opinion.

Dominion Of New York would like you to pitch them with a description of your article or idea. They will
accept unsolicited pitches from newcomers, but will most likely pay only the writers who have some
expertise in their chosen field.

7. Grit Magazine

Pay: Unspecified
Grit Magazine is a nationally distributed bi-monthly publication. Grit magazine is an authority in its field and
is dedicated to rural American life, gardening and farming. The submission call is for writers who have
something informative or entertaining to say about rural lifestyle, gardening, farming, small-town dwelling
and so on. They expect articles to be between 800 and 1,500 words in length.

Grit Magazine expects you to pitch them with your ideas or story, either by email or by post. All other details
can be found on their site.

8. High Times Magazine

Pay: as much as $1000

High Time Magazine is dedicated to Marijuana cultivation and counterculture lifestyle. They are looking for
articles on Marijuana cultivation, counter culture lifestyle, travel, entertainment and psychedelics. They
consider both pros and cons on the subject, and have a large how-to section on their site. Articles should be
between 1,500 and 3,000 words in length.

High Time magazine expects you to pitch them with your stories or ideas before writing.

9. Little India

Pay: $700

Little India Magazine focuses on overseas Indians Worldwide. They are in need of freelancers with extensive
knowledge and experience in writing for this community. This is a great opportunity, as they will consider
hiring the right people on a full-time basis. They are currently looking for articles on features/profiles,
commentaries, essays and Indians with identity issues. They expect articles to be between 500 and 3,500
word in length.

In the first instance, pitch your ideas by via email.

10. Moment Magazine

Pay: Unspecified

Moment Magazine is a North American Jewish magazine dedicated to Jews living in America. They are
looking for articles on the following topics: Features, Opinions, Symposium and so on. They expect you to
query with your ideas before writing the full article.

Please include in your proposal, a detailed plan of how your piece will look, and how its different from other
work already published in their magazine.

11. Paste Magazine

Pay: Unspecified

Paste Magazine is dedicated to everything geeky and counter contemporary. They are looking for articles on
Music & Musician Reviews, Movies, Tech, Design, Comedy, Books, Essays and Trend Stories. They will
consider writing on any of these topics, and publish work in a vast array of genres within these fields.

They expect you to query with your proposed subject, length of piece, and writing samples.
12. Pennsylvania Heritage

Pay: $500

Pennsylvania Heritage focuses on introducing readers to Pennsylvanias rich culture and historic legacy. They
want articles which are thoroughly researched and entertaining on Commonwealths history and culture,
architecture, decorative arts, historic sites, and much more. They expect articles to range from 2,000 to 3,5oo
words maximum.

Articles and pitches should be sent via email or by post. All other details can be found on their site.

13. Readers Digest Canada

Pay: $1 per word

Readers Digest is a Canadian-based magazine dedicated the culture and arts. They are looking for content
from Canada-based writers to provide articles for the following departments in the magazine: Columnists,
Making it Matter, Character, My View, Heart Features, Influential Canadians and RD Living. They expect
articles to be between 300 and 2,500 words in length.

Readers Digest expects you to pitch them with your ideas via email. Very detailed writers guidelines can be
found on their site.

14. Reason Magazine

Pay: Unspecified

Reason Magazine focuses on broad-minded libertarians interested in culture and economics. They are looking
for articles for the following categories: culture, science, economics and politics. They run articles between
850 and 5,000 words in length.

They accept drafts or queries by email or by post, and expect you to send a short bio with your proposal.

15. Salvo Magazine

Pay: 20 cents per word

Salvo Magazine is a publication of The Fellowship of St. James. This publication is focused on upholding
moral virtues and promoting Christianity. They want articles on the following subjects: Society, Sex and
Science. Word length per article should be no more than 2,500 words. They welcome unsolicited
submissions, but take note to follow their guidelines, and explain how youre qualified to write the piece of
your choosing.

Salvo Magazine accepts queries and articles via email.

16. Sesi Magazine

Pay: Unspecified

Sesi Magazine is dedicated to the contemporary African-American/Black girl between 13 and 19. They want
articles on the following topics: teen dating, beauty, hair, black history, issues affecting black girls,
college/career. They expect articles to be between 1,000 and 4,000 words.
They expect writers to send a bio and demonstrate that theyre qualified to write the piece. Sesi Magazine
also accepts work from teenage writers.

