Southwest Contemporary is “the leading resource for contemporary arts and culture in the Southwest.” They’re seeking pitches for their Fall-Winter 2026-27 print issue—themed “Alien”:

“We seek writers based in or closely connected to the North American Southwest to submit story ideas for our Fall-Winter 2026-27 issue, Volume 14: Alien. Pitches should be focused on contemporary artists working in the region who are grappling with political, social, psychic, and cosmic dimensions of the alien.”

They’re looking for studio visits/artist profiles (800 words); reporting (1,200 to 2,000 words); features (1,200 to 2,000 words); creative essays (400 to 700 words); interviews (500 to 2,000 words); cultural criticism (1,200 to 2,000 words); travel writing / field reports (1,200 to 1,500 words); and reviews (300 words). The fee ranges from $100 to $500. To learn more, refer to their call for pitches.

The Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild (SWG) is a not-for-profit cultural organization that “acts as an advocate to improve the status of Saskatchewan writers; encourages the development of writers at all levels; and strives to improve public access and awareness to Saskatchewan writers and their work.” They’re seeking pitches of articles, series and industry interviews for Freelance, their magazine on the craft and business of writing. They pay 20¢ per word for articles of 1,500 or 800 words. If interested, send your pitches to swgmedia@skwriter.com. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.

The BREAK—DOWN explores “the political economy of climate and ecological crisis.” They’re accepting pitches for Issue #4: China.

“For Issue #4 of our print journal, we are looking for pitches that examine the complexity of China’s role in climate and ecological crisis. How has the Chinese state managed to hold apparently contradictory positions together? What role has the rise of Chinese renewable technology had in decentering hubristic assumptions about Western leadership or in accelerating the rise of a new Cold War? How does China’s current role in global environmental politics relate to its historical and developmental trajectory? And how does Chinese environmental politics and power play out on the ground, whether in China itself, or through its extended network of debt and investment?”

Rate is £650 for pieces of around 3,000 words. If interested, send your pitches to pitching@break-down.org. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.

Bisnow is a B2B platform for the commercial real estate industry. They’re seeking a Denver Freelance Reporter. The selected candidate will write 3-5 articles per week and produce daily morning briefs. The candidate should have great writing skills and excellent news judgment. This position must sit in Denver remotely. Pay is $3,000 per month. To learn more, refer to this page.

Channel Kindness is a digital platform created by the Born This Way Foundation. They’re looking for stories in honor of Transgender Day of Visibility:

“In honor of Transgender Day of Visibility (March 31), Channel Kindness is inviting our community, including trans and gender expansive young people to submit powerful stories for a special series, Trans Visibility Stories: ‘Visible and Proud.’ Ten (10) storytellers will be selected to share their essays that integrate their lived experience with relevant research on the experiences of trans and gender expansive young people. Your story may be used to help inform future research, resources, and initiatives designed to support trans and gender expansive young people.”

Each selected author will be paid a $100 stipend. For details, refer to their post and call for stories.

The National Forest Foundation is an organization that restores and enhances National Forests and Grasslands. They’re seeking story pitches for Winter/Spring 2026 issue of Light & Seed magazine, which will focus on how tech and innovation intersects with National Forests and Grasslands in the U.S. Specifically, they’re seeking pitches for “The Response,” a department that “uses the pillars of solutions journalism to investigate how people are responding to an issue of national importance.” Rate is $1,000 for 1,000 words. If interested, email your pitches to erinvriley@gmail.com. To learn more, refer to their call for pitches.

The Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild (SWG) is a not-for-profit cultural organization that “acts as an advocate to improve the status of Saskatchewan writers; encourages the development of writers at all levels; and strives to improve public access and awareness to Saskatchewan writers and their work.” They’re seeking pitches for articles, series, and industry interviews for Freelance, their magazine on the craft and business of writing. Rates are 20¢ per word. To learn more, refer to their call for pitches.

Film Daze is “an independent publication and media outlet that provides a platform for the unheard, and underrepresented voices of the film community.” They’re accepting pitches for their Issue 01. There is no theme. Payment is $120 for Issue 01, $150 for Issues 02-03, and $200 for Issue 04 and beyond, based on the paid subscriber base at the time. The submission deadline for the first issue is June 1st. Interested writers should send their pitches to editorial@filmdaze.net. To learn more, refer to their submissions page.  

Shadowbanned Magazine is “unapologetic media for the next generation of the political left — independent, people-powered, and rooted in the worlds of politics and culture.” They’re accepting pitches for their Issue 05:

“Share with us your boldest essays, reviews, interviews, reports, articles, poems, features, and whatever else would never get a mainstream media editor’s approval. Work that challenges the status quo and pokes at the machinery behind it.”

