Article Writing
4 Freelance Markets to Check
These publication pages were available when this issue was prepared. Read the complete guidelines before pitching, especially where compensation depends on the assignment.
Freelance Automotive, Technology and Culture Features
The Drive • Freelance pitches • Rates generally start around $500
The Drive invites ambitious reported features about motoring, transportation technology and automotive culture. Editors emphasize original reporting, strong sources and ideas that can interest readers beyond the enthusiast audience. The guidelines say freelance rates generally start around $500 and may rise with the scope, length and reporting required.
Essays, Commentary, Reviews and Selected Features
The Humanist • 1,000 to 3,000 words • Limited compensation for selected developed features
The Humanist considers specialized articles relevant to humanism, personal experience columns, editorials, reviews, humor, poetry, short fiction and visual work. Most prose submissions should run 1,000 to 3,000 words. The publication states that its compensation budget is limited and generally reserved for a small number of highly developed features involving substantial reporting or analysis.
Freelance Journalism and Media-Criticism Pitches
The Objective • Freelance pitches • Current stated rate: $0.50 per word
The Objective accepts freelance pitches examining power, inequity and new possibilities in journalism. Its guidelines ask writers to explain why the story belongs with this newsroom rather than a general media publication. The current pitch page states a budget of $0.50 per word, while noting that special projects may use different rates.
Guest Articles and Themed Features
Christ and Pop Culture • Guest articles and features • Paid features listed at $75
Christ and Pop Culture typically reserves one weekly slot for a guest writer and also commissions longer features around predetermined themes. Its current page lists unpaid guest articles at 1,000 to 2,000 words and paid features at 1,500 to 3,000 words for $75. Writers should submit a pitch rather than a completed draft and include two or three writing samples.
