Here’s our latest roundup of calls for pitches directly from editors. We’ve researched payment rates and found contact information for all of these publications, so you can easily connect with the right opportunity for you.
Please don’t contact these publications without first carefully studying them, and making sure your pitch closely fits their needs.
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The Kitchn is Commissioning a Personal Essay for Juneteenth
The Kitchn is Apartment Therapy Media’s food website. Their senior editor is commissioning a personal essay for Juneteenth. The theme is food traditions or recipes famous among Black families. Rates begin at $300. If interested, send your pitches to paulina@thekitchn.com. To read their senior editor’s post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.
Business Insider is Looking for Pitches on Ferry Travel
Business Insider’s associate editor of lifestyle and entertainment freelance writers would love “pitches on ferry content describing the writer’s travel experience with photos (especially to beautiful destinations)!” Rates for such stories start at $200. To learn more, refer to their editor’s post. To contact them, refer to this page.
Sixty Inches from Center is Open for Pitches
Sixty Inches from Center is a non-profit arts publication and archiving initiative that promotes art and writing in Chicago and the Midwest. They’re always open to pitches for responses to their Art Picks. As per their pitch guide, they pay $150/article. To learn more, refer to their post.
Viator is Seeking a Galveston Writer
Viator, a Tripadvisor company, is a marketplace for travel experiences. They’re seeking “a Galveston writer (preferably a Black writer) for a potential insider guide to the city, with a Black history/ Juneteenth hook (you’d only be writing based on answers from a source).” Pay starts at $290. If interested, email lcocking@tripadvisor.com. To learn more, refer to this post and their ‘about’ page.
Act Build Change is Accepting Pitches
Act Build Change is “training the next generation of community organisers to act collectively, build power, and change the world.” They’re looking for grassroots activists, community organizers, and collective care practitioners who want to platform their work. They want work that is:
– “Centred in organising methodology or grassroots principles.
– Driven by our shared values of collective care.
– Provides support and learning for our wider community.”
They pay £150 per published idea. Ideally your blog should be about 500 to 800 words long. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.
Gazetteer San Francisco is Looking for Stories about San Francisco
Gazetteer San Francisco publishes original local news about San Francisco. They’re looking for freelance story pitches about San Francisco. The stories should be totally original and totally different. Rates are $300 to $800 per story (300 to 1,500 words). Pitches should be sent to info@gazetteer.co. For more details, refer to this post and this page.
CNET is Seeking a Writer
CNET is a website that provides the latest tech news, reviews, price comparisons, how-tos, and more. Their tech team is seeking a freelance writer who has experience reviewing gaming laptops. They will pay $500 per review. If interested, send your resume to rholly@redventures.com. To learn more, refer to their managing editor’s post. To contact them, refer to this page.
Deadline: May 20th, 2024
Polyester is Looking for Pitches
Polyester is an intersectional feminist fashion and culture zine. They’re looking for pitches, particularly for “pop culture deep dives, niche personal essays, and analysis on internet trends.” They pay a flat rate of £65. Email your pitches to gina.tonic@polyesterzine.com. For more information, refer to this post and their pitch guide.
UploadVR is Looking for Previews and Reviews
UploadVR is a news organization that offers news, original articles, guides, reviews, and interviews on Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR). Their reviews editor is looking to commission previews and reviews. They pay $140 for previews and $225 for reviews. To read their reviews editor’s post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.
New Scientist is Looking for Features for the Holiday Issue
New Scientist is a weekly science and technology magazine. Their features editor is looking for feature pitches for their holiday issue. Each year, they publish a double-length issue around Christmas and New Year. In that issue they usually publish about 15 features ranging from 1,200 to 2,300 words. These features are fun and quirky and involve some NEW science. Rates begin at £660 for 1,200 words. If interested, send your pitches to abby.beall@newscientist.com. To learn more, refer to their features editor’s post and their guide for freelancers.
