Regional Publications

Milwaukee Magazine is a monthly magazine covering the people, issues and places of Milwaukee and southeastern Wisconsin. Full-length feature stories run 2,500-5,000 words. Milwaukee Magazine buys first rights (which includes both the print and online publication of story) and pays on publication. Payment: $700-$2,000/article.

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Pittsburgh magazine is the premier lifestyle magazine for the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, celebrating the best of our city and suburbs. Queries can range from fun/light to serious/investigative. Features can cover any subject: food, outdoors, politics, sports, first-person humor, first-person dramatic, health, lifestyles, home & garden, etc. Word length: 1200-4000 words. Payment: $300-$1,500/article.

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The Piedmont Virginian is designed for citizens and businesses sharing these goals. Affinities, not simply geography, create the Piedmont’s unique regional identity. Editorial and photographic submissions should be directly related to the northern Piedmont region of Virginia. Regular departments, from 750 to 1,000 words, cover food and dining, country inns, the outdoors, real estate, history, land use, best farming practices, personal essays, and personality profiles. Features range from 1,000 to 4,000 words. Payment varies considerably, depending on the subject, quality, intended use in the magazine, and the reporting involved; payment is negotiable.

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Minnesota Monthly is dedicated to exploring the life and culture of the Twin Cities, the state of Minnesota, and the Upper Midwest. The magazine covers regional dining, arts and entertainment, travel, social issues, health, history, politics, personalities, and more. Freelance queries should outline the subject of the proposed piece, describe the writer’s angle, and explain why the topic is both timely and important. Pay: to be determined.

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Rural Missouri Magazine is the official monthly publication of the Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives. The editors are interested in articles on Missouri history, unique personalities, places to visit and stories which demonstrate quality of life in rural Missouri. Word length: 1,000 words/feature article. to maximum of 1,100 words. Payment is competitive but varies widely. Payment is issued upon acceptance.

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The Washingtonian is a city magazine–it focuses almost exclusively on the Washington metropolitan area. The types of articles we publish include service pieces; profiles of people; investigative articles; institutional profiles; and first-person articles. Most front- and back-of-the-book pieces run 1,500 to 3,000 words. Center-of-the-book pieces are usually 3,000 to 7,000 words. Regular payment is 75 cents a published word.

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Mississippi Magazine is a bimonthly publication that celebrates the positive points of our statefrom interesting people and places to homes, gardens, food, history, culture, special events, and more. All topics that appear in the magazine have a direct and obvious link to Mississippi. The editors buy first publication rights and pay on publication. Word length: up to 1200 words/article. Pays up to $350/article.

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Sacramento News publishes smart and surprising alternative news and entertainment stories. Editors publish freelance material year round, and want locally focused stories, or statewide or national stories with a local angle. Length: 750-5,000 words. Payment: $40-$500 per story.

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Traverse Magazine covers Northwest Michigan counties. Editors are interested in environmental and land-use issues. One-time right to publish in our magazines and right to publish on our web site. Payment: $200-$700. Length: Articles work best for us at 1,500 to 3,000 words. Departments are limited to 700 words.

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Murray Life Magazine emphasizes people, events, and institutions in and around Murray, Ky. Aims to be fifty-percent freelance written. Works heavily with previously unpublished writers. Circulation is 3,500. Pays on publication. Publishes an average of five months after acceptance. Accepts non-fiction articles on personalities, events, local histories, or institutions. Pays $35 to $50 per article. Pays $15-$25 per photo or other art as used.

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Saley Publications’ Visitor Guides accept articles, stories, and humor that would interest summer visitors. Topics could include: golfing, swimming, camping, boating, wildlife, camp cooking, travel, antiquing, photography and fishing. Word length: 300-1000 words. Payment is $0.04 per word. Photos are also welcome and paid $15 when published ($30 for cover photo).

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Tucson Home Magazine is the premier publication for the Tucson Arizona desert living. Feature stories usually range in length from 1,200 to 2,000 words. We sometimes run short features–around 500 or 600 words. Payment ranges in amount depending on the writer’s experience, the type of work, and the publication in which the story is scheduled to appear.

