Dear Writers,
Here’s our latest roundup of calls for pitches directly from editors.
Before contacting the editors, please carefully study the publication. Make sure you’re submitting a proposal that meets their needs. Do not contact them unless you have a solid understanding of how to write a good pitch. If you don’t know how to send a pitch, then please watch this. (So you don’t waste your time trying to get published!)
— Jacob Jans
Thanks to Fatima Saif for compiling this list.
The deputy editor of The Sun’s Fabulous Daily is looking for showbiz/lifestyle journalist freelancers. They pay £350 for 1,000 words. If interested, email joel.cooper@thesun.co.uk. To read their deputy editor’s Tweet, click here. To visit their website, click here.
The Flatlander provides detailed information about important issues impacting Manitoba and Saskatchewan. They welcome pitches for stories (of up to 2,000 words) and proposals for short videos as well as photo essays. The topics that they are interested in covering include “the arts, culture, politics, the environment, health, technology, agriculture, education, history, and all things important to people living in Saskatchewan and Manitoba.” They are also interested in “articles about local travel destinations, landmarks, food, and people.” They pay 50 cents a word. To learn more, read their Tweet and contributor guidelines.
The Independent produces award-winning journalism for those who care about Newfoundland and Labrador. They are always seeking freelance contributors. Right now, they are specifically seeking freelancers for covering arts and culture, municipal affairs, and in-depth journalism in areas outside of St. John’s. Their editorial priorities include the following:
– Provincial politics
– Environment and climate change
– Indigenous issues
– Social justice
– Healthcare
– Labor
– Immigration / multiculturalism
They pay $100 for reported pieces (1,500 words or less); $0.10 per word for longform (up to 3,000 words); $50 for art/illustration; and $10 per published photo. If interested, add your name to their freelance roster. To learn more, refer to their editor-in-chief’s Tweet and their submissions page.
Wealth of Geeks is a website that offers tips and tricks to grow your wealth. The website also keeps you up-to-date with tech, gaming, pop-culture, movies, and celebrities. They have tweeted, “Do you love movies and pop culture? Do you love to write? Do you like money? Great news, we are looking for more writers.” They start entertainment at $75 per short post/review. After two successful posts, they pay a higher rate. Read their Tweet here. Contact them here.
Decidedly is a new product recommendations website hosted on Daily Mail. The website covers tech, gaming, home, and lifestyle. They are accepting pitches from freelancers. They are interested in ideas around anything product-related. They are currently prioritizing back-to-school content and articles that have a celebrity angle. Rates range from $250 to $500. LGBTQ+ and POC voices are highly encouraged. Pitches should be sent to their lead editor at gabe.carey@decisionarymedia.com. To read their lead editor’s Twitter thread, click here. To visit their website, click here.
Metro.co.uk covers news, lifestyle, health, food, sex, entertainment, sports, and more. Their editor is commissioning real-life stories and op-eds for Platform. They pay a base rate of £100, and sometimes a bit more when they need a really quick turnaround. Send your pitches to kya.buller@metro.co.uk. To read their editor’s Tweet, click here. To read their previous stories and op-eds, click here.
No Depression is a print magazine and an online publication about roots music. Their managing editor is looking for 2 to 5 longform stories (1,500 to 4,000 words) for their Fall issue. No themes, just tell them about “the most exciting music, musicians, stories, topics, etc. in roots music today.” Pay is 20¢ per word. Pitches should be sent to hilary@nodepression.com. To learn more, refer to their managing editor’s Twitter thread. To contact them, refer to this page.
Elite Daily is an online news platform for millennials. They are seeking pitches for Juneteenth. Essays, short reported pieces as well as interviews are welcome. Their rates begin at $250. Pitches should be emailed to lilli.petersen@bustle.com. To learn more, refer to their senior news editor’s Tweet and their website.
The Lighthouse is “cultivating spaces of solidarity and safety for southern Black girls to shine through focused programming and research.” They are seeking culture writers to write about “books, travel, sex and relationships, movies, TV, makeup social issues, and more.” They pay established writers $0.50/word. They strongly encourage Black, POC, and other marginalized freelancers to pitch. Send your pitches (even if you are not an established writer) to phenry@loveblackgirls.org. To learn more, refer to their culture editor’s Twitter thread. To contact them, refer to this page.
InsideHook is a luxury lifestyle guide for affluent and adventurous men. Their managing editor has tweeted, “If you’re a person who writes about TV shows (specifically takes/essays/thinkpieces, not weekly episodic reviews or listicles), you should send me some pitches.” They pay around $350 to $400 for 1,000 words. There is no deadline to get in touch as they are always looking for pitches. If interested, email your pitches to bstiernberg@insidehook.com. Read their managing editor’s Tweet here. Contact them here.
Opportunity for a Writer who has covered NFT games/MMOs: “Looking for a freelance writer who understands and has covered existing NFT games/MMOs as well as the emerging communities around them in LATAM.” Rate will start at $150 for blog posts of 500 words. For more information, refer to this Tweet.
Are We Europe is a quarterly publication that commissions articles and photo series from young journalists in Europe. They are accepting pitches for their 17th issue: ‘From the borders of the Union.’ The issue will be published online and in print in October. Their call for pitches says, “Travel to the edges of the European Union with us and investigate how (non-)membership affects culture and identity beyond its borders. We want to hear from millennials about lived experiences and tangible ideas for the future. In a Europe that many idealise as a space of shared values, how do the ever-present borders of the EU shape people’s daily lives?” They will pay 50 to 200 euros for text stories that are selected for their print magazine. They will pay 180 to 250 euros for photo stories. For details, refer to their Tweet and this page.
