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.
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Longreads is Seeking Personal Essays and Reading Lists
Longreads is a publication that shares longform stories. They’re seeking drafts for personal essays and pitches for reading lists and reported personal essays. Rates: personal essays pay $500, reading lists pay $350, and reported essays start at $500. They do not accept fiction. For details, refer to their post and guidelines.
lovePROPERTY.com is Seeking Photo-Led Gallery-Style Content
lovePROPERTY.com covers real homes, amazing architecture, property advice, and more. They’re seeking freelance writers to create insightful photo-led gallery-style content. They will invite suitable applicants for a paid test commission. They can pay writers a day rate (from around £160/day) or a per commission rate (usually £200 to £300). To learn more, refer to their post and this page.
Briarpatch is Seeking Pitches for the Labour Issue
Briarpatch is a Canadian magazine of politics and culture. They’re seeking pitches for their annual November/December Labour Issue: “Do you have a piece of juicy labour history or lessons from the picket line to share?” 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). If interested, send your pitches to pitch@briarpatchmagazine.com. Details here and here.
Deadline: July 1st, 2024
Taypedia is Looking for a Freelancer and Accepting Pitches
Taypedia is a new website for Taylor Swift fans. They’re looking for:
– “Freelancer to upload articles to WordPress, create header images, & repurpose articles to Pinterest”
– “Freelance writer pitches about all things Taylor Swift”
Rates begin at $400 per article. If interested, email your pitches to krista@taypedia.com. To learn more, refer to this post and their ‘about’ page.
Christ and Pop Culture is Accepting Pitches on the Theme of Tribalism
Christ and Pop Culture is a Christian online magazine about pop culture. They’re accepting pitches for “insightful, original, magazine-style features on the theme of tribalism — a topic of increasing relevance as the nation prepares for a contentious presidential election.” Pitches should have strong Christian and pop culture emphases. Rate is $75 per feature. To learn more, refer to this post and their call for features.
Deadline: July 1st, 2024
Sixty Inches from Center is Seeking Pieces on Midwestern Black Artists
Sixty Inches from Center is a non-profit arts publication and archiving initiative that promotes art and writing in Chicago and the Midwest. They’re partnering with Black Lunch Table (a radical archiving project) on a new editorial series called Crowdsourcing the Canon. They’re looking for reviews and essays (up to 1,000 words) on Midwestern Black artists, particularly those whose Wikipedia entries lack sufficient citations. Rate is $350. To learn more, refer to this post and this call for pitches.
Deadline: July 1st, 2024
Bolts is Accepting Pitches
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. Send your pitches to pitches@boltsmag.org. To learn more, refer to their post and pitch guide.
Digital Frontier Magazine is Looking for Pitches
Digital Frontier magazine is “a physical manifestation of the biggest forces impacting the digital world.” Their magazine editor is seeking pitches for their next issue. They will pay at least 30p per word. If interested, send your pitches to sophia@digitalfrontier.com. To read their magazine editor’s post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.
The Kitchn is Seeking Pitches
The Kitchn is Apartment Therapy Media’s food website. Their senior editor is seeking “pitches about reported TikTok trends, viral food movements people won’t stop talking about, and recipes that are blowing up on social media.” They’re looking to assign 2 stories this month. Rates begin at $250. If interested, email your pitches to paulina@thekitchn.com. To read their senior editor’s post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.
Prospect is Seeking Writers Living in Temporary/Emergency Accommodation
Prospect is a British magazine and website covering politics, economics, finance, culture, philosophy, world affairs, and more. They’re seeking writers who are living in temporary/emergency accommodation. They usually pay £100 to £150 per article. If interested, email sarah.collins@prospectmagazine.co.uk. To learn more, refer to this post and their submission guidelines.
Backstory is Commissioning for Issue 3
Backstory is a bookshop and bar in south London. They publish a biannual magazine which is also called Backstory. The magazine is about books and bookshops. They’re commissioning for issue 3 of the magazine. They would love pitches for lively columns (usually 450 to 500 words) and reported features (usually 1,000 to 1,500 words) on all things book world. Fee is £150 for columns and £500 for features. Email your pitches to magazinepitches@backstory.london. For more details, read this post and their contributor guidelines.
Deadline: June 21st, 2024
Black Women Radicals is Accepting Essays and Creative Non-Fiction
Black Women Radicals is “a Black feminist advocacy organization dedicated to uplifting Black feminist leadership.” They’re celebrating “50 Years of the Combahee River Collective” with a call for abstracts for a special issue of their blog, VOICES IN MOVEMENT. They’re only accepting essays and creative non-fiction articles. Rate is $250. To learn more, refer to their post and call for abstracts.
Deadline: June 24th, 2024
The Nonprofit Quarterly is Seeking Climate Justice Writing
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 “climate justice writing by movement leaders and practitioners in the field of all ages—including, and especially, youth (ages 18–35)—for a special edition centered on the young people bringing new leadership, energy, and hope to the climate justice movement.” They will pay $200-$500 for all accepted written submissions. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.
Deadline: June 30th, 2024
Sixty Inches from Center is Seeking Pieces on Midwestern Black Artists
Sixty Inches from Center is a non-profit arts publication and archiving initiative that promotes art and writing in Chicago and the Midwest. They’re partnering with Black Lunch Table (a radical archiving project) on a new editorial series called Crowdsourcing the Canon. They’re looking for reviews and essays (up to 1,000 words) on Midwestern Black artists, particularly those whose Wikipedia entries lack sufficient citations. Rate is $350. To learn more, refer to this post and this call for pitches.
Deadline: July 1st, 2024
GrooveVolt is Seeking Pitches for their First Print Issue
GrooveVolt is a publication covering music, fashion, cultural commentary and more. They are launching their first print issue in September. Abid Haque recently Tweeted a call for pitches for this issue. They want standalone evergreen pieces that speak to music trends, culture, technology, etc. They’re paying $75 to $500. To learn more, refer to this Tweet and visit their website.
Deadline: July 1st, 2024
Curbside Chronicle is Looking for Pitches for the Annual Animal-Themed Issue
Curbside Chronicle is “Oklahoma’s first and only street paper, employing and empowering people experiencing and transitioning out of homelessness in Oklahoma City.” Their editor is looking for pitches for their annual animal-themed issue: “Overlooked invertebrates, amazing creatures you oughta know or humans working hard to make life better for our winged and four-legged friends would be ideal.” They will pay at least $250 per story. If interested, DM their editor on X. To read their editor’s post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.
Deadline: July 14th, 2024
Viator is Commissioning Personal Essays
Viator, a Tripadvisor company, is a marketplace for travel experiences. They’re looking to commission 2 personal essays (with a travel hook) for Latinx Heritage Month. Rate is $290. Send your pitches to lcocking@tripadvisor.com. To learn more, refer to this post and their ‘about’ page.
Deadline: July 15th, 2024
