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If you'd like to query consumer magazines, you can find their writers' guidelines here.
http://www.aarpmagazine.org/Articles/a2003-02-21-mag-writers_guidelines.html AARP claims to be the "world's largest circulation magazine." Catering to the over-50 crowd, the magazine accepts freelance submissions in the following categories: finance, health, food, travel, consumerism, general interest, and profiles or first-person accounts. At the time of inclusion, the magazine pays a minimum of $1.00 per contracted word. |
http://www.adirondacklife.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=27&Itemid=112 Adirondack Life is a regional magazine serving readers in areas surrounding the Adirondack Mountains. The magazine accepts freelance submissions for the following departments: Special Places, Watercraft, Barkeater, Kitchen, Profile, Historic Preservation, North Country, Sporting Scene, Home, Wilderness, Wildlife, Working, and Yesteryears. At the time of inclusion, Adirondack Life pays $.25 per published word. |
Air and Space Magazine - Smithsonian http://www.airspacemag.com/contact-us/submission-guidelines.php The Smithsonian's Air & Space Magazine accepts freelance submissions for book reviews and the following departments: Soundings, Above & Beyond, Flights & Fancy, Reviews & Previews, Oldies & Oddities, and feature articles. At the time of inclusion, the magazine pays $1000 - 2500 for feature articles, $150 - 300 for departments in Soundings and Reviews, and $500 - 1000 for other departments. The magazine suggests pitching department ideas if you haven't written for the magazine previously. |
http://www.coastalliving.com/coastal/magazine/writers_guide.html Coastal Living Magazine accepts freelance submissions in the following departments: Home, Travel, Lifestyle, Food & Entertaining. At the time of inclusion, Coastal Living typically pays $1.00 per word, plus "reasonable expenses," with a 25% kill fee. |
http://www.emagazine.com/view/?1512 E Magazine claims to be the "largest independent environmental magazine." They accept freelance submissions of the following types and in the following departments: features, currents, In Brief, Money Matters, Going Green, Consumer News, House & Home, Your Health, Eating Right, and Tools for Green Living. At the time of inclusion, E Magazine pays $.30 per word (published). |
http://www.entrepreneur.com/entmagwg.html Entrepreneur Magazine is a small business magazine that accepts freelance submissions for features and the following columns: Money, Marketing, Management, Technology, Viewpoint, and miscellaneous short articles for the Edge section. At the time of inclusion, the magazine pays $1.00 per word. |
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/traveler/writer-guidelines.html National Geographic Traveler accepts freelance submissions on US and foreign travel destinations, "from mainstream to adventure travel." Payment varies, but is "competitive with other national magazines." |
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/inside/writersguidelines.html Washington Monthly is a DC-based magazine covering politics, culture, the media, and government. Articles must be submitted on spec. At the time of inclusion, the magazine pays $.10 per word published. |
http://www.yogajournal.com/general_customer_service/about/editorial_subs_guidelines/ Yoga Journal accepts freelance submissions on the following topics: influential members of the yoga community, the practice of hatha yoga, applications of yoga to everyday life, hatha yoga anatomy and kinesiology, therapeutic yoga, nutrition, diet, cooking, and natural skin and body care. Payment varies. |