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.
InsideHook is a luxury lifestyle guide for affluent and adventurous men. Their managing editor is accepting culture (particularly music and TV) and beer pitches at bstiernberg@insidehook.com. If you got laid off from Buzzfeed and are interested in writing about these topics, then you should definitely pitch them. Rates start at around $350. To read their managing editor’s tweet, click here. To visit their ‘contact us’ page, click here.
The Atavist Magazine is a digital-only publication that releases one blockbuster nonfiction story every month. Their editor-in-chief has tweeted, “If you’re a writer who lost their job today, first, I am so sorry. Second, if you have narrative story ideas that now need a home, pitch me: seyward@atavist.com.” As per their submissions page, their stories are 8,000 to 30,000 words long and their baseline story rate is $6,000. They also pay quarterly royalties to their authors. To learn more, read their editor-in-chief’s tweet.
Rest of World is a global nonprofit publication that covers technology’s impact beyond the Western bubble. Their Africa desk is seeking pitches for stories on how tech affects people and institutions. They pay US$500 for shorter news stories and US$750 for reports (around 1,500 words). To learn more, refer to this tweet and their pitching guide.
Trans Writes is a trans led project that aims to platform trans voices. They’re always accepting pitches on all kinds of topics e.g. current events, sports, news, entertainment, technology, and video games. They pay around £100 for up to 1,000 words. To learn more, refer to their tweet and pitching guide and form.
Metro.co.uk covers news, lifestyle, health, food, sex, entertainment, sports, and more. Their assistant opinion and first-person editor has tweeted that they’re launching a new first-person series and are looking to hear specifically from “trans, non-binary, gender fluid, and gender non-conforming people.” The editor hasn’t mentioned the rates in his tweet, but according to this tweet, they usually pay £100 for 800 words. If interested, email your pitches to james.besanvalle@metro.co.uk. To read their editor’s tweet, click here. To visit their website, click here.
Acceleramota is a tech website for car blogs and auto shows. They’re hiring two up and comers looking for entry-level freelance writing work:
- Features writer
-SEO articles rate: $100/1,000 words
-Buying guides rate: $150/same length
- Reporter
-News/deals rate: $50/250-500 words
-SEO updates rate: $25/100-250 words
If interested, get in touch with their founder by the end of this month at gabe@acceleramota.com. To read their founder’s Twitter thread, click here. To learn more about Acceleramota, click here.
The Bold Italic is an online magazine that celebrates the free-wheeling spirit of the Bay Area. They’re hiring freelancers to create written content and videos. Their rates start at $150 to $300. If interested, send your pitches to info@thebolditalic.com or saul@thebolditalic.com. To read their Twitter thread, click here. To learn how to write for them, click here.
Observer is a website about business, arts, and entertainment. Their arts and culture editor is looking to beef up their contributor network. Pay is $200 to $350. If interested, send your arts and culture pitches to cterry@observer.com. To read their editor’s tweet, click here. To learn more about them, click here.
Dismantle Magazine is a magazine and website that features essays and creative nonfiction on fashion, popular culture, and social change. They’re open for submissions. They pay $100 per essay. For details, refer to their tweet and submission guidelines.
Refinery29 is a media and entertainment company that focuses on young women. Their senior writer is accepting sex and relationship pitches at elizabeth.gulino@vice.com. They haven’t mentioned the rates in the tweet, but according to their senior director of editorial, they pay $300 to $500 for personal essays. To read their senior writer’s Twitter thread, click here. To visit their website, click here.
International Journalists’ Network (IJNet) offers the latest tips, training opportunities, trends, and tools for professional and emerging journalists. They’re accepting pitches for tips and tricks that will help journalists around the world. Rate is $200 per article. Most of their freelancers work in English, but they have also added the opportunity to work in Spanish, Portuguese or Russian. To learn more, refer to their tweet and this page.
Time Out New York covers the best events, festivals, music, film, culture, art, dining, and more in New York City. They’re accepting pitches for “trend pieces, NYC centric features covering arts, lifestyle, theater, food and drink and more.” They can offer up to $500 per piece. To read their editor’s tweet, click here. To visit their website, click here.
The Daily Dot is a website that covers internet culture and life online. Their editor is always accepting pitches on internet x identity. Their feature rates begin at $250. If interested, send your pitches to kseavers@dailydot.com. To read their editor’s tweet, click here. To visit their ‘contact’ page, click here.
Trails is a quarterly, print-only magazine for “backpackers and people who sleep in the dirt.” The focus of the magazine is on “backpacking and other human/naturally-powered means of sleeping outdoors: bikepacking, canoe camping, even things like rafting or mountaineering are fair game.” Their managing editor is seeking pitches for essays. Their essays are 500 to 1,000 words. Rate is at least $0.50 per word. If interested, send your pitches to stasia@trailsmag.net. To learn more, refer to their managing editor’s Twitter thread and this page.
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
Narrative Initiative catalyzes “durable narrative change in order to make equity and social justice common sense.” They’re looking for pitches. They aim to “lift up stories about organizers, cultural producers, activists, and other changemakers whose work is shifting harmful, dominant narratives in powerful, creative, and unexpected ways.” They’re seeking pieces of 700 to 1,000 words. Rate: $1 per word. Read their tweet here. Pitch them here.
Deadline: May 15th, 2023
Studio Magazine is a national publication about contemporary craft and design in Canada. They publish twice a year and have an ongoing web presence. They’re looking for submissions for their Spring/Summer 2024 issue: DEFINITION. The issue will re-visit “the question of what it is that defines craft.” While they’re interested in the shifts brought about by tech, they’re “also looking to explore themes including, but not limited to, authenticity, classification, heritage, history, and cultural shifts.” Pay is .30 cents/word. To learn more, refer to their tweet and this page.
Deadline: September 30th, 2023
