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.
The Kitchn is Looking for a Feature for World Mental Health Day
The Kitchn is Apartment Therapy Media’s food website. Their senior editor is looking to assign a feature for World Mental Health Day (October 10). Please share your story with them if “cooking has helped with your mental health or having a mental illness made cooking challenging.” Rates begin at $300. If interested, send your pitches to paulina@thekitchn.com. To read their senior editor’s post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.
TC Jewfolk is Looking for your Jewish Writing
TC Jewfolk is “the Twin Cities’ only independent online + in person journalism and engagement hub for Jewish communities.” They’re looking for your Jewish writing. The topics “range from personal Jewish experiences, reviews of Jewish media, your search for the NJP (Nice Jewish Person) and much more.” Pay is $50 to $100 per article. For details, refer to their post and submission guidelines.
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. To read their post, click here. To learn how to write for them, click here.
Digital Frontier Magazine is Seeking Feature Pitches
Digital Frontier magazine is “a physical manifestation of the biggest forces impacting the digital world.” Their editor is seeking feature pitches for issue 003. The theme of the issue is Curiosity. You can interpret “Curiosity” however you like: “a startup that began as a down-the-rabbit-hole exploration, a platform that helps you discover via curiosity rather than an algorithm, an online subculture you’ve always wanted to investigate the origins of…” Rate is 30p per word. Pitches should be sent to sophia@digitalfrontier.com. To read their editor’s post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.
Deadline: October 3rd, 2024
New Lines is Looking for Pitches on US Election
New Lines is an American magazine that features best writing from around the globe. They’re looking for pitches on US election. They’re seeking “genuinely original stories, political/cultural reportage, personal essays, think pieces & historical takes on America from fresh, unexpected angles.” Rate is $800 per article. If interested, DM their politics editor on X or email dpostel@newlinesmag.com. For details, refer to their politics editor’s post and their pitch guidelines.
Opportunity for Reporters Based in Riverside County, CA
Opportunity for one or two freelance reporters based in Riverside County, California to cover a couple of upcoming events. The first event is on October 10 in Desert Center. The second event is on October 24 in Temecula. Both the events will last about 2 hours. Pay will be $200. If interested, email alicia.ramirez@riversiderecord.org. For more information, refer to this post.
MIT Technology Review is Looking for Pitches
MIT Technology Review is a media company that explains the commercial, political, and social impact of the newest technologies. They’re looking for pitches for their upcoming print issue. The theme of the issue is Relationships. Please note that the theme is a loose prompt. They’re seeking longer pieces: narrative features, investigations, profiles, and essays. They pay $1 to $2 a word. To learn more, refer to their editor’s post and their pitch guide.
Deadline: September 27th, 2024
Palestine in America is Seeking Writers and Pitches for Deluxe FOOD Issue
Palestine in America is a nonprofit organization that publishes print and digital magazines about Palestinians in the US. They’re seeking writers and pitches for their Deluxe FOOD Issue. They want to “commission writers from all backgrounds but are giving priority to Palestinians, and Palestinian writers from Gaza, the West Bank, and 1948 occupied territories.” They will pay $100 for short pieces and $250 for longer articles. If interested, email palestineinamericafoodissue@gmail.com. To read their post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.
Deadline: September 27th, 2024
Prospect is Looking for Essays, Narrative Features, and Profiles
Prospect is a British magazine and website covering politics, economics, finance, culture, philosophy, world affairs, and more. Their newly appointed commissioning editor is looking for essays and narrative features of up to 4,000 words. This editor is also editing the People section, which features profiles (600 words) at the front of the magazine. As per a post by their assistant editor, they usually pay £100 to £150 per article. To read their commissioning editor’s post, click here. To read their submission guidelines, click here.
Gigs for Writers is Seeking Real Stories from Working Writers
Gigs for Writers is a directory of writing and writing-adjacent jobs. They have expanded their directory to include their very own publication to empower their audience, elevate underrepresented writers, and build credibility by paying writers themselves. They’re seeking real stories from working writers, especially personal essays (500 to 800 words) about writing for a living. They pay a flat rate of $200. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.
The Nonprofit Quarterly is Seeking Pitches 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 pitches for their Health Justice Issue. They want “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.” Creative approaches to these topics are also welcome. Pay is $200 to $500. For details, refer to their post and this page.
Deadline: September 30th, 2024
The Dial is Accepting Pitches
The Dial is “a new online magazine of culture, politics, and ideas with a focus on locally sourced writing from around the world.” They focus on stories from outside the US. They’re currently accepting pitches for two issues which are coming out early next year: “Bodies” and “Ghosts.” They interpret the themes broadly and also publish writing that doesn’t fit the themes. They welcome pitches for reporting, criticism, literature, and translation. Most of their features run about 2,000 to 3,000 words. Their general rate for reporting and criticism is $800 to $1,000 for 2,000 to 2,500 words. Their general rate for literary work is $250 for an excerpt and about $400 for unpublished work. For more information, read their post and pitch guide.
Stylist Magazine’s Fitness Editor is Commissioning
Stylist Magazine is a weekly magazine and a website for smart, successful, and sophisticated women. Their fitness editor is commissioning, especially for the Stylist Magazine paywall. They’re seeking “health, wellness and fitness deep dives, interviews, first persons and expert-led features.” Rate is £180. If interested, email miranda.larbi@stylist.co.uk. To read their fitness editor’s post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.
The Independent En Español is Hiring Latino Freelance Writers
The Independent En Español’s editor-in-chief is hiring Latino freelance writers to contribute stories in Spanish. They’re seeking pitches about “culture, health, entertainment, lifestyle, and politics.” Rates begin at $200 for 600 words. If interested, email diego.pineda@independent.co.uk. To read their editor-in-chief’s post, click here. To visit their website, click here.
Business Insider is Seeking a Piece about Arrowhead Stadium’s Box Suite
Business Insider covers business, personal finance, tech, lifestyle, politics, and more. If you have a box suite (or are going to one) at Arrowhead Stadium soon, please get in touch with their deputy editor. They would like you to write a piece about what it’s like. Rates begin at $240 for 600 words. To read their deputy editor’s post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.
i-D is Looking for Film Writing
i-D is a fashion and style publication by Vice Media. Their entertainment editor is commissioning film writing. They will pay 50p a word for digital. If interested, DM your ideas about films (new or old) to their editor on X. To read their editor’s post, click here. To learn more about them, click here.
Business Insider is Seeking Americans who Left the US after Retirement
Business Insider covers business, personal finance, tech, lifestyle, politics, and more. Their deputy editor of lifestyle and entertainment freelancers is seeking “Americans who left the US after they retired (esp to places like Mexico/Japan) and are very happy or unhappy with their choice.” Rates begin at $230 for 600 words. If interested, DM their deputy editor on X. To read their deputy editor’s post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.
Deadline: October 12th, 2024
Business Insider’s Deputy Editor is Looking for Pitches
Business Insider covers business, personal finance, tech, lifestyle, politics, and more. Their deputy editor is seeking “people who tried living in major/popular cities but eventually found happiness living NEAR them (within 2~ hours or so) instead.” Rates begin at $230 for 600 words. If interested, DM your pitches to their editor on X. To read their editor’s post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.
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
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
