SFGate is Seeking Features from Writers who’ll be at Burning Man

SFGate covers news and entertainment from the Bay Area and beyond. They’re seeking feature pitches from writers who will be at Burning Man. Rates begin at $250, but are higher for complex features. Send your pitches to dan.gentile@sfgate.com. To learn more, refer to their culture editor’s tweet. To contact SFGate, refer to this page.

Opportunity to Write Review of Ring Lights

If you own ring lights and would like to review them, then refer to this tweet. Rate is at least £100 for around 800 words (images required). Interested writers can DM on Twitter or email niall.walsh@network-n.com. 

LOOKOUT is Accepting Pitches Related to Arizona’s LGBTQ+ Community

LOOKOUT is a nonprofit news outlet in Arizona that focuses on the LGBTQ+ community. They’re seeking pitches for their October magazine. They want “deep-dive features and data-informed narrative stories that capture problems and solutions within Arizona’s LGBTQ+ community.” They pay $0.20/word. For details, refer to this tweet and this form.

Insider is Seeking Someone Traveling with their Car on the Amtrak Auto Train

Insider is a global news publication. Their senior editor of lifestyle/entertainment freelancers has tweeted, “Anyone traveling with their car on the Amtrak Auto Train any time soon? If so, please DM me! Looking to commission stories about the experience.” Rates begin at $245. To read their editor’s tweet, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.

This Magazine is Accepting Pitches Themed Around All Things DIY

This Magazine is a Canadian progressive magazine of politics, arts, and culture. They’re accepting pitches for their annual Culture Issue. The issue is “themed around all things DIY, and can cover everything from movement building to zine creation.” They publish Canadian residents only and pay $150-$300 for features and $60-$100 for columns. For details, refer to their tweet and this page.

Deadline: July 21st, 2023

Institute for Palestine Studies is Commissioning a Writer for 6 Months

Institute for Palestine Studies is a source of information and analysis on Palestinian affairs and the Arab-Israeli conflict. Their senior editor is commissioning a writer for 6 months for their monthly ‘Press on Palestine’. The roundup focuses on the bias in mainstream US reporting on Palestine. The selected writer will monitor the monthly news cycle and write one roundup a month. Rate: $100 per piece. Email your resume and writing sample to blog@palestine-studies.org. To read their senior editor’s tweet, click here. To read their previous articles, click here.

Deadline: July 16th, 2023

Certified Forgotten is Accepting Pitches

Certified Forgotten is a horror publication that covers underseen horror films. They’re accepting pitches. Their editorial calendar allows for 6 articles a month. Most of their editorials are 1,000-1,500 words. Rate: $75 per editorial. Send your pitches to certifiedforgotten@gmail.com. To learn more, refer to their tweet and pitch guide.

Insider is Seeking Tech Reporters

Insider is a global news publication. Their special projects senior editor is seeking freelance tech reporters to write about digital trends or innovations transforming industries. Pay is $700 per article. If interested, get in touch with their editor at bcubit@insider.com. To read their special projects senior editor’s tweet, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.

Well+Good’s Senior Lifestyle Editor is Seeking Pitches

Well+Good covers fitness, cutting-edge nutrition, natural beauty, travel, and more. Their senior lifestyle editor is seeking pitches for sex/relationship explainers and service pieces, pieces that explore trending interpersonal and intrapersonal dynamics, pieces about getting better sleep, pieces about astrology, and pieces about zeitgeisty things in the lifestyle and well-being realm. Pay is $150 to $500+ for reported pieces and $200 to $400+ for personal essays and op-eds. Send your pitches to erica.sloan@wellandgood.com. To read their senior lifestyle editor’s tweet, click here. To read their guidelines, click here.

IJNet is Looking for Pitches about Journalism Tools, Apps, or Resources

International Journalists’ Network (IJNet) offers the latest tips, training opportunities, trends, and tools for professional and emerging journalists. If you want to write about any journalism tool, application, or resource that they haven’t covered, then email them your pitches. Most of their freelance writers work in English but they can also work in Spanish, Portuguese, or Russian. Pay is $200 per article. For details, refer to their tweet and this page.

