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.
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Thanks to Fatima Saif for compiling this list.
The Sask Dispatch is Looking for Pitches
The Sask Dispatch is a Saskatchewan-focused news publication by Briarpatch Magazine. They’re looking for 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). To learn more, refer to their post and call for pitches.
Deadline: November 10th, 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.” They will pay $250 per article. For more information, refer to their post and this page.
Planetizen is Always Open to 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 open to 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. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.
Business Insider is Seeking Relocation/Travel Pitches
Business Insider covers business, personal finance, tech, lifestyle, politics, and more. Their associate editor of lifestyle and entertainment freelance writers is looking for relocation/travel pitches (especially “from an expert”). Rates begin at $200 for 600 words. If interested, DM their editor on X. To read their associate editor’s post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.
BBC Travel’s The SpeciaList is Looking for City Guides for Ski Season
BBC Travel’s The SpeciaList is “a series of guides to popular and emerging destinations around the world, as seen through the eyes of local experts and tastemakers.” Their editor is seeking “SpeciaList city guides for ski season featuring timely notable SpeciaList (not a ski instructor or anyone in the hospitality industry).” Rate is $600. If interested, email eva.sandoval.freelance@bbc.com. To learn more, refer to their editor’s post and this page.
Observer is Seeking Arts Pitches
Observer is a website about business, arts, and entertainment. Their arts editor is seeking arts pitches for December publication and beyond. They’re looking for “artist features (no Q&As), thoughtful art market analysis/business of art, art philanthropy analysis (def. need more here).” Rate is $250. If interested, send your pitches to artnews@observer.com. To read their arts editor’s post, click here. To learn more about them, click here.
Wealth of Geeks is Looking for First-Hand Stories
Wealth of Geeks is a website that offers tips and tricks to grow your wealth. They’re seeking:
– First-hand home and garden lifestyle stories. Rates begin at around $200 for 750-900 words. Details here.
– First-hand parenting and family lifestyle stories. Rates start at around $200 for 750-900 words. Learn more here.
– First-hand health and personal development stories. Rates begin at around $200 for 750-900 words. Learn more here.
The Center for Victims of Torture is Seeking Pitches for Native American Heritage Day
The Center for Victims of Torture is looking for pitches for Native American Heritage Day. They want “a Native American writer to discuss the intersections of mental wellness and Native heritage/identity/current experience.” They will pay $1 per word (cap at 1,000 words). To learn more, refer to this post and their ‘about’ page.
Deadline: November 7th, 2024
New Humanist is Looking for Pitches
New Humanist is a magazine focused on science and culture. For New Humanist’s next issue, their deputy editor is interested in “pitches around the themes of our shared humanity/bridging divides and the future of democracy.” Rates are £200 to £500. If interested, email jessica.abrahams@newhumanist.org.uk. To read their deputy editor’s post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.
The Nonprofit Quarterly is Seeking Pitches for the Racial 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 Racial Justice Issue. The issue is about “how women of color in the south are reclaiming space.” Rates are $500 for articles in their print magazine, $300/interviewee for interviews/conversations in their magazine, and $150-$300 for creative writing. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.
The Londoner is Seeking Pitches
The Londoner is London’s new quality newspaper. They’re looking for pitches that are engrossing and fun to read. They pay around £300 for quick-hits and about £500 for pieces that are more reported. They also pay reporting expenses if they’re agreed in advance. For details, refer to this post and this page.
AFAR is Seeking Pitches on Quiet Travel
AFAR is a multi-platform travel media brand that inspires, empowers, and enriches travelers who care. Their editor is seeking “pitches on quiet travel—think unplugging, recharging, and resetting.” Rates begin at $0.50/word for their website and $1.00/word for their magazine. To learn more, refer to their editor’s post and their contributor guidelines.
Deadline: November 13th, 2024
Ambrook Research is Looking for Pitches
Ambrook Research offers data-driven storytelling regarding modern agriculture. They’re looking for pitches for “stories at the intersection of agriculture and trucking.” Rates begin at $0.50 per word. Send your pitches to jesse@ambrook.com. To learn more, refer to their editor’s post and their website.
Eureka is Looking for Experienced Writers/Journalists
Eureka is “the world’s biggest public network for international cooperation in R&D and innovation, present in over 45 countries.” They’re looking to expand their pool of writers/journalists to contribute engaging articles on “Eureka innovations and the companies behind them.” They pay writers €750 per article. The writers are asked to contribute up to 3 articles a year. To read their post, click here. To learn more about them, click here.
Pipeline Artists is Always Accepting Pitches
Pipeline Artists is a digital magazine that focuses on “education, empowerment, and elevating authentic voices in film, publishing, and beyond.” They’re always open to pitches. They pay $75 for most articles/essays, and up to $350 (or higher) for longer pieces and profiles. To learn more, refer to their post and submission guidelines.
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 Center for Victims of Torture is Seeking Pitches for Native American Heritage Day
The Center for Victims of Torture is looking for pitches for Native American Heritage Day. They want “a Native American writer to discuss the intersections of mental wellness and Native heritage/identity/current experience.” They will pay $1 per word (cap at 1,000 words). To learn more, refer to this post and their ‘about’ page.
Deadline: November 7th, 2024
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
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
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
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