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Religion Unplugged
Religion Unplugged covers "religion in public life and in people's lives." The publication accepts freelance contributions of news features, opinion pieces, and book and movie reviews. News features running under 1000 words pay $200, and those running over 1000 words and pay $300. Opinion columns, essays, and analysis pay $100. Film, TV, art, and book reviews pay $200.
Rising Innovator
Rising Innovator is an online publication and resource center for young entrepreneurs and their parents. We serve ages 8 to 18, and offer a wide variety of tools and content that is broadly targeted at the needs of this group. At this time we are open to a wide variety of pitches. Please do not submit writing that has not been pre-approved by our editorial team. Our articles tend to be less than 1000 words long though for the right subject and writer we may consider longer content. Our pay rate is negotiable based on writer experience and the difficulty of researching a subject.
Sasee
Sasee accepts contributions from freelance writers including essays, humor, satire, personal experiences, and features on topics of interest to women. Articles are 500 - 1000 words. This is a paying publication, but payments vary.
Science
Science accepts freelance contributions including 140-word news briefs to 2500-word features. Freelancers author around half of Science's online-only stories and around a quarter of stories found in weekly print issues. Rates begin at $1.00 / word for online-only stories and $1.25 / word for print-only articles. Some projects pay a flat rate. Online Q&As pay $500.
Scientific American
Scientific American accepts articles on "recent scientific discoveries, technical innovations and overviews of ongoing research." They prefer submissions from scientists with first-hand knowledge in their field or experienced science journalists. Feature articles typically run 2000-4000 words. Opinion and analysis articles run around 1000 words. They also accept poetry.
Sierra
Sierra is a bimonthly national magazine from the Sierra Club. They accept freelance submissions for both features and departments on conservation and other environmental issues. Features range from 3000-4500+ words with payments starting at $1.00 / word (and going to $1.50 / word for well-known writers). Only select departments are open to freelance contributions.
Sitepoint
SitePoint is a paying digital market seeking articles for web designers and developers interested in "the next wave of web technologies." Topics of interest include Jamstack workflows, Gatsby, Eleventy, Rust, Figma, Adobe XD Sketch, Notion, Airtable, Zapier, and more.
Sixty Inches from Center
Sixty Inches from Center accepts pitches for articles relevant to the art and cultural landscapes of the Midwest. Areas covered include Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and the tribal nations of the Midwest region. They pay $150 per contribution.
Smart Business Trends
SmartBusinessTrends.com is a blog covering online marketing, email marketing, Wordpress, and Amazon FBA. They pay $200-500 via PayPal for full rights for tutorials, case studies, and product reviews. They purchase full rights.
Spirituality and Health
Spirituality & Health is a print magazine and digital publication covering a mix of health and spiritual topics. Most submissions are published on the website. Pay varies. Articles they're looking for include articles on health and lifestyle, mind-body-spirit topics, first-person stories relating to deep spiritual experiences, articles on spiritual tools and practices, stories on interfaith beliefs and practices, and more.
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