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.
Looking for more opportunities? Check this out: 38 Publishers that Pay for Personal Essays
Thanks to Fatima Saif for compiling this list.
Condé Nast Traveler is Seeking a Writer Based in Sedona
Condé Nast Traveler is a travel magazine by Condé Nast. Their editor is seeking a travel writer based in Sedona, AZ. Rate is $0.50 per word. If interested, send your clips to jamie_spain@condenast.com. To read their editor’s post, click here. To learn more about them, click here.
The Leicester Gazette is Looking for Pieces about Renting
The Leicester Gazette is a not-for-profit local newspaper in Leicester. They’re seeking engaging pieces (solutions, investigations, and features) about renting in Leicester or Leicestershire. Pay is £125 for 1,200 to 1,600 words. For details, refer to their post and this page.
Deadline: October 31st, 2024
SFGATE is Seeking Pitches about All Things California
SFGATE is a digital publication that covers news and entertainment from the Bay Area and beyond. Their editor is always looking for pitches about all things California: history, trends, housing or real estate, climate, and weird interesting stuff. Rate is $300+. If interested, DM their editor on X or email tessa.mclean@sfgate.com. To read their editor’s post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.
Opportunity to Write about the Experience of Writing for a Living
Remote Writing Jobs with Melissa Tripp is a directory of remote writing jobs. They’re seeking real stories from working writers, especially personal essays (500 to 800 words), about the experience of writing for a living. They pay a flat rate of $200 per personal essay. If interested, email your pitches to rwjpatreon@gmail.com. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.
Planetizen is Always 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 offer professional writers a flat rate of $500 for a feature or career-related article. For more details, refer to their post and this page.
Nonlinear Love is Seeking Unconventional Relationship Stories
Nonlinear Love is “a project that shares and interrogates love stories that don’t follow the traditional ‘linear’ course in a non-judgmental format.” They’re looking for first-person essays about “nonlinear love.” Pay is $150 per essay (800 to 1,000 words). If interested, send your essays to ariella@superposition-stories.com. To learn more, refer to this post and their website.
Deadline: November 15th, 2024
Salon is Looking for Pitches on the “Agatha All Along” Finale
Salon is an independent publication that covers news, politics, culture, entertainment, science, health, and food. Their nights & weekends editor is seeking commentary pitches on the “Agatha All Along” finale. Rate is $150 to $300. If interested, email kmcclure@salon.com. To read their editor’s post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.
Deadline: October 29th, 2024
The Logic is Seeking Story Pitches
The Logic is Canada’s leading business and technology newsroom. Their deputy managing editor is seeking pitches for “stories about the downstream impacts of business and tech on our everyday lives here in Canada.” They usually pay CA$1 per word. Send your pitches to james.temperton@thelogic.co. To learn more, refer to their deputy managing editor’s post and this page.
The Brag Media’s Deputy Editor is Looking for Pitches
The Brag Media’s deputy editor is seeking pitches for Rolling Stone Australia, Variety Australia, and Tone Deaf. They pay at least $250 AUD for features. If interested, send your pitches to conor.lochrie@thebrag.media. For more information, refer to their deputy editor’s post.
Islamic Horizons is Seeking Education-Related Pitches
Islamic Horizons is the flagship publication of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA). They’re seeking education-related pitches for their upcoming West Coast Education Forum (January 17 to 18). Though their focus right now is on education, they welcome any and all pitches. Rates are $0.20 per word. To learn more, refer to their assistant editor’s post and their website.
Freethink is Always Seeking Features about Transformative Trends and Innovations
Freethink covers the collision of tech, business and society. They’re always seeking “feature ideas about transformative trends and innovations, including interviews with high-profile industry leaders, thinkers, entrepreneurs, and scientists.” They pay $1,000 for articles of 1,000-3,000 words and $2,000 for articles of 4,000 to 6,000 words. For details, refer to their post and freelancer pitch form.
The Welsh Agenda is Seeking Pitches
The Welsh Agenda, produced by the Institute of Welsh Affairs, is one of the top current affairs magazines in Wales. They welcome pitches with “a focus on culture, politics, technology or society with a Welsh angle.” They pay £100 to £150 per piece. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.
Lonely Planet is Looking to Expand their Pool of Writers for France
Lonely Planet is a global travel media company. They’re looking to expand their pool of expert writers for France: “We’re looking for people with a deep love and knowledge of France or, preferably, a specific region with great writing skills. You should be living there or have travelled through it extensively in the last 18 months.” The selected writers will “work on digital articles (rates of USD $350 and upwards) and/or a paid writing test, with an eye to working on guidebooks in early 2025 (rates begin from $1,500 but hugely dependent on workload, research etc.).” To learn more, refer to their editor’ s post and this form.
Deadline: November 1st, 2024
The National Forest Foundation is Looking for a Personal Essay
The National Forest Foundation is an organization that restores and enhances National Forests and Grasslands. They’re looking for a personal essay (1,000 words) for the Summer/Fall 2025 issue of their magazine, Light & Seed, which will “focus on the economic impact of National Forests and Grasslands and the communities that rely on them.” Send them your pitches if have “a story about how a National Forest or Grassland has impacted your career, livelihood, or understanding of the economies of public lands.” Rate is $1,000 for 1,000 words. Details here and here.
Deadline: November 18th, 2024
NetworkWeaver is Accepting Pitches for 2024 – 2025 BIPOC Editorial Series
NetworkWeaver is a consulting firm that helps “individuals and organizations implement climate, sustainability, and social change initiatives.” They’re accepting pitches (until July 2025) for their 2024 – 2025 BIPOC Editorial series: “We are looking for submissions that help us better understand the transformative shifts happening in networks and communities right now and how BIPOC leaders are navigating them in this pivotal time.” Rate is $250/article. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.
Failed Architecture is Seeking 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 seeking pitches for their new special series which is about “the architectures of erasure and control that contain and manage unhoused, under-documented, incarcerated, Mad, sick, disabled, and elderly people.” They will pay €150 per article. For details, read their post and call for pitches.
Deadline: November 20th, 2024
Wealth of Geeks is Looking for Travel Stories and Articles
Wealth of Geeks is a website that offers tips and tricks to grow your wealth. They’re seeking travel stories and articles from experienced travel writers. Rates begin at $250 for 600-900 words. For more information, refer to their post and pitch form.
The Sask Dispatch is Seeking Pitches for March/April Issue
The Sask Dispatch is a Saskatchewan-focused news publication by Briarpatch Magazine. They’re seeking Sask focused pitches for their unthemed March/April issue. They’re especially interested in “reporting on rural Sask, arts and culture, and grassroots activism.” They pay $100 for profiles, short essays, and reviews (less than 1,000 words); $200 for feature stories (1,000-1,500 words) and photo essays; and $300 for research-based articles and investigative reportage (1,500-2,000 words). For more details, refer to their post and call for pitches.
Deadline: November 10th, 2024
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
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