Deadline: June 14th, 2024
Slate’s Senior Business Editor is Seeking Pitches
Slate is an online general-interest magazine that offers analysis and commentary on news, politics, business, culture, and technology. Their senior business editor is looking for pitches for their business section: “Send me your smart ideas on the products we use, the money we spend, the trends we love (and hate!), the weird thing you can’t stop thinking about (especially this pls).” Rates can go up to around $750 for short reported features. Send your pitches to katie.krzaczek@slate.com. Read their senior business editor’s post here. Learn how to pitch them here.
GayCities is Looking for Travel Writers
GayCities is an LGBTQ travel website and app. They’re looking for pitches from travel writers who are POC, trans, or women. They usually pay $100 to $250. They often get offers for press trips, so that could be included if appropriate. If interested, direct your pitches to bil@gaycities.com. To learn more, refer to this post and their website.
Business Insider is Looking for Summer-Travel Stories
Business Insider’s lifestyle/entertainment editor is seeking summer-travel story pitches from travel experts: “Thinking people who have:
-Been to dozens of all-inclusive resorts
-Traveled to every region in Italy
-Been to every Greek Island
-Traveled on 20+ cruises
-Etc!”
Pay starts at $200. These will be super short stories of less than 750 words. If interested, DM their editor on X. To read their editor’s post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.
NYLON is Looking for a Music Writer
NYLON is a Bustle Digital Group brand that covers fashion, music, entertainment, and culture. They’re looking for a freelance Music Writer. The selected writer will be responsible for creating and publishing 3 to 4 stories a day. The writer should have 1 to 2 years’ music writing experience. Pay is $75 per piece. For details, refer to their editor-in-chief’s post and this page.
Inverse is Looking for Video Game Pitches
Inverse is an online magazine that covers technology, science, culture, entertainment, and gaming. Their gaming editor is seeking your May video game pitches, particularly around “Elden Ring DLC and fun new titles you’ve been playing lately.” Rate: Smaller pieces begin at $150. Send your pitches to shannon@inverse.com. Read their gaming editor’s post here. View their website here.
Viator is Looking for a Buenos Aires Writer
Viator, a Tripadvisor company, is a marketplace for travel experiences. For a food assignment, they’re looking for a Buenos Aires writer. Pay is $290. Deadline to get in touch is EOM May. If interested, email lcocking@tripadvisor.com. For more information, refer to this post and their ‘about’ page.
Business Insider is Seeking Divorce-Related First-Person Essays
Business Insider covers business, personal finance, tech, lifestyle, politics, and more. Their editor is looking to commission divorce-related first-person essays: “What have you learned after your divorce? What are your views on dating after divorce? Any advice for other divorcees?” Rates begin at $220. Pitches should be sent to folito@inisder.com. To read their editor’s post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.
Good Tape is Seeking Pitches for the Celebrity Issue
Good Tape is a print magazine that tells the podcast industry’s untold stories. They’re looking for pitches for their second issue which is focused on celebrities in podcasting. They encourage “pitches about celebrities, but also ones that interrogate the issues surrounding wealth, notoriety, and what it means to be ‘famous’ in audio.” Their rate is $0.50/word and they’re generally looking for 1,500-2,000 word pieces. If interested, send your pitches to pitches@goodtape.com. For more information, read their post and call for pitches.
Deadline: May 31st, 2024
Business Insider is Seeking Essays on the Financial Cost of Being Single
Business Insider covers business, personal finance, tech, lifestyle, politics, and more. Their lifestyle/entertainment editor is seeking personal essays about “the financial cost of being single.” Rates begin at $220 for a piece of 600 words. To learn more, refer to their editor’s post and this submission form.
Deadline: May 31st, 2024
The Nonprofit Quarterly is Seeking Climate Justice Writing
The Nonprofit Quarterly (NPQ) is a nonprofit print and digital magazine that educates the nonprofit sector through research-based articles and resources. They’re seeking “climate justice writing by movement leaders and practitioners in the field of all ages—including, and especially, youth (ages 18–35)—for a special edition centered on the young people bringing new leadership, energy, and hope to the climate justice movement.” They will pay $200-$500 for all accepted written submissions. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.
Deadline: June 30th, 2024
