This is a general list and is not exclusive to African writers. Please click on the magazine title to view the guidelines and check if they are accepting submissions at this time. For magazines paying on a per-word basis, our assumption is that an article contains 1,000 words. Top-paying markets for poetry can be found here, and for short stories here. Kindly advise us of broken links.
(Note to editors/publishers of these magazines, advise us of corrections, if any. This list is updated as of September 16, 2010.)
Best of luck.
1. Explore Magazine pays $1500 minimum
2. Hispanic Business pays up to $1500 per article
3. National Parks Magazine pays $1300 for features and travel articles
4. The Progressive pays $1300
5. Family Fun pays $1.25 per word
6. Smithsonian pays $1000 to $1500 for last word humor page
7. Entrepreneur pays $1 per word
8. On Wall Street pays $1 per word
9. Discovery Channel Online pays $1 per word
10. Robb Report pays $1 per word
11. This Old House pays $1 per word
12. U.S Airways pays $1 per word
13. Vibe Magazine pays $1 per word
14. Wish pays $1 per word
15. Trazzler pays $1000 per month
16. Sierra Magazine pays $750 - $3500
17. Car & Driver pays $750 - $3000 per article; send e-mail to editors@caranddriver.com
18. Wine Enthusiast pays $750 - $2000; query by sending e-mail to tmoriarity@wineenthusiast.com
19. National Parks Magazine pays $750 - $1300 per article; issues kill fee if article doesn't run
20. About.com pays $675 per month plus bonuses for traffic
21. Scrap Magazine pays $600 - $1000
22. Chile Pepper pays $600
23. Baby Talk Magazine pays $500 - $2000; query by mail to 530 5th Avenue, NY NY 10036 and be sure to include a SASE
24. Sub Tropics pays $500 - $1000
25. Romantic Homes pays $500
26. Meetings Media pays $500 per article
27. HistoryNet pays $500
28. American Scholar pays up to $500
29. Vietnam Magazine pays $400 - $800
30. The Saturday Evening Post pays up to $400
31. Metro Parent pays $350 per article
32. The Sun Magazine pays $300 to $3000
33. North Shore pays $300 to $1500
34. American Kennel Club Gazzette pays $300 - $500 per article
35. America's Civil War pays $300 minimum
36. GoMediaZine pays up to $300 per article
37. Art Calendar pays $250
38. Chidren's Advocate pays $225 - $450
39. Paste Magazine pays $0.25 per word
40. Credit Today pays $200 - $1400
41. Kitchen and Bath Design News pays $200 - $650
42. Her Sports pays $200 - $600 per assigned article
43. Blade Magazine pays $200 - $300
44. Christian Science Monitor pays $200 - $225 per article
45. SQLServerPerformance.com pays up to $200 for 1500-word articles
46. AAA Living pays $150 - $1800 per assigned article
47. Laptop Magazine pays $150 - $1250
48. Model Railroad Hobbyist pays $150 - $1000
49. Aerospace Magazine pays $150 - $750
50. Boys Life pays $150 - $750
51. Persimmon Hill pays $150 - $300
52. The Network Journal pays $150 - $200
53. psd.tut pays $150 per tutorial
54. Threads pays $150 per page
55. Skirt Magazine pays $150 per article
56. New York Spirit pays $150
57. Minnesota Trails Magazine pays $125 minimum
58. ProBlogDesign pays $125 per post
59. SitePoint pays $100 plus bonuses
60. Astronomy pays $100 - $1000
61. Brick pays $100 - $500 per submission
62. International Living pays $100 - $500
63. Family Motor Coaching Magazine pays $100 - $500
64. Northwest Travel pays $100 - $500
65. Seattle Homes & Lifestyles pays $100 - $400 per article
66. Broken Pencil pays $100 - $400
67. Russian Life Magazine pays $100 - $300
68. Readers Digest pays $100 - $300 for accepted jokes and humor
69. Dance Teacher pays $100 - $300; e-mail jtu@dancemedia.com for guidelines
70. Bee Culture pays $100 - $250
71. Web Design Tuts pays $100 per tutorial
72. Web Design Tuts pays $100 per tutorial
73. Snafu Designs pays $100 per idea; guidelines at info@snafuguidelines
74. DotNet Slackers pays $100 per article
75. Common Ties pays $100 per story
76. Martini Media Network pays $100 per article
77. Dropzone.com pays $100
78. Technical Articles on Power Supply Power pays $100
79. Auto Pilot Magazine pays $100
80. Messaging Talk pays up to $100 per article
81. Greater Good pays $75 - $350
82. Graphic Design School pays $75 - $120
83. Qatar Vistor pays $75 per article
84. Sex, etc pays $75 per article
85. Apron Strings pays €60 - €100
86. LabMice pays $60 - $100
87. Freelance Switch pays $60 per guest post
88. Across the Board pays $50 - $2500 per article
89. Family Business pays $50 - $1000
90. Oregon Humanities pays $50 - $800
91. Tutorial9 pays $50 - $300
92. TutToaster pays $50 - $200 per article or tutorial
93. Australian Women Online pays $50 - $150 per article
94. Radish pays $50 - $150
95. DeveloperTutorials.com pays $50 - $100 for tutorials
96. Seattle Dining pays $50 - $60
97. Room Magazine pays C$50 - C$75
98. PS Deluxe pays $50 per tutorial
99. The Change Agent pays $50
100. International Living pays $50
101. Literary Traveler pays $50
102. Woman's Day pays $50