whynow is Seeking Pitches on Music, Art, Film, and TV

whynow is an online magazine and production studio that features stories from both emerging and established people in arts, music, and entertainment. They’re open for pitches for “great features, interviews, stories, and reviews in music, art, film and TV.” Pay is £80-£150 for the majority of pieces. If interested, email your pitches to editors@whynow.co.uk. To learn more, refer to their tweet and pitching guidelines.

Nat Geo Travel is Seeking an Estonia Travel Expert

Nat Geo Travel’s editor is seeking an Estonia travel expert. They’re looking for someone who specializes in writing guides and great quotes. They’re not looking for pitches. Rates begin at about $1 a word. If interested, email starlight.williams@natgeo.com. To read their editor’s tweet, click here. To visit their website, click here.

Deadline: July 20th, 2023

High Country News is Seeking Pitches from Southwestern Writers

High Country News is a non-profit magazine covering the Western US. They’re seeking pitches from Southwestern writers. If you have “a likely HCN story in AZ, CA, CO, NM, NV, UT, or the borderlands”, then send them your pitches. They pay $0.50-$1.50 per word for front-of-book reportage, news, and analysis (650-1,500 words) and a flat rate of $400 for essays and perspectives (750-800 words). To learn more, refer to their editor’s tweet and their submission guidelines.

Beer & Weed Magazine is Accepting Pitches

Beer & Weed Magazine is a monthly magazine that covers Maine’s craft brewing and cannabis communities. They’re accepting pitches. They only accept a couple of pitches a month, mostly from Mainers. They pay $250 for columns of 750 words and $375 for features of 1,500 words. To learn more, refer to this tweet and this page.

IJNet is Accepting Pitches

International Journalists’ Network (IJNet) offers the latest tips, training opportunities, trends, and tools for professional and emerging journalists. If you know of any journalism tool, application or resource that they haven’t covered, then send them your pitches. Most of their freelancers work in English, but they have also added the opportunity to work in Spanish, Portuguese or Russian. Pay: $200/article. Read their tweet here. Submit your ideas here.

Peste is Accepting Pitches

Peste is a magazine about health journalism and human rights. They’re accepting pitches for commentary pieces, book reviews, interviews, and poetry. They want “aggressive, adversarial, iconoclastic, specific pieces that document the decisions, policies, and structures that produce illness and disease.” Rate is $100 for book reviews and commentaries. Send your pitches to submissions@pestemag.com. To learn more, refer to this tweet and this page.

Mashable is Seeking 2 Experienced FL Commerce Writers

Mashable is a media and entertainment company that is passionate about entertainment, culture, and technology. Their deputy shopping editor is seeking 2 experienced FL commerce writers who can cover deals for them. The writers should have deals/sales or product writing experience. The writers should ideally have experience writing about tech products and should be available from 9am to 12pm ET for at least 2 days per week. Rate is $50 per hour. Get in touch with them at jae.thomas@mashable.com. To read their deputy shopping editor’s tweet, click here. To visit their ‘contact’ page, click here.

Little White Lies is Always Accepting Pitches

Little White Lies is a London-based bi-monthly film magazine. They cover mainstream as well as independent cinema from all over the world with high quality journalism and illustration. Their digital editor is always accepting pitches. They pay 15p-20p per word. To read their digital editor’s tweet, click here. To read their submissions guidelines, click here.

Time Out UK is Seeking Stories about London / UK

Time Out UK is a guide to the best restaurants, bars, events, exhibitions, and more in the UK. Their interim news editor is looking for ‘Time Out-y’ stories about London / UK. The news editor hasn’t mentioned the rates in their tweet but according to their chief features writer, they pay usually 25p/word for features. If interested, send your pitches to ed.cunningham@timeout.com. To read their news editor’s tweet, click here. To visit their website, click here.

City Hall Watcher is Accepting Pitches for Municipal Analysis/Reporting

City Hall Watcher is a newsletter about Toronto City Council. They’re accepting pitches for municipal analysis/reporting at graphicmatt@gmail.com. Rates begin at $150 for a shorter piece and $300 for a full issue. To learn more, refer to this tweet and their ‘about’ page.

Road & Track is Seeking Freelance Reporters and Pitches

Road & Track is an American magazine for automotive enthusiasts. They cover new cars, car culture, car shows, motorsports, and more. They’re seeking freelance reporters and news pitches. Rates start at $65 for short news stories (150-350 words) and $400+ for features. If interested, email aaron.brown@hearst.com. To learn more, refer to their digital director’s tweet. To contact them, refer to this page.

Dublin Inquirer is Seeking a Freelance Journalist in Fingal

Dublin Inquirer is a reader-supported newspaper that serves Ireland’s capital. They’re seeking a freelance journalist to write one story per week from the Fingal County Council area. They’re looking for someone who is based in Fingal and is keen to do on-the-ground reporting. They will pay €285 per reported freelance piece. If interested, email lois@dublininquirer.com. To learn more, refer to this tweet and this page.

Deadline: July 25th, 2023

The List is Hiring Freelance Women’s Lifestyle Feature Writers

The List is a women’s lifestyle site. They’re looking for Freelance Women’s Lifestyle Feature Writers. Ideal applicants should have a minimum of 3 years’ experience writing content for print/web with emphasis on celebrities, royals, and women’s lifestyle. The job is remote and has flexible, stable hours. Compensation is 8 cents a word. For details, refer to their tweet and this page. 

Voxel Smash is Accepting Reviews and Features

Voxel Smash is a videogames website. They believe that reviews, news, features, and guides should be fun to read. They’re accepting pitches for reviews and interview-led features at voxelsmash@gmail.com. Rates begin at $50 for features. Read their tweet here. Learn more about them here.

The Taos News is Looking for Business Writers for Sponsored Content

The Taos News is a weekly newspaper covering Taos County and the Moreno Valley. They’re seeking business writers (local to Taos County) to cover their sponsored content. The writers should have a keen understanding of local businesses. If interested, email 2 samples of your published articles to forum@taosnews.com. Rate is $125 for 650 words and 3 photos. Read their tweet here. Learn more about them here.

Going is Looking for Pitches

Going (formerly Scott’s Cheap Flights) offers cheap flight deals. For their Places newsletter, they’re seeking “local experts (you live there or visit *often*) to write about destinations including Darwin, Azores, Chang Mai or Bangkok, Cairo, Finland, Okinawa, Ecuador, or Tulum.” Rates begin at $300. Submit your pitches here.

They’re also seeking pitches for their Worth the Flight newsletter. The newsletter highlights “incredibly cool experiences around the world (one-of-a-kind hotels, ethical animal viewing in the very *best* place to see that animal, experiences you can only have in one place).” Rates begin at $250. Submit your pitches here. To learn more, refer to their content marketing director’s tweet.

Betches is Looking for Sex and Dating Pitches

Betches is a media and entertainment brand by and for women. Their senior editorial director is looking for sex and dating pitches. They will pay around $200 to $500 per piece. To read their senior editorial director’s tweet, click here. To read their pitching guide, click here.