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.

Carla is a quarterly print magazine by Contemporary Art Review Los Angeles. They’re welcoming pitches for their 45th 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.”

Rates are $375 for feature essays (1,500–2,000 words); $350 for interviews (1,200–1,500 words); $375 for photo essays; and $200 for reviews (650–850 words). To learn more, refer to their post and pitch submission form.

Earth Island Journal is “a print and online magazine dedicated to thoughtful journalism about the environment and other intersectional issues.” They’re looking for pitches for an upcoming special edition on education and the environment: “Know of an incubation of environmental innovation? Censoring  content that's threatening the climate movement? Surprising impact of global heating on learning? Message us!”

They’re seeking on-the-ground reports as well as personal essays, reflections, and think pieces of various lengths. They pay a $500 flat fee for shorter pieces under 1,000 words; $750 to $1,500 for longer reports and essays of 1,500 to 3,000 words; $500 for interviews; and $400 for book reviews. If interested, email your pitches to submissions@earthisland.org. For details, refer to their post and call for pitches.

MIT Technology Review is a media company that explains the commercial, political, and social impact of the newest technologies. They’re looking for pitches for their upcoming print issue. The theme is Kids. They’re seeking pitches for longer pieces: “narrative features, compelling investigations, essential profiles, and super-sharp essays.” Please note they cast a wide net with these themes.

While this pitch call is aimed at journalists, experts with strong ideas are also encouraged to reach out. Rates are $1 to $2 a word.

To learn more, refer to their editor’s post and their pitch guide.

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.

The Contrapuntal is “an independent non-profit publication devoted to delivering rigorously researched, accessible, and factually accurate journalism from a ground-up perspective.” They’re accepting pitches for a new project, Post-Panoptics: Embodied Surveillance and the Architectures of Control. They invite “investigative journalists, academics, artists, and practitioners to map how power concentrates through the surveillance gaze — and how we might analyse and understand it.” They’re commissioning deep-dive investigative features (5,000 words, €1,000), visual essays (€1,000), illustrated graphic essays (€1,000), analytical op-eds (2,500-3,000 words, €500), and artistic features (€200 honorarium). If interested, send your pitches to submissions.thecontrapuntal@protonmail.com. For details, refer to their post and call for submissions.

RAPP, a global precision marketing agency, is seeking a Freelance Senior Copywriter to join their award-winning Creative team. The selected applicant will be responsible for writing engaging copy for multiple platforms, including digital, social, email, and print. The applicant should have 4+ years’ copywriting experience. B2B experience will be a plus. The role is based in Dallas, TX (hybrid). The hourly rate is $45.16 to $65.00. To learn more, click here.

Aftermath is a worker-owned site focused on video games and internet culture. They’re accepting pitches: “Free from the pressures of SEO, traffic, and the latest big game, we want stories that highlight important, under-explored facets of gaming and technology, as well as stories that hold powerful figures to account. We like stories that are focused on people rather than products, whether that’s developers and game workers, players, online and fan communities, or journalists. We’re especially interested in investigative or reported stories and stories that include the voices of players, workers, and community members. Games journalism has less and less room for investigative reporting these days, and we’re happy to carry that mantle as much as we can within our means. We’re also interested in essays that connect games, technology, and the internet to politics, current events, cultural trends, and other areas. We’re open to experimental formats that tell stories in ways beyond text.” Rates are $300 for shorter pieces, and $500 for pieces involving more in-depth reporting and analysis. If you’re interested, send your pitches to mail@aftermath.site. For details, refer to their co-founder’s post and their pitch guide.

Opportunity to Write for a New Magazine: “Hello writers. I am working on a new mag and am looking for pitches. If anyone is up for writing anything on culture / travel /future / innovation / wellness. Got a £250 budget. Please pop me a message on sdarling@iconyc.media." To learn more, refer to this post.

Houzz, a home remodeling and design platform, is seeking Freelance Writers to create Pro Spotlight features — compelling stories about home professionals and their projects. Rate is $250 per story (600-700 words). The role is remote. For details, refer to this page.

