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10 Paying TV and Film Magazines for Writers – by Michael W. Michelsen, Jr.

July 27, 2024

10 Paying TV and Film Magazines for Writers – by Michael W. Michelsen, Jr.
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Do you enjoy television, movies, and other forms of entertainment? Check out these paying markets for writers!

  1. Variety

Variety is one of the grand old men of entertainment publications. Inside, you will find news, awards, film reviews, film festivals, box office news, and much more. Payment starts at about $.75 a word.

See “For editorial pitches and press releases” on their contact page.

  1. Substream Magazine

Substream Magazine is a print and digital magazine that focuses on music, pop culture, film, and entertainment. Substream publishes reviews, interviews, news, and much more. They pay up to $.10 a word.

Writers Guidelines: Contact Us – Substream Magazine

  1. Film Quarterly

Film Quarterly publishes everything having to do with film history, film theory, and the influence of video, film, and television on our culture and society. Payment starts at $50 for articles of 1,000 words or less.

Writers Guidelines: Submit | Film Quarterly

  1. Bright Wall/Dark Room

Bright Wall/Dark Room is an online publication dedicated to “exploring the relationship between the cinema and the business of being alive. They publish personality profiles, interviews, personal essays, cultural criticism, humor pieces, and formal analysis. They pay about $50 for essays of 1,500 to 3,000 words.

Writers Guidelines: whitewalldarkroom.com/submissions

  1. Artforum

Artforum is all about the world of contemporary art, focusing on film, photography, music, fashion, and architecture. They pay about $.32 per word.

Writers Guidelines: Contact Us (artforum.com)

  1. Flood Magazine

Flood Magazine is a quarterly magazine that focuses on the entire gamut of film, music, television, art, and travel. They pay up to $.15 per word.

Writers Guidelines: FLOOD – About (floodmagazine.com)

  1. Cineaste

Cineaste is about cinema, with the social, political, and aesthetic perspective. They feature book reviews (single or multiple). These run 1,000 to 1,500 words. They also like features, interviews, film reviews, DVD and Blu-Ray reviews, and columns. Short Take reviews and DVD reviews pay $18, short articles, sidebars, interviews, or essays pay $90.

Writers Guidelines: Writer’s Guidelines — Cineaste Magazine

  1. Little White Lies

Little White Lies is a UK based, bi-monthly publication aimed at championing great movies and those who make them. Film lovers are their primary audience. They pay up to $.11 per word.

Writers Guidelines: Contact – Little White Lies (lwlies.com)

  1. Luma

Luma is a quarterly online publication sponsored by the Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers and EMMEDIA Gallery & Production Society. They use news, reviews, critical essays and previews about culturally relevant productions. They pay $200 per submission.

Writers Guidelines: Submissions – Luma Quarterly

As they say at the movies, break a leg!

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Michael W. Michelsen, Jr. is a freelance writer living in a cultural wasteland commonly known as Southern California. He specializes in business and technology subjects, but is not too proud to consider virtually any subject. Readers can reach him by email, Muck Rack, or LinkedIn. Facebook does nothing but frustrate him, but if you insist, you can see his page here: https://www.facebook.com/mike.michelsen.35/

 

 

 

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