Smithsonian.com
Smithsonian, a national monthly magazine that chronicles popular culture, the sciences, history and art from an American perspective, is looking for humor pieces to fill The Last Page, their monthly humor column.  They are specifically looking for stories, ideally from the writer’s own experience, about a typical event that had a surprising or humorous twist.
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Requirements: 500 to 650 words, detailing a short but humorous story from a writer’s own experience.

Query/Manuscript: Do not query.  They only accept completed manuscripts through their online submission form.

Payment: $1,000 per accepted article for first North …

Redbook is looking for news stories, essays, articles or interesting reports dealing with women–more specifically, women moving from single to married life and wives transitioning to motherhood.  Redbook is a national magazine, meaning they expect the best, pay better than other lesser known publications, and will look excellent on your writing resume.
Who They Are: A national magazine that regularly publishes features on women transitoning through important life stages, such as motherhood or marriage.
What They Want: Smart articles about new or exciting trends, information about relationships, inspiring stories, and important news …

High Times is looking for articles, features, and news stories relating to cannabis, including growing techniques, articles covering cannabis in the media, reviews, and commentary about current events relating to marijuana.  Photographs are highly encouraged for marijuana how to’s or growing advice.
Who They Are: High Times is a very well known magazine that advocates marijuana use and its legalization.  It is considered to be the best source for marijuana news and stories.  Former writers for High Times include Truman Capote and Hunter S. Thompson.
What They Want: High Times is looking …

This magazine is not for writers who aren’t passionate about women’s rights (and feminism, to an extent).  Bitch Magazine is for pop savvy feminists who can dig deep into the undiscovered meanings of pop culture and its relation to feminism.
Being a feminist is not a requirement, but you should have some knowledge about feminism and pop culture.
Who They Are: Bitch Magazine is a quarterly magazine (read: they only produce four magazines a year) that regularly publishes lengthy features, interviews, and columns about pop culture.  Each snippet evaluates pop culture from …