Daily Meal is Hiring Freelance Food and Beverage Writers

Daily Meal is a website about food and drinks. They’re looking for Freelance Food and Beverage Writers to join their team. The writers should have a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience. The roles are fully remote with flexible scheduling. Pay is $21/hour. To learn more, refer to their tweet and this page.

Chartmetric is Looking for Articles about the Music Industry

Chartmetric is a platform for music stats. They’re seeking pitches for articles (around 1,000 to 1,500 words) for their publication, How Music Charts. The publication aims to “explain, explore, and/or uncover insights into the music industry using the power of data.” The articles should fit in one or multiple of their general topic umbrellas: “market-specific trends, tech trends, TikTok trends, artist case studies, and Chartmetric feature-driven pieces.” Rates begin at $0.50/word. For details, refer to their data journalist’s tweet and this page.

Business Insider’s Editor is Accepting Pitches

Business Insider covers business, financial, and technology news. Their editor is accepting freelance pitches at jsommers@insider.com. Rates vary based on the logistics and research required but a single-interview in the ‘as told to’ style begins at £300. To see examples of the type of pitches they’re interested in, click here. To view their website, click here.

Container is Looking for Tech and Climate Stories

Container is an online magazine about “the human aspects of creative technology.” They’re seeking pitches for tech and climate stories. They’re especially looking for:

– “Stories relating to individuals or groups of people that have been erased from dominant white Western narratives.”

– “Pitches for experimental formats, live events, video content and podcasts.”

For written articles, they pay £300 per 1,000 words. For other freelance contributions, they pay a day rate of £200 to £250. Send your pitches to info@containermagazine.co.uk. To learn more, refer to their tweet and this page.

Deadline: July 31st, 2023

Sun Shopping is Seeking Reviews and Reviewed Roundups

Sun Shopping is open for commissions. Writers can email their review and reviewed roundup pitches to kieran.ahuja@the-sun.co.uk. Rate is around £200 to £250 per review. To learn more, refer to their editor’s tweet.

Johns Hopkins Magazine is Looking for Pitches

Johns Hopkins Magazine is a quarterly magazine by The Johns Hopkins University. Their editor is looking for pitches. They pay around $1.00+ or £0.80+ per word for longform pieces. To learn more, refer to their editor’s tweet and their magazine.

Deadline: August 15th, 2023

Opportunity for African Film/TV Writers

Opportunity for African Film/TV Writers: “Looking for pitches from African film/TV writers with an interesting pov on max’s the idol. How are people on the continent reacting to it? What do they love/hate?” Rate begins at $150. If interested, email your pitches to chisom@statementafrica.com. For more information, refer to this tweet.

Deadline: July 5th, 2023

Final Gravity is Looking for Writing about Beer

Final Gravity is a beer zine. Their co-founder and editor has tweeted, “Given it is 2023 and I am STILL hearing ‘color blindness’ touted as some virtue to strive for, would like to announce loudly I want your VERY NOT ‘COLORBLIND’ writing about beer for Final Gravity, A Beer Zine.” They pay around $100 for short pieces (500 to 700 words); $150 to $200 for short features (800 to 1,400 words); $200 to $300 for longer features (over 1,400 words); and $75 for art features. The payment roughly works out to $0.15 to $0.20 a word. To learn more, refer to their co-founder and editor’s tweet and their pitching guide. 

Opportunity to Cover Local Gigs Across the UK, Interview Celebs, etc.

Opportunity for “experienced freelance writers looking to cover local gigs across the UK, interview celebs or write content for several sites including US outlets and major brands who need remote copywriters.” Rates are £150+. More details here.

100 Days in Appalachia is Looking for Stories

100 Days in Appalachia is a news website that covers the Appalachian region. They’re looking for journalists who would like to report about their region. According to one payment report, they paid $0.25/word for a 1,500-word news story. For details, read their tweet and call for pitches. 

