IJNet is Looking for Tips and Tricks that Will Help Journalists

International Journalists’ Network (IJNet) offers the latest tips, training opportunities, trends, and tools for professional and emerging journalists. If you want to share any tips and tricks that will help journalists globally, then get in touch with them with your pitches. Pay is $200 per article. Most of their freelance writers work in English, but they can also work in Spanish, Portuguese or Russian. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.

GuruFocus is Looking for Writers

GuruFocus is a value investing research company. They’re looking for writers who can produce original, high-quality content. If you enjoy analyzing stocks, this may be an ideal opportunity for you. Pay is $120/article, with potential for bonuses. For details, refer to their editorial director’s post and this page.

The Sick Times is Seeking Commentary and Reported Pieces

The Sick Times is a site chronicling the Long Covid crisis. They’re looking for pitches for commentary and reported pieces:

– Commentary: They currently publish only one essay/commentary piece a month by outside contributors. They prioritize essays from writers with Long Covid and related diseases. They pay $250 for a piece of 1,000 words.

– Journalism: They currently publish 2 to 3 reported news stories per quarter from journalists. They pay $1,000 for a piece of 1,000 words.

If interested, email your pitches to betsy@thesicktimes.org and miles@thesicktimes.org. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.

Pittsburgh City Paper is Accepting Pitches

Pittsburgh City Paper is an alternative newspaper that covers news, restaurants, food, culture, arts, and entertainment in Pittsburgh. Their news editor is accepting pitches at colin@pghcitypaper.com. Their rates range from $250 to $750. To learn more, refer to their news editor’s post and their pitch guidelines.

Nat Geo Travel is Seeking Tennessee-based Travel Guide/Hotel Writers

Nat Geo Travel’s editor is looking for Tennessee-based travel guide/hotel writers. Rate: $1 per word (will be a flat fee). If interested, email starlight.williams@natgeo.com. Don’t send pitches. To read their editor’s post, click here. To visit their website, click here.

Deadline: February 8th, 2024

Uncharitable Papers is Accepting Articles on the Charity Sector

Uncharitable Papers shares articles and essays written by incredible people of color on the charity sector. They pay £150 for a maximum of 1,500 words. To learn more, refer to this post and this page.

Opportunity to Write an Essay for PARENT SLASH WRITER

West Virginia University Press (WVU Press) is West Virginia’s largest book publisher. They’re seeking pitches for essays that could be included in an upcoming craft book, the PARENT SLASH WRITER. They want pitches from writers who have developed hacks or tricks specific to the parenting life (particularly of small kids). Pay is $100 per piece. To learn more, refer to this post. To contact them, refer to this page.

Deadline: May 31st, 2024

Philadelphia Magazine is Accepting Features or Reported Essays

Philadelphia Magazine is a monthly print magazine about Philadelphia’s city life, restaurants, events, health, real estate, and more. They’re accepting Philadelphia area features or reported essays. They pay $1 per word. Send your pitches to bpearson@phillymag.com. To learn more, refer to their features editor’s post. To contact them, refer to this page.

In These Times is Looking for Culture Pitches

In These Times is a progressive magazine and website committed to covering and analyzing popular movements for economic, environmental, social, gender, and racial justice. They’re looking for culture pitches. They particularly want Palestinian, Congolese, Sudanese, immigrant, BIPOC, and trans writers to pitch them. Rates are $375 for short dispatches and op-eds, and $0.50 to $1.00 per word for other articles. If interested, send your pitches to submissions@inthesetimes.com. To learn more, refer to this post and this page.

Thrillist is Seeking Pitches about Travel

Thrillist is a website that covers food, drinks, travel, and entertainment. Their editor-in-chief is seeking pitches about travel: “Explorations of zeitgeisty travel trends, in-depth reported features exploring the intersection of travel and culture, place-based storytelling and unique profiles — please send!” They pay $350 and up. To learn more, refer to their editor-in-chief’s post and their website. 

The Great Central Gazette is Seeking Stories about Leicester

The Great Central Gazette is a not-for-profit local newspaper in Leicester. They’re seeking “solutions-focused and human-interest stories about Leicester.” They’re particularly interested in “anything related to policing, crime, communities coming together, worker’s rights, access to healthcare and housing & homelessness.” Pay is £125 per article. Email your pitches to news@greatcentralgazette.org. To learn more, refer to this post and this page.

Deadline: February 16th, 2024

Business Insider is Seeking Someone Who is Travelling to the Super Bowl

Business Insider’s senior editor of lifestyle/entertainment freelancers is looking for someone who is traveling to the Super Bowl to write a piece about how much it’s costing them/what’s the experience like from an attendee’s point of view. Word count is flexible for this piece. Rates begin at $250. If interested, DM their editor on X. To read their editor’s post, click here. To visit their website, click here.

