Dear Writers,

Here’s our latest roundup of calls for pitches directly from editors.

Please carefully study each publication before sending a pitch.

If you’re new to pitching, here are a few resources to help you get started:

• How to Write a Pitch that Gets You Paid (Based on Real-World Examples)
• How to Pitch a Listicle About Pop Culture 
• Case Study: How I Broke into the Smart Mouth Newsletter and Earned $1 per Word

— Jacob Jans

Thanks to Fatima Saif for compiling this list.

Statement Films is a women-led startup that sources and develops content for films and TV made by African and diaspora women. Their newly-appointed managing editor is seeking “African writers — on the continent and the diaspora — covering fashion, art, tech, and entertainment to work with.” Rates begin at $100. If interested, email chisom@statement-films.com. To read their managing editor’s Twitter thread, click here. To visit their ‘contact’ page, click here.

SICK is a magazine by chronically ill and disabled people. They’re accepting submissions from sick/disabled writers, artists, and poets. Writers will be paid 11p per word and poets and artists will be paid £50 for selected work. For more information, refer to their tweet and this page.

Deadline: April 20th, 2023

InsideHook is a luxury lifestyle guide for affluent and adventurous men. Their editor is looking for culture (particularly music and TV) and beer pitches. Rates start at around $350. Pitches can be sent to bstiernberg@insidehook.com. To learn more, refer to their editor’s tweet. To contact them, refer to this page.

Junkee is an Australian pop culture website that covers TV, film, music, gaming, technology, politics, web stuff, and more. They’re seeking a First Nations writer with strong feelings regarding the AFL’s apology to Nicky Winmar. They will pay $300 to $350 AUD. If interested, get in touch with their deputy editor as soon as possible (preferably by 20th April) at reena.gupta@junkeemedia.com. Read their deputy editor’s tweet here. Learn more about them here.

Deadline: April 20th, 2023

Food & Wine is a monthly magazine by Meredith Corporation. The editor of their commerce news & deals team is looking for pitches. They’re especially seeking first-person sale roundups and first-person reviews. Pay is $300/article. Send your pitches to dmodlin@dotdashmdp.com. To learn more, read their editor’s Twitter thread and their news & deals commerce guide.

Narratively is a media company that publishes original and untold human stories. They’re seeking pitches for “stories about Latin American people who are doing things their own way — and changing the world while they’re at it.” They want gripping stories that are full of drama and intrigue. They will pay $1,000 per story. For details, read their tweet and call for pitches.

Deadline: April 30th, 2023

Block Club Chicago is a reader-supported nonprofit news organization delivering reliable coverage of Chicago’s neighborhoods. They’re seeking Pride Month stories based in Chicago. Think:

“- Feature on Chicago LGBTQ-owned business.

– Looking back on a piece of lesser-known local LGBTQ history.

– Highlighting an advocate/group/nonprofit that uplifts LGBTQ Chicagoans. etc.”

Please note that they do not run first-person work. Starting rate is $150 per story. If interested, send your pitches to their senior editor via DM on Twitter or email (kelly@blockclubchi.org). To read their senior editor’s Twitter thread, click here. To visit their ‘contact us’ page, click here.

The Stock Dork teaches “investors about the ins and outs of building real wealth by investing in stocks and other assets.” They’re seeking finance writers (freelance/remote) with good knowledge of the stock market as well as related products. They will pay up to 10 cents a word. To learn more, refer to their owner’s tweet and their ‘about us’ page.

Good Beer Hunting publishes insight-driven analyses, stories, and interviews on the beer industry. They’re looking to connect with young journalists (college students or soon-to-be grads) to report on beverage alcohol and culture. Rate: up to $700 for features. To learn more, refer to their news editor’s Twitter thread and their style guide.

Wine Enthusiast Magazine is a wine magazine that features wine ratings, reviews, recipe ideas, pairing information, news, and guides. They’re looking to assign a quick-turnaround story about Dylan Mulvaney/Bud Light news to a member of the LGBTQ+ community. Digital rate: $0.50 per word. Rolling deadline. If interested, send your pitches to rpaley@wineenthusiast.net. To learn more, refer to their digital managing editor’s tweet and their pitching guidelines (digital).

The Observer is a Sunday newspaper by the Guardian Media Group. Their science and tech editor is seeking features (around 1,700 words) from freelance science journalists for their science and technology pages. They will pay £361 per 1,000 words. They’re also interested in pieces about the environment and technology. If interested, send your pitches to ian.tucker@observer.co.uk. For details, refer to their editor’s Twitter thread.

Yahoo Life covers style, beauty, fashion, wellness, and parenting. Their parenting editor is seeking writers to cover parenting from the perspective of a father. The writers will contribute essays and reported features. Rates will begin at $250. If interested, email erin.donnelly@yahooinc.com. To read their parenting editor’s Twitter thread, click here. To visit their website, click here.

Going (formerly Scott’s Cheap Flights) offers cheap flight deals. They are looking for pitches for their weekly Going Places destination newsletter. They want pitches from writers who know Puglia or Montana really well. Rates start at $300 per piece (1,100-1,400 words). To learn more, refer to their content marketing director’s Twitter thread. To pitch, refer to this form.

North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA) is a quarterly magazine and online publication that covers “political and economic issues in Latin America and the Caribbean.” They’re accepting pitches regarding militarism in the Americas for their Winter 2023 issue. They will offer an honorarium of $250 per article (2,500 to 3,500 words) to contributors who rely on writing as their main source of income. Pitches and accepted articles can be in English, Spanish, or Portuguese. For details, read their tweet and call for pitches.

Deadline: April 21st, 2023

Opportunity to Share your Story on a Neuroscience Podcast: “Ever taken time off work for chronic stress or burnout? Are you a working parent? We’d love to hear your story at neuroscience podcast How We’re Wired. We can offer £100 honorarium for an int.” To learn more, refer to this tweet.

BuzzFeed News is a news website by BuzzFeed. Their entertainment editor is looking for pitches for their entertainment section. They’re interested in access-driven reporting, features & trends, and reported investigations. The editor hasn’t mentioned the rates in their tweet, but as per their tech desk editor, they pay $0.33/word for essays and $0.50/word for reported pieces. If interested, send your pitches to entertainment.pitches@buzzfeed.com. For details, read their entertainment editor’s tweet and their pitch guide.

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. Majority of the stories they publish involve original reporting. They offer a default rate of $800 for such stories. To learn more, refer to their Twitter thread and this page.