25 Religion & Spirituality Publications that Pay Writers

A wide variety of publications that pay for writing on religion and spirituality, including Christian, Muslim, agnostic, Hindu, Jewish, and Buddhist publications.

Writers! Today for you, I have a list of 25 publications that pay for writing on spirituality or religion. Please note, this list is specifically not focused on the Christian market.

I have included some Christian publications, but this list is intended to be a diverse list, focused on a variety of topics. (I’ll publish a Christian focused list separately in the future, as it will likely be much longer than this list.)

We’ve researched payment rates and contact information for these publishers, so you can easily contact the right editor.

If you’re new to pitching, I encourage you to spend time carefully studying the publications you would like to write for. Learn their style, how they’re organized, the types of writing they publish, and even the general lengths of the articles they publish. Also, pay special attention to the way they write article titles, as this is often vital to the pitch writing process.

Once you’re familiar with the publication, you can brainstorm ideas, and then carefully craft a short pitch to the appropriate editor at the publication. For paid subscribers, feel free to send me a draft pitch, and I’ll give you my feedback.

If you’re looking for even more opportunities to get published,you should also check out this list of 51 Publications that Pay $1 Per Word. You can also browse the many lists we’ve published so far on this site.

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.