International Journalists' Network (IJNet) offers the latest tips, training opportunities, trends, and tools for professional and emerging journalists. They’re looking to commission a practical and clear guide to video journalism for their newsletter for college students and early-career reporters. They will pay $200 for this article (700 to 1,000 words). To learn more, refer to their post and pitch form.

PublicSource is a news organization serving Pittsburgh and the region. If you’re interested in writing a Pittsburgh–related first-person essay for them, refer to this pitch form. They pay $300 for first-person essays (usually 800 to 1,200 words). For more details, read their managing editor’s post.

Anime Herald is a website that offers news, reviews, interviews, and commentary on anime and anime fandom. They’re always looking for articles from freelance writers. Rate is $55 per article (1,000 to 2,000 words). For details, refer to their post, contributor guidelines, and pitch form.

Balls & Strikes is “a site for critical, progressive, and bullshit-free commentary about courts, judges, and the legal system they uphold.” Their editor-in-chief is looking for pitches about the Supreme Court: “Periodic reminder that if you are the kind of sicko who wants to think and write about the Supreme Court in your spare time, you should pitch me, because I will at least pay you for it.” They usually pay $500 for essays of 1,000 words. If interested, send your pitches to pitches@ballsandstrikes.org. To learn more, refer to their editor-in-chief’s post and this page.

Business Insider covers business, personal finance, tech, lifestyle, politics, and more. Their deputy editor of lifestyle and entertainment freelance writers is looking for pitches: “Have you ever arranged/sustained an unconventional living situation for a dream job?

Some examples....

- Getting an RV to live close to work but stay flexible

- Living apart from a spouse for part of the year for work

- Renting a houseboat for an easier commute

- Building a tiny home close to the office

- Unexpectedly moving back home with parents for a job close to their home”

Rates for such pieces begin at $240 for 600 words. To learn more, refer to their editor’s post and pitch form.

Carla is a quarterly print magazine by Contemporary Art Review Los Angeles. They publish critical essays, interviews, and reviews of exhibitions in L.A. They’re accepting pitches for their 42nd issue: “We are looking for writing that is pointed and pertinent to our time and place in arts and culture. Join our conversation, and submit pieces that you feel are vital to the fabric of L.A.’s art community and the contemporary moment.” They pay $375 for feature essays (1,500 to 2,000 words); $350 for interviews (1,200 to 1,500 words); and $200 for reviews (650 to 850 words). To learn more, refer to their Instagram post and pitch form.

Motley Bloom is “a curated collective focused on Neurodivergent First living.” They’re amping up for their fall digital slate, which is about systems of organization. They’re looking for first-person experiences (600 to 800 words) about your unique systems. They’re also seeking a more reported piece (around 800 words) about “how ND brains organize information and the systems that can be helpful.” Additionally, for their second print issue, Nature & Nurture, they’re seeking one piece (800 to 1,000 words) on “the inherited traits of neurodivergence and generational awareness of these traits.” Their rates begin at $300 for short articles and $500 for longer pieces. To learn more, refer to their editor’s post and their submission guidelines.

Queer East is “a cross-disciplinary festival that showcases boundary-pushing LGBTQ+ cinema and live arts from East and Southeast Asia.” They’re looking for pitches for their new magazine on “queer Asian arts and film cultures.” They’re seeking “unique voices and perspectives on LGBTQ+ cinema, arts, and cultures related to East and Southeast Asian communities, or wider Asian communities.” They will pay a flat fee of £180 for a 1,000-word article. For details, refer to their post and call for pitches.

BlackFlash Magazine is a Canada-based platform for contemporary visual art. They’re seeking pitches for Issue 42.3 ‘Patterns’: “We are inclined to seek out patterns, whether they are there or not. Faced with fragments, we instinctively reach for coherence as a way to retrofit logic onto chaos. Pattern recognition is instinctive, but it’s also ideological. For this issue, we invite critical engagements with ‘patterns’ as a method for creating and parsing visual culture.” Rates are $1,000 for features (2,000 to 2,500 words); $750 for conversations (2,500 to 3,000 words); $600 for artist profiles (1,500 words); and $450 for artist projects (may consist of 500 words and a portfolio of images). If interested, direct your pitches to submissions@blackflash.ca. To learn more, refer to their post and call for pitches.

Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA) is a non-profit community organization that represents the rights and interests of Australians aged 0 to 25 with disability. They’re seeking blog pitches by young disabled perspectives for their new series, Doing Adulthood. They want “stories about what it means to grow up, get independent, and figure out life as a young disabled person.” They will publish 15 blogs, each approximately 800 words, and will pay $200 to each writer. This opportunity is only open to people (over the age of 18) who live in Australia. For more information, refer to their Instagram post and their call for pitches.

Mountains Magazine is a quarterly consumer magazine that celebrates our planet's peaks. They publish personal experiences of destinations by writers who have expertise in their region and/or field. For a piece in their Winter (December) issue, they’re looking for writers with direct experience of snowsports in Japan. They will pay £110 for 850 to 1,100 words. If interested, send your pitches to info@mountains-magazine.com. For details, refer to their post and pitch guidelines.

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.