Here’s our latest roundup of calls for pitches, directly from editors. We’ve researched payment rates and contact information for all of these publishers, to make it easier for you to find the right opportunities for you.
Please carefully study each publication before sending them a pitch. Not sure how to write a good pitch? Check out these articles…
- How to Pitch a Listicle About Pop Culture
- How to Write a Pitch that Gets You Paid (Based on Real-World Examples)
- Case Study: How I Became a Regular Contributor to My Dream Publication
- Case Study: How I Broke into the Smart Mouth Newsletter and Earned $1 per Word
Thanks to Fatima Saif for compiling this list.
Bandcamp is Seeking Tape Label Report Pitches
Bandcamp is a global music community and an online record store. Their senior editor is seeking tape label report pitches. They will pay $125 per write-up. If interested, send your idea and links to mariana@bandcamp.com. To read their senior editor’s tweet, click here. To learn more about them, click here.
Game Developer is Accepting Pitches
Game Developer is a website that focuses on video game development and industry. Their senior editor is accepting pitches. Rates begin at $250 for 800 words (single interview) and $350 for multi-source interviews of up to 1,600 words. Email your pitches to features@gamedeveloper.com. To learn more, refer to their senior editor’s Twitter thread. To contact them, refer to this page.
Lux is Open for Pitches
Lux is a socialist feminist magazine for the masses. They publish their print edition 3 times a year. They welcome pitches from both new and established writers. They pay $1 per word for features/reported pieces and $0.50 per word for other stuff. If interested, email your pitches to pitches@lux-magazine.com. Read their tweet here. Learn more about them here.
Slate is Seeking Science and Health Pitches
Slate is an online general-interest magazine that offers analysis and commentary on news, politics, business, culture, and technology. Their senior editor is seeking science and health pitches—particularly fun/weird arguments. Pay starts at $300 for essays. Send your pitches to shannon.palus@slate.com. To learn more, refer to their senior editor’s Twitter thread and their pitch guide.
Write a Spa/Beauty/Wellness Story for the Telegraph
Opportunity to Write a Spa/Beauty/Wellness Story for the Telegraph: “Hello lovely PR and journo folk! Got a very last minute spot to fill for a spa/beauty/wellness story for the Telegraph. If you could kindly send any news/newness/data/pitches my way for consideration, that would be great!” Rate is £140 for 600 words. If interested, email layla.turner@aplmedia.co.uk ideally today. To learn more, refer to this tweet.
ArtReview is Looking for Pitches
ArtReview is a contemporary art magazine. They publish 9 issues a year. Their director of digital is seeking “smart, original, funny, incisive criticism on the visual arts, film, books, TV, the internet, and culture in general.” Pay is £250 for 800 to 1,000 words. If interested, send your pitches to louisebenson@artreview.com. Read their director of digital’s Twitter thread here. Contact them here.
Sixty Inches from Center is Always Seeking Pitches from Midwest Writers
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 always seeking “Midwest writers to pitch essays, interviews, reviews, poetry, photo essays, & experimental writing on art of all disciplines, archives, and labor in the arts.” They pay a standard rate of $150/article. For details, refer to their founder’s tweet and this page.
Briarpatch is Seeking Pitches on Work and the Labor Movement
Briarpatch is a Canadian magazine of politics and culture. They’re seeking pitches on work and the labor movement for their November/December issue. 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). For details, refer to their Twitter thread and this page.
Deadline: July 3rd, 2023
PCMag is Hiring a Freelance Weekend News Writer
PCMag is a source of tech news and reviews. They’re looking for a Freelance Weekend News Writer (US, UK, Canada, or Australia based) for 3-4 stories a day on Saturdays and Sundays. The selected applicant will work during East Coast US hours. The applicant should have experience of writing consumer tech news for an online publication. Rate is $70 per story (at least 300 words). To learn more, refer to this tweet and this page.
Los Angeles Public Press is Accepting Pitches
Los Angeles Public Press is a news publication for the residents of LA County. They’re accepting freelance pitches from anyone in LA County, so if you were impacted by the layoffs, then submit your pitches here. They generally look for pitches related to their editorial priorities: “housing, pollution and the environment, public safety and the carceral system, public health, and positive community-oriented stories, as well as local government watchdog stories.” For print, they pay $500+ for features, $250+ for daily news stories, and $150 for briefs. For audio, they pay at least $110-$130/broadcast minute. For Twitter threads/IG stories, they pay $75/hour or $150. For details, read their publisher’s Twitter thread here. Learn more about their rates here.
