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- Futuress is a learning and publishing platform that supports democratising design education and empowering marginalised communities. They welcome unsolicited submissions for fact-based essays, interviews, features, investigative reporting, or narrative nonfiction and academic writing. According to their guidelines, they offer an honorarium of 150 CHF for republished content and between 200 CHF and 400 CHF for newly developed texts, depending on the length and level of research and reporting involved. To learn more, check out their contribution guidelines.
- Liber is a feminist magazine focused on feminist writing, culture, theory, and history. They accept reviews and essays on upcoming books of all genres, along with poetry, comics, personal or hybrid essays, photo essays, and long-form features related to feminist history and publishing. Reviews range from 1,000 to 2,000 words, and features average 2,000 to 4,000 words. According to their guidelines, they pay $100 per book review, $50 per poem, and $100-$300 for features based on length and complexity. To learn more, read their pitching guidelines.
- Feminist Food Journal is an online magazine about feminist food future. They accept written articles (1,500 to 5,000 words) and audio pieces (15 to 45 minutes) in a range of styles and formats: “literary journalism, memoirs, interviews, investigative journalism, poetry, and fiction.” According to their guidelines, they pay a flat rate of $130 per contribution. Learn more about them here. Read their pitch guide here.
- Dame is a website “For Women Who Know Better.” They are “smart, quick-witted, opinionated and unapologetic.” They publish essays, news, analysis, and unique takes on relationships, gender politics, sex, race, entertainment, the arts, business, politics, Internet culture, health and everything in-between. According to their pitch guide, they pay $350 to $750 for reported stories.
- Diem is a social universe that is designed for women and non-binary folks. They are seeking stories for their publication, The Power Outlet. They want stories that “cover the intersection of gender and power across verticals like technology, health, finance, relationships, and culture.” They also want “stories that examine the candid conversations that we have with each other—about friendships, birth control, toxic masculinity, burnout, harassment, chronic pain, big career moves, enthralling books, and everything in between.” According to their guidelines, their rates start at $200 per story (700 words). To learn more, refer to their pitch guide.
- Herizons is a Canadian publication with a feminist readership. Articles about “social commentary on art, culture, and legal/political/community affairs related to gender, race, and sexuality” are what they usually publish. They are only accepting submissions from women, non-binary, and Two-Spirit writers based in Canada. According to their form, they pay $600 for features (1500-1200 words), $250 (600 words) for guest columns, and $175 for reviews (500 words), and $125 (350 words) for book reviews. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.
- Dilettante Army is an online journal dedicated to art writing, visual culture, and feminism. It is published quarterly, and each issue has a theme. Preferred topics center around issues of social justice, politics, and art. While they do publish pieces that are situated in lived experience, they do not publish personal essays. Word length for others vary but for essays the average length is 4000 words. According to their guidelines, they pay a flat fee of $500 per article. To learn more, visit this page.
- Unearth Women is a women-founded travel publication with a mission to lift women’s voices and show travelers how to support women worldwide. Word length for their digital stories is 800 to 2000 words. They seek unique pitches for both their Women to Watch section and Feminist City Guides. According to their guidelines, they pay $125 to $250 per article depending on the story length and experience of the writer. To learn more, read their writer’s guidelines.
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