Dear Writers,
Here’s our latest roundup of calls for pitches, directly from editors. We’ve listed payment rates and contact information for all of these editors, to make it easy to connect with them.
Please do not send them a pitch without carefully studying their publication. Don’t even know what a pitch is? Read this.
— Jacob Jans
Thanks to Fatima Saif for compiling this list.
Positive News is a website and quarterly print magazine that reports on what’s going right. Their acting editor is seeking pitches for sparky solutions-focused features for their next print issue. They pay 30p per word. Read their acting editor’s Tweet here and their pitching guide here.
Wired is a magazine that covers the current and future trends in technology. Their editor for business coverage is open for pitches. According to their pitch guidelines, they pay $500 to $2,500+ per piece. If interested, email your pitches to tom_simonite@wired.com. To read their editor’s Tweet, click here. To read their pitch guidelines, click here.
International Journalists’ Network (IJNet) offers the latest tips, training opportunities, trends, and tools for professional and emerging journalists around the world. They are looking for pitches: “Do you know of a journalism tool, app or resource that we haven’t covered? A media innovator who has a fascinating story to tell? Or do you simply want to discuss a current media trend taking place in your country?” Pay is $200 per article. To learn more, refer to their Tweet. To pitch, refer to this page.
Fodor’s Travel is a source for expert travel advice. Their senior editor is accepting pitches at pitches@fodors.com. They pay $250 to $400 per piece. To read their senior editor’s Tweet, click here. To read their pitching guidelines, click here.
Scalawag is a Black-led, woman-run website and magazine dedicated to the American South. They are commissioning reviews about Emmy-nominated shows for their new series, pop justice (the series explores copaganda in pop culture). They want reviews about:
“-Copaganda (or lack thereof) in storylines
-The sanitization of white scammers/capitalists (Inventing Anna, The Dropout, White Lotus)
-Intersection of police state and Drag Race”
They already have Abbott Elementary and Euphoria taken care of. They pay $800 for reported stories, $500 for personal essays or long media reviews (1,000 words+), and $300 for short media reviews (under 500 words). To learn more, refer to their race & place editor’s Twitter thread and their pitch/tip form and pop justice archives.
Insider is a global news publication. Their associate editor has tweeted, “I would love some pitches about working in super luxury, high-stakes environments, especially if they have name recognition. Maître d’ at Carbone, bus tables at 11 Madison, or know someone who did? Pitch me kfields@insider.com.” According to their pitch guide, rates generally begin at £250/$320 for personal essays and £270/$350 for single interviews. For more information, refer to their associate editor’s Tweet.
Travel + Leisure is a travel magazine. Their editor has tweeted, “I’m looking for pitches on CRAFT! for Travel + Leisure. Culturally significant techniques from anywhere in the world. Pls include: a way engage as a visitor in the place where it is practiced (tours, classes, etc.); a way to buy directly from artisans (online pref but not req).” Pay is about $2 per word. Pitches should be sent to hannah.walhout@dotdashmdp.com. To read their editor’s Twitter thread, click here. To learn more about them, click here.
Penguin Random House is the largest trade book publisher in the world. They are seeking some new freelance writers for content marketing work. Rates can “range from $200 for a short book round-up to $1K+ for an in-depth, long-term project.” To learn more, refer to this Tweet. To contact them, refer to this page.
Passionfruit is the Daily Dot’s creator economy newsletter. Their editor is always looking for pitches. She is “interested in niche internet subcultures, up-and-coming creator interviews, trend analyses, creator economy news, and more.” Think pieces start at $250, interviews at $300, and reported features at $450. For more information, read their editor’s Twitter thread.
Apartment Therapy is a home and decor website that features DIY how-to’s, design lessons, expert advice, and shopping guides for creating beautiful homes. Their editor is seeking pitches for their news & culture vertical. The pitches should revolve around Hispanic Heritage Month, back to school, and their “upcoming themes for art month, architecture week, community month, along w/other incoming holidays.” Rates are $100 to $250+. Pitches should be sent to noella.williams@apartmenttherapy.com. To learn more, refer to their editor’s Twitter thread and their pitch guide for the website’s other verticals.
