Final Gravity Zine

Final Gravity tells personal, human-centered stories about beer. They publish writing focused on people, places, ingredients, sensory experiences, cultural intersections, and the holistic ways we interact with and around beer. According to their pitch guide, their rates are about $0.15–$0.20 per word. For short pieces, they pay $125–$175; short features, $175–$250; longer features, $225–$300; and art features, $100. Poetry pays $50 per poem. If a writer is able to take their own quality photography for an article, they pay an extra $25.

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Tuesday, April 29th 2025

Final Gravity is Accepting Proposals for the Next Issue

Final Gravity is a quarterly beer zine. They’re accepting proposals for their next issue: “Writers, photographers, and illustrators focused on craft beer, cider, and the culture around them are invited to pitch.” They pay $125 to $175 for short pieces (500 to 800 words); $175 to $250 for short features (800 to 1,400 words); $225 to $300 for longer features (over 1,400 words); $100 for art features; and $50 for poems. The payment roughly works out to $0.15 to $0.25 a word. To learn more, refer to this post and this page.