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.
Thanks to Fatima Saif for compiling this list.
CBC Edmonton is Looking for First Person Pieces
CBC Edmonton is seeking pitches for first person pieces. They pay a flat rate of $560 for a first person piece. To learn more, refer to this post and this piece.
Failed Architecture is Accepting Pitches
Failed Architecture is “a platform for spatial criticism, reconnecting architecture with the real world through an online magazine, events, podcast, and more.” They’re accepting pitches for their special series that explores the spatial mechanisms that have facilitated the “regime of enclosure and incarceration, from the colonial logics that have taken hold over the past several centuries, to contemporary neoliberal machinations driven by profit extraction and the movement of global finance capital.” They will pay €150 per article. To learn more, refer to their post and call for pitches.
Deadline: November 20th, 2024
Opportunity to Write for the Country & Town House UK & Ireland Hotels Guide 2025
Country and Town House is “the go-to destination for trusted, inspiring, and uplifting content that will enhance your lifestyle wherever you live.” Their assistant editor is commissioning for the Country & Town House UK & Ireland Hotels Guide 2025. She is seeking features (1,000 words) that “feel like insider views on the UK travel scene.” Rate is £400 per feature. If interested, email tessa@countryandtownhouse.co.uk. To read their assistant editor’s post, click here. To read their last year’s issue, click here.
The Bell is Open for Glasgow-Related Pitches
The Bell is Glasgow’s new quality newspaper. They’re open for pitches: “We prioritise great narrative features, in-depth analysis or big investigations. But there’s always room for opinion on an issue the city is talking about.” They pay about £200 for a quick-hit and £300 for something more reported. If interested, direct your pitches to editor@glasgowbell.co.uk. For more information, refer to this post and their pitch guide.
Business Insider is Seeking Lifestyle Pitches
Business Insider’s lifestyle/entertainment editor is accepting pitches from writers who are interested in writing about travel, culture shock/moving, food, interior design, or fashion. Their rates usually begin at $200 for 600-word pieces. To learn more, refer to their editor’s post and this pitch form.
Scalawag is Looking for Pitches for Electoral Coverage
Scalawag is a Black-led, woman-run website and magazine dedicated to the American South. They’re seeking pitches for electoral coverage: “Scalawag’s coverage of the 2024 Presidential Election seeks pitches from organizers, advocates, and activists doing influential movement work across the South to reflect on the election.” They will pay $0.40 per word for essays. If interested, send your pitches to tea@scalawagmagazine.org. To read their post, click here. To visit their website, click here.
Business Insider is Seeking Home Renovation/Upgrade Stories
Business Insider covers business, personal finance, tech, lifestyle, politics, and more. Their deputy editor of lifestyle and entertainment freelancers is looking for home renovation/upgrade stories. They’re accepting submissions on a rolling basis. Rates begin at $230 for 600 to 700 words. To learn more, refer to their deputy editor’s post and this form.
New Lines is Seeking Pitches
New Lines is an American magazine that features best writing from around the globe. Their editor is seeking pitches for two verticals. Their editor’s primary beat is North and West Africa and the diasporas of those places. They’re particularly interested in “stories from Algeria, Morocco, Burkina Faso & Mauritania.” They’re also seeking pitches for Spotlight, a newsletter focused on underreported news and cultural trends from across the globe. Rates are $600 for a spotlight and $800 for a regular essay. For details, refer to their editor’s post and their submissions page.
Deadline: October 31st, 2024
The New York Amsterdam News is Looking for Freelance Journalists
The New York Amsterdam News is NYC’s oldest Black newspaper. They’re seeking experienced freelance journalists to cover the following areas:
– General Assignment
– Public Safety
– Religion/Church
– Education
– Environment
– Arts
– Photography
They pay $80/story and $30/photograph. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.
RetroNews.com is Looking for Writers
RetroNews.com covers retro gaming news. They’re seeking writers who are passionate about retro gaming to join their team. They pay $100 per guide (at least 2,000 words) and $10 per news article (at least 200 words). To learn more, refer to their post and ‘write for us’ page.
Opportunity for Writers who Live in or Near Liverpool or Manchester
The Mill is a newspaper about Greater Manchester. The Post is a newspaper about Liverpool and Merseyside. Their editor is looking for personal essays from writers who live in or near Liverpool or Manchester. They’re especially seeking stories about sex and dating, family, community, local lore, or anything fun/weird/surprising. They pay about £200 for a quick-hit and £300 for something more reported. If interested, email your pitches to shannon@millmediaco.uk. To learn more, refer to their editor’s post and this page.
Leading Like a Lady is Seeking Contributing Writers
Leading Like a Lady Blog (LLAL) is looking for contributing writers of color who can review books authentically describing the experiences of women from the African diaspora. Articles will be requested weekly or bi-weekly and exposed to roughly 450 million monthly visitors to the blog website. Contributed articles will be reviewed for relevance (e.g. how relevant is this to current events and the target audience), readability (e.g. how accessible are the language and concepts discussed), and actionability (e.g. what next steps can readers take based on information presented). Word count is capped at 500 for your first 30 days as a writer, at a pay rate of $0.25 per word. Apply to become a writer here.
Dirt is Accepting Music and Tech Story Pitches
Dirt is a newsletter about digital pop culture. Their editor is looking for evergreen music and tech story pitches. Their standard rates start at $0.50 per word. If interested, email your pitches to walden@dirt.fyi. For details, refer to their editor’s post and their pitch guidelines.
Planetizen is Seeking 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 looking for 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.
Public Books is Seeking Higher Education Pieces
Public Books is “an online magazine of ideas, arts, and scholarship.” The new editor of their Higher Education section is looking for a wide range of higher education pieces, especially “structural analysis of the sector; labor and academic freedom; diversity & inequality on campus; and the nonprofit/healthcare/education nexus.” They usually pay $150 a piece. If interested, send your pitches to dennis.m.hogan@gmail.com. To read their editor’s post, click here. To visit their website, click here.
The Ilkley Journal is Looking for Journalists and Writers
The Ilkley Journal is a news organization serving “the people of Addingham, Ben Rhydding, Burley-in-Wharfedale, Ilkley, and Menston.” They’re looking to expand their pool of freelance journalists and writers. The freelancers should ideally be based in and around West Yorkshire. That said, they also welcome writers from beyond the area if they can pitch or report on local stories. Rate is 14p per word. To read their post, click here. To learn more about them, click here.
MENT Magazine is Seeking Pitches for Issue 002
MENT Magazine is a Korean pop culture magazine that features critical and creative work about Korean media. They’re looking for pitches for their Issue 002. They will pay $100 per essay (2,000 to 3,000 words). If interested, send your pitches to editors@mentmagazine.com. For more details, refer to their post and pitch guidelines.
Deadline: October 15th, 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
The Leicester Gazette is Looking for Pieces about Renting
The Leicester Gazette is a not-for-profit local newspaper in Leicester. They’re looking for engaging pieces (solutions, investigations, and features) about renting in Leicester or Leicestershire. Rate is £125 for 1,200 to 1,600 words. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.
Deadline: October 31st, 2024
SECWP is Looking for Stories on Whistleblowing and Whistleblowers
The Southeast Europe Coalition on Whistleblower Protection (SECWP) is seeking pitches for “fresh journalistic stories on whistleblowing and whistleblowers in the following countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine.” They will pay $500 per article. To learn more, refer to their post and call for stories.
Deadline: December 31st, 2024