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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Thanks to Fatima Saif for compiling this list.
Type Investigations is Accepting Pitches on a Rolling Basis
Type Investigations is a nonprofit investigative newsroom. They accept pitches on a rolling basis. They’re particularly interested in the following topics:
– “Right-wing extremism and threats to democracy
– Reproductive rights and gender-affirming health care
– Technology and its harms
– Climate change and environmental justice”
The above list is not exhaustive. Their written features are generally 3,000-5,000 words and pay $3,000-$6,000 (including travel, reporting expense, and reporting fee). To learn more, read their post and pitch guide.
Business Insider is Seeking a Food Writer
Business Insider covers business, personal finance, tech, lifestyle, politics, and more. Their associate editor is seeking a food writer: “Any food writers with access to In-N-Out traveling to/near the Midwest in the next month or so? I’m looking for a writer to compare the popular chain to the Midwest’s Culver’s!” Rates begin at $200. To read their associate editor’s post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.
Wired’s Features Editor is Commissioning Longform Journalism
Wired is a magazine and website that covers the current and future trends in technology. Their features editor is commissioning ambitious narrative longform journalism. They’re particularly seeking stories and writers from outside the U.S. Rates start at about $2,500. Send your pitches to amit_katwala@wired.com. To learn more, refer to their features editor’s post. To contact them, refer to this page.
Alma is Looking for Personal Essays from Jewish College Students
Alma is a Jewish feminist publication. They’re looking for pitches from Jewish college students. They’re seeking personal essays (700 to 1,100 words) about “where you’re finding Jewish joy or community, especially in surprising places.” Rate is $100. Jews from underrepresented communities are strongly encouraged to pitch. If interested, send your pitches to submissions@heyalma.com. To learn more, refer to their post and submission guide.
Business Insider is Looking to Assign a Travel Piece
Business Insider covers business, personal finance, tech, lifestyle, politics, and more. Their associate editor is looking to assign a piece: “Back with another callout! Any travel writers with UPCOMING trips on Vonlane buses from Atlanta to Nashville?” Rates begin at $200 for 600 words. To read their associate editor’s post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.
Planetizen is Always Accepting 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 accepting 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.
Open Secrets is Seeking Personal Essays
Open Secrets is an online magazine that publishes memorable and revealing personal essays on the topics we are taught to keep “secret.” They’re seeking personal essays (1,000 to 2,000 words) about “work and career, relationships, parenting and family, health, grief, LGBTQIA+, and our relationship with our belongings.” Pay is $50 per essay. To learn more, refer to their post and call for submissions.
Observer’s Arts Editor is Looking for Pitches
Observer is a website about business, arts, and entertainment. Their arts editor is seeking Sept/Oct/Nov/Dec pitches in the following areas:
– Art world trends
– Galleries + museums
– Artist interviews
– Exhibition reviews
Rate is $250. Send your pitches to artnews@observer.com. To read their arts editor’s post, click here. To learn more about them, click here.
Betches is Seeking Political SEO Pitches
Betches is a media and entertainment brand by and for women. Their VP of editorial is seeking “political SEO pitches designed for all levels of political engagement.” “Think voter basics and how-tos, policy deep dives, election process, etc catered to millennial/genz.” Rate is $300. You must have prior experience writing about the topic. To learn more, refer to this post and their ‘about’ page.
Mainly Magazine is Looking for Pitches
Mainly Magazine is “a new quarterly publication seeking to report, document and highlight the culture of Nigerian marginalized genders including Nigerian women and non-binary people, home and in the diaspora.” They’re accepting pitches at mainlymagazine@gmail.com. They pay a flat rate of $60 for all pieces. For details, refer to this post and their submission guidelines.
Deadline: August 9th, 2024
Economic Hardship Reporting Project is Looking for Labor Day-Related Stories
Economic Hardship Reporting Project (EHRP) is a nonprofit organization that produces compelling journalism about income inequality and poverty in America. They’re looking for “Labor Day-related stories — from reports on worker organizing and labor justice to historical deep-dives, first-person essays and more.” They pay $750 to $1,500 for reported personal essays; $800 to $1,500 for news stories; and $1.00 to $1.25 per word for features. To learn more, refer to this post, their submission guidelines, and their pitch portal.
The Kitchn is Seeking a Freelance News Writer
The Kitchn is Apartment Therapy Media’s food website. They’re seeking a part-time Freelance News Writer. The selected applicant will be responsible for pitching and researching trending news stories, writing at least 3 articles a day, and reviewing products on an as-need basis. Passion for food and cooking will be a big plus. Rate: $120 per day. Location: remote. For details, refer to their senior editor’s post and this job description.
Cosmopolitan’s Features Team is Looking for High-Impact Storytelling
Cosmopolitan is a women’s magazine for dating tips, sex advice, beauty tutorials, fashion trends, and more. Their features team is always looking for “bold, buzzy, high-impact storytelling that captures the current moment and reflects the experiences of young women specifically.” Rates are $1.50 to $2.00 per word. If interested, send your ideas to erin.quinlan@hearst.com. To learn more, refer to their features director’s post and their ‘about’ page.
Betches is Seeking a Freelance Editor
Betches is a media and entertainment brand by and for women. They’re seeking a freelance editor for editing political content for their site. They will pay $40 per hour. If interested, email katiecorvino@betches.com. To learn more, refer to this post and their ‘about’ page.
Restart.run is Looking for Freelancers and Pitches
Restart.run is a gaming news website. They’re seeking immediate freelance news help. They will offer a day rate or article rate. They’re also accepting article pitches. Rates: $25 to $40 per news post (150 to 200 words), $250 to $400 per feature (around 750 words), and $500 to $700 per review (750 to 1,000 words). To learn more, refer to this post. To contact them, refer to this page.
NACLA is Accepting Pitches on Travesti, Trans & Queer Activisms
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 for an issue on “travesti, trans, and queer activisms in the Americas.” They will accept articles written in English, Spanish, or Portuguese. They will pay an honorarium of $250 to those whose primary source of income is writing. For details, refer to their post and call for pitches.
Deadline: August 21st, 2024
The Nonprofit Quarterly is Seeking Articles, Creative Writing, and Art 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 looking for articles, creative writing, and art for their health justice issue: “We are seeking 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. We also welcome creative approaches to these topics.” Pay is $200 to $500 for all published submissions. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.
Deadline: September 30th, 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