Deadline: August 1st, 2022
Dirt is a newsletter about entertainment. Television (especially streaming) is their bread and butter. They love “short essays and posts that take an unexpected angle on a popular show, highlight a previously uncovered element or particular aesthetic of a show everyone is watching, or recommend things that it seems like no one is watching at all.” Beyond TV, they publish “pieces covering all kinds of cultural ephemera: movies, books, fashion and style, art, furniture and design, scene reports, shopping, video games, music, politics, and media.” Their standard rates start at $0.50 per word. Q&As are paid out at $0.30 per word. They usually commission pieces at around 500 to 800 words or 800 to 1,000 words. For more information, refer to this Twitter thread and their pitch guidelines.
Insider is a global news publication. Their media and advertising desk is accepting freelance pitches. They are keen on topical as-told-to interviews. Rates usually start at £250 or $320 for personal essays and £270 or $350 for single interviews. Pitches should be sent to loreilly@insider.com. To learn more, refer to their media and advertising editor’s Twitter thread and this guide.
Jacobin is a socialist print magazine (published 4 times a year). They are always seeking reviews and review-essays on new books, particularly in “history, sociology, and political science.” Payment reports indicate that they pay $0.05 to $0.13 per word. To learn more, refer to their editor’s Tweet. To contact them, refer to this page.
CBC News is a source for news from Canada and around the world. Their associate producer is always accepting story ideas and pitches. They pay $422.50 for first person columns (650 words). If interested, email tiffany.mongu@cbc.ca. To learn more, refer to this Tweet. To contact them, refer to this page.
Geez Magazine is a quarterly print magazine about “social justice, art, and activism for people at the fringes of faith in both Canada and the US.” They are accepting pitches for “Geez 67 Crafting for the End of the World.” They want your “patterns, recipes, how-tos, reflections on the power of craft, the mysteries of making, and the resistance in fashioning.” They pay $50 to $100 per piece. To learn more, refer to their Tweet and call for pitches.
Deadline: August 5th, 2022
The Fence is a London-based independent quarterly magazine that ships internationally but focuses around life in the United Kingdom and Ireland. They have tweeted, “We’re looking for pitches from the world of high fashion, low culture, London’s suburbs, the English countryside, the Palace of Westminster; we want literary libel, exposés and kiss-and-tells.” They pay £150-£250 per piece (1,000-1,500 words). Send your pitches to editorial@the-fence.com. Read their Tweet here and their pitch guide here.
Cysters is a grassroots charity that is redefining reproductive and mental wellbeing for marginalized communities. They want to commission 5 minoritized individuals (e.g. POC, neurodivergent, queer, and trans) to write articles for their site. The articles can be “anything related to the mental and reproductive health space.” Pay is £100. If interested, submit your pitch here. To learn more, refer to this Tweet. To contact them, refer to this page.
Deadline: August 5th, 2022
POCIT highlights the stories of POC within the sphere of tech and startups. They are seeking stories about POC in tech. They want personal essays, opinion pieces, interviews, and investigative pieces. Their rates begin from $90 for personal essays. For more information, refer to their Tweet and pitching guidelines.
FanSided is a network of fandom-focused sports, lifestyle, and entertainment websites. Their creative editorial director is seeking pitches for “stories about the intersection of sports and climate change.” The stories don’t have to be solution-oriented. Their rates start at $100 to $150. Pitches should be emailed to freelance@fansided.com. Read their creative editorial director’s Tweet here and their pitch guidelines here.
Guardian Australia’s deputy culture editor has tweeted, “If you are a freelancer with ideas across arts in Australia – film, TV, music, books, visual arts, stage, games – please do pitch.” Rates are 70c/word for features, $300-$500 for reviews, and $400 for sorted columns. If interested, send your pitches to sian.cain@theguardian.com and steph.harmon@theguardian.com. For more information, read their deputy culture editor’s Twitter thread and their freelance charter.
Maisonneuve is a Montreal-based quarterly of arts, opinion, and ideas. They are seeking pitches for reported features, essays as well as cultural reviews for their Winter 2022 issue. Their standard rate is 15 cents per word. Email your pitches to madi@maisonneuve.org. Read their Tweet here and their pitch guide here.
Deadline: July 21st, 2022
Minority Africa is a digital publication that reports on African minorities using data-driven multimedia journalism. Their associate editor has tweeted, “Call for pitches! Looking for some punchy op-eds about minority rights in Africa. Got a strong opinion about the impact of climate change on minorities in Africa? The impact of food shortages on refugees?” Pay is $100-$130. Pitches should be sent (the sooner the better) to cassandra.roxburgh@minorityafrica.org. Read their associate editor’s Twitter thread here and their pitch guide here.
