Cake Zine is an independent print magazine that explores society through sweets. They’re open to pitches for their eighth issue, Spoiled Rotten, exploring extravagance, excess, and decay: “Tell us what you think is stale, overripe, and curdled—in the fridge, on the menu, or in our culture. Or extend your gaze from the trash to the compost pile to share how new life can come from rot or how culinary ingenuity can be borne from ingredients past their prime. We're looking for both what's lost and what’s gained when things go bad.” To learn more, refer to their post and call for pitches.

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.

Apartment Therapy Media is “the only media company dedicated to life at home.” Their Lifestyle team is accepting pitches for “stories tied to holidays, events, and observances happening in April, May, and June — think Easter, Mental Health Awareness Month, and Father’s Day.” They’re seeking personal, original, and timely ideas across their Lifestyle verticals:

- Life

- Cleaning

- Organizing

- Real Estate

They want “personal essays, unique perspectives, reported features, profiles of brands and people, or history deep dives tied to upcoming holidays, celebrations, observances, and other timely events.” Rates start at $150. To learn more, refer to their post and pitch form.

The Metropole is the Urban History Association’s official blog. They’re seeking submissions for their next theme month: Cities at Play. “We welcome submissions about any aspect of play, recreation, or leisure in the urban environment. How have cities uniquely shaped the way their inhabitants play, and how has play in turn shaped the built environment, the social dynamics, and the politics of cities? Please send pitches to themetropole@urbanhistory.org by Friday, March 20th.” Rate is $200 per post (1,000 to 1,500 words). To learn more, refer to this post and this page.

Inspire the Mind is a digital magazine focused on mental health, art, and science. They’re interested in “lived experience pieces that respond to current sociocultural discussions about victimhood” for their digital magazine. Rate is £200 for pieces of 1,000 to 1,200 words. To read their post, click here. To submit your pitch, click here.

Green European Journal is a political ecology magazine. They’re seeking pitches for their next print edition which will explore Europe’s new demographic reality. They’re looking for essays, interviews, photo essays, graphic journalism, comics, and more. Below are some topics and angles you could cover:

- Demographic adaptation

- Cultural divides and representation

- Movement of people

- The reactionary tide

- Global, technological, geopolitical aspects

According to a post by their editor-in-chief, rates are usually €300-€400. Find more details here and here.

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.

Black Science Coalition and Institute (B-SCI) is “a nonprofit focused on fostering scientific interest in Black and underrepresented communities through science communication and journalism.” They’re accepting story pitches for their science communication platform, B-Scientists, which centers around stories about Black and underrepresented communities. They’re seeking:

- 1,000-word pieces

- 3 minute audio pieces

- 3 minute video pieces

Rate is $300 per piece. To learn more, refer to their post and pitch form.

Opportunity for Catholic freelance writers:

“If you are Catholic and are the sort of person who grew up reading like your life depended on it- if you love words, write poetry, stories, and also constantly criticize web copy... if you HATE AI slop and can tell if something was chatgpted in under 1 millesecond.... I'd love to get to know you.

I am looking to bring someone on for $25-$30 an hour depending on experience - this will be for marketing copy, but god willing will develop into lots of more creative collaborations: film treatment beat sheet development, comic book and children's book development, and writers room collaborations for series that we'll be creating in the next year.”

For more details, refer to this post.

Grit City Magazine is “dedicated to uncovering and sharing the rich stories of Tacoma, celebrating its history, people, and unique local culture.” They’re seeking stories:

“We’re looking for writers, poets, speakers, photographers, painters, illustrators, and anyone else who doesn’t fit easily into a single genre. If you have a story that needs some time in the sun and you’ve got some skills, we want to hear from you. Prior experience is not required.”

Story priorities:

“Tacoma is a complex city—that’s what makes it worth talking about. We prioritize stories that showcase unexpected nuance, underrepresented views, and intersectionality. No matter where you stand on the political spectrum, diversity, equity, and inclusion make this city a more interesting place to live. If you have something to say about race, gender expression, socioeconomic status, age, national origin, religion, disability, or sexual orientation, we want to hear it.”

They can pay $100 per piece. To learn more, refer to their post and this form.

Liberal Currents is a publication that is dedicated to the “defense of liberal ideals.” They’re looking for pitches for articles and essays. Articles are published frequently, run 1,500 words or fewer, and pay $200 per piece. Essays are published much less frequently than articles, exceed 1,500 words, and pay $350. If interested, send your pitches to writers@liberalcurrents.com. For more information, refer to their founder and editor-in-chief’s post and their submission guidelines.

