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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Thanks to Fatima Saif for compiling this list.
Bolts is Always Looking for Freelancers
Bolts is “a digital magazine that covers the nuts and bolts of power and political change, from the local up.” They’re always looking for freelancers to report on stories related to voting rights and criminal justice across the US. Most of the stories they publish involve original reporting. They offer a default rate of $800 for such stories. If interested, direct your pitches to pitches@boltsmag.org. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.
TC Jewfolk is Seeking Your Jewish Writing
TC Jewfolk is “the Twin Cities’ only independent online + in person journalism and engagement hub for Jewish communities.” They’re looking for your Jewish writing. The topics “range from personal Jewish experiences, reviews of Jewish media, your search for the NJP (Nice Jewish Person) and much more.” Rate is $50 to $100 per article. To learn more, refer to their post and submission guidelines.
Business Insider is Seeking Pieces about Trips to Adults-Only Cruises/All-Inclusives
Business Insider covers business, personal finance, tech, lifestyle, politics, and more. Their deputy editor would love to hear from people who have “trips planned to adults-only cruises/all-inclusives in the new year.” 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.
Restart.run is Looking for Video Game Reviews and Features
Restart.run is a gaming news website. They’re seeking video game reviews and features. They will pay an average of $200 per article. If interested, send your pitches and writing samples to brandy@moonrock.biz. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.
Business Insider is Looking for Pitches about Parenting
Business Insider covers business, personal finance, tech, lifestyle, politics, and more. Their deputy editor is seeking pitches on:
– “How hard it is to be a successful parent.”
– “How you can do everything ‘right’ and your kid can still get in trouble”
– “How parenting is a lot about not having control and that kids are their own person.”
They pay $250 per piece. If interested, direct your pitches to cpreti@insider.com. To read their deputy editor’s post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.
The Detail is Seeking Pieces about Northern Ireland and Border Issues
The Detail is a Northern Ireland-based investigative news and analysis site that covers issues of vital public interest. They’re seeking “investigations and features focused on Northern Ireland and border issues, covering the environment, immigration, housing, criminal justice, health, education, and wider social injustice.” They’re also looking for stories on underreported topics. They pay £400 for investigations/features (about 1,800 words). To learn more, refer to their post and this page.
The Leicester Gazette is Seeking Pitches on Higher Education
The Leicester Gazette is a not-for-profit local newspaper in Leicester. They’re looking for pitches from UK-based writers on the topic of higher education: “With the announcement that De Montfort University is making yet more staff cuts, we want to look at how Leicestershire’s universities are faring in the current higher education crisis…” Rate is 10p/word for 1,200 to 1,600 words. For more information, read their post and pitch guide.
Deadline: January 31st, 2025
Business Insider is Looking for Food Writers
Business Insider covers business, personal finance, tech, lifestyle, politics, and more. Their associate editor is seeking food writers: “Any food writers with access to Cousins Subs, Jimmy Johns, and Subway? I’m looking for a food writer who has access to *ALL three chains* to compare sandwiches.” Rates begin at $200 for 600 words. To read their associate editor’s post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.
Business Insider is Seeking Pieces about Home Renovation Mistakes
Business Insider covers business, personal finance, tech, lifestyle, politics, and more. Their deputy editor of lifestyle and entertainment freelancers is looking for “people who recently did renovations and remodels on rooms (or large spaces) and have regrets.” They’re accepting these pieces on a rolling basis. Rates begin at $230 for about 600 to 700 words. To learn more, refer to their deputy editor’s post and this form.
The Food Section is Seeking Contributors
The Food Section is a newsletter providing food and drink coverage across the American South. They’re actively looking for freelance contributors. They pay $1058.16 per feature story (about 1,200 words). For more information, refer to their founder’s post and their guidelines for journalists.
Open Secrets is Looking for Personal Essays
Open Secrets is an online magazine that publishes memorable and revealing personal essays on the topics we are taught to keep “secret.” They’re looking for unpublished personal essays of 1,000 to 2,000 words. The essays can be about “work, relationships, parenting and family, health, grief, LGBTQIA+ life, finances, identity, and our relationship with our belongings.” Rate is $50 per essay. To learn more, refer to their post and writing guidelines.
Deadline: December 31st, 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