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Publications and software companies with a standing call for paid articles and tutorials. These run all year, so they have no deadline. Where a rate is published it is shown; where it isn't, the listing says so.

16 open, from 13 outlets. 16 charge no fee or state none. 16 read all year. Checked Oct 19, 2026.

  1. Freelance

    Airbyte Data engineering articles

    Pays$300-500 per article
    FeeNo fee
    ClosesRolling
    Guidelines for Airbyte, Data engineering articles
  2. Freelance

    Amezmo PHP hosting and web development tutorials

    Pays$300 per 2,000-word article
    FeeNo fee
    ClosesRolling
    Guidelines for Amezmo, PHP hosting and web development tutorials
  3. Freelance

    AppSignal Ruby, Elixir and JavaScript articles

    PaysPaid per post once approved (rate not published)
    FeeNo fee
    ClosesRolling
    Guidelines for AppSignal, Ruby, Elixir and JavaScript articles
  4. Freelance

    Bugfender Mobile and web development articles

    PaysUp to $500 per article
    FeeNo fee
    ClosesRolling
    Guidelines for Bugfender, Mobile and web development articles
  5. Freelance

    Civo Cloud and Kubernetes tutorials

    PaysFee agreed when your idea is accepted; paid by PayPal or Civo credit
    FeeNo fee
    ClosesRolling
    Guidelines for Civo, Cloud and Kubernetes tutorials
  6. Freelance

    Draft.dev Technical blog posts for software companies

    PaysPaid per article (rate set on assignment)
    FeeNo fee
    ClosesRolling
    Guidelines for Draft.dev, Technical blog posts for software companies
  7. Freelance

    Envato Tuts+ Tutorials in code, design and photography

    PaysPaid per tutorial (rate not published)
    FeeNo fee
    ClosesRolling
    Guidelines for Envato Tuts+, Tutorials in code, design and photography
  8. Freelance

    Jane Friedman Articles for The Bottom Line, a paid publishing-industry newsletter

    PaysPaid per assignment; 25% kill fee
    FeeNo fee
    ClosesRolling
    Guidelines for Jane Friedman, Articles for The Bottom Line, a paid publishing-industry newsletter
  9. Freelance

    Longreads Personal essays

    Pays$500
    FeeNo fee
    ClosesRolling
    Guidelines for Longreads, Personal essays
  10. Freelance

    Longreads Reading lists

    Pays$350 per list
    FeeNo fee
    ClosesRolling
    Guidelines for Longreads, Reading lists
  11. Freelance

    Longreads Reported features

    PaysFrom 50 cents/word
    FeeNo fee
    ClosesRolling
    Guidelines for Longreads, Reported features
  12. Freelance

    Longreads Researched and critical essays

    PaysFrom $500
    FeeNo fee
    ClosesRolling
    Guidelines for Longreads, Researched and critical essays
  13. Freelance

    Reactor Essays, lists and reviews, by pitch

    PaysPaid; rates sent when a pitch is accepted
    FeeNo fee
    ClosesRolling
    Guidelines for Reactor, Essays, lists and reviews, by pitch
  14. Freelance

    Real Python Python tutorials

    PaysPaid per tutorial, starting with a paid pilot
    FeeNo fee
    ClosesRolling
    Guidelines for Real Python, Python tutorials
  15. Freelance

    SigNoz Observability and DevOps articles

    PaysPaid per article; amount agreed before you start
    FeeNo fee
    ClosesRolling
    Guidelines for SigNoz, Observability and DevOps articles
  16. Freelance

    Smashing Magazine Web design and development articles

    PaysHonorarium, paid on publication
    FeeNo fee
    ClosesRolling
    Guidelines for Smashing Magazine, Web design and development articles

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