Inkstick is “a nonprofit newsroom focused on endless war and all that it entails: the military industrial complex, growing authoritarianism, militarization of policing, borders everywhere, and human rights crises in the US and beyond.” They’re seeking reported features, long reads, essays, and book reviews. Topics should be “related to Inkstick’s editorial mandate to cover the human impact of endless war.” They typically pay $500 for a standard reported feature of about 1,200 words. If interested, send your pitches to pstrickland@inkstickmedia.com and agaestel@inkstickmedia.com. To learn more, refer to their managing editor’s post and their general submissions page.

Burnaway is an Atlanta-based contemporary art magazine that covers the US South and the Caribbean. They publish online on a weekly basis and in print once a year. They’re always open to pitches and are currently specifically seeking more short-form reviews and studio visits. They accept pitches related to the following places and associated artists: “Alabama, Arkansas, Washington, D.C., Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (with emphasis on Houston), Virginia, West Virginia, and the Caribbean.” They pay writers .30¢ a word. For more information, refer to their post and this page.

Lore is “a space for editorial photography and original stories that challenge how we see culture, identity, and belonging.” They’re open for pitches for their 4th print issue:

“In this issue, the theme is CLUB. We want articles and listicles about belonging, connection, sex, drugs, access, community—or something else entirely. You might trace a personal history about hookup culture, teach us how to throw DIY raves, or take us through how Club Penguin changed your life. We’re taking a broad read on the theme, so hit us with anything so long as there’s a club tie-in. (Tone-wise, we keep it lighter.)”

They’re seeking articles, listicles, and personal essays. They’re open to other formats as well, but those are the big ones they want. Pay is $75 CAD for all articles and listicles. If interested, send your pitches to hello@loremagazine.world. To learn more, refer to their post.

The Kitchn is Apartment Therapy Media’s food website. They’re seeking pitches from freelance shopping writers:

“I’m looking for insightful, unexpected, and/or absolutely delicious grocery and kitchen stories with a shopping angle to feature on The Kitchn in March.

Ideally, these would be reviews or reported features of the budget-friendly kitchen appliance or cookware everyone ought to own, the frozen food(s) you always buy online, the 1-ingredient upgrade you learned from a chef or working in a kitchen, or the unexpected organization/cleaning/etc trick you learned from your mom, just to name a few examples.”

Rates begin at $150 for a 300-word story. If interested, send your pitches to micki.wagner@thekitchn.com.” To learn more, refer to their shopping writer’s post. To contact them, refer to this page.

Revenue Rulebreaker produces “stories and events about how microentrepreneurs actually make a living online.” They’re currently seeking Black History Month pitches but if that angle doesn't fit your pitch, pitch them for March:

“I'm currently looking for one more pitch for Black History Month by Black writers. Stories about being Black in business, how Black entrepreneurs can make more money or a Black History/Black Futures angle. (Deadline to pitch January 23).

If you'd like to pitch something for March and beyond, please feel free. Currently looking for timely angles (March-May), rare and unusual entrepreneur lifestyle stories (not just travel) and revenue stories about a single revenue stream with a very fresh or unexpected take.”

Pay is $200 per post. If interested, send your pitches to lex@revenuerulebreaker.com. To learn more, refer to this post and their contributor guide.

The Nonprofit Quarterly (NPQ) is a nonprofit print and digital magazine that educates the nonprofit sector through research-based articles and resources. They’re seeking submissions for their WE STOOD UP column: “We Stood Up offers workers, builders, & organizers the opportunity to share a first-person story from their work & world. If you would like to share a story about how you participated in organizing a more just workplace, please send your submission to NPQ.” They welcome submissions of approximately 500 words. Rate is $300 per accepted contribution. If interested, email your submissions to submissions@npqmag.org. For details, refer to their post and call for pitches.

Prism is a U.S.-based, BIPOC-led news outlet that covers voting rights, electoral justice, criminal justice, racial justice, workers’ rights, immigration, the environment, gender and LGBTQIA+ issues, and more. They’re looking for pitches for a story (1,500 words) about “orgs working in Black communities to do air monitoring & addressing asthma in light of the news that the EPA will *no longer consider* public health benefits in limiting deadly air pollutants.” They pay $0.50 per word. If interested, email your pitches to ray@prismreports.org. For details, refer to their post and guidelines.

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 Engineering: “Please note we cast a wide net with these themes. With Engineering, we can go in a lot of different directions. There could be stories of grand, large-scale projects all the way down to efforts to manipulate nature on the smallest scale. Stories about actively engineering situations, systems, or even societies. Whatever the idea, we’re looking for strong, inviting must-reads with clear top lines.” They’re seeking pitches for longer pieces: “narrative features, compelling investigations, essential profiles, and super-sharp essays.” 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 this page.