Bustle is Open for Lifestyle & Wellness Pitches

Bustle is a lifestyle, fashion, and entertainment website for young women. Their deputy lifestyle editor is open to pitches for their lifestyle & wellness verticals. They’re looking for “buzzy reported features on cultural/viral trends, subcultures, relationships, mental health, spirituality, food, and more.” As per a previous (now-deleted) tweet by this editor, their rates begin at $300. If interested, email your pitches to hannah.orenstein@bustle.com. To learn more, refer to their editor’s tweet and their general pitching guidelines.

Going is Seeking Pitches about One-of-a-Kind Experiences Around the World

Going (formerly Scott’s Cheap Flights) offers cheap flight deals. They’re seeking pitches for Worth the Trip, their weekly newsletter that highlights one-of-a-kind experiences around the world. The pitches should highlight ONE *specific* activity/experience. The pieces should be around 800 words. Rates start at $250. To learn more, refer to their content marketing director’s tweet and this form.

IJNet is Accepting Pitches

International Journalists’ Network (IJNet) offers the latest tips, training opportunities, trends, and tools for professional and emerging journalists. They’re seeking pitches about journalism tools or resources. They’re also seeking pitches for fascinating stories from media innovators. Most of their freelancers work in English, but they have also added the opportunity to work in Spanish, Portuguese or Russian. Rate is $200 per article. For details, refer to their tweet and this page.

Inverse is Looking for Deeply Reported Features

Inverse is an online magazine that covers technology, science, culture, entertainment, and gaming. Their executive editor is looking for great stories. They want pitches for deeply reported features about TV, movies, games, science, or tech. Rate is $1,000 for a great story. Pitches should be sent to jacob@inverse.com. To read their executive editor’s tweet, click here. To visit their website, click here.

Time Out UK is Looking to Commission Features

Time Out UK is a guide to the best restaurants, bars, events, exhibitions, and more in the UK. They’re looking to commission some culture/lifestyle/nightlife/travel features. They typically pay 25p/word. Email your pitches to chiara.wilkinson@timeout.com. To learn more, refer to their chief features writer’s tweet and their website. 

Orion Magazine is Accepting Pitches for the Upcoming Issue on Floods

Orion Magazine is an environmental magazine. They publish quarterly. They’re currently looking for pitches for their upcoming issue on floods. They’re specifically seeking essays and reporting focused on animals and floods. The length of the stories should be 3,000-4,000 words. Their rates start at $500 for print essays. To learn more, read their tweet and submission guidelines.   

Deadline: July 31st, 2023

Longreads is Always Seeking Reported and Personal Essays

Longreads is a publication that shares longform stories. They’re always seeking drafts of personal essays and pitches for reported essays. For personal essays, their rate is $500 while for reported essays, their rate begins at $500. For more information, refer to their tweet and submissions page.

Mental Health Tings is Looking for Guest Bloggers

Mental Health Tings is a blog about mental health. They’re looking for guest bloggers. They pay $50 for a 800 to 1,200-word personal article on mental illness/wellness. To learn more, refer to their founder’s tweet and their ‘about us’ page.

Ori Magazine is Looking for Contributors

Ori Magazine is a twice-a-year travel magazine. They’re seeking writers, photographers, and artists for their first print issue. As per their editor, features pay $0.50-$1.00/word and single page department pieces pay $200. If you want to contribute a story, then refer to their tweet and contributor inquiries page.

PR ON THE GO is Seeking a Freelance Media & Entertainment Writer

PR ON THE GO empowers entrepreneurs by providing them with PR intelligence. They’re seeking a Freelance Media & Entertainment Writer (US based) to regularly write articles for their journal. They will pay $250/article. They will pay a higher rate if exclusive content is involved. The position is remote. Email your resumes and samples to hi@pronthego.com. For details, refer to this tweet and this page.

