Fine Books Magazine is a quarterly magazine about rare books, manuscripts, maps, fine art, and more. They’re 90% freelance written. They welcome proposals from freelance writers, and also assign them topics. Their features are generally 1,500 to 2,000 words long, and they buy about 8 of them a year. The digest section of the magazine contains shorter, newsier pieces of 500 to 700 words. Digest is divided into 3 categories: book, art, and object. They have mentioned negotiating rates with writers based on experience with the subject matter and the level of research. According to a deleted post on X by their editor, they pay between $200 and $600 per piece. For more information, read their guidelines for writers.