Dear Writers,
Here’s our latest roundup of calls for pitches directly from editors.
Please carefully study each publication before sending a pitch.
If you’re new to pitching, here are a few resources to help you get started:
- How to Write a Pitch that Gets You Paid (Based on Real-World Examples)
- How to Pitch a Listicle About Pop Culture
- Case Study: How I Broke into the Smart Mouth Newsletter and Earned $1 per Word
— Jacob Jans
Thanks to Fatima Saif for compiling this list.
Eater Boston (a part of the Eater network of sites) is a local news site that reports on the drinking and dining scene in Boston. They’re looking for writers who want to write about the dining scene in Massachusetts. They primarily want writers to contribute as well as update maps and guides, but they will also occasionally consider news and feature pitches. They haven’t mentioned the rates in the tweet, but according to a tweet by their former editor, they pay $200 to $300 per piece. To learn more, refer to this tweet and this page.
Lonely Planet offers travel guides and information. Their destination editor is commissioning “the Washington, Oregon and Pacific Northwest guidebook.” As per this tweet, they pay $1,500+ per piece. Email your pitches to sarah.stocking@lonelyplanet.com. To learn more, refer to this tweet and their general pitching guidelines.
Harper’s Magazine is America’s oldest general-interest monthly. Their senior editor is accepting pitches for in-depth reported features and essays at elena@harpers.org. According to one payment report, they paid $1.33/word for a 6,000-word feature. To learn more, refer to their senior editor’s tweet. To contact them, refer to this page.
Yes! Magazine is an independent and nonpartisan publisher of solutions journalism. They’re seeking pitches for their “Growth” issue. The issue will “highlight the people and communities that are changing how we think about growth—and showing what it means to grow together.” Rates begin at $0.50 per word. Email your pitches to fall2023@yesmagazine.org. To learn more, refer to their editor’s tweet and their call for submissions.
Deadline: June 20th, 2023
International Journalists’ Network (IJNet) offers the latest tips, training opportunities, trends, and tools for professional and emerging journalists. They’re accepting pitches for tips and tricks that will help journalists globally. 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.
Nurall is a tech startup that guides professional remote workers to explore worldwide neighborhoods. They’re looking for travel pitches about India and Thailand. They’re “open to all kinds of travel stories, but anything with a digital nomad/remote work angle is a nice bonus.” Pay is $100 to $200 per story. Email your pitches to jamie@nurall.co. To learn more, refer to their managing editor’s Twitter thread and their ‘about us’ page.
Deadline: June 30th, 2023
Waging Nonviolence is a media platform providing news and analysis on social movements around the world. They’re looking for a writer (remote, US-based) to interview “leading movement figures and analysts and produce one Q&A-style article per week.” Each Q&A should be around 1,500 words. There will be a short trail period, but otherwise the job is guaranteed through the end of this year. Rate: $150 per story. For details, refer to this tweet and this page.
U.S. News & World Report is a media company that assists consumers in making decisions about education, health, money, cars, real estate, and travel. They’re seeking journalists based in the United States and abroad to contribute to their news vertical. Rates range from $150 to $500. To learn more, refer to their assistant managing editor’s tweet and their pitch guide.
Good Beer Hunting publishes insight-driven analyses, stories, and interviews on the beer industry. Their Drinkways Editor for North America is accepting pitches for stories. She wants “drink features that go beyond beer—ones that explore origins, craft, traditions and geography, rooted in people, places, and culture.” Pay is $700 for features and $325 for mini-features. Read their editor’s Twitter thread here and their style guide here. Submit your pitch here.
New Scientist is a weekly science and technology magazine. They’re currently commissioning Christmas features. Their head of features has tweeted, “Christmas features are shorter (1,200-1,800 words) than normal features. They tend to be about stranger, funnier or more light-hearted subjects (but not always – last year we did hardcore quantum Christmas games). They can be about things you tend to associate with Christmas BUT they don’t have to be.” According to this Christmas feature guide by their feature editor, their rates begin at about £620. For specific details related to the payment rates, email helen.thomson@newscientist.com. To read their head of features’ Twitter thread, click here.