Lost in Cult is Seeking Pitches about Consoles

Lost in Cult is an indie publisher and design studio. They’re creating “a book dedicated to console gaming, penning a community-led story that spans every hardware generation.” For the book, they’re seeking pitches for “long-form essays that tell unique personal, historical, and analytical stories about every major console.” Pay starts at £165 for 2,250 words. Send your pitches to pitches@lostincult.co.uk. To read their tweet, click here. To visit their website, click here.

Deadline: August 1st, 2023

MMORPG.com is Seeking Baldur's Gate 3 Pitches

MMORPG.com covers MMO video game news, reviews, previews, and lists. They’re seeking Baldur’s Gate 3 pitches. They would love pitches for listicles, features, and guides. Rates begin at $50 for 800 words. Pitches can be sent to editor@mmorpg.com. To learn more, refer to their managing editor’s tweet. To contact them, refer to this page.

The Great Central Gazette is Seeking Feature Pitches about Leicester

The Great Central Gazette is a not-for-profit local newspaper in Leicester. They’re looking for feature pitches. They’re particularly seeking “anything on local politics, history, the environment, work/unions, and human rights.” As they’re a local newspaper, the pitches should be about Leicester. Pay is 10p/word (£100 max). If interested, send your pitches to news@greatcentralgazette.org. For details, refer to their tweet and guidelines.

Insider is Seeking Personal Essays on your Best or Worst Dates

Insider is a global news publication. Their senior editor is seeking personal essays on your best or worst dates. Pay is $200 for 600 words. There is no hard deadline for this opportunity. If interested, email your pitches to cpreti@insider.com. Read their senior editor’s tweet here. Contact them here.

Time Out Los Angeles is Seeking Food and Drink Features

Time Out Los Angeles covers the best events, food, festivals, music, film, culture, and art in Los Angeles. They’re seeking standalone food and drink features (500 to 1,000 words). Rates are $250 to $300. Pitches can be sent to p.kelly.yeo@timeout.com. For more information, read their editor’s tweet and their food and drink pitch guidelines.

BioSpace is Looking for Writers

BioSpace is an online source for biopharma jobs and industry news. They’re looking for writers who can contribute quick-turnaround aggregate news stories and reported articles. Aggregate news stories pay $75 while reported stories begin at $250. If interested, email jef.akst@biospace.com. To learn more, refer to their managing editor’s tweet. To contact them, refer to this page.

Food & Wine is Looking for Commerce Pitches

Food & Wine is a monthly magazine by Meredith Corporation. They’re seeking commerce pitches on products tied to pop culture. Pay is $300 for around 500 words. If interested, email your pitches to dmodlin@dotdashmdp.com. To learn more, refer to their editor’s tweet. To contact them, refer to this page.

Opportunity to Write a Personal Essay for Vogue

If you’re interested in writing a personal essay about anything for Vogue’s online culture section, then email their editor at emma_specter@condenast.com. They will pay $300 for 800 to 1,000 words. To read their editor’s tweet, click here. To visit their website, click here.

Insider is Seeking Pitches on Parenting, Health, Relationships, and College Life

Insider is a global news publication. Their senior editor is always seeking new pitches on “parenting, health, sex and relationships, and college life.” They would love to get more pitches on:

“- Having younger parents

– Having older parents

– Complex relationships with your family (including siblings)”

Pay is $200 for 600 words. Send your pitches to cpreti@insider.com. To read their senior editor’s tweet, click here. To contact them, click here.

APL Media is Seeking Pitches about Homes, Interiors, Health, Wellbeing, Finance, and Legal

APL Media is a UK-based content agency that specializes in travel and lifestyle. For their September supplements, they’re seeking pitches covering “homes and interiors, health and wellbeing and finance and legal.” As these are for September supplements, they’re looking for “timely/topical hooks including back to school (for health, this could be how to support children through stressful exam periods, for homes and gardens, festive decor guides).” Rates are £150 for 600 words. Send your pitches to layla.turner@aplmedia.co.uk. To learn more, refer to this tweet.