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Nebraska Life Magazine was founded in 1997. Writers and photographers from around the state contribute to make the magazine one of Nebraska’s best resources for travel and entertainment information. Nebraska Life Magazine also explores the state’s culture, heritage and natural surroundings. Word length ranges are: departments, 100-400 words; features, 400-3,000 words. Payment: $130-975 for feature articles; and up to $125 for departments.

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Saltscapes is an award-winning magazine for and about people on Canada’s East Coast. Saltscapes focuses on the region’s traditional lifestyle, with a bias towards rural life. Story lengths vary. Regular department pieces range from 700 to 1,100 words; feature articles average between 1,600 and 2,000 words. Fees are typically $.50/word: $.45/word for first North American rights and $.05 for non-exclusive web rights (the right to archive the story on our website). Payment is after publication.



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Feature stories usually range in length from 1,200 to 2,000 words. We sometimes run short features–around 500 or 600 words. Payment ranges in amount depending on the writer’s experience, the type of work, and the publication in which the story is scheduled to appear.

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Nevada Magazine promotes tourism in the state, while capturing the essence of the Nevada lifestyle. The general topics covered include: urban and rural travel, dining, home life, style, notable Nevadans, events, and shows. Word length: 500 – 1,500 words. Payment: up to $250/article issued on publication. For Web stories published on nevadamagazine.com, payment is a $100-$200 flat rate.

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San Antonio Current is always seeking qualified, talented freelancers. The publication covers culture, food, and music. Editors occasionally assign pieces to freelancers, but successful freelancers also generate interesting story ideas. Pitch early and often. Payment: yes, to be discussed.

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For feature stories, please send a specific story proposal–including the topic, an outline of the story’s scope, the angle from which you will approach the subject, and proposed sources. Feature stories usually range in length from 1,200 to 2,000 words. We sometimes run short features–around 500 or 600 words. Payment ranges in amount depending on the writer’s experience.

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New Jersey Monthly is a statewide magazine covering the people, places and issues of New Jerseyand only New Jersey. The editors are interested in timely stories about current issues; local personalities; healthcare; education; politics; business; the environment; science and technology; real estate and development; arts and culture; etc. Profiles are typically 1,000-1,200 words; full-length feature stories run 2,000-3,000 words. For all stories, New Jersey Monthly buys first rights and pays. Payment: $750-$2,500 per article.

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Sandpoint magazine covers the Greater Sandpoint area, generally the two northern counties of Idaho, and publishes two issues per year a summer issue in May and winter issue in November. Sandpoint Magazine is 75 percent freelance written, on assignment only. Freelance writers are paid 20 cents per word for regular stories and 25 cents per word for almanac stories

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Ventana magazine publishes nonfiction articles on a variety of topics related to our tagline: “Fine Living in Ventura County.” Articles run from 400 to 1,500 words. Sections include Personality, Giving Back (philanthropy), Culture, Nesting (home/architecture), Table Talk (food/drink), Sporting, Shopping, and Travel (not restricted to the local area). Payment for first-serial rights is 20 cents/word.

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New Mexico Magazine covers the people, culture, arts, history and landscape of New Mexico for a highly educated readership from every corner of the world. The editors look for story ideas about New Mexico experiences, with opinionated storytelling and a first-person point of view when appropriate. Payment is 35-40 cents per word.

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Seattle magazine is the areas definitive city and regional magazine that helps people get the most out of living in the Puget Sound. The editors assign approximately 75% of the stories each month to local freelance writers. The average department length story (1200 words) pays about $350 and the average feature length story (1500-3500 words) pays from $400-$1,000, depending on the story. Some very short pieces (200-300 words) pay $50-$100. These rates are not guaranteed and vary widely.

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Vermont Life is a quarterly magazine published by the State of Vermont. It explores and celebrates the state’s people, places and rich heritage. We buy first North American serial rights to articles accepted. Payments vary widely depending on the length and complexity of the article. Standard department rate is $600, feature rate $800. Copyright normally reverts to the author six months after Vermont Life publishes the article.

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North Dakota Horizons is North Dakota’s state magazine, with a circulation in all 50 states and several foreign countries. This quarterly magazine promotes North Dakota’s many virtues–its clean environment, open spaces, friendly and creative people, rich culture and heritage, interesting things to see and do, and its thriving economy. North Dakota Horizons seeks short, nonfiction articles or essays (1,000 to 1,200 words) and feature articles (1,500 to 2,000 words). Pays: 20 cents a word for articles; and $125 to $300 for photos. Photo rates are usually based on a one-time use.

