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.
Thanks to Fatima Saif for compiling this list.
Fragments is Seeking Pitches about Losing a Sibling
Fragments is “a platform centred on losing a sibling (biological or chosen) and all the unique reactions that manifest from it.” They’re seeking pitches for their new series, centring long distance loss. They’re looking to work with “UK-based storytellers with a history of migration to share their stories of losing a sibling or sibling-like relationship in their country of origin.” They have reserved at least one slot for a Palestinian writer. Rate is £200. To learn more, refer to this post and this page.
Deadline: September 8th, 2024
The Nonprofit Quarterly is Looking for Pitches for the Health Justice Issue
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 pitches for their Health Justice issue. They’re looking for “articles written by movement leaders and practitioners in the field that lay out the current state of health innovations, concerns of those working in the field of health, and visions for a socially just, ethical, and responsible direction forward.” Creative approaches to these topics are also welcome. Pay is $200 to $500. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.
Deadline: September 30th, 2024
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 looking for 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. For details, refer to their post and this page.
Stylist Magazine is Commissioning Articles for Strong Women Section
Stylist Magazine is a weekly magazine and a website for smart, successful, and sophisticated women. They’re commissioning paywall articles for their Strong Women section. They’re seeking first-person pieces and reports about health and wellbeing. Rate is £180 per piece. If interested, send your pitches to lauren.geall@stylist.co.uk. To learn more, refer to this post and their Strong Women section.
Reboot is Accepting Longform Essays
Reboot is “a publication and community reimagining techno-optimism for a better collective future.” They’re accepting pitches for longform essays on “technology, humanity, and power.” They want strong POVs and nuanced analysis. They will pay a flat rate of $200. To read their post, click here. To submit your pitch, click here.
Crawlspace is Seeking Digital Art and Writing
Crawlspace is “an ongoing project to cultivate and platform artistic and poetic applications of technology.” They’re looking for digital art and writing. They’re accepting completed works and pitches. They pay $150 AUD for pieces that have a single contributor. For collaborative submissions, they pay $200 AUD for the entire piece. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.
Deadline: September 8th, 2024
mitú and FIERCE are Seeking Pitches from Latine Writers
mitú is a digital media company that represents the Latino POV among consumers 18 to 44. FIERCE by mitú is a community that elevates the voices and experiences of FIERCE Latinas. They’re looking for pitches from Latine writers: “Got a knack for Latino entertainment, nostalgia, paranormal stories, or female empowerment? I finally have a small budget to allocate to passionate storytellers who can bring these themes to life. Plus, I’m eager to hear more first-person POVs and unique takes on current issues.” Rate is $100 per 500 words. If interested, send your pitches to yamily.habib@nglmitu.com. To learn more, refer to this post. To visit their ‘about’ pages, click here and here.
Opportunity to Write about English Horse Sports and Equestrian Lifestyle
Opportunity to write about English horse sports and equestrian lifestyle: “Looking for freelance story pitches centered around English horse sports and equestrian lifestyle for a fun side project I’m working on — can be profiles, sidebars, features, etc.” Rates begin at 50 cents per word. If interested, send your pitches to lauraoratliff@gmail.com. To learn more, refer to this post.
JRNY Travel Magazine is Seeking Writers who are Great Landscape Photographers
JRNY Travel Magazine features travel stories, essays, and photos from some of the world’s best talents. Their founding editor is seeking writers who are great landscape photographers for a big commission which will involve a trip at the end of Sept. Their editor hasn’t mentioned the rates for this commission but they usually pay £150/£225/£300 for 1,000/1,500/2,000 words. To learn more, refer to their editor’s post and this page.
Business Insider is Seeking Pitches from Writers taking Vonlane Buses
Business Insider covers business, personal finance, tech, lifestyle, politics, and more. If you’re a travel writer who is taking a Vonlane bus for an upcoming trip from Atlanta to Nashville, get in touch with their associate editor. Their 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 Looking for Golf-Related Pitches
Business Insider’s deputy editor is seeking golf-related pitches. They’re looking for: People who are going on or recently went on epic golf trips; golf experts; and interesting golf experiences. Rates begin at $230 for 600 words. If interested, DM your pitches to their deputy editor on X. To read their deputy editor’s post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.
Deadline: September 13th, 2024
Green European Journal is Seeking Pitches on Europe’s Far Right
Green European Journal is a political ecology magazine. They’re looking for pitches for their next print edition, which will analyze “Europe’s far right and the ways to combat it.” They’re open to essays, interviews, photo essays, and comics or graphic journalism. They will pay at least €300 per piece. If interested, email your pitches to alessio.giussani@gef.eu. For more information, read their post and call for pitches.
Deadline: September 16th, 2024
Briarpatch is Accepting Pitches
Briarpatch is a Canadian magazine of politics and culture. They’re accepting pitches for their unthemed January/February 2025 issue. They’re particularly curious about the following:
– “Inflation and what the Left should/could be doing about it
– Organizing elders in POC communities
– Skilling people up for autonomous organizing”
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). For details, refer to their post and call for pitches.
Deadline: September 8th, 2024
The Sask Dispatch is Seeking Pitches for Jan/Feb Issue
The Sask Dispatch is a Saskatchewan-focused news publication by Briarpatch Magazine. They’re seeking pitches for their unthemed January/February 2025 issue. They pay $100 for profiles, short essays, and reviews (less than 1,000 words); $200 for feature stories (1,000-1,500 words) and photo essays; and $300 for research-based articles and investigative reportage (1,500-2,000 words). For more details, refer to their post and call for pitches.
Deadline: September 8th, 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