“We’re looking for work whose ideology sits somewhere within the framework of the political left… and no, that doesn’t mean liberal. We’re not interested in critiques of dicktatorsheeps halfway across the world unless it’s our own in the so-called land of the free.”

They pay $50 for 800-1,000 words, $75 for 1,100-1,500 words, $100 for 1,600-2,000 words, and a flat rate of $60 for poetry and artwork. To learn more, refer to their post and submission guidelines.

Digital Frontier magazine explores the intersection of tech and humanity. Their magazine editor is seeking pitches from freelance tech journalists. They’re especially interested in hearing from any journalists who were recently laid off from TechCrunch or Business Insider. Their rates for online pieces start at £350 for 1,200 to 1,500 words. If interested, send your pitches to sophia@digitalfrontier.com. To read their magazine editor’s post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.

GamesRadar+, a part of Future US Inc., is a website about games, movies, TV, and comics. They’re open to freelance pitches. They haven’t mentioned the rates, but according to a previous post (now deleted) by their U.S. managing editor, rates begin at $125. You can send your pitches to pitches@gamesradar.com. To learn more, refer to their U.S. managing editor’s recent post and this page.

The Flytrap is “a media collective focused on feminist cultural criticism that responds to and engages with cultural phenomena, rejecting algorithmic editorial strategies.” They’re accepting freelance writer pitches from July 1 to 5. They’re looking for deep evergreen cultural analysis. They pay $0.50 per word for written pieces. If they choose to kill an assignment, they pay a 50% kill fee. For details, refer to their cofounder’s post and this page.

A creative studio is building out its roster of Freelance Copywriters. They’re looking for writers with some beauty/skincare experience. They would love to connect with emerging talent. Rate is £300. For more information, refer to this post.  

Clarify Digital Marketing is a creative digital marketing agency. Their founder is seeking a freelance content writer for some work during August and September. They’re looking for someone who doesn't use AI. Niche is email marketing. Pay is $200 per post (700 to 900 words). To learn more, refer to their founder’s post.

Studio Magazine is a national publication about contemporary craft and design in Canada. They publish twice a year and have an ongoing web presence. They’re currently accepting “pitches for editorial articles, portfolio spreads, interviews, and review essays of craft exhibitions/archives/movements, on the theme of RESONANCE.” They accept pitches in both English and French. Rates for articles are $0.30/word or higher. For more details, refer to their post and submission guidelines.

SAD Mag is an independent, non-profit magazine covering Vancouver’s stories, art, and design from the perspective of local and emerging creatives. They publish a print issue twice a year and are currently accepting pitches and submissions for their 39th issue: TASTE. They posted this on Instagram: “From haute cuisine to corner store snacks, synaesthesia to style, we want your sharpest takes on what it means to have (or lack) taste—in food, fashion, music, culture and more. Give us something to sink our teeth in that’s between 300-1,200 words.” They pay $100 to $300 for writing submissions. To learn more, refer to their Instagram post and submissions page.

Stop Caring is “a publication about video games focused on the ways they evoke unique cultural conversations as well as the personal lessons we can learn from them as artistic media.” They’re accepting pitches. Pay is $100 to $200 per article. As they’re a small publication, they can only pay for 1 to 2 articles a month. For details, refer to this post and their contact page.

Lifebar Magazine is seeking pitches for the following games and events: “Wizard of Legend 2, FBC: Firebreak, Hellclock, Rematch, I Am Your Beast Death Stranding 2, Farland Saga 1 & 2, System Shock 2, Patapon 1 & 2, Tony Hawk 3 & 4, Games for Change Festival 2025, Summer Games Done Quick.” They would also love to hear about anything that’s going in your hood that they don’t know about. They’re seeking interviews/non-standard reviews/op-eds/vibes. Floor rate is $50 for pieces under 1,000 words. To learn more, refer to this post and their website.

Remezcla is an independent media brand that covers emerging Latin music, entertainment, and culture. Their music editor is looking to assign a music listicle to a Puerto Rican writer *en la isla*. They’re seeking someone who is knowledgeable about the music scene. They’re hoping to assign this listicle before the end of the week. Their rates begin at $200. To read their music editor’s post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.

Negation Magazine is a communist publication committed to contributing to “the real movement that abolishes the present state of things.” They’re accepting pitches. They publish any writing that aligns with their purpose of “challenging and developing communist thought in service of societal transformation.” Pay is $70 per piece. To learn more, check out their post and submission guidelines.

Great Lakes Now is a monthly TV show and website that covers the science, ecology, history, culture, economy, and industry of the Great Lakes region. Their news editor is always seeking pitches. Rate is $0.50 per word. If interested, email your pitches to lrogers@detroitpbs.org. To read their news editor’s post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.