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Seattle Met is Seattle’s news, culture, and lifestyle magazine. Seattle Met commissions and assigns articles by freelance writers who submit original story pitches. Several departments are open to freelance writers.

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Washington City Paper publishes a variety of journalistic genres, including profiles, investigative pieces, polemical essays, “Talk of the Town” type articles, and stories about local institutions. Pays anywhere from $15 for a City Lights pick to $2,000 for a complex, high-enterprise cover feature. Cover stories run between 2,500 words and 5,000 words in length. Shorter stories run between 800 words and 2,000 words. City Paper buys only first rights.

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Northern Virginia is a regional lifestyle magazine to great local food, wine, arts, entertainment, politics, fashion news, health and beauty tips. Publishes feature stories, profile stories, and articles for specific departments. Feature stories run 2,000-2,500 words. Freelance contributors may receive anywhere from $50 to $1,000 for a story, depending on length, research, newsworthiness and complexity.

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South Carolina Living is a lifestyle magazine published 11 times a year for the member-owners of South Carolina’s not-for-profit electric cooperatives. Features alternate between pocketbook energy issues and travel/lifestyle/general-interest topics. The editors are looking for a mix of “great read” features and solid service journalism. Almost any topic goes, so long as it has statewide interest and great art potential. Length: 1,500 to 3,000 words. Payment: $450/article.

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Western Living magazine’s monthly columns and departments include travel, gardening and real estate as well as food, restaurants, wine-pairing advice, and stunning homes. Food features cover Western Canadian food and dining and say something new about how we eat in the West today (750 to 1,000 words). These vary from chef profiles, to a focus on specific ingredients or cooking techniques, to dining trends, to entertaining how-tos.

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Northwest Coast is always on the lookout for new, skilled freelancers interested in writing about the greater Columbia-Pacific region. As a place-based publication, virtually any aspect of life in the area is potential material for a story. Feature Articles (1500-3000 words) are the centerpiece of the magazine. Payment, $200-$450.

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The goal of our magazine is to explore the experience of living in South Dakota through words and photography. Articles should focus on our state’s culture, environment, lifestyles, history, heritage, natural resources or people. Stories about South Dakota adventures are especially good, as well as stories that show how an individual, community, business, etc., handled conflict or adversity. South Dakota Magazine consists of several standard departments as well as feature articles ranging from 500 2500 words. The editors generally only pay for feature articles, and that pay ranges from $25 – $200.

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Wonderful West Virginia accepts articles from experienced freelance writers on a variety of topics, including state history, wildlife and nature, cultural heritage, special places and attractions, and interesting people. Feature articles are approximately 1,500 words in length. Payment is $150 per article upon publication. The editors prefer to receive a story proposal with a query, but they also assign topics to writers.

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Northword Magazine is the only independent, regional magazine that covers northern BC, from border to sea. As a general guideline, a cover story is in excess of 1,600 words, a news feature around 1,100, creative writing around 800, column 600, and a brief 100-300. Editors negotiate rates for each piece. Payment is normally sent out within 30 days of receipt of invoice. Payment covers use in both the print and web formats and is normally sent out within 30 days of receipt of invoice.

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South Sound magazine hires freelance writers to provide fun and interesting local stories to the South Sound community. Feature articles: 800-2,500 words. Contracts are issued on an individual basis. South Sound pays a flat fee, not by word. Payment is upon publication. The editors also accept pitches for blog posts or features on southsoundmag.com. Topics include Food + Drink, Arts + Entertainment, Home + Garden, Health + Beauty and Fashion + Shopping.

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Woodbury Magazine is published monthly and mailed to 10,000 households within the city of Woodbury, Minn. Pitch stories directly connected to our community. Freelance writers are paid on or about 120 days after publication. Buys exclusive rights.