GGRecon is Looking for an Evening and Weekend News Writer
GGRecon is an esports news network. They’re seeking an Evening and Weekend News Writer (part-time, 18 hours a week over 3 days). The candidate should have basic image editing skills and experience of writing video game news. This opportunity is available worldwide. Rate is £12.50 per hour. To learn more, refer to their co-founder’s Twitter thread. To apply, refer to this page.
Opportunity for a Copywriter with Experience of Writing LinkedIn Content
Freelance opportunity: If you’re a copywriter with experience of writing LinkedIn content and have subject matter expertise in DTC/ecommerce and marketing, then refer to this tweet. Rate is $35 to $40 per hour.
Slate is Accepting Pitches for Culture Section
Slate is an online general-interest magazine that offers analysis and commentary on news, politics, business, culture, and technology. Their senior culture editor is accepting pitches for their culture section. They’re seeking “smart, funny, original criticism (and more) about TV in particular, film, books, fame, online, and whatever else is ‘culture’ these days.” Rates begin at $350. Direct your pitches to jenny.zhang@slate.com. Read their senior culture editor’s Twitter thread here. Learn how to pitch them here.
Fanbyte is Hiring Freelancers for Final Fantasy XIV Section
Fanbyte is a video game website. They’re hiring a few freelance writers for their Final Fantasy XIV section. The writers should have prior experience working at a gaming outlet and have intimate knowledge of FFXIV. The freelancers should be able to write guide content. As per this tweet, they pay $200-$300 for guides. If interested, send your samples to jscharnagle@zam.com. To learn more, refer to this Twitter thread and their website.
Elite Daily is Seeking Health/Fitness Freelancers to Try Celebrity Workouts
Elite Daily is “a site for and by women who are discovering the world, and themselves in the process.” Their associate experiences editor is seeking health/fitness freelance writers to try celebrity workouts and cover their experience for Elite Daily. The editor hasn’t mentioned the rates in their tweet, but according to their former entertainment editor, rates start at $250. If interested, email lara.walsh@bustle.com. To read their associate experiences editor’s tweet, click here. To visit their website, click here.
Bloomberg Businessweek is Accepting Pitches
Bloomberg Businessweek is a weekly business magazine. They’re accepting pitches for narrative features, weird ideas, and anything about “people + money.” “Right now, thinking about an ‘Out of Office’ digital issue in August — burnout, bed rot, OOO replies, travel nightmares, 24 hours in the world’s busiest youth hostel… surprise us!” “Also thinking about a ‘Culture Wars’ issue — looking for longer-lead ideas on that.” They generally pay $1 per word. If interested, email your pitches to rharmanci@bloomberg.net. To learn more, refer to this Twitter thread and their website.
Yes! Magazine is Seeking Growth-Related Pitches
Yes! Magazine is an independent and nonpartisan publisher of solutions journalism. They’re seeking pitches for their “Growth” issue. The issue will “highlight the people and communities that are changing how we think about growth—and showing what it means to grow together.” Rates begin at $0.50 per word. Email your pitches to fall2023@yesmagazine.org. To learn more, refer to their editor’s tweet and their call for submissions.
Deadline: June 20th, 2023
New Scientist is Commissioning Christmas Features
New Scientist is a weekly science and technology magazine. They’re currently commissioning Christmas features. Their head of features has tweeted, “Christmas features are shorter (1,200-1,800 words) than normal features. They tend to be about stranger, funnier or more light-hearted subjects (but not always – last year we did hardcore quantum Christmas games). They can be about things you tend to associate with Christmas BUT they don’t have to be.” According to this Christmas feature guide by their feature editor, their rates begin at about £620. For specific details related to the payment rates, email helen.thomson@newscientist.com. To read their head of features’ Twitter thread, click here.
Deadline: June 21st, 2023
Nurall is Looking for Travel Pitches about India and Thailand
Nurall is a tech startup that guides professional remote workers to explore worldwide neighborhoods. They’re looking for travel pitches about India and Thailand. They’re “open to all kinds of travel stories, but anything with a digital nomad/remote work angle is a nice bonus.” Pay is $100 to $200 per story. Email your pitches to jamie@nurall.co. To learn more, refer to their managing editor’s Twitter thread and their ‘about us’ page.
Deadline: June 30th, 2023
