Business Insider is Seeking Pitches about the British Post Office Scandal

Business Insider covers business, financial, and technology news. Their senior features editor is seeking pitches for “a gripping, cinematic longread on the British post office scandal, for Americans who may know and care little about it.” Pay is $1 per word. Send your pitches to lridley@businessinsider.com. To read their senior features editor’s post, click here. To read their pitching guidelines, click here.

Alma is Accepting Pitches about Tu BiShvat

Alma is an online community for Jewish millennial women. They’re accepting pitches about Tu BiShvat. You can pitch personal essays, fun deep dives, and weird tree facts at submissions@heyalma.com. They strongly encourage Jews from underrepresented communities to pitch. Rate is $100. To read their post, click here. To learn more about them, click here.

Deadline: January 10th, 2024

Contingent Magazine is Open for Pitches

Contingent Magazine is a history magazine. They’re open for pitches for reviews (1,000-1,500 words); shorts (800-1,500 words); mini-essays (200-500 words); field trips; mailbags (400-500 words); How I Do History interviews; and postcards. Base rates: $250 for reviews, shorts, and field trips; $100 for mailbags and mini-essays; and $50 for postcards and How I Do History interviews. They prioritize publishing individuals who have “completed postgraduate work in history (or a history-adjacent field) and are working outside the tenure-track professoriate.” To learn more, refer to their post. To submit your pitch, refer to this page.

Men's Journal is Looking for Liquor Op-Ed and Essay Pitches

Men’s Journal is a men’s lifestyle publication that covers travel, gear, food and drink, health and fitness, style, and more. Their senior editor is looking for liquor op-ed and essay pitches. Pay is $250 for 600 to 800 words. Email your pitches and writing samples to chris.hatler@thearenagroup.net. To read their senior editor’s post, click here. To learn more about them, click here.

Business Insider is Looking for Features

Business Insider covers business, financial, and technology news. Their senior features editor is looking for long, quality features from anywhere around the world. They’re particularly seeking technology, business, innovation, and careers stories. Rates are $1 per word. Pitches should be sent to lridley@businessinsider.com. For more information, read their senior features editor’s post and pitching guidelines.

MIT Technology Review is Seeking Pitches on the Theme of Play

MIT Technology Review is a media company that explains the commercial, political, and social impact of the newest technologies. They’re looking for pitches for their upcoming print magazine issue. The theme of the issue is Play. They want longer pieces: “narrative features, investigations, essential profiles, and super-sharp essays.” This pitch call is mostly aimed at journalists. Pay is $1 to $2 per word. To learn more, refer to their commissioning editor’s post and their pitch guide.

Deadline: January 15th, 2024

Chicago Reader is Seeking Pitches on the 2024 Democratic National Convention

Chicago Reader is a biweekly alternative newspaper. Their news editor is seeking pitches on the 2024 Democratic National Convention. The pitches should have Chicago AND community lens. Rates are $200 to $400 per piece. They’re also always open to pitches about anything newsy in Chicago. If interested, send your pitches to smulcahy@chicagoreader.com. To learn more, read their news editor’s post and their pitch guidelines.

Peste is Looking for Pitches about the War on Gaza

Peste is a magazine about health journalism and human rights. They’re looking for pitches about the war on Gaza: “I would love to pay someone to write a piece about how fucked up the New York Times media coverage of the war on Gaza is. Please someone pitch me something good and devastatingly funny.” You can also make fun of other media outlets. Rate is $250/1,000 words. If interested, direct your pitches to editors@pestemag.com. Read their post here. Learn more about them here.

Asimov Press is Looking for Pitches

Asimov Press features writing about biology and its impact on our world. They’re accepting pitches for the first issue of their magazine. The core theme of the magazine will be Biosecurity, but they also have space for essays about other topics. Rates range from $500 for short pieces (around 1,000 words) to $2,000 for Deep Dives (2,500+ words). If interested, email your pitches to editors@asimov.com. For more information, read their post and pitch guide.

The War Horse is Accepting Pitches

The War Horse is a nonprofit newsroom that educates people on military service. They’re always accepting Reflections essays written by veterans, service members, and family members. Rate for Reflections is $300. Reflections should be sent to kristin.davis@thewarhorse.org. They also accept pitches (at pitches@thewarhorse.org) from investigative freelancers who have significant experience. Rate for freelance journalism is $1,000 per assigned story. To learn more, refer to their managing editor’s post. To contact them, refer to this page.