Mental Hellth is Accepting Pitches

Mental Hellth is “a newsletter about your broken brain.” They’re accepting pitches. Base rates: at least $200 per piece (Q+As, etc.), $300 to $400 for short essays, and $400 to $800 for long essays/deep reporting. They also pay $15 for every new subscriber. Pitches can be sent to mentalhellthnewsletter@gmail.com. To learn more, refer to this tweet and their website.

BorderLore is Seeking Writers Who Write In/About the Borderlands

BorderLore is a monthly digital journal that documents, shares, and elevates folklife in the US Southwest and Northern Mexico. They’re looking for writers who write in/about the borderlands. According to a previous tweet by their editor, they pay $300 per piece. If interested, email kimieisele@arizona.edu. To learn more, refer to this tweet and this page.

English Touring Opera is Recruiting a Freelance Writer

English Touring Opera (ETO) is a touring opera company in the United Kingdom. They’re recruiting a freelance writer for writing the story and libretto for their next opera (in Autumn 2024) for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) audiences. Fee is £3,000. This opportunity is open for international applicants. To learn more, refer to their tweet and this page.

Deadline: July 25th, 2023

Top Five Records is Looking for Writers

Top Five Records is a community where people talk about the music that transformed their lives. Their editor-in-chief wants music writers (or writers in general) to get in touch with them at blsmith85@gmail.com. They pay $0.25 per word. To read their editor-in-chief’s tweet, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.

whynow is Seeking Pitches on Music, Art, Film, and TV

whynow is an online magazine and production studio that features stories from both emerging and established people in arts, music, and entertainment. They’re looking for pitches for “great features, interviews, stories, and reviews in music, art, film and TV.” They pay £80 to £150 for the majority of pieces. Writers can email their pitches to editors@whynow.co.uk. To read their tweet, click here. To read their pitching guidelines, click here. 

Austin Weekly News is Looking for Freelance Reporters

Austin Weekly News is a newspaper that covers Chicago’s Austin community. They’re seeking freelance reporters to work on some feature articles for their upcoming West Side Community Guide. Pay is $200 to $300 per article (1,000 words). Send your resumes and writing samples to lacey@oakpark.com. To read their tweet, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.

Feminist Food Journal is Seeking Pitches for SEA Issue

Feminist Food Journal is an
online magazine about feminist food future. They’re looking for story pitches
for their SEA issue: “The sea can mean many things to many people; at once
mythical, spiritual, material, dangerous, and in danger, our SEA issue wants to
explore the sea and how it relates to what we consume and how we consume it. Please
note that we’re open to pitches focusing not only on oceans but also water more
broadly (this can mean lakes, rivers, streams, humanmade pools, water policy,
salt, irrigation, agriculture, pesticides — in essence, anything about
liquid!).” They will offer a flat rate of $130/piece. If interested, send your
pitches to pitch@feministfoodjournal.com.
To learn more, refer to their tweet
and call
for pitches.

Deadline: July 11th, 2023

Index on Censorship is Seeking Reported and Comment Pieces

Index on Censorship is a quarterly magazine about free
expression. Their assistant editor is looking for pitches: “I’d like ideas for
reported and comment pieces, linked with freedom of expression. I love hearing
from journalists on the ground, or very closely connected with the places
they’re writing about.” As per their editor-in-chief,
they usually pay £240 for 1,000 words. If interested, email your pitches to katiedd@indexoncensorship.org.
To read their assistant editor’s tweet, click here. To
learn more about them, click here.

Deadline: July 11th, 2023

Ebb is Seeking Pitches on the Legacies of Black Radicalism in Britain

Ebb is “an independent magazine
and publisher that critically assesses British politics from a communist
perspective.” They’re seeking pitches for essays for their special issue on the
topic of ‘The legacies of Black radicalism in Britain’. The issue will “address
the ways in which the legacy of Black radical organising, undertaken by
African, Asian and Caribbean communities in Britain from the late 1960s, has
been misremembered, overlooked, or internationally distorted.” They can offer 50
GBP to writers. Send your pitches to editorial@ebb-magazine.com.
To learn more, refer to their tweet
and call
for proposals. 

Deadline: July 31st, 2023