Deadline: June 19th, 2022
Byrdie is an online beauty publication. They are looking for fashion pitches, “the funkier, the better (but a classic summer angle is cute too).” Pay starts at $200. Send your pitches to eharwood@byrdie.com. To learn more, read their senior style editor’s Tweet and their editorial guidelines.
Business Insider’s senior editor is accepting pitches from freelance writers on Juneteenth. They want to “hear about your Juneteenth traditions, how the holiday inspires your values, what you think folks misunderstand about Juneteenth, etc.” Pay starts at $300. If interested, DM their senior editor on Twitter or email bharden@insider.com. Read their senior editor’s Tweet here and their writers’ guide here.
Deadline: June 15th, 2022
The Vegan Society is “a registered educational charity that provides information and guidance on various aspects of veganism.” They are seeking writers, journalists, recipe developers, photographers as well as illustrators from minority ethnic backgrounds for their website and quarterly magazine, The Vegan. Rates for blogs, articles, and recipes begin at £250, and rates for photography begin at £100. If interested, email editor@vegansociety.com. To learn more, refer to their Twitter thread and this page.
Nurall is a tech startup that guides professional remote workers to explore worldwide neighborhoods. Their managing editor is seeking experts for writing remote work destination guides for the following Indian destinations:
-Kerala
-Himachal Pradesh
-Rishikesh
Rate is $400 per 2,000-word guide. Get in touch with their managing editor at jamie@nurall.co. To read their managing editor’s Twitter thread, click here. To visit their website, click here.
Nurall is a tech startup that guides professional remote workers to explore worldwide neighborhoods. Their managing editor is seeking experts for writing remote work destination guides for the following Indian destinations:
-Kerala
-Himachal Pradesh
-Rishikesh
Rate is $400 per 2,000-word guide. Get in touch with their managing editor at jamie@nurall.co. To read their managing editor’s Twitter thread, click here. To visit their website, click here.
Crack Magazine is a platform for contemporary culture. Their digital editor is accepting pitches and is “keen to hear ideas on scene reports, primers, guides and think pieces.” According to payment reports, they paid £70 for a 550-word feature and £25 for a 250-word album review. If interested, send your pitches to vivian@crackmagazine.net. To learn more, refer to their digital editor’s Tweet. To contact them, refer to this page.
HuffPost Life is a section in HuffPost (a news and opinion website) that covers food, drink, wellness, beauty, style, relationships, home, and more. They have tweeted, “If you’re an experienced freelance tech journalist who can report tech service stories at the intersection of lifestyle topics, from explainers to examining viral trends, please send clips to janie.campbell@huffpost.com.” They will pay $350 to $400 per article. Read their Tweet here. View their website here.
High Country News is a non-profit magazine covering the Western US. In the coming weeks, they are looking to assign some stories as part of “a series on labor and an adapting Western workforce.” The goal of the project is to “examine the nature of changing work in the Western US by profiling subjects whose jobs are adapting, emerging or fading.” They will pay a flat rate of $1,000 per piece (between 800 and 1,000 words). If interested, send your pitches to paigeb@hcn.org. For more information, refer to this Twitter thread and their submission guidelines.
Deadline: June 22nd, 2022
Kveller is a website that offers parenting tips and tricks for raising Jewish children. They are looking for new writers and pitches. They are seeking “a wide range of JEWISH content — from how a Jewish TV character makes you feel seen to how a Jewish word or concept helps you parent.” They are seeking “writers who represent the full range of Jewish parenting — Jews of Color, queer, disabled, single, divorced, non-Jewish parents raising Jewish kids and more.” They want pieces of 700 to 1,000 words. Their standard rate is $100/piece. To learn more, read their deputy managing editor’s Twitter thread and their submission guidelines.
TechRadar is a UK-based consumer technology news and reviews website. Their computing writer is seeking some fresh faces who can assist with supporting content on TechRadar. They want freelancers who are “happy and confident writing about more niche hardware (computer speakers, DIY keyboards, laptop cooling pads etc).” They pay £100 to £250 per piece. If interested, DM their computing writer on Twitter or email jessica.weatherbed@futurenet.com. Read their computer writer’s Twitter thread here. Learn how to pitch them here.
The Monitor is a bimonthly policy and current affairs magazine by CCPA (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives). They are accepting pitches for their September/October issue which will explore how real estate investment trusts (REITs) have reshaped the rental market of Canada. They are seeking features, investigative journalism, illustrations, and book reviews rooted in an intersectional analysis (750 to 1,500 words). They pay $300 for 750 words and $500 for 1,450 words. They pay up to $800 for features. They encourage pitches from marginalized writers. For more information, refer to this Tweet and their call for pitches.
Deadline: June 15th, 2022
FOYER is an independent magazine that explores “untold stories from people of mixed, third culture and second-generation cultural heritage.” They are accepting pitches from emerging writers and creatives on the theme of “connect,” in relation to cultural heritage, second generation, and third culture. Their pieces tend to range from 600 to 800 words and they pay £75/piece. For details, refer to their Tweet and submissions page.
Deadline: June 17th, 2022
Dissent is a website and quarterly print magazine that publishes political and cultural criticism. They are launching a new program to publish emerging writers. They want pitches for reported features, essays, cultural criticism as well as book reviews. They don’t want fiction. Rate is $0.50 per word for up to 2,000 words plus an additional stipend for expenses. They will give preference to writers under the age of 30. They encourage BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and working-class writers to apply. Interested writers should send their pitches and cover letters to inquiries@dissentmagazine.org. For details, read their Tweet and call for writers.
Deadline: July 1st, 2022
