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.

Fox News is seeking a Freelance Assignment Editor to join their assignment desk team in the Washington, DC Bureau. The successful applicant will work with “a team of people to coordinate daily news coverage, which includes adjusting reporters to cover breaking news and responding to cover a consistent flow of events at the Capitol, White House, Pentagon, State Department, and other venues in DC.” The applicant should have 3+ years of experience. The pay range is $38 to $48 per hour. To learn more, refer to this job description.

Islamic Horizons is the flagship publication of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA). Their assistant editor is seeking Ramadan and Women's History Month pitches from U.S.-based writers. Pay is $0.20 to $0.40 per word. If interested, send your pitches to bareerah.zafar@isna.net. To read their assistant editor’s post, click here. To visit their website, click here.

Mint Studios is a UK- and US-based content marketing agency that helps financial services companies acquire customers with content. They’re seeking Freelance Finance Content Writers. The selected applicants will be responsible for writing 3 to 4 articles a month for one client. The length of each article is usually 2,000 to 3,000 words. They pay $300 or £250 per article to begin with. Once you’re trained on their methodology and they’re confident in your writing (usually after 3 to 4 articles), they start paying $450 or £350 per article. For their payment clients, they pay $600 or £500 per article once you're trained. This role is remote. For details, refer to this page.

UploadVR is a news organization that offers news, original articles, guides, reviews, and interviews on Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR). They’re interested in commissioning original reporting and interviews; community-driven features; and reviews, impressions, and previews. They pay $50 for news (200–300 words), $150 for previews/impressions (500–700 words), $250 for reviews (minimum 900 words), and at least $175 for features. To learn more, refer to their outgoing senior editor’s post and their updated pitch guide.

A leading tech company in the automotive space is looking for a part-time UX Content Writer to join their Product Team for a 3-month engagement, with a strong possibility of extension. The writer should have at least 5 years of experience. Schedule: 2 days per week. Rate: $60 to $70 per hour. Location: Remote. Details here.

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 details, refer to their post and this page.

Playboy is a men's lifestyle and entertainment magazine. Their senior editor is seeking a few fun pitches for Playboy digital: “I am mainly looking for stories that could run this month and are geared, at least in large part, toward a male audience.” Rates are around $400 to $500 for 800 to 1,000 word stories. If interested, send your pitches to magdalene.taylor@playboycontractors.com. To read their senior editor’s post, click here. To visit their website, click here.

Revenue Rulebreaker produces “stories and events about how microentrepreneurs actually make a living online.” They’re looking for one post for December: “I could use one more contributed post in December. Should be timely either end of year or new year. Revenue recaps, business pivots, what worked/didnt work, something else.” Rate is $200 per story. To learn more, refer to this post and their contributor guide.

The APC Feminist Tech eXchange (FTX) invites individuals, collectives, and groups to contribute their writing on any of the following themes:

“- Returning to the roots: How are feminist technology movements organising locally and collaboratively to respond to emerging tech needs

- How are feminist technology movements and actors understanding and responding to environmental crises”

They will pay $0.30 per word for written stories. If interested, send your pitches to edition_ftx@apc.org. To learn more, refer to this page.