Insider is Looking for Pitches from Parents

Insider’s senior editor is seeking pitches: “Looking for parents to write about how the grandparents (meaning your parents or spouse’s parents) broke the rules when you left the kids alone with them.” Their rates begin at $200. If interested, email your pitches to cpreti@insider.com. To read their senior editor’s post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.

Cosmopolitan is Seeking Pieces on Women’s Sex Lives After 60

Cosmopolitan is a women’s magazine for dating tips, sex advice, beauty tutorials, fashion trends, and celebrity news. Their senior editor is looking for essays and opinion pieces on women’s sex lives after 60. They would particularly like POC and LGBTQ+ perspectives. Rate is $400+. Send your pitches to naureen.khan@hearst.com. To read their senior editor’s post, click here. To learn more about them, click here.

Deadline: October 13th, 2023

Opportunity for a Travel Writer

Opportunity for a travel writer to work for 10-15 hours/week for the next 6 months. Rate is $35/hour. If interested, email matt@nomadicmatt.com. For more information, refer to this post.

Esquire is Seeking Pitches about the Publishing Industry

Esquire is a men’s magazine that covers news, politics, food, entertainment, and style. Their books and fiction editor is always seeking “author interviews, author profiles, book round-ups, trend pieces, and reported features about the publishing industry.” They don’t publish traditional reviews but welcome longer essays on books and culture. Their rates begin at $500. Read their books and fiction editor’s post here. Learn more about them here.

IJNet is Open to 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 get in touch with them with your pitches. Pay is $200 per article. Most of their freelancers work in English, but they can also work in Spanish, Portuguese or Russian. To learn more, refer to their post and pitch guide.

The Great Central Gazette is Open to Pitches about Diwali

The Great Central Gazette is a not-for-profit local newspaper in Leicester. They’re open to pitches about Diwali. The pitches should be about Leicester. They pay 10p/word up to £100 max. If interested, send your pitches to news@greatcentralgazette.org. For details, refer to their post and pitch guide.

Deadline: October 19th, 2023

Insider is Seeking Pitches

Insider’s senior editor is looking for pitches on:

– Differences between schools in the United States and other countries

– Unconventional relationships

Rates begin at $200. Pitches should be sent to cpreti@insider.com. Read their senior editor’s post here. Contact Insider here.

L’Orient Today is Looking for Features

L’Orient Today is Lebanon’s independent, critical English-language news service. They’re seeking reportage/reported features about “Lebanon’s environment, urban planning, society, economy and global diaspora.” They can pay $150 for a 1,200-word article. Email your pitches to madelineedwards@lorientlejour.com. To learn more, refer to their editor’s post. To contact them, refer to this page.

Insider is Seeking Home Cooks or Food Writers

Insider is a global news publication. Their editor is seeking home cooks/food writers, especially those who have an air fryer and grill. Rates begin at $200. If interested, DM their editor on X. To read their editor’s post, click here. To visit Insider’s contact page, click here.

Pittsburgh City Paper is Looking for News Stories

Pittsburgh City Paper is an alternative newspaper that covers news, restaurants, culture, arts, and entertainment in Pittsburgh. Their news editor is seeking news stories with unique angles. They typically pay $200 per story. Send your pitches to colin@pghcitypaper.com. To read their news editor’s post, click here. To contact them, click here.

Sixty Inches from Center is Looking for Writers

Sixty Inches from Center is a non-profit arts publication and archiving initiative that promotes art and writing in Chicago and the Midwest. Their bilingual editor is looking for writers to cover some amazing things that are happening in the Midwest. Pay starts at $150. If interested, send your pitches to luz@sixtyinchesfromcenter.org or submit them here. To read their bilingual editor’s post, click here.

Tricycle Magazine: The Buddhist Review is Looking for Writers

Tricycle Magazine: The Buddhist Review is a print and digital magazine that shares Buddhist teachings. Their web editor is looking to expand their roster of writers who cover “Buddhism, mindfulness, religion, art, history, and pop culture (even better if a combination of all of the above).” Their rates begin at $250 for basic interviews, personal reflections, and teachings. If interested, email msheffield@tricycle.org. To read their web editor’s post, click here. To learn more about them, click here.

Mental Health Tings is Seeking an Article on Holiday Season Depression

Mental Health Tings is a blog about mental health. They’re looking for one guest blogger to write an article (800 to 1,200 words) on holiday season depression. The article must include your personal experience. Rate: $50. Send your pitches to mentalhealthtingskbc@gmail.com. To learn more, refer to their founder’s post and their ‘about us’ page.