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. Rate is $100 to $200 for standard multimedia features. For more information, refer to this post and their pitch guide.

Guideposts is “a spiritual non-profit organization publishing inspirational magazines, books, and online material.” For their Angels in Our Lives series, they’re seeking inspiring stories of God intervening in your life. Stories could be “based on a mysterious stranger, a voice out of nowhere, divine intervention, dramatic or ordinary rescues, angelic visions, angel-related objects, guardian angels, animal angels, messages through nature, and the like.” They’re looking for true, first-person accounts of 750 to 1,500 words. Payment is $250 per story. If you’re interested, send your submissions for this ongoing series to angels@guideposts.org. To learn more, refer to their call for submissions.

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. Rate is $55 per article (1,000 to 2,000 words). For more information, refer to their post, contributor guidelines, and pitch form.

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 accepting 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, direct your pitches to editor@planetizen.com. For more detail, refer to their post and this page.

Contingent Magazine is a history magazine. They’re currently accepting pitches for Mailbag columns (around 400 to 500 words) and Postcards. They offer a base rate of $150 for Mailbag columns and $50 for Postcards. To learn more, refer to their editor’s post and this page.

Piccalilli is a publication that offers high-quality educational content to help you improve your front-end skills. They’re accepting guest authors. The topics and subject areas they’re looking for are as follows:

“- Using the most modern CSS capabilities with a progressive enhancement mindset

- UX and UI design

- Content that helps people move from design/development into management positions

- JavaScript (progressive enhancement is a bonus)

- Design systems (both from designer and developer perspectives)”

Rate is £200. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.

IMPULSE Magazine, an arts and culture publication, is looking for Freelance Writers / Art Critics. They will pay a stipend of $100. This role is based in New York, NY (hybrid). To learn more, refer to this page.

Bolts is “a digital magazine that covers the nuts and bolts of power and political change, from the local up.” They’re always looking for freelancers to report on stories related to voting rights and criminal justice across the US. They mostly publish stories involving original reporting and offer a default rate of $800 per story. If interested, email your pitches to pitches@boltsmag.org. For details, refer to their editor-in-chief’s post and their pitch guide.

The Observer is “Britain’s oldest Sunday newspaper.” They’re looking for business pitches. If interested, send your “timely stories, scoops and/ or thoughtful analysis” to patricia.clarke@observer.co.uk. Tech tips are also welcome. Rate is 40p per word. To learn more, refer to this post and their website.

In 2026, Talking Shorts will launch a new annual print publication focused on “short film and moving image culture.” Each issue will be thematised, with the first issue exploring “filmmaking and writing in crisis?” They’re open to pitches for this inaugural issue. You can send them essays, (reported) features, and/or (conducted) interviews. A flat fee of €275 to €550 will be offered per piece (1,500 to 3,000 words). If interested, send your pitches before September 8, 2025, 00:01 AM. For details, read their call for pitches.

Speculative Insight is “a journal that explores the breadth and depth of the themes, ideas, and issues of science fiction and fantasy.” They’re accepting pitches for September 2025. They’re looking for:

“- Essays from authors of Indigenous, Asian, Maori, Pacific Islander, Latinx and Black heritage;

- Essays about specific books, authors, or themes across a number of books;

- Thoughtful, rigorous, and analytical essays (footnotes not compulsory but welcomed); and

- Essays that focus on science fiction and/ or fantasy”

Finished essays will be 2,000 to 3,000 words. Pay will be AUD 5c per word up to $150. If interested, send your pitches to editor@speculativeinsight.com. To learn more, refer to this page.

Quigley-Simpson, a full-service advertising agency, is looking for a Senior-Level Copywriter to “create and execute concepts and scripts for a social-first video series.” They’re seeking someone with 7+ years’ copywriting experience. The role is remote and pays $80 to $85 per hour. To learn more, refer to this page.