The 51st is a worker-led local news source for D.C. They’re seeking pitches for stories. Their focus areas include:

- “Guides that make living here easier”

- “Reporting that holds accountable local government, nonprofits, businesses, and other folks in power”

- “Stories that showcase the people, arts, and organizations that make D.C. an awesome place to live”

- “Opinion essays from all residents, commenting on the themes listed above”

They can currently assign 5 freelance stories a month. Rates are $125 to $1,000+ per article. For more details, refer to this page and this rate sheet.

Queer Kentucky is Kentucky's only LGBTQ+ newsroom. Their editorial manager is seeking “short and long form stories on the ground + first person commentary on Kentucky and the Appalachian region that highlight the current administration’s state and federal policies on healthcare, education and immigration and how they impact LGBTQ people in Kentucky.” Rates range from $150 to $250 for short contributor pieces, with higher fees negotiated for in-depth reporting or investigative work. If interested, send your pitches to divya@queerkentucky.com. To read their editorial manager’s post, click here. To visit their website, click here.

The Arena Group, an innovative tech and media company, is looking for a Freelance Commerce Writer – ShopHQ. The successful applicant will contribute to daily commerce content supporting ShopHQ across their portfolio of brands, including Parade, Men’s Journal, Athlon Sports, and Autoblog. This role is remote and pays $25 to $35 per hour. To learn more, refer to this page.

Syndicatebleu is a digital and creative staffing agency. They’re partnering with a rapidly growing company in the health and health tech space to hire a B2B Copywriter for a fully remote freelance role. The selected applicant will be responsible for writing and editing a wide range of B2B marketing materials, such as email campaigns, website copy, and sales collateral. Pay for this role will be $40 to $50 per hour. To learn more, read this job description.

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 seeking 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 details, refer to their post and this page.

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.

VML is “a leading creative company that combines brand experience, customer experience, and commerce, creating connected brands to drive growth.” VML/Passport Brand Designs is looking for:

- A Senior Copywriter - Freelance for their NY office. The selected applicant will “work closely with art directors and strategists to conceive and create concepts for digital, social and traditional channels.” The applicant should have 5 or more years’ experience. The pay range is $65 to 80 USD. To learn more, click here.

- A Copywriter - Freelance for their NY office. The candidate should have 3 or more years’ copy experience. The pay range is $65 to $75 USD. For more information, refer to this job description.

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.