Insider is Seeking Pitches Related to the Northern Lights

Insider is a global news publication. Their associate editor of lifestyle and entertainment freelance writers is seeking pitches related to the northern lights: “Anyone planning on seeing the northern lights in Iceland this year? For @thisisinsider, I’m looking for budget/travel enthusiasts making the journey (especially with the $600 Travelzoo deal) to write about their experience.” Rates begin at $215. To read their editor’s post, click here. To visit their contact page, click 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’re interested in sharing any tips and tricks that will help journalists globally, then send them your pitches. They will pay $200 per article. Most of their freelance writers work in English, but they can also work in Spanish, Portuguese or Russian. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.

Cosmopolitan is Accepting Feature Pitches

Cosmopolitan is a women’s magazine for dating tips, sex advice, beauty tutorials, fashion trends, and more. Their target audience is women under the age of 35. Their senior features editor is always accepting feature pitches. They pay $1.50 to $2.00 per word for features (2,000-5,000 words). If interested, send your pitches to nicole.pasulka@hearst.com. To read their senior features editor’s post, click here. To learn more about them, click here.

Hyperallergic is Accepting Pitches Related to the Visual Arts

Hyperallergic is a Brooklyn-based online arts magazine. Their news editor is accepting reported story pitches related to the visual arts. Their standard base rate for short reviews, essays, and articles (around 400 to 600 words) is $250 and for longer reviews, features, essays, and reported stories (around 800+ words), it is $500. To learn more, refer to their news editor’s post and their pitch guide.

Polyester is on the Lookout for Pitches about Pop and Internet Culture

Polyester is an intersectional feminist fashion and culture zine. Their senior editor is on the lookout for pitches about pop and internet culture. Pay is £65 for 1,000 words. Send your pitches to gina.tonic@polyesterzine.com. Read their senior editor’s post here. Read their pitch guide here.

The Daily Beast is Accepting Pitches for Innovation Section

The Daily Beast is a news and opinion website dedicated to independent journalism. Their senior editor is accepting pitches for their Innovation section. They’re seeking weird, off-beat, and/or under-the-radar technology pitches to give their audience essential information for their everyday life. They usually pay $350 to $450 for 800 to 1,200-word stories. If interested, send your pitches to tony.tran@thedailybeast.com. To read their senior editor’s post, click here. To read their Innovation section pitch guide, click here.

GRAMMYs / Recording Academy is Always Open for Pitches

GRAMMYs / Recording Academy is a society of music professionals. They’re seeking pitches about “diverse artists, genres, and musical communities with national relevance.” They’re mainly seeking “larger culture features and lists highlighting the intersection of music with broader issues such as politics, history, health and technology.” They’re also looking for artist interviews, artist “discoveries”, and evergreen features/lists. Rates are $250 to $500 per piece. For details, refer to this post and their pitch guide.

Fine Books Magazine is Seeking Writers and Ideas

Fine Books Magazine is a quarterly magazine about rare books, manuscripts, maps, fine art, and more. Their editor is seeking writers and ideas on the world of books. They will pay $200 to $700. If interested, email allison@finebooksmagazine.com. To read their editor’s post, click here. To read their winter issue, click here.

Openings for Automotive Journalists

If you’re a North America-based automotive journalist and are interested in a regular freelance gig, then email david.a@hotcars.com. Rates begin at $300. To learn more, refer to this post.

Paste Magazine is Seeking Music Pitches

Paste Magazine publishes work about music, movies, TV, comedy, games, books, politics, drinks, tech, and travel. Their editor is looking for pitches for their music section. They’re particularly seeking “reported pieces on scenes, trends, and any niche stuff that you’re passionate about.” Rate is $150 to $350. Send your pitches to mattmitchell@pastemagazine.com. To read their editor’s post, click here. To visit their website, click here.

TRT World is Always Seeking Features and Opinions Pitches

TRT World is a Turkey-based international news service provider. They’re always seeking features and opinions pitches for their international audience. They will pay at least $250 per piece (800 to 1,000 words). To learn more, refer to this post and their ‘about’ page.

Sentient Media is Seeking Pitches

Sentient Media is a news organization that reports on the impact of animal agriculture. They’re seeking pitches that fit within at least one of their verticals: “agriculture, science, climate, health or justice.” Their rates begin at $200. Pitches should be sent to jenny@sentientmedia.org. To learn more, refer to their post and pitch guidelines.