Here’s a roundup of 10 publications that pay for articles on religion and spirituality. We’ve included payment rates and contact information for all of these publications, to make it easy for you to connect with the right publisher.

1. Religion Unplugged is a news organization that covers religion stories around the world. They publish at least one story each day on their website. Their pay rates vary by department: News features (801 words or more): $300, Opinion and essays (800 to 1,000 words): $200, Film and TV reviews (800 words or more): $200, Art reviews (800 words or more): $200, Book reviews (800 words or more): $200. For more details, check out their submission guidelines.
2. Spirituality and Health covers a broad spectrum of topics that fall under spirituality and health. They publish articles on healthy lifestyles, relationships, spiritual tools and practices, profiles, interfaith stories, and spiritual travel. One payment report from 2022 indicated pay of $0.50 per word for investigative reporting. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
3. Geez Magazine is a quarterly print magazine about “social justice, art, and activism for people at the fringes of faith in both Canada and the US.” They usually pay $50 to $100 per piece. For more information, refer to their writers’ guidelines.
4. Guideposts is an inspiration-focused magazine about “people who have attained a goal, surmounted an obstacle, or learned a helpful lesson through their faith.” They typically publish first-person narratives. They previously indicated pay of $250 or more for stories. Current rates are not clear. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
5. Hinduism Today is an international quarterly magazine featuring articles concerning timely events, human interest stories, interviews, social issues, lifestyle pieces, cultural explorations, and more. Contributing writers don’t need to be Hindu but “should empathize with Hindu thought, practices, and culture”. Word length for short articles is 700 and 2,000 words and longer articles are 2,000 to 6,000 words. An accompanying photo is necessary to go with the story. Query first. Pay is $0.10 per word and $20-100 for each published photo. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
6. Parabola is the magazine published by The Society for the Study of Myth and Tradition, a non-profit organization. Each issue of Parabola focused on “one of the timeless themes of human existence.” The tag line for the magazine is “the Search for Meaning.” They pay $150 to $400 for essays, 1,000 to 3,000 words. They also accept book reviews, retellings of traditional stories, and poetry. To learn more, and to submit, read their submission guidelines.
7. Tablet is a daily online magazine of Jewish news, ideas, and culture that welcomes submissions from freelance writers. You can submit a full pitch that includes a detailed description of your topic, a brief bio, links to any of your previously published stories, and, if necessary, a short writing sample. According to one payment report, they paid $0.24 per word for 1900 words. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
8. Broadview is a Canadian print magazine and website about spirituality, justice, and ethical living. The print magazine is published 10 times a year and the website showcases new content daily. They serve a niche audience of progressive Christians and those who share similar core values. They are looking for stories about “spirituality, ethical living, social justice, and the United Church.” They can be “investigative features, engaging profiles, first-person narratives, reported news stories, essays, photo essays, opinion pieces, blogs, interviews or reviews of books or film.” Rate: $0.65 per word for reported pieces and $0.40 per word for Q&As, blogs, and personal essays. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
9. Critical Muslim, a project by the Muslim Institute in London, is dedicated to exploring issues within Islam and Muslim societies. It provides a Muslim perspective on contemporary debates and fosters dialogue between Islam and other cultures, including the West. Submissions are welcome with the following guidelines: main articles and essays (4,000-6,000 words), reviews (2,500-3,000 words), poetry (up to six pages), and fiction (3,000-6,000 words). Payment rates are not mentioned on site. To learn more, refer to this page. 
10. Image is a quarterly literary journal which publishes work that reflects “a sustained engagement with one of the western faiths—Judaism, Christianity, or Islam.” They accept fiction, poetry, longer essays, work in translation, interviews and artist profiles. Note, they charge submission fees for most categories, but not for interviews. They pay between $100 and $400 per article. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
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