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Ohio Magazine publishes stories that celebrate Ohio its people, its rich culture and heritage, and especially its travel spots. Articles cover interesting Ohioans, top travel destinations, Ohio’s arts and cultural institutions. Trend stories can vary greatly, ranging from home decorating, gardening and food to arts and entertainment. Word length: 1,000-3,000 words for articles. Payment: up to $1,200 per article.

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St. Louis Park Magazine emphasizes the best the city has to offer, including articles on local dining, shopping and leisure activities. The editors hire local writers because they have the best understanding of the city and its vernacular. Freelance writers are paid on or about 120 days after publication. Pays competitive rates.

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Woodbury Magazine is published monthly and mailed to 10,000 households within the city of Woodbury, Minn. Pitch stories directly connected to our community. Freelance writers are paid on or about 120 days after publication. Buys exclusive rights.

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Okanagan Life is a regional character magazine serving Okanagan residents Valleywide from Salmon Arm in the north to Osoyoos in the south. We want useful, reader-friendly information and advice pertaining to Okanagan lifestyle. Writers: pay ranges from 20 cents to 25 cents per published word, depending on experience (paid within 30 days of publication).

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The Boundary Waters Journal (BWJ) is a full color 106 page quarterly magazine featuring articles about wilderness recreation, nature and conservation within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW). BWJ publishes in-depth articles that help readers enjoy their trips to canoe country. BWJ will pay $200-$500 for feature length articles (2,000-5,000 words). Payment is made within 30 days of publication. Payments for photos are made separately.

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– Woodbury Magazine is published monthly and mailed to 10,000 households within the city of Woodbury, Minn. Pitch stories directly connected to our community. Freelance writers are paid on or about 120 days after publication.

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Oklahoma Today is a regional bimonthly magazine focused on the best of Oklahoma’s people, places, events, and culture. Stories range in length from a few hundred words for department pieces to 3,500 words for features. Oklahoma Today is always interested in establishing relationships with new freelance writers who can help tell Oklahomas story. All freelance writing for the magazine is done on a contract basis. Payment is 25 cents a word, and payment is upon publication.

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The Cottager delivers features that inform, entertain or help cottagers in Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario explore lakeside living and the great outdoors. The magazine focuses on issues that matter to owners of summer residences as well as full time cottage country residents. Feature stories range from 1000 to 1500 words. Departments vary from 500 to 800 words. Rates vary with the story’s complexity and the writer’s experience.

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Our State: Down Home in North Carolina has been the most comprehensive source of information on the people, places, culture, history, and folklore of North Carolina. We buy nonfiction articles that highlight North Carolina history, personalities, travel, arts and crafts, nature, adventure, culture, and nostalgia. Average article length is about 1,500 words. Payment for articles is made on publication. Fees will be agree upon at the time a story is assigned.

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The Iowan is a bimonthly, general-interest magazine that showcases interesting people, places, and activities found throughout our state. Features generally range from 1,0001,500 words and cover every topic imaginable with two primary rules: 1) solid storytelling and 2) great photography potential. Payment: Pays $150-$450 issued upon publication.

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Baltimore Magazine is a regional magazine serving the Baltimore metropolitan area. It covers local people, events, trends, and ideas. The magazine sometimes covers national issues, but only those of immediate interest to our readers in Baltimore and surrounding counties. The editors seek feature stories that are rich with character and drama or that provide new insight into local events. These stories range from 800 to 2,500 words. Payment: between 30 and 40 cents/word.

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edibleSEATTLE is published bimonthly. Each issue emphasizes the current season with a focus on the Puget Sound area (encompassing Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish, King, Pierce, Thurston, Kitsap, Mason, Clallam, Jefferson, Island and San Juan counties). The editors rely on freelancers for the majority of our stories and departments, and generally, writers generate their own topics. On occasion, the editor makes specific assignments based on writers’ interests and knowledge. Rates vary according to department and experience, and typically fall in the range of 15-30 cents per word.

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Big Grey Horse needs Texas writers, preferably those who have experience with travel writing, for destination reviews: restaurants, hotels, events, music, bars, etc. All the things that make Texas the great state that it is. All blog posts are written in first person POV and range from 600 to 1,000 words. Pieces pay $125-200. Photos are required and included in the payment.

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Edina Magazine is published monthly and mailed to 10,000 households within the city of Edina, Minn. Most of the magazine is written by the staff. We hire local writers only because they have the best understanding of the city and its vernacular. Freelance writers are paid on or about 120 days after publication.