Deadline: October 15th, 2023

Anime Herald is Always Seeking Articles

Anime Herald is a website that offers news, reviews, interviews, and commentary on anime and anime fandom. They’re always seeking articles, especially those focused on the anime fandom and its history. They pay $50 per article (around 1,000 to 2,000 words). To learn more, refer to their post, contributor guidelines, and pitch form.

Refinery29 is Looking for Pitches about Health, Friendships, and Relationships

Refinery29 is a media and entertainment company that focuses on young women. They’re seeking pitches about health, friendships, and relationships. Rates begin at $300. Pitches should be sent to elizabeth.gulino@vice.com. To learn more, refer to this post and their website.

Opportunity for a Cybersecurity / Technical Writer

Opportunity for a cybersecurity / technical writer to write 5 articles per month. The writer must have cybersecurity knowledge and strong research skills. The role is part-time. Pay is $850 per month. To learn more, refer to this post.

Business Insider is Seeking Pitches

Business Insider covers business, financial, and technology news. Their editor wants to hear from “freelancers who have stories to tell about how remote work/returning to the office intersects with loneliness.” This could be a personal essay or an interview. Rate: $350. Pitches should be sent to jsommers@insider.com. To read their editor’s post, click here. To visit their website, click here.

The Food Section is Looking for Contributors

The Food Section provides food and drink coverage across the American South. They’re actively looking for freelance contributors. They want stories that show the diversity of the American South. They pay $1/word for features. For more information, refer to this post and this page.

Inverse is Seeking an LA-based Entertainment Journalist

Inverse is an online magazine that covers technology, science, culture, entertainment, and gaming. Their executive editor is seeking an LA-based freelance entertainment journalist for a story. They’re looking for someone who is available on Oct 19; has experience writing features/profiles; and is a Godzilla fan. Rate is $750. If interested, email jacob@inverse.com. To read their executive editor’s post, click here. To visit their website, click here.

Betches is Looking for Reported Features

Betches is a media and entertainment brand by and for women. They’re looking for in-depth reported features (1,000 to 2,000 words) around larger cultural trends and conversations. They’re open to all categories, but especially “sex, dating, divorce, friendship, weddings, parenting, pop culture and ent, LGBTQ+, pregnancy, work/career.” Rate is $1 per word. Pitches should be sent to katiecorvino@betches.com. To learn more, refer to their senior editorial director’s post and ‘about’ page.

New Lines is Seeking Pitches from North Africa and the Sahel

New Lines is an American magazine that features best writing from around the globe. Their North Africa editor is seeking pitches for long form reportage or compelling first-person stories from reporters in North Africa and the Sahel. They’re particularly interested in pitches from these countries: “Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Gabon, Morocco/Western Sahara, Algeria, and Libya.” They’re especially interested in investigative stories. They pay a standard rate of $800 for stories of about 2,500 words. If interested, send your pitches to ebrown@newlinesmag.com. Read their North Africa editor’s post here. Learn more about them here.

Ride Texas Magazine is Accepting Pitches

Ride Texas Magazine is a quarterly print and digital travel magazine for Texas’ motorcyclists. Their readers and writers ride motorcycles. They’re accepting pitches for their 2023 Winter issue. They’re looking for “restaurant (w/ destination/ride appeal) & gear reviews.” They will pay $100 to $400 per article with photos and $50 per blog. If interested, email your pitches to squirrel@ridetexas.com. To learn more, refer to their women’s editor’s post and their submission guidelines.

Deadline: October 10th, 2023

Alma is Seeking Halloween Content

Alma is an online community for Jewish millennial women. Their deputy managing editor is seeking Halloween content: think spooky season and Judaism. Pay is $100 per piece. Jews from underrepresented communities are strongly encouraged to pitch. Pitches should be sent to vanessa@heyalma.com. Read their deputy managing editor’s post here. Learn more about them here.

Deadline: October 13th, 2023

The Great Central Gazette is Looking for Pitches on Diwali

The Great Central Gazette is a not-for-profit local newspaper in Leicester. They’re looking for pitches (Leicester-based) on Diwali. They pay 10p/word up to £100 max. Pitches should be sent to news@greatcentralgazette.org. For more information, refer to this post and their pitch guide.

Deadline: October 13th, 2023