17. Smoky Mountain Living

Pay: $450

Smoky Mountain Living covers everything related to living in the southern Appalachians, its culture, history,
music, arts, people and environment. They accept articles for the following categories on the website and
magazine: Feature story, Departments, Non-fiction/Personal Essay and Mountain View Essay. Articles should
be no less than 700, and no longer than 3,500 words.

They expect you to submit your piece or query via email or by post. If youre a photographer this will come
in handy, as this publication also accepts and pays for photographs submitted with some of the work they
publish.

18. Bloom Magazine

Pay: Unspecified

Bloom Magazine is a publication which showcases the rich culture and lifestyle of living in South Central
Indiana. Theyre inviting writers to submit articles on the following topics: Fashion, Shopping, Business,
Finance (including personal finance), Health, Fitness, Home and Family.

They encourage writers to pitch queries by mail or send hard copies by post. They also encourage new
writers to send a short bio and a couple of brief writing samples to accompany their pitch.

19. Forward Magazine

Pay: Unspecified

Forward Magazine is dedicated to Jewish people in the New York Metropolitan area. They are looking for
articles for the following categories: News, Op-Ed, Arts and Culture, Features and Special Stories. They
expect you to send your query via email. You will also be expected to sign a contract determining publishing
rights.

Read their detailed guidelines on the site before writing or pitching.

20. Washington Monthly

Pay: 10 cents per word

The Washington Monthly covers a wide range of topics, including politics and media. They welcome articles
in the following categories: Features, news items, opinions and more. Your submitted articles need to be
between 500 and 5,000 words, depending on the category.

Washington Monthly will like you to pitch your story via email.

21. Relevant Magazine

Pay: Unspecified

Relevant Magazine covers an eclectic mix of topics like faith, culture and intentional living. They are looking
for articles on the following topics or categories: God, Life, Culture and Current trends. They expect each
article to be between 750 and 1,000 in word length.

If youre interested to write for Relevant, pitch your ideas via email, including a summary, the length of the
piece, and when you expect to finish it.

22. AfterImage Magazine

Pay: $300

AfterImage is a New York based publication dedicated to the coverage of visual arts, cultural studies and art
history. They are looking for content for the following sections in the magazines: Features, Essays, Reviews,
Reports, News, Inklight and Portfolio. Articles should be between 850 and 4,000 words in length, and they
encourage potential writers to query before writing.

This publication has several sections to which writers can submit work, so do your research to determine
which area would best suit your talents before writing your proposal.

23. Hyphen Magazine

Pay: Unspecified

Hyphen is a news and culture magazine, which focuses on Asian Americans and examines their social and
political trends in the South and Midwest. They want well-researched and well-reported articles for the
following sections: Features, Fiction, Poetry, Arts and Portfolio. They expect each article to be no more than
5,000 words.

Pitch your story and ideas via email to Hyphen magazine. Theyre also looking for part-time Bloggers.

24. C Magazine

Pay: Unspecified

C Magazine explores and covers contemporary arts and culture. Theyre encouraging writers to make
submissions within the following sections: Exhibition and Book reviews, Feature Essays and Interviews.
They expect each article to be no more than 5,000 words.

Pitch your ideas via email, and please be ready to submit a writing sample and a short bio.

25. Geez Magazine

Pay: Unspecified

Geez is a magazine dedicated to people of faith who are seeking social justice. They are looking for articles
within the following departments: News, Experiments, Civil Disobedience, Poetry, and much more.

They expect you to pitch or submit your full manuscripts via email. They also require you to say why you
think youre qualified to write the particular piece. Explore their departments before pitching, to see which
one your ideas could best fit.

26. Golden Seal

Pay: 10 cents per word

Golden Seal is a widely read, quarterly magazine published by the State of West Virginia, Division of Culture
and History. They want articles on the following topics: West Virginia folk life, traditional farming practices,
industry and commerce, holiday and community celebrations, immigrants, music, crafts, herbs, architecture,
religion, politics, medicine, sports, railroading and womens history.

They expect you to send your article or query via email or by post. Their guidelines are extremely detailed, so
please make sure you read these before submitting.

27. Syllabus Magazine

Pay: Unspecified

Syllabus is a magazine that reflects the interests and diversity of the young people of Carolina as it relates
to culture and fashion. They are looking for articles on the following topics: Music, Fashion, Culture and
South Carolina. Articles should be no more than 1,200 words in length.

They expect you to send your queries via email. Also be prepared to send a short bio with your proposal.

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