TEN PET BLOGS AND MAGAZINES THAT PAY FREELANCE WRITERS
Dogster Magazine
Was formerly called Dog Fancy, and they are a bimonthly magazine that publishes helpful features about keeping dogs happy and healthy. They request uplifting ideas for activities, travel and adventure, lifestyle, and products for dogs. They also have a Body and Mind section. Their required word count is 1,000. According to one of their writers, they pay $75 for online articles that are 500 to 800 words. Read their submission guidelines here: https://www.dogster.com/the-scoop/dogster-writing-jobs
Best 1X
Searches for writers who desire to promote pet products or services. Articles should be original and never published elsewhere. They do not want health topics. Only veterinarians write those for them. They require at least 700-1,000 words with subheadings and bullet points for each piece. They pay $20-$55 per article. Read their submission guidelines here: https://best1x.com/write-for-us/
Petful
Requires original, first person, and conversational articles about animal welfare. They recommend 700 words per piece, and they do pay $45 per piece. Additionally, they offer a bonus of $100 if the post goes viral. Read their submission guidelines here: https://www.petful.com/write-for-us/
BlogPaws
Contains a network of bloggers and is a resource that shares helpful posts, special events, and conferences. You can join the site for free if you blog about animals. They seek pieces that assist other people with enhancing their blogging business and social media presence, writing an effective press release, and advertising content. They require each post to contain a word count of 350-550 with two images. Their pay rate is $75 per piece. Read their submission guidelines here: http://blogpaws.com/events/write-for-us/
BirdWatching Magazine
Is a bi-monthly publication that seeks articles from writers who love wild birds. This magazine is available for subscription and on newsstands. They want features about bird history, birds in the news, bird hotspots, feeding, attracting, and identifying birds. They require feature articles to be 1,750-2,250 words and shorter pieces to be 700-900 words. The pay rate for feature pieces is $400 and lesser for shorter articles. Read their submission guidelines here: https://www.birdwatchingdaily.com/the-magazine/submission-guidelines/
Dogs Naturally Magazine
Has an audience of dog owners and professionals. They cover information on nutrition, holistic health care, homeopathy, herbs, TCVM, vaccines, and pharmaceutical controversies. They seek writers who are holistic vets, homeopaths, herbalists, TCVM practitioners, natural pet healthcare practitioners, and other canine health experts. Their pay rate is usually $50-$200 per piece. Read their submission guidelines here: https://www.dogsnaturallymagazine.com/contribute-2/
Nashville Paw
Distributes for free to multiple areas in middle Tennessee, including Nashville. It is a bi-monthly lifestyle magazine about pets and is also shared online by subscription. They cover pieces on pet nutrition, safety, health, wellness, and promote animal welfare and resue. Nashville Paw seeks various types of articles and word counts from 400-1,500. Pay rates depend on the writer’s kind of assignment and experience. Read their submission guidelines here: http://www.nashvillepaw.com/about_us/submission_guidelines
The Bark
Has grown into one of the most trusted and recognized dog magazines on the market. It started as a newsletter in 1997. They require robust features about nutrition, behavior, wellness, and adoption for dog lovers. They are seeking feature articles and short how-to pieces with a word count of 600. They also like fiction, essays, and poems. Pay rates vary, are based on the length of the article, and are negotiated. They pay for online submissions with a one-year subscription to their magazine. Read their submission guidelines here: https://thebark.com/content/submission-guidelines
Earth Island Journal
Gets distributed by Earth Island Institute and is a quarterly magazine to members. It is available on newsstands and by subscription. They feature a wide variety of environmental themes that relate to animal rights and wildlife conservation. They seek stories of communities and individuals creating a substantial difference for the world, investigative pieces, and great interviews.The guidelines state that online reports are a great way to get into the Journal, especially if you are new to reporting and writing. They publish stories five days a week online, and publishing opportunities are high with them.They require a word count of 1,200-1,500 for articles and pay $.25 per word. For investigative features, they pay $750-$1,000. For their online pieces, they pay $50-$100. Read their submission guidelines here: http://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/writersguidelines/
Firstline Magazine
Is a trade magazine that contains vet assistants, practice managers, and vet practice team members. This magazine features stories to encourage and teach their audience how to improve their careers and enhance the lives of animals they assist. They request several types of pieces for each of their sections. Their features pay $250-$350 for 800-2,000 words, Make it Meaningful pays $150 for a 600-1,200 word count, Room to Grow pays $40 for 500 words or fewer, and Pearls of Practice pays $30 for 250 words or fewer. Read their submission guidelines here: http://www.dvm360.com/firstlines-author-guidelines
