27 Publications that Pay for Writing About Parenting

For those who want to get paid to write about parenting, here’s a list of 27 publications that pay for writing on the topic.

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1. Fatherly is a “digital media brand for dads.” They offer expert parenting advice, product recommendations, and life tips for fathers. They accept pitches for their Gear, Life, and Health & Science verticals, and they are looking for explainers, reported essays, service journalism, and interesting profiles. According to an old payment report, they pay up to $0.25 per word. To learn more, visit their how to pitch page.

2. The Green Parent is a UK publication that assists parents in the pursuit of green living and other parenting goals. Word length varies; full-length articles can be around 1500 – 2000 words and short opinion pieces are 600 words. According to their pitch guide, they pay £75 per 1,000 words.

3. Romper is a website for millennial moms. They accept pitches for timely essays, personal essays, pop culture articles, health reporting, investigative reports, and more. According to an old payment report, they paid $150 for a profile or interview of about 1,000 words. To learn more, visit their how-to pitch page.

4. Pregnancy & Newborn is a monthly print magazine and an online community for new and expecting mothers. They feature birth stories, health tips, gear reviews, baby advice, and more. According to an old payment report, they paid $0.17 per word. For more details, visit their contact us page.

5. On Parenting is a parenting blog of the Washington Post. They are looking for pieces with an interesting angle to parenting. They welcome reported pieces and personal essays. They expect pieces to be not more than 1,200 words. An old payment report suggests they pay up to $0.45 per word. To learn more, visit their submission guidelines page.

6. Lies About Parenting publishes thought-provoking articles on all aspects of parenting. They accept pitches for articles that share surprising advice, a personal story, or a revelation. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.

7. Mommyhood101 is a website that offers baby product reviews, treatments for common ailments, news coverage of scientific advancements in paediatrics, and more. They look for submissions of at least 2,000 words with at least 1 image. The submissions must be about pregnancy, childbirth, or parenting. Submissions about parenting must be relevant for children under the ages of about 5 to 7 years. They encourage writers with “higher experience levels” to contact them to negotiate pay before sending an article. For more information, visit their meet-our-authors page.

8. PDX Parent is a parenting magazine and website that covers kid and family-friendly activities in Portland. Currently, they are only looking for Pacific Northwest writers. They are not always open to submissions. According to their write for us page, they pay $25 to $50 per article. For print submissions, they pay $400-$450 for feature-length articles and $100 for Field Trip columns.