Get paid for your writing in 2022!

Content is in great demand all around the United States and even the world. For those who want to tell stories about the western region of the United States, below is a list of publications paying writers. If the western region isn’t your spot, there will be more to come, just watch for the All Around the Freelance Writing World kicker on future posts.

Arizona Highways magazine was born in the early 1920s. As automobiles emerged as the preferred mode of transportation in the U.S., a handful of states throughout the country developed magazines to entice motorists to travel newly developed roads. Sponsored by the states’ departments of transportation, these magazines provide a unique resource for examining how the automobile changed the history of travel and helped to shape identities of place in America. Of these magazines, none date as far back or have featured the iconic photography that has made Arizona Highways a national treasure.

An award-winning nonprofit monthly magazine with a robust website that tells the complex story of the Western United States, through coverage of its people, communities and landscapes.

We showcase diverse, engaging storytelling, highlighting the many different human experiences unfolding across the West. We welcome pitches from writers who bring a variety of experiences and perspectives to the magazine, including writers of color, LGBTQ+ writers, disabled writers, and writers from other groups traditionally underrepresented in the media.

With over 40 million unique latimes.com visitors monthly, 1.6 million Sunday print readership, and 4.4 million combined print and online weekly audience, the Los Angeles Times is the largest metropolitan daily newspaper in the country. The Pulitzer Prize-winning Times has been covering Southern California for more than 140 years.

L.A. Weekly in print and online is an essential guide for where to go, where to eat, and what to do in LA. Our articles and lists are filled with hot tips, dining reviews, concert and nightlife picks, plus pictorials of L.A. concerts and events, by L.A.’s best club photographers.

Founded in 1978 by an investment group that included actor Michael Douglas, L.A. Weekly is the nation’s mostly widely read alt-weekly, with well over 4 million active users visiting laweekly.com each month.

LAist is dedicated to strengthening the civic and cultural bonds that unite Southern Californians. We do this by providing accurate, fact-based news and forming community relationships that foster understanding, trust, loyalty and goodwill. We value curiosity, embrace complexity.

The Bold Italic is an online magazine that celebrates the character and free-wheeling spirit of San Francisco and the Bay Area.

Outdoor California is looking for the best in both writing and photography. We are part of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and we advocate the efforts of the dedicated men and women of the Department as they protect and conserve the wildlife and natural habitat of this state.

SFGATE is a Hearst-owned news site and also a sister-site of the San Francisco Chronicle, which offers readers a subscription website at sfchronicle.com. For more about SFGATE, including job opportunities, newsletters, and a brief site history, click here.

Variable West aims to increase engagement with the West Coast art world while nurturing both regional communities and international conversations.

Founded during the chaotic summer of 2020 by Portland-based writer and editor Amelia Rina, Variable West is the first platform to provide a comprehensive calendar of art events on the West Coast of the United States.

The North Coast Journal is a free, weekly news magazine and website about politics, business, life and leisure in Humboldt County. In the print edition of the Journal, you’ll find a weekly calendar, articles about arts, music and personalities, and compelling stories about what makes Humboldt tick, from its centers of power to the people living on its fringes.

Monterey Bay Parents covers Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties and articles should be of interest to our local readers. We’re especially interested in articles about family fun–places to go, things to do, undiscovered treasures!

Published monthly, Sunset shares the best of life in the West―from travel and food to home and garden―with our nearly five million readers. We are passionate about showcasing the region’s unique lifestyle and noteworthy destinations, inspiring people to achieve the dream of living in the West.

Ventana Monthly is direct mailed to 25,000 select homeowners and distributed at over 600 business locations each month. Total circulation is 33,000.

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Meg Stewart has been freelancing for nearly two decades. She’s a multi-passionate skill hoarder and the intersection of freelance writing, technology, and teaching is her sweet spot. Freelance Ladder was founded to help writers get paid and help solopreneurs do tech stuff better. Meg and her family, (along with two dogs, two cats, and two leopard geckos), live in Northeast Ohio. Follow me on Medium or become a Medium member and get unlimited access.

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Western Region Paying Markets for Freelance Writers