14 Calls for Pitches Directly from Editors

Here’s our latest roundup of calls for pitches directly from editors. We’ve researched payment rates and found contact information for all of these publications, so you can easily connect with the right opportunity for you.

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Thanks to Fatima Saif for compiling this list.

Fox News Media is Looking for a Freelance Writer

Fox News Media is seeking a Freelance Writer to join Fox & Friends and Fox & Friends First. The selected candidate will be responsible for writing engaging and conversational copy across a broad range of topics. The candidate should have a minimum of one year of experience. The shift for this role is Saturday to Wednesday, 1 am to 9 am ET. The role is based in New York, NY, with a pay range of $31 to $38 per hour. For details, read this job description.

The Arena Group is Looking for a Weekend Freelance Commerce Writer

The Arena Group, an innovative tech and media company, is looking for a Weekend Freelance Commerce Writer. The successful applicant will contribute to daily commerce content across their portfolio of brands, such as TheStreet, Parade, and Autoblog. This is a freelance, remote position, with an hourly rate of $25 to $35 per hour. For more information, refer to this page.

Climate Home News Welcomes Pitches for Articles

Climate Home News covers global climate politics. They welcome “article pitches from freelance journalists, experts, and organisations working on climate policy.” Their rates start at £0.35 per word. A standard 600-word news story should “involve interviewing (and usually quoting) three or more sources and linking to relevant data or research.” To learn more, refer to this post and this page.

Minority Africa is Looking for Stories

Minority Africa is a digital publication that reports on African minorities using data-driven multimedia journalism. They’re seeking writers, journalists, and filmmakers who are interested in reporting stories about minorities within the African continent. Pay is $100 to $200 for standard multimedia features. For details, refer to this post and their pitch guide.

SBWN and WAHS are Seeking Pitches from BPOC Writers

The Scottish BPOC Writers Network (SBWN) provides “advocacy, literary events, and professional development opportunities for BPOC writers based in or from Scotland.” We Are Here Scotland (WAHS) is “a space aimed at supporting and raising the voices of Black and Global Majority creatives & cultural professionals across Scotland.” They’re partnering with an open call for WAHS’s Creative Balance program on the theme “Defining Our Space: Literary Explorations of BPOC Creative Environments.” They’re looking for “pitches from BPOC writers exploring what constitutes nurturing, safer, and generative creative spaces for BPOC individuals, interrogating the physical, psychological, and/or cultural dimensions of space.” They will pay selected writers £150 each. To learn more, refer to this post.

Planetizen is Always Seeking Feature Articles

Planetizen is “a fiercely independent platform that creates, curates, and amplifies stories and resources to inform planning and people passionate about planning.” They’re always looking for feature article pitches that offer an expert lens to the key planning issues of today. They offer professional writers a flat rate of $500 for a feature or career-related article. If interested, send your pitches to editor@planetizen.com. For more information, refer to their post and this page.

Business Insider is Seeking Expat Stories

Business Insider covers business, personal finance, tech, lifestyle, politics, and more. Their senior editor is seeking pitches for expat stories. They have posted this on LinkedIn: “I'm looking for expat stories. Pitch me if:

1) You're from the US and moved to another country.

2) You're from another country and moved to the US.

3) If you're from the US, moved to another country, and then moved back to the US.

Reasons can be related to society, finances, work, retirement, family, diet, health, and more.” If interested, email your pitches to jorwig@businessinsider.com. While the senior editor hasn’t mentioned the rates, a recent post by their deputy editor states that rates begin at $240 for 600 words. To read their senior editor’s post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.

Anime Herald is Always Looking for Articles

Anime Herald is a website that offers news, reviews, interviews, and commentary on anime and anime fandom. They’re always looking for articles from members of the anime community. They pay $55 per article (1,000 to 2,000 words). To learn more, refer to their post, contributor guidelines, and pitch form.

To-Go Zine is Accepting Pitches

To-Go Zine is an LA-focused charity food zine. They’re looking for nonfiction and fiction content related to Los Angeles and the region’s food scenes. They’re especially interested in “undercovered and overlooked stories of people, organizations, and businesses affected by January’s wildfires and recent immigration raids.” They also seek “stories that represent Indigenous perspectives (this land’s original residents).” They pay $50 for short form content (around 500 words or fewer) and $100 for long form content (around 1,000 words or more). To learn more, refer to this post and their call for written submissions.

Opportunity for Book Reviewers

Sandy Ernest Allen is looking for pitches for book reviews (800 to 1,000 words). He is especially seeking reviews by queer/trans writers. Rate is $250. There’s no set deadline but send in your submissions as soon as possible as the budget is finite. To learn more, refer to his post and this page.

The Revelator Will Reopen to Pitches Next Month

The Revelator is an online news and ideas website published by the Center for Biological Diversity. They provide “editorially independent reporting, analysis and stories at the intersection of politics, conservation, art, culture, endangered species, climate change, economics and the future of wild species, wild places and the planet.” They will reopen to pitches next month. They want your op-eds and essays about environmental issues. Rates are $300 to $500. To learn more, refer to their editor’s post and this page.

All The Best is Seeking Audio Documentaries and Narrative Journalism

All The Best is “a podcast and radio program where emerging Australian storytellers learn how to make audio stories.” They’re looking for pitches for short audio documentaries and narrative journalism. They’re interested in story pitches that are 12 to 15 minutes long. They will pay an honorarium of $200. To learn more, refer to this post, their pitch form, and their ‘about’ page.

Mother Jones Is Seeking Pitches on Political Discourse Surrounding Caitlin Clark, Sydney Sweeney, and Taylor Swift

Mother Jones is an investigative news organization. Their senior news editor is seeking pitches for a “good essay that makes coherent sense of the political discourse around Caitlin Clark, Sydney Sweeney, and Taylor Swift.” Print rates begin at $1.75/word, and online rates begin at $0.75/word. For details, refer to their senior news editor’s post and their freelance writer guidelines.

Edutopia is Accepting Pitches

Edutopia provides information on what works in pre-K to 12 education. They welcome pitches on “all academic subjects and grades from pre-K to 12.” They’re always interested in pitches on their core strategies: “tech integration, comprehensive assessment, integrated studies, project-based learning, social and emotional learning, and professional learning.” Finished articles typically range from 850 to 1,000 words. According to a previous post by Edutopia, their rates begin at $100/article. For details, refer to this post and this page.

The Black Ordinary is Seeking Pitches

The Black Ordinary is “a multimedia publication, online resource hub, and national database of community archives dedicated to preserving Black-American history and culture.” They’re currently looking for pitches for the first edition of their upcoming digital magazine. They welcome pitches from “artists, archivists, historians, researchers, and writers of all backgrounds and experience levels to pitch ideas for writing topics relevant to the preservation of Black-American histories and culture.” All contributors will receive a $250 stipend. The word count should be 750 words. To learn more, refer to their post and call for pitches.

Orion Magazine will be Accepting Nonfiction Story Pitches

Orion Magazine is an environmental magazine that publishes quarterly. From August 1 to 15, they will be accepting “nonfiction story pitches for their Spring 2026 Labor Issue: Working the Land (intersection between labor and the more-than-human world—animal rights, working creatures, and models of collectivity in nature).” According to this post, they pay $1,000 per piece. For more information, refer to this post and their general submission guidelines.

Mountains Magazine is Seeking Writers with Experience of Snowsports in Japan

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.

 

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