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Big Sky Journal, the magazine of the Northern Rockies. Content is as diverse as backcountry adventure, fine dining, architecture, ranching, rodeo, fly-fishing and hunting. All of our features, columns, poetry, fiction and photography focus on the Northern Rockies landscape, culture, people, places and wildlife. Payment is negotiable and due 30 days after publication.

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Ft.Myers magazine is a bi-monthly magazine focusing on local and national arts & lifestyles. The magazine is targeted at educated, active, creative and successful residents of Southwest Florida, ages 20-75 years old, as well as guests at the best hotels and resorts on the Gulf Coast. Ft.Myers magazine buys one-time rights to articles that will not be appear in other publications in Southwest Florida within six months of publication. Pays approximately 10 cents per word.

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Bloom Magazine is a culture and lifestyle magazine based in Bloomington, Indiana. Every issue includes articles on home & family, arts & entertainment, food & wine, health & fitness, fashion & shopping, and personal finance. Payment is based on content and experience of writer.

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GEORGIA Magazine is the most widely read magazine for and about Georgians. Each issue celebrates the Georgia lifestyle in word and photo, revealing the spirit of its people and the flavor of its past in a friendly, conversational tone. Rates start at $500 for features (first-time North American rights); Shorter articles and departments range from $300 to $500. Word length for major features is 1,200; departments and smaller features, 500-800.

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Blue Ridge Country is a bi-monthly, full-color magazine embracing the feel and spirit of the Blue Ridge region–the traditions and recipes, the husbandry and farming, the country stores and bed-and-breakfast inns, the things to visit and learn about. Word length: 750-2000 words for feature articles, and 100-300 words for departments. Payment is from $25 (for department shorts and book reviews) up to $250 for major pieces. Original photos are paid $50 per photo. Payment is upon publication.

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Gotham Gazette is an on-line publication about the issues facing New York City and New York city and state policies and politics. The editors buy a limited number of freelance articles. Writers will receive payment within a month of posting of the story on the site. Send a brief summary of your article, explaining why it would be of interest to our site and why it is timely.

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Boulevard welcomes writers queries. The editors are interested in articles that capture the vitality of Greater Victoria through its people, arts, culture, social and health issues, leisure, food, recreation, architecture and design. The magazine pays 30 cents a word for most features and 25 cents a word for travel. The average article length is about 1,000 words. As well as publishing a range of compelling, important or entertaining features in each issue, Boulevard requires great stories for our regular departments.

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HAWAII Magazine (est. 1984) is a bimonthly regional travel publication. HAWAII uses freelance writers on a wide variety of subjects, including travel stories, personality profiles, stories on history, culture, music, food and environmental sustainability. Payment for main feature stories, depending on length and complexity, ranges from $600 to $2,000 per feature. Short features, regular departments and columns, range in payment from $250 to $600 per feature.

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Connecticut Magazine is a general interest, service and issue-oriented magazine that covers all aspects of life in the statearts, politics, travel, people, business, health, environment and newsworthy issues. The editors use freelance writers for service articles, investigative pieces, personality profiles and other pieces of interest to Connecticut readers. Word length: 1,800 words for columns and departments and up to 3,000 words for feature articles. Payment: $600-$1,200/article.

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British Columbia Magazine is the scenic geographic and travel magazine of British Columbia. The editors seek articles on wilderness and wildlife, travel destinations, outdoor adventure, First Nations culture, heritage places, people, and history. Word length: 1500-2500 words/feature article; 200-500 words/sidebar. Payment: 50 cents/word issued upon acceptance.

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High Country News (est. 1970) is a nonprofit magazine that focuses on environmental, cultural, and social issues in the Western United States. HCN will consider pitches for well-researched stories on any natural resource or environmental topic, as long as it concerns the West. Word length: 500 to 1,600 (for departments); up to 2,400 words (for feature articles). Payment is between $0.50 and $1.50 per word, depending on the writer’s experience and our experience with the writer.

