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.
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Opportunity to Write about Pokemon Emerald
If you’re interested in writing a retrospective on Pokemon Emerald for a book, then send your pitches to pmurphy1978@outlook.com before Sunday. Pay is £100 for around 800 to 1,000 words. To learn more, refer to this post.
Deadline: October 5th, 2024
Slate’s Tech Editor is Seeking Personal and Reported Essays
Slate is an online general-interest magazine that offers analysis and commentary on news, politics, business, culture, and technology. Their senior tech editor is seeking personal and reported essay pitches. The essays should have a tech bent. They typically pay $500 to $750 for features (1,000 to 1,500 words). Send your pitches to tony.tran@slate.com. To learn more, refer to their senior tech editor’s post and their pitch guide.
Planetizen is Seeking Feature Articles
Planetizen is “a fiercely independent platform that creates, curates, and amplifies stories and resources to inform planning and people passionate about planning.” They’re always seeking feature article pitches that offer an expert lens to the key planning issues of today. They pay professional writers a flat fee of $500 for a feature or career-related article. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.
MENT Magazine is Seeking Pitches for Issue 002
MENT Magazine is a Korean pop culture magazine that features critical and creative work about Korean media. They’re looking for pitches for their Issue 002. They will pay $100 per essay (2,000 to 3,000 words). If interested, send your pitches to editors@mentmagazine.com. For more details, refer to their post and pitch guidelines.
Deadline: October 15th, 2024
Canadian Business is Accepting Pitches
Canadian Business is a destination for progressive executives and entrepreneurs looking for advice, inspiration, and networking opportunities. Their commissioning editor is accepting pitches for the ‘How I Made It’ series and for short features that highlight innovation by Canadian businesses. They pay $400 CAD for 1,000 to 1,200 words for their ‘How I Made It’ and ‘Strategies’ series. If interested, direct your pitches to xavier.richervis@stjoseph.com. Read their commissioning editor’s post here. Learn more about them here.
Plinth is Seeking Pitches on Art and the Wider Culture
Plinth, a contemporary culture magazine, is accepting pitches. Their editor wants pitches on art and the wider culture. Pay is £125 for an 800-word piece. If interested, email your pitches to sammi@plinth.uk.com. For more information, read their editor’s post and their pitching guidelines.
National Geographic is Looking for Pitches
National Geographic’s editor is accepting pitches. They’re looking for:
– “Smart takes on news moments
– Deep dives on fitness trends/how the body works
– Interesting history that is relevant today
– Explainers on rising health concerns”
As per a previous post by this editor, they pay around $1 per word. If interested, send your pitches to starlight.williams@natgeo.com. To read their editor’s post, click here. To visit their website, click here.
TVO Today is Seeking Short Features about Ontario
TVO Today covers life in Ontario and beyond. Their deputy editor is seeking short features about Ontario. They’re looking for pitches on the following topics: “health care, LTC, education, housing, disability, and/or climate change (list not at all exhaustive).” Rate is $1 per word. To read their deputy editor’s post, click here. To visit their website, click here.
Business Insider is Looking for Pitches for Costco/Trader Joe’s/Aldi Grocery Diaries
Business Insider covers business, personal finance, tech, lifestyle, politics, and more. Their lifestyle/entertainment editor is seeking some fresh pitches for their Costco/Trader Joe’s/Aldi grocery diaries. Rates start at $175 per piece. There is no deadline to reach out. To learn more, refer to their lifestyle/entertainment editor’s post and this form.
The Institute for Palestine Studies is Seeking Contributors in Lebanon
The Institute for Palestine Studies is a source of information and analysis on Palestinian affairs and the Arab-Israeli conflict. They’re looking for people in Lebanon who are documenting and have the capacity to write newsbriefs or testimonies. Pay is $120 per piece. Field work is not required and there is no deadline. If interested, email blog@palestine-studies.org. To learn more, refer to this post and their ‘write for us’ page.
