Dear Writers,

Here’s our latest roundup of calls for writers — directly from editors, covering a wide variety of themes and topics.

Please carefully study the publication before contacting the editor. When writing your pitch, be sure to:

• Carefully study the publication, to get a sense of their style
• Have a clear idea of where you proposed article will fit into the publication
• Have a clear sense of the publication’s general schedule
• Have a clear sense of who the publication’s audience is
• Choose just one idea to pitch — and make sure it closely fits the publication’s needs
• Write a short pitch (no more than 200 words)

— Jacob Jans

Thanks to Fatima Saif for compiling this list.

Opportunity to Write on Customer Research, Customer/User Experience, and More: “Any freelance writers out there who specialize in the topics below and have room for 2-3 pieces a month? Feel free to send me your portfolio/pitch. (DMs Open)

TOPICS:

• Customer Research
• Customer/User Experience
• CRO
• Web Design
• Product Design”

Pay is $250 to $500 per piece. For details, refer to this Tweet.

University of California Global Health Institute (UCGHI) is looking for BIPOC freelance writers to interview stakeholders and write feature stories (700-750 words) and secondary stories (500-550 words) centering themes of global health, public health, and health equity. Rate is $500 to $1,000 for both assignments. For more information, refer to their Tweet and this page.

SICK is a magazine by chronically ill and disabled people. They are looking for personal essays from sick and disabled folks. They are accepting drafts (full and partial) and pitches during their issue 4 submission period. They will pay 11p per word. For details, refer to their Tweet and this page.

Deadline: March 26th, 2022

Scalawag is a Black-led, woman-run website and magazine dedicated to the American South. They are accepting pitches. They are “interested in untold stories, fresh perspectives, and original thought covering the nuances of life, politics, and culture in the American South.” They are also accepting pitches for their “grief & other loves” series. Their base pay rate is $500 to $1,200. To learn more, refer to their Tweet. To pitch a story, refer to this page. To submit an idea to their “grief & other loves” series, refer to this page.

The Xylom is a media outlet that creates “personal stories of science and humanity.” They are looking for science stories of 1,500 words. They pay a flat rate of $100. For details, refer to their editor’s Tweet and their pitch form.

Edify is Edmonton’s premier lifestyle magazine. Their editor has tweeted, “Hey, yeg writers. I’m looking to add some experienced voices who aren’t afraid to tackle difficult stories. Must be engaged in city/provincial issues.” They will pay at least 0.50/word. Read their editor’s Tweet here and their writer guidelines here.

Eighteen Eighty Two is an independent Spurs fanzine. They are “looking to feature an unpublished (or barely published) Spurs writer in Issue 2 of the fanzine.” They will assign a piece of 500 to 750 words and pay £50. They will discuss the topic upon assignment. To read their Twitter thread, click here. To visit their website, click here.

Opportunity to Write for a New Editorial Platform: “Looking for writers who are solid on the following themes for some stories on a new editorial platform launching soon.

– Streetwear

– Skating + sport

– Drug culture

– Wellness, skincare etc as it relates to a younger audience”

Rate is 30p per word. If interested, email anna.cafolla@itv.com. For details, refer to this Twitter thread.

Coloristy is a design and content marketing agency. They are seeking “freelance content writers (tech, venture capital, design, and startups).” They are hiring for multiple projects. They will pay $100 to $250 per article (around 1,000 words). To learn more, refer to this Tweet. To contact them, refer to this page.

Insider is a global news publication. Their editor, global news correspondents is looking for story pitches from freelance journalists. Rate for features is $1 per word and up (plus expenses). To learn more, refer to their editor’s Tweet and this page.

Sentient Media is a news organization that reports on the impact of animal agriculture. Their associate editor is looking for pitches: “I’m particularly keen for solutions and culture stories. Remember that a Sentient Media story says something about how humans use and treat nonhuman animals.” Rate is $150 per piece (700 to 1,000 words). If interested, send your pitches to claire@sentientmedia.org. To learn more, refer to their associate editor’s Tweet and this page.

Red Ventures “connects with people, community, and places to deliver premium content and support what matters most.” They are looking for US-based freelance writers with experience writing about higher education. Their core compensation rate is $90 for 500 words. The job is remote. To learn more, refer to this Tweet and this page.

TripSavvy is a travel website. They are accepting pitches on all things solo travel. They are seeking “thought-provoking stories of solo voyages, interesting trend pieces, & more.” Their rates start at $250. Pitches should be sent to ataran@tripsavvy.com. To learn more, refer to their senior editor’s Tweet. To contact them, refer to this page.

Deadline: March 21st, 2022

Boston University is looking for freelancers who have experience writing features, profiles, science stories, and GA stories for print and online. Rate starts at $1 per word. BIPOC journalists are especially encouraged to reach out. If interested, DM their senior editor on Twitter or email sholt@bu.edu. To read their senior editor’s Twitter thread, click here.

Deadline: March 23rd, 2022

Transformations is “a project of the narrative storytelling initiative at Arizona State University and a publishing channel of the Los Angeles Review of Books.” They are accepting submissions (600 to 750 words) for personal narrative essays on one of these topics: Days of Displacement or Courageous Acts. Rate is $100. If interested, send your essays to transformations@asu.edu. To read their Twitter thread, click here. To learn more about them, click here.

Deadline: April 15th, 2022

Reader’s Digest UK is a general interest family magazine. They are seeking pitches for op-eds, listicles, and how-to guides from food writers. They are “particularly keen on topics like fish, vintage dishes & pastry as well as interesting (non-PR) pieces on chefs & restaurants, though open to anything!” They pay £70 to £100 for the website and £300 to £400 for the print magazine. This call for pitches is mainly for website content. Pitches should be sent to eva.mackevic@readersdigest.co.uk. To learn more, refer to this Twitter thread and to contact them, refer to this page.