Here’s our latest roundup of calls for pitches, directly from editors. We’ve researched payment rates and contact information, to make it easy for you to connect with the right publisher.
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Thanks to Fatima Saif for compiling this list.
Remezcla is Seeking Pitches from Latine Writers
Remezcla is an independent media brand that covers emerging Latin music, entertainment, and culture. Their editor has posted this on X: “Looking for pitches from Latine writers on this shift within the journalism/writing industry that lead to moments like this where TikTokers are interviewing major celebrities like America Ferrera.” Rates begin at $300. Email your pitches to lyra@remezcla.com. To learn more, refer to their editor’s post. To contact them, refer to this page.
Business Insider is Seeking Someone Who Uses Costco Next to Get Deals
Business Insider is a website that covers business, financial, and technology news. Their senior editor of lifestyle/entertainment freelancers has posted this on X: “Anyone swear by using Costco Next to get deals and want to write about it for BI?” Rate starts at $225 for this 500 to 600-word post. If interested, DM their senior editor on X. To read their senior editor’s post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.
Pittsburgh City Paper is Accepting Story Pitches
Pittsburgh City Paper is an alternative newspaper that covers news, restaurants, food, culture, arts, and entertainment in Pittsburgh. Their news editor is accepting stories about Pittsburgh from recently laid-off journalists. Their base rate is $250. To learn more, refer to their news editor’s post and their pitch guidelines.
Men’s Journal is Seeking 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 seeking liquor op-ed and essay pitches. Pay is $250 for 600 to 800 words. If interested, email your pitches and writing samples to chris.hatler@thearenagroup.net. Read their senior editor’s post here. Learn more about them here.
Going is Looking for Travel Writers
Going (formerly Scott’s Cheap Flights) offers cheap flight deals. For assignments (1,400 to 1,600 words), they’re seeking “travel writers *deeply familiar* (live/are from/multi trips) Canberra, Cairns, Brisbane, Zambia, Mozambique, Madagascar, Botswana.” Rates begin at $350. For more information, refer to their content marketing director’s post.
Maisonneuve is Looking for Solution Stories
Maisonneuve is a Montreal-based quarterly of “arts, opinion and ideas.” They’re open for pitches for their summer issue. They would love to hear “ideas for solutions stories that delve into a response to a specific social issue.” The stories should have a Canadian connection. Rate is $0.15 per word. If interested, send your pitches to tobin@maisonneuve.org. To read their post, click here. To read their guidelines, click here.
Deadline: February 26th, 2024
Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN) is Accepting Stories
Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN) is a weekly print magazine and an online publication that covers chemistry news. They’re always accepting stories (new, features, etc.) from Sci-Comm freelancers. Rates: news stories start at $650, briefs at $360, and mid-length reported science features at $2 per word. To learn more, refer to their editor’s post. To contact them, refer to 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 want to share any tips and tricks that will help journalists globally, then get in touch with them with your pitches. They pay $200 per article and accept work in English, Spanish, Portuguese or Russian. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.
Art UK is Commissioning Stories about Drawings
Art UK is the online home of the United Kingdom’s public art collections. Their commissioning editor is commissioning stories about drawings. They’d particularly love:
– Stories about artists who primarily worked on paper
– Themed features that bring together different artists and works
They will pay £250 per story. To learn more, refer to their commissioning editor’s post and their pitch guide.
Insider is Seeking a Writer who Used to Shop at Whole Foods
Insider’s associate editor of lifestyle & entertainment freelance writers is seeking “a writer who used to shop at Whole Foods and no longer shops there.” “Must be able to give a few solid reasons why.” Rates begin at $200. To learn more, refer to this post. To contact them, refer to this page.
The Kitchn is Looking for Writers
The Kitchn (Apartment Therapy Media’s food website) is seeking writers who are interested in taking on assignments. They want people who have celebrity interviewing experience or recipe reviewers who have food photography experience. Rates begin at $250. If interested, email relevant clips to paulina@thekitchn.com. To learn more, refer to their senior editor’s post. To contact them, refer to this page.
The Daily Beast is Seeking Grey’s Anatomy Obsessives
The Daily Beast is a news and opinion website dedicated to independent journalism. They’re seeking writers who are Grey’s Anatomy obsessives to create compelling branded content ahead of the Season 20 premiere. They have two opportunities available:
Piece 1: “An article that celebrates notable characters from the series’ run so far and highlights exciting new additions for the forthcoming season.”
Piece 2: “An article that gives readers a rundown of unresolved plotlines, impactful moments from previous seasons, and other key details they need to know ahead of the Season 20 premiere.”
Pay is $750 per article (around 750 words). If interested, email davon.singh@thedailybeast.com. Details here and here.
Deadline: February 20th, 2024
Briarpatch is Seeking Pitches for July/August Issue
Briarpatch is a Canadian magazine of politics and culture. They’re seeking pitches for their unthemed July/August issue. They want investigative journalism, interviews, features, narrative reporting, project profiles, comics, book reviews, and photo essays rooted in anti-colonial, anti-capitalist, and feminist struggle. They pay $150 for profiles, short essays, reviews, and parting shots (typically 1,500 words or less); $250 for feature stories (usually 1,500 to 2,000 words) and photo essays; and $350 for research-based articles and investigative reporting (usually 2,000 to 2,500 words). To learn more, refer to their post and call for pitches.
Deadline: March 1st, 2024
Studio Magazine is Seeking Submissions for Fall/Winter 2024 Issue
Studio Magazine is a national publication about contemporary craft and design in Canada. They publish twice a year and have an ongoing web presence. They’re seeking submissions for their Fall/Winter 2024 issue: SPECTACLE. They want “essays on the spectacular in craft.” They’re interested in “how craftspeople, processes, materials, and work are used to draw attention.” Rate is $0.30 per word. Pitches should be sent to pitches@studiomagazine.ca. For more information, refer to their post and call for submissions.
Deadline: March 31st, 2024
Opportunity to Write an Essay for PARENT SLASH WRITER
West Virginia University Press (WVU Press) is West Virginia’s largest book publisher. They’re seeking pitches for essays that could be included in an upcoming craft book, the PARENT SLASH WRITER. They want pitches from writers who have developed hacks or tricks specific to the parenting life (particularly of small kids). Pay is $100 per piece. To learn more, refer to this post. To contact them, refer to this page.
Deadline: May 31st, 2024