Deadline: February 7th, 2024

The Metropole is Looking for Pitches

The Metropole is the Urban History Association’s official blog. They’re accepting pitches. They have posted this on X: “Metropole April theme: Beyond the Urban. Topics beyond typical urban borders, but influence or influenced by urban issues i.e. metropolitan planning, suburban history, anti-urbanism, or state level politics.” Rate is $200 per piece. Send your pitches to themetropole@urbanhistory.org. For more information, refer to their post and submission guidelines.

Deadline: February 15th, 2024

GND Media is Always Seeking Writers

GND Media is a Greater Manchester-based independent multimedia organization focused on creating “a green and just world.” They’re always seeking writers. They’re looking for environmental feature and opinion pieces. Rate is £50 for 800 to 1,000 words. If interested, send your pitches to contact@gndmedia.co.uk. To learn more, refer to their co-founder’s post and their previous articles.

Business Insider is Seeking Your Big-Swing Feature Narrative or Essay

Business Insider covers tech, business, finance, retail, media, lifestyle, and healthcare. If you’re seeking a home for your big-swing feature narrative or essay, their deputy editor would love to hear from you. Your stories can center on anything within their bailiwick, which at “its core includes workplace culture, the economy, tech, housing, retail, education, and beyond.” They pay $2.00 per word for such pieces. If interested, get in touch with their deputy editor at zjason@businessinsider.com. To read their deputy editor’s post, click here. To visit their website, click here.

PopSugar is Seeking Features and Essay Ideas

PopSugar is a global lifestyle media brand for young women. They cover entertainment, beauty, fashion, fitness, health, food, current events, parenting, and more. They’re seeking well-reported, fun, and poignant features and essay ideas about wellness, identity issues, etc. Rates usually begin at $200 for essays and $300 for reported pieces. Pitches should be sent to identitypitches@popsugar.com. There is no deadline for the submission of pitches. To learn more, refer to this post and their website.

Business Insider is Seeking Story Ideas about Greece

Business Insider covers tech, business, finance, media, lifestyle, and healthcare. Their editor is seeking Greece-based freelancers (or writers who are planning a trip there) for future story ideas. Rates begin at $230. If interested, DM their editor on X. To read their editor’s post, click here. To visit their website, click here.

Deadline: February 10th, 2024

Backstory is Commissioning for Issue 2

Backstory is a bookshop and bar in south London. They publish a biannual magazine which is also called Backstory. The magazine is about books and bookshops. They’re commissioning for issue 2 of the magazine. They’re looking for columns (usually 450 to 500 words) and features (usually 1,000 to 1,500 words). Pay is £150 for columns and £500 for features. If interested, send your pitches to tom@backstory.london. To learn more, refer to this post and their contributor guidelines.

Deadline: February 12th, 2024

No Bells is Accepting Pitches

No Bells is a new print magazine about underground music. They’re accepting pitches for their first edition. The theme of the issue is ORIGINATORS. They’re seeking interviews or profiles, lists, reported pieces, photography or visual art, weird essays, and games (crosswords, word searches, and more). Rates begin at $100. Send your pitches to mano@nobells.blog and millan@nobells.blog. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.

Deadline: February 7th, 2024

Nat Geo Travel is Seeking Tennessee-based Travel Guide/Hotel Writers

Nat Geo Travel’s editor is looking for Tennessee-based travel guide/hotel writers. Rate: $1 per word (will be a flat fee). If interested, email starlight.williams@natgeo.com. Don’t send pitches. To read their editor’s post, click here. To visit their website, click here.

Deadline: February 8th, 2024

Portable Model is Seeking Pitches

Portable Model is a music focused publication. They’re seeking pitches for their first issue which is themed around music and tangibility. They’re looking for lists, essays, and reviews. They encourage writing with a feminist, political, or severely local bend. They pay up to $200 per piece. If interested, send your pitches to portablemodelmag@gmail.com. To learn more, refer to this post.

Deadline: February 8th, 2024

Briarpatch is Seeking Pitches for July/August Issue

Briarpatch is a Canadian magazine of politics and culture. They’re seeking pitches for their unthemed July/August issue. They want investigative journalism, interviews, features, narrative reporting, project profiles, comics, book reviews, and photo essays rooted in anti-colonial, anti-capitalist, and feminist struggle. 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). To learn more, refer to their post and call for pitches.

Deadline: March 1st, 2024

Studio Magazine is Seeking Submissions for Fall/Winter 2024 Issue

Studio Magazine is a national publication about contemporary craft and design in Canada. They publish twice a year and have an ongoing web presence. They’re seeking submissions for their Fall/Winter 2024 issue: SPECTACLE. They want “essays on the spectacular in craft.” They’re interested in “how craftspeople, processes, materials, and work are used to draw attention.” Rate is $0.30 per word. Pitches should be sent to pitches@studiomagazine.ca. For more information, refer to their post and call for submissions.

Deadline: March 31st, 2024