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Missouri Life is a four-color bimonthly magazine that explores the unique qualities of Missouri and its diverse people and places, past and present. Articles focus on heritage, travel opportunities for weekend getaways and day-trips, and interesting topics, people, and events that make Missouri a great place to live, work, and visit. Payment: starts at $50 and rises for longer articles.

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Canadian Newcomer Magazine is a digital magazine offering how-to information for new immigrants. The editor welcomes freelance submissions of stories, photos, illustrations, puzzles, quizzes and cartoons. Payment: starts at 10 cents/word for articles. Cover photographers are paid at a flat rate of $200 per image. Interior photographers and illustrators are paid at a negotiable rate of $50 per image.

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HONOLULU uses freelance writers on a wide variety of subjects, including personality profiles, history, sports, politics and lifestyle trends, but all must be related to Hawai’i. Feature stories: payment begins at $600, up to about $1,800. Columns, departments and short features: $100 to around $600. HONOLULU Magazine pays 30 days after the publication of the piece.

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Established in 1985 Portland Monthly Magazine celebrates the region’s native appeal with columns on the waterfront; profiles of the region’s business and people; and features on the area’s arts, getaways, maritime history, geography, and cuisine. The publisher buys First North American Serial Rights and repeat internet rights into perpetuity as part of online archiving. Payment: negotiated. Pays on publication.

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CityJournal is a regular feature that runs in AxisPhilly, a news and information website for the Philadelphia region. It is a personal essay, ranging from 750-800 words. Payment is $50 for the first essay accepted and $75 for the second and all subsequent essays.

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The editors are always on the lookout for informative, entertaining writing and great photography about Idaho topics. Columns should be from 100 to 1,000 words, feature articles from 1-3,000 words. IDAHO magazine buys one-time rights to articles, which may include both print and electronic versions.

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1859 Oregon’s Magazine is the magazine about how Oregon lives, work and plays. 1859 is a high quality, regional magazine published quarterly. Feature articles cover travel topics, innovation and personalities. These are the gripping inside stories of Oregons past and present legends, of best places to play and of tomorrow’s headline innovators. Payment varies from $0.30/word to $0.50/word, with web-only copy at a lower rate. Pays upon publication.

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Cleveland Magazine is looking for experienced, Northeast Ohio-based freelance feature writers with vivid styles, tenacious reporting skills and the patience to rewrite. Writers experienced in both news reporting and long-form feature writing, who can write intimate yet critical profiles of Cleveland newsmakers and definitive accounts of burning local events and issues. Word length: 800-4,000 words. Payment: Pays $250-$1,200/article.

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Lake Minnetonka Magazine covers 14 communities and is published monthly. The editors hire local writers because they have the best understanding of the city and its vernacular. Freelance writers are paid on or about 120 days after publication.

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425 magazine hires local freelance writers to provide fun and interesting stories to the Eastside community. Content is general in nature, and includes homes, entertaining, travel, food and drink, fashion, personality profiles, business and more. All stories stories must be of interest and value to residents in the 425 area code. Feature articles: 800-2,500 words. Contracts are issued on an individual basis. 425 magazine pays a flat fee, not by word. Payment is upon publication.

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Cognoscenti features opinions, perspectives and essays from some of New Englands best and brightest thinkers. The editors publish commentaries on politics, culture, sports, law, medicine, innovation, religion, media, parenting and style. Word length: 750 words. Upon request, WBUR will pay a one-time $50 honorarium for each published commentary.

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Lake Superior Magazine (est. 1979) is a bimonthly full-color consumer magazine which focuses exclusively on the Lake Superior region: history, current events, lifestyles, environment, tourism. The average feature runs 1,600 to 2,200 words. Payment is between $200 and $400/feature article. Departments and Columns average 800 to 1,200 words and usually pay from $75 to $200.

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5280 is the premiere monthly guide to the arts, entertainment, dining, and lifestyle issues in Denver. First published in 1993, the magazine has a circulation of 85,000 and is consistently among the top-selling magazines on metro newsstands. Departments are generally 800 to 1,200 words and cover everything from travel to sports to politics. Features can run up to 6,000 words. Payment: TBD.

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Colorado Life magazine covers the people, places, history, nature, wildlife, food, communities, culture, artists and colorful characters that make Colorado a unique place to live and visit. Article length ranges are: departments, 100-400 words; features, 400-3,000 words. The editor buys one-time rights for the magazine, both print and digital. Pays within 30 days of publication.