The Atlantic’s Senior Culture Editor is Looking for Pitches
The Atlantic is a magazine that covers news, politics, science, technology, culture, education, health, and more. Their senior culture editor is accepting pitches for “TV/movie/internet/gaming criticism and trend pieces.” They’re not looking for reviews. Rates are variable, but they paid $600 to $650 for two recent assignments. If interested, send your pitches to afrank@theatlantic.com. To learn more, refer to their senior culture editor’s post and their culture section.
Business Insider is Looking for Winter Travel Pitches
Business Insider covers business, personal finance, tech, lifestyle, politics, and more. Their lifestyle/entertainment editor is looking for winter travel pitches: “Do you love vacationing at ski resorts even thought you can’t ski? Are you a travel agent that specializes in winter travel? Do you have a hot take on traveling for the holidays?” Rates begin at $220 for 500 words. If interested, DM their editor on X. To read their editor’s post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.
Religion Dispatches is Seeking Smart Takes on Religion
Religion Dispatches is a publication covering “the intersection of religion, politics, and culture.” Their editing consultant is seeking smart takes on religion. They’re specifically looking to boost writers of color, queer, and/or disabled writers. Rates start at $300. To learn more, refer to their editing consultant’s post and this pitch form.
Atmos is Accepting COP29 Pitches
Atmos is a biannual magazine and digital platform that explores climate and culture. They’re accepting COP29 pitches from climate journalists until November. “Angles of interest include (but are not limited to): environmental justice, human rights, climate solutions, accountability, Indigineity, and frontline activism.” Rate is $0.50 to $1.00 per word. The word count will be 800 to 2,000 words. If interested, send your pitches to climate@atmos.earth. To learn more, refer to their climate editor’s post. To contact them, refer to this page.
Business Insider is Seeking Essays about College from the Perspective of a Parent
Business Insider covers business, personal finance, tech, lifestyle, politics, and more. Their editor is seeking essays about college from the perspective of a parent: “Do you not want to pay for your kid’s school? Does your kid not want to attend college? Are you worried about your college student for a unique reason?” Rate is $250. Send your pitches to folito@businessinsider.com. To read their editor’s post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.
Hi Shelli is Seeking a Black Queer Culture Writer
Hi Shelli, a pop culture publication, is seeking a Black queer culture writer to contribute to the next edition of “Forgotten Fashion In Film.” Pay is $250. If interested, send your pitches to writing@hishelli.com. To learn more, refer to this post and their ‘about’ page.
Deadline: October 1st, 2024
Digital Frontier Magazine is Seeking Feature Pitches
Digital Frontier magazine is “a physical manifestation of the biggest forces impacting the digital world.” Their editor is seeking feature pitches for issue 003. The theme of the issue is Curiosity. You can interpret “Curiosity” however you like: “a startup that began as a down-the-rabbit-hole exploration, a platform that helps you discover via curiosity rather than an algorithm, an online subculture you’ve always wanted to investigate the origins of…” Rate is 30p per word. Pitches should be sent to sophia@digitalfrontier.com. To read their editor’s post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.
Deadline: October 3rd, 2024
Business Insider is Seeking Americans who Left the US after Retirement
Business Insider covers business, personal finance, tech, lifestyle, politics, and more. Their deputy editor of lifestyle and entertainment freelancers is seeking “Americans who left the US after they retired (esp to places like Mexico/Japan) and are very happy or unhappy with their choice.” Rates begin at $230 for 600 words. If interested, DM their deputy editor on X. To read their deputy editor’s post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.
Deadline: October 12th, 2024
Future Commerce is Accepting Pitches
Future Commerce is “a culture magazine for eCommerce and retail futurists.” Their co-founder is accepting pitches about “the future of how we buy and belong” at hello@futurecommerce.com. They pay $0.20 to $0.50 per word for at least 1,500 words. They can pay as high as $1 per word for heavily researched or SEO pieces. To read their co-founder’s post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.
Deadline: October 30th, 2024
SECWP is Looking for Stories on Whistleblowing and Whistleblowers
The Southeast Europe Coalition on Whistleblower Protection (SECWP) is seeking pitches for “fresh journalistic stories on whistleblowing and whistleblowers in the following countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine.” They will pay $500 per article. To learn more, refer to their post and call for stories.
Deadline: December 31st, 2024
