Contingent Magazine is Opening for Pitches

Contingent Magazine is a history magazine. They’re opening for pitches in early 2024. They’re seeking pitches for shorts (800-1,500 words), field trips, mailbags (400-500 words), postcards, mini-essays (200-500 words), and reviews of books, exhibits, documentaries, etc. (1,000-1,500 words). Base rates: $250 for shorts, field trips, and reviews; $100 for mailbags and mini-essays; and $50 for postcards. To learn more, refer to their editor’s post and this page.

Ride Texas Magazine is Accepting Pitches

Ride Texas Magazine is a quarterly print and digital travel magazine for Texas’ motorcyclists. They’re open for pitches for their Spring issue. The issue will feature “the total solar eclipse, related events, and Texas Hill Country lodging.” They’re especially seeking “unbiased gear reviews, restaurant reviews, and motorcycle industry trends.” Rates are $125 to $400 for print articles and $75 for blogs (500 to 700 words). If interested, email your pitches to squirrel@ridetexas.com. To learn more, refer to their editor’s post and this page.

Deadline: January 15th, 2024

Going is Seeking a Writer with a Personal Connection to Lunar New Year

Going (formerly Scott’s Cheap Flights) offers cheap flight deals. Their content marketing director is seeking “a writer with a personal connection to Lunar New Year for an assignment on what the holiday means to them, their traditions, and events around the world.” They’re looking to assign this piece as soon as possible. Deadline for this piece will be early January. Rate: $300. If interested, email katie.hammel@going.com. To read their content marketing director’s post, click here. To learn more about them, click here.

The Nonprofit Quarterly is Seeking Pitches

The Nonprofit Quarterly (NPQ) is a nonprofit print and digital magazine that educates the nonprofit sector through research-based articles and resources. They’re looking for pieces (around 500 words) for their new column, We Stood Up. The column features “the voices of people doing the hard work of realizing economic justice in their workplace.” They invite “writing from workers who want to share their experiences building a democratic economy and a fairer world, so that others can learn from their efforts.” Pay is $300. For more information, refer to their post and call for pitches.

Post-Mortem is Seeking Witty Retrospectives of Life Experiences

Post-Mortem is a Substack newsletter where “funny, witty people write retrospectives of life experiences— in the style of a Big Tech post-mortem.” They’re accepting pitches. They want witty retrospectives of life experiences. Rate is $100. To learn more, refer to this post and their newsletter.

The National Forest Foundation is Looking for Story Pitches

The National Forest Foundation is an organization that restores and enhances National Forests and Grasslands. They’re seeking story pitches for their Summer/Fall issue of Light & Seed magazine. The issue will focus on “how wildfire intersects with National Forests and Grasslands.” They’re specifically seeking “pitches for The Response, a department that uses the pillars of solutions journalism to investigate how people are responding to an issue of national importance.” They will pay $1,000 for 1,000 words. Send your pitches to erinvriley@gmail.com. For more information, refer to their post and call for pitches.

Deadline: January 4th, 2024

Fields & Stations is Seeking Pitches on High-End Barefoot Luxury Resorts

Fields & Stations is a magazine that features articles about travel and places. They’re seeking pitches on “very high-end ‘barefoot’ luxury resorts.” Think Soneva and resorts like it. They will pay €0.50 per word. If interested, send your pitches (ideally before Christmas) to fieldsandstations@gmail.com. To read their post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.

IJNet is Looking for 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 send them your pitches. They pay $200 per article. Most of their freelancers work in English, but they can also work in Spanish, Portuguese or Russian. For details, refer to their post and this page.

Meridian is Always Accepting Pitches

Meridian is a magazine about untold stories in tech. They’re always accepting pitches. They pay between $0.80 and $1 per word. If interested, send your pitches to meridian@mercury.com. To learn more, refer to this post and their website.

Dollars & Sense is Open for Pitches

Dollars & Sense publishes a bimonthly magazine and textbooks that cover economic news and analysis. Their editor is open for pitches. They’re particularly interested in pitches from women. Email your pitches to beckett@dollarsandsense.org. Some experience writing on economy or policy will help. Rates are $250 to $400. To learn more, refer to their editor’s post and this page.

Insider is Seeking Pitches from Writers with Upcoming Ferry Trips

Insider is a global news publication. Their associate editor of lifestyle and entertainment freelance writers is seeking “pitches from writers with *upcoming* ferry trips in the US or from the US to another country to start 2024 off right!” Rates begin at $200. To read their editor’s post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.