Dear Writers,

Here’s a list of ten blogs and websites that pay writers up to $50 or more for guest posts and articles. Topics include news, addiction, theater, language, and more.

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The Fix is a daily website for news and information on addiction and recovery. They offer rehab reviews, sober living tips, and addiction recovery news. Most of their stories are of 1,100 to 2,000 words. According to payment reports, they pay an average of $0.15 per word. To learn more, refer to this page.

The Fresh Toast is a lifestyle and entertainment news website that covers cannabis, medical marijuana, celebrities, music, sports, technology, food, drink, and more. According to one payment report, they paid $0.05 per word. For more information, visit this page.

NurseGuidance.com is a blog where nurses offer helpful articles and videos to other nurses. They are looking for articles and videos for their blog. They pay $50 to $100 for anecdotes, general tips, or advice articles. The articles should be 400 to 1,200 words long. For details, visit this page.

Ricochet is a Canada-based, crowd-funded multiplatform news outlet that practices public-interest journalism in English and French. They accept pitches for short- and long-form journalism. According to one payment report, they paid $0.08 per word for a 1,000-word feature. For details, refer to this page.

Food52 is “the premier destination for kitchen & home enthusiasts offering a curated shop, industry-leading content and a vibrant community.” According to one payment report, they paid $0.20 per word for a 750-word feature. To contact them, refer to this page.

Daring Abroad is a blog that offers work from home jobs, investment opportunities, business ideas, and more. They also offer reviews of home appliances. They are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. They are looking for contributors who are “passionate about writing on life and travel tips.” They pay $100 per article (1,500 to 2,000 words). To learn more, visit this page.

MultiLingual is a magazine, newsletter, and website that covers global business, localization, language technology, and translation. According to one payment report, they paid $0.09 per word. To contact them, refer to this page.

New Naratif is a multimedia website focused on Southeast Asian journalism, research, and art. They are looking for “content that is evidence-based, rich in context, and grounded.” They pay $200 for text (about 1,500 words for journalism, and 3,000 to 6,000 words for research articles) and $50 per photo (maximum 2 photos per piece). Details here.

Defiance Forum is a website for news and discussion on Defiance (an online game developed by Trion Worlds) and other games. They are looking for gamers and writers who want to share their favorite game’s strategies with other game enthusiasts. The games that they accept include “shooter games, survival games, RPG games, artillery games, RTS, RTT, tower defense, TBT, TBS, other action, adventure, and action-adventure games.” They pay their writers $0.03 per word. For more information, visit this page.

SpiderWebShow is “Canada’s only online space that investigates the intersection of the theatrical and digital.” They pay an honorarium of $50 for an article of 750 to 1,000 words. To learn more, visit this page.