Deadline: July 20th, 2022
Volteface is a UK-based drug policy think-tank that is exploring harm reduction focused alternatives to current drug policies. They are seeking pitches for their website, “particularly news-based stories covering developments in drug policy across the world, on-the-ground stories of path-breaking initiatives, and punchy opinion pieces advocating for policy changes from angles that people may not have considered before.” They also want intersectional social justice stories plus interviews, listicles, explainers, etc. For shorter pieces (less than 1,000 words), they pay up to £100 and for long reads, they pay up to £200. Email your pitches to jay@volteface.me. To learn more, refer to this Tweet and their ‘about’ page.
Shiblaqbri Mag covers all things beauty and lifestyle. They are looking for beauty and TV/movie pitches. For beauty, they are seeking “anything from personal essays to product reviews.” They try “not to encourage spending unless necessary so keep that in mind for beauty pitches.” TV/movies is a small section of the website that they want to expand on, so “think pieces on what the final season of stranger things will be like to a recent obsession on a new movie or show is a great start!” Rates begin at $80. Pitches should be sent to shiblaqbri@gmail.com. There is no deadline for submission of pitches. They are currently not accepting international pitches. To learn more, refer to their founder’s Twitter thread and their pitch guidelines. To contact them, refer to this page.
The Muse is an online career platform where users can look for job listings, company profiles, and career advice. Their deputy editor is looking for “reported features, essays, perspectives, advice, quizzes, even humor pieces that shed light, provide insight, reframe, and capture zeitgeist at a time when careers, job searches, work, and culture keep shifting and evolving.” Some things they are particularly interested in at the moment are: *Fresh* takes on: Abortion, reproductive rights, etc. + careers/work; Unions, organizing, etc.; Offices, hybrid work, etc.; Mental health; DEI; Working parents; Work culture; Early career; Back to school (as relevant to careers/work); Pay gaps; Pandemic; Great Resignation, etc.; Shift Shock/Boomerang employees.” Most pieces pay $300 to $600. If interested, email your pitches to stav.ziv@themuse.com. Read their deputy editor’s Twitter thread here. Learn more about them here.
Cosmopolitan UK is a women’s magazine for dating tips, sex advice, beauty tutorials, fashion trends, and celebrity news. Their features director across print & digital wants pitches of your excellent, timely ideas. They pay around £150 to £200 per feature. Send your pitches to harriet.hall@hearst.co.uk. Read their features director’s Tweet here and their pitch guide here.
America Domani is a destination for Italian American travel, food, language, fashion, entertainment, and lifestyle content. They are seeking a travel writer for covering lodging stories about Italy and Italian Airbnb, resort, and hotel properties. Rate is $100 for articles of 700 to 900 words. Send your pitches to mcaputo@americadomani.com. To read their editorial director’s Tweet, click here. To visit their website, click here.
Yes! Magazine is an independent and nonpartisan publisher of solutions journalism. They are accepting pitches for their winter issue, “Bodies.” The issue will “explore the ways our bodies, in both the literal and metaphorical sense, can provide avenues for resistance, healing, community cohesion, and societal transformation.” Their “conception of the body is not limited to the physical body, but rather includes the bodies of which we are also a part: our communities, our body politic (local, national, and global), and our planet.” Their website base rate for reported articles is $0.40/word and print base rate is $0.50/word. Pitches should be emailed to winter2023@yesmagazine.org. For more information, read their Tweet, call for submissions, and submissions guidelines.
Deadline: August 2nd, 2022
Nat Geo Travel’s editor has tweeted, “I’m on the hunt for cryptid stories (ideally the chupacabra). Anyone have a cool travel story idea?” Rate is $0.75 to $1.00 per word for 1,000 words. To read their editor’s Tweet, click here. To read their pitch guidelines, click here.
Deadline: August 12th, 2022
Geoawesomeness is a blog and community about geospatial technology. They are seeking geospatial story pitches from young writers, so if you are “a (university) student, trainee, researcher or a professional in your early stage of your career,” then they want you to pitch them. They are seeking “stories that resonate with you and that you enjoy reading.” Pay is $150 per article. For more information, refer to their Tweet and this page.
Deadline: August 31st, 2022