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Long Island Woman is a magazine for women ages 35 and over. The editors seek articles on lifestyles & family, mental & physical health, sports & fitness, nutrition & dining, fashion & beauty, business & finance, and home decorating & gardening. Word length: up to 2250 words/article. Payment: up to $200/article.

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Adirondack Life magazine explores the region’s people, places, wildlife, history and public issues, and gives readers insider tips on outdoor recreation, from hiking and canoeing to ice-climbing and backcountry skiing. For new contributors, the best way to break in is through departments, which run from 1,000 to 1,800 words. Features run from 1,500 to 3,500 words. Adirondack Life buys first North American serial print rights and the right to use the work on digital media. Payment is 30 cents/word.

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Diablo magazine is a general interest lifestyle magazine distributed to single-family homes in the San Francisco East Bay. Features address local trends and issues, and provide service information to readers. Personality profiles spotlight people living in the area, or who have direct ties to the community. Regular departments include Speak of the Devil, our front-of-the-book section; Getaways; our restaurant review; and an expanded service piece covering one topic of local interest in depth every month. Payment: TBD.

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Maple Grove Magazine (est. 2005) is published monthly and emphasizes the best the city has to offer. Pitch stories directly connected to the local community. Freelance writers are paid on or about 120 days after publication.

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ALASKA HOME is the state’s premier home and lifestyle magazine. Published quarterly, each issue is packed with innovative home and garden ideas and resources. Readers enjoy inspiring articles in the areas of architecture, remodeling, decorating, home furnishings, art, outdoor living, gardening & landscaping, food and wine, entertaining and much more. In general, articles should be between 300 and 1100 words in length. For original articles, payment is $75-$200.

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Down East accepts very few unsolicited queries and manuscripts each year. Most of our articles are written on assignment by regular contributors. The exception is our very popular “My Maine” column. These articles are short narratives about a personal experience or a unique aspect of life here in Maine. Maximum length: 750 words. Payment varies considerably, depending on the subject, quality, and intended use in the magazine.

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Matters Magazine tells the stories of life in Maplewood to South Orange area. Features can be personality-based (e.g., people profiles), issues-based (e.g., news or events of the area) or a mix thereof. Word length: 800-1000 words/article. Final Matters (500 to 800 words) may include commentary, quick, punchy slices of life, cultural observation, significant anecdotes or other forms of nonfiction writing. Features are paid various fees and negotiate rights on a case-by-case basis.

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Alaska magazine is a publication about Alaska for Alaskans by Alaskans. Whether it’s a history piece on Aleut baskets or an adventure tale about hiking in the Brooks Range, it should always have an “only in Alaska” aspect. Main feature stories average about 1,500 words long, but often we run shorter pieces 700-1,000 words. Pay rate is between $200 and $700, based on the word count.

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Durango Magazine is for people who love Durango. Regular topics include area attractions, history, people, places, events and culture. Length of articles range from 150-word shorts to 2,000-word features. Payment is at the rate of 50 a word for our established writers. We buy First North American Rights only, with all rights returned after publication.

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Midwest Living is a bimonthly magazine helping readers make the most of their lives in four main categories: travel, food, home and garden. Most articles take a service approach, providing detailed information that readers can use on their next trip or project. Word length: 100-1000 words/article. Payment: negotiable.

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AlbertaViews is a bimonthly magazine on the culture, politics and economy of Alberta. Each issue contains two or three feature articles of approximately 3,000 words. Alberta Views is only interested in articles that have a strong Alberta focus. Pays up to 50 cents/word for feature articles and $100 for reviews. Payment is upon acceptance.

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The Express publishes freelance material 52 weeks of the year. Although much of our copy is staff-generated, we run articles from freelance writers in many sections of the paper. News stories range in price from $120 to $240. Cover features pay $600. Stories generally run from 2,000 to 3,000 words.

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Midwest Today Magazine is a quarterly “general interest” magazine covering a variety of subjects, including news, sports, politics, entertainment, the arts, and religion. The editors also want short fiction pieces or short true-life stories (up to 2K words). Pays a modest fee within 30 days of publication date.

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