Deadline: June 21st, 2023
Zócalo Public Square, an ASU Knowledge Enterprise, connects people to ideas and each other. They publish ideas journalism and convene events. Their editor-at-large is accepting pitches at caroline@zocalopublicsquare.org. They mostly publish public-facing essays by academics or subject experts, but also welcome freelancers to pitch if they’re interested. They pay an honorarium of $150. To learn more, refer to this Twitter thread. To contact them, refer to this page.
SIDEQUEST is a monthly D&D/RPG magazine. For issue 25, they’re accepting the following pitches:
– “Content compatible with 5e
– Content compatible with Pathfinder 2e
– Generic Fantasy content that has no mechanics (such as fantastic locations, factions, etc)”
Pay is $0.10/word. Email your pitches to info@icarusminiatures.com. To learn more, refer to this tweet and this page.
Deadline: June 9th, 2023
Lonely Planet offers travel guides and information. Their destination editor is commissioning “Argentina and Ecuador / The Galapagos guidebooks.” The destination editor hasn’t mentioned the rates but according to this tweet, they pay $1,500+ per piece. If interested, send your pitches to alicia.johnson@lonelyplanet.com. To learn more, refer to their destination editor’s tweet and their general pitching guidelines.
As Equals is a series by CNN about systemic gender inequality. They’re seeking pitches from Africa: “I am now looking for pitches from Africa for ‘Beyond the Binary’, a short series of stories I am editing/producing for CNN’s As Equals project. The series will have deeply reported, character led stories documenting what it means to live as an LGBTQI+ person in the global south, and how do these identities interact with broader systems such as healthcare, housing, migration, education & employment.” The length of the stories will be around 2,000 words. The selected journalists will be offered a day rate of $350. If interested, email your pitches to ankur.paliwal@wmcontractor.com. To learn more, refer to this Twitter thread and this page.
Deadline: June 15th, 2023
Voices of Disability Economic Justice Project is a commentary series by The Century Foundation’s Disability Economic Justice Team. The series discusses the economic disparities experienced by disabled people. They’re looking for pitches in connection with cultural celebrations including Pride Month and Juneteenth. They pay $500 for published pieces (approximately 750 words). For details, refer to their tweet and this page.
Current Affairs is a magazine of political commentary and analysis. They love receiving pitches from their readers. They have two publication formats: print edition and online edition. Their main articles for print are around 3,000 to 4,500 words, while online articles are around 1,200 to 2,400 words. They accept only a small number of submissions. Rates: $300 for print articles and $200 for online articles. Read their tweet here and their writer’s guide here. Submit your pitch here.
Petful offers information related to pets, pet food, and pet health. They’re looking for a freelance writer/fact-checker (part-time) to help them write a few well-researched guides and revamp dog food reviews. Rates begin at $20 per hour. Beginners are welcome. If interested, email e@petful.com. To learn more, refer to this Twitter thread. To contact them, refer to this page.
Deadline: June 12th, 2023
Glamour is an online magazine for women. Their purpose editor & deputy website editor is seeking to commission a transgender journalist to work on a (positive!) piece. As per a previous tweet by this editor, they pay £200 for 800 words. If interested, email lucy.morgan@condenast.co.uk. To learn more, refer to their purpose editor & deputy website editor’s tweet. To contact Glamour, refer to this page.
Sole Retriever finds “sneaker raffles and sneaker releases from around the globe.” Their editor would love to receive feature pitches from queer sneakerheads, not just during Pride Month but throughout the year. Pay is $300 to $500 per article. If you have any pitches, then send them to ian@soleretriever.com. To read their editor’s tweet, click here. To visit their website, click here.
Viator, a Tripadvisor company, is a marketplace for travel experiences. They’re looking for Disability Pride Month pitches. The pieces should have a travel hook. Rates begin at $250. Pitches can be sent to lcocking@tripadvisor.com. To learn more, refer to this tweet and Viator’s ‘about’ page.
Stylist Magazine is a weekly magazine and a website for smart, successful, and sophisticated women. Their deputy digital editor is seeking powerful first-person stories on mental health for their Frame of Mind series. The deputy digital editor hasn’t mentioned the rates in her tweet, but according to their entertainment editor, they pay £150 for 800 to 1,000 words. Interested writers can send their pitches to ellen.scott@stylist.co.uk. For more information, read their deputy digital editor’s Twitter thread and their general pitching guidelines.
Betches is “a female-founded and led media and entertainment brand that provides a space for all women to get real about life – funny, honest, & unfiltered.” Their senior editorial director is seeking fun/creative/hilarious pitches for a freelance story from the fans of Sex and the City / And Just Like That. Their editorial director hasn’t mentioned the rates in their tweet, but according to a now-deleted tweet by their digital content and brand strategy director, their rates start at $200. If interested, send your pitches to katiecorvino@betches.com. To learn more, refer to their senior editorial director’s tweet and their ‘about’ page.
News from Science (by Science Magazine) brings to you the latest stories in science. Their European news editor is particularly interested in stories about “science policy and research community issues in UK/Europe.” Their rates start at $0.75/word for online-only stories and $1.25/word for print-only stories. They pay a flat rate for certain types of stories e.g. $500 for a typical online Q&A. They also cover travel expenses. If interested, send your pitches to mwarren@science-int.co.uk. Read their European news editor’s tweet here and their freelancer guidelines here.
Metro.co.uk covers news, lifestyle, health, food, sex, entertainment, sports, and more. They’re accepting pitches for first-person and opinion pieces. They pay £100 to £120 per piece. Send your pitches to sharan.dhaliwal@metro.co.uk. To learn more, refer to this Twitter thread. To have a look at the kind of articles they publish, refer to this page.
The Weather Network is “Canada’s #1 source for weather forecasts, news, and information.” They have a dedicated team that covers the climate crisis. They also accept freelance pitches to help them tell stories from communities across Canada. They offer a base rate of $0.50 per word for articles. If interested, send your pitches to cbilton@pelmorex.com. To learn more, refer to their climate change & sustainability editor’s tweet and their previous climate-related articles.
Black Girl Times (BGX) is “the source for thought-provoking stories and content for Black women, girls, and the people who love them.” They’re accepting pitches related to “anti-Blackness, Juneteenth, or freedom for Black Americans.” They’re especially looking for contributors who identify as Black, LGBTQ, disabled, women, and POC. Rate is $0.25 to $1.00 per word. To learn more, refer to their tweet and pitch page.
Deadline: June 7th, 2023
The National Survivor User Network (NSUN) is “a membership organisation of people and grassroots groups with lived experience of mental ill-health, distress, and trauma.” They’re seeking pitches for blogs (500 to 1,000 words) by “people with lived experience considering what care and safety means and looks like (or doesn’t look like) for people experiencing mental ill health, distress, and trauma in various health and wellbeing settings.” They’re only commissioning UK-based writers. Pay: £100 per piece. For more information, read their tweet and call for pitches.
Deadline: June 12th, 2023
Nurall is a tech startup that guides professional remote workers to explore worldwide neighborhoods. Their managing editor is looking for pitches and has tweeted, “Ever been to a Muay Thai Boxing camp in Thailand? Did you do it while managing to work remotely as a digital nomad? Nurall.co is looking for stories about the place where Thai boxing meets personal transformation.” Pay is $100 to $200. Send your pitches to jamie@nurall.co. To read their managing editor’s Twitter thread, click here. To visit their website, click here.
Deadline: June 14th, 2023
