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 opportunities, to make it easy for you to connect with the right publisher.

For those who are new to pitching, please don’t send a pitch without first carefully studying the publication, and crafting a pitch that very clearly meets the needs of the publication. Most of the work, in terms of pitching, happens before you sit down to write the pitch.

Thanks to Fatima Saif for compiling this list.

New Lines’ Africa Editor is Seeking Pitches

New Lines is an American magazine that features best writing from around the globe. Their North Africa editor is seeking pitches for two verticals:

– “First, I’m looking for pitches for Spotlight, a newsletter about underreported news and cultural trends from around the world. These short (~1500 words) pieces tackle the upswell of ideas/events before they go mainstream, or they untangle a hot topic in a new and fascinating way.” “I’m particularly looking for spotlights from across North and West Africa, or from the diasporas of those places.”

– “Next, I’m looking for pitches for insightful, complex and provocative stories that tackle the CULTRE and INTELLECTUAL LIFE of North Africa, the Sahel and Francophone West Africa.”

As per this post by their editor, they pay $800 for most of their essays. Details here and here.

Deadline: March 22nd, 2024

Apartment Therapy is Seeking Pitches for Mental Health Awareness Month

Apartment Therapy is a home and decor website that features DIY how-to’s, design lessons, expert advice, and shopping guides for creating beautiful homes. They’re seeking pitches related to Mental Health Awareness Month about your life at home. They want “stories about how anxiety, depression, OCD, and any other mental disorder influences cleaning, organizing, and decluttering — through personal stories, expert recommendations, resources, and more.” Rates begin at $200. To learn more, refer to this post and this form.

Deadline: March 6th, 2024

Nat Geo Travel is Seeking Pitches

Nat Geo Travel’s editor is looking for pitches: “Changing beats! Seeking conversation starters. Timely culture, history, health/wellness, and trend explainers/stories. Lover of all mythology, supernatural, strange history, fitness trend stories. Can intersect with travel.” Proposed word count is between 800 and 1,000 words. Rate is about $1 per word. Pitches should be sent to starlight.williams@natgeo.com. To read their editor’s post, click here. To visit their website, click here.

IJNet is Accepting Pitches

International Journalists’ Network (IJNet) offers the latest tips, training opportunities, trends, and tools for professional and emerging journalists. If you want to share any tips and tricks that will help journalists globally, then send them your pitches. They will pay $200/article. For details, refer to their post and this page. 

New Lines is Seeking Stories about Reproductive Rights

New Lines is an American magazine that features best writing from around the globe. Their global news editor is seeking pitches for stories about reproductive rights. They pay $800 for most of their essays. If interested, direct your pitches to aferrisrotman@newlinesmag.com. To read their global news editor’s post, click here. To read their guidelines, click here.

Cicero Independiente is Seeking Pitches Connecting Palestinian Struggle to the Communities in Cicero/Berwyn

Cicero Independiente is a bilingual news outlet for Cicero & Berwyn, IL. They’re looking for pitches connecting the Palestinian struggle to the communities in Cicero/Berwyn. Rates begin at $150 per article. Read their post here and submit your ideas here.

BBC Studios is Open for Pitches

BBC Studios’ editor is open for pitches. She has posted this on X: “I’m assigning same-day, next-day, mayyybe 3rd-day reported takes with a strong news hook. Must be unbiased reporting w/multiple credentialed sources, minimum 50% women/nonbinary folks.” She is looking for “well-reported takes responding to/kicking off big cultural conversations in travel, entertainment, science/sustainability, and more!” Rate for these quick and punchy features (600 to 800 words) is $350. To learn more, refer to their editor’s post.

DAME Magazine is Accepting Feature/Op-ed Pitches

DAME Magazine offers reporting and analysis on politics, policy, science, culture, and more. They’re accepting feature/op-ed pitches. They’re seeking “pieces on the care economy, elder care, women’s health, and climate stories that have intersections with other issues.” Rate is $350 to $750 for reported stories. For more information, refer to their post and this page.

Grow by Ginkgo is Accepting Pitches

Grow by Ginkgo is a magazine that features creative stories about synthetic biology. They’re accepting pitches for their 2024 issue on Networks: “Let’s tell the stories of the artificial & biological networks in our past, present, and future.” Pay is about $1+ per word. If interested, send your pitches to pitches@growbyginkgo.com. For more information, refer to their post and call for pitches.

Yes! Magazine is Looking for Solutions-Focused Stories

Yes! Magazine is an independent and nonpartisan publisher of solutions journalism. They’re looking for “solutions-focused stories that explore pop culture (!!!), amplify the true architects of multiracial democracy, explore conflicts on various borders, and, of course, highlight the Palestinian fight for freedom.” They’re also looking for “solutions-focused stories that are not pegged to the news cycle.” Rates start at $0.40 per word. To learn more, refer to their executive editor’s post and this page.

Briarpatch is Seeking Pitches for July/August Issue

Briarpatch is a Canadian magazine of politics and culture. They’re seeking pitches for their unthemed July/August issue. They want investigative journalism, interviews, features, narrative reporting, project profiles, comics, book reviews, and photo essays rooted in anti-colonial, anti-capitalist, and feminist struggle. They pay $150 for profiles, short essays, reviews, and parting shots (typically 1,500 words or less); $250 for feature stories (usually 1,500 to 2,000 words) and photo essays; and $350 for research-based articles and investigative reporting (usually 2,000 to 2,500 words). To learn more, refer to their post and call for pitches.

Deadline: March 1st, 2024

Studio Magazine is Seeking Submissions for Fall/Winter 2024 Issue

Studio Magazine is a national publication about contemporary craft and design in Canada. They publish twice a year and have an ongoing web presence. They’re seeking submissions for their Fall/Winter 2024 issue: SPECTACLE. They want “essays on the spectacular in craft.” They’re interested in “how craftspeople, processes, materials, and work are used to draw attention.” Rate is $0.30 per word. Pitches should be sent to pitches@studiomagazine.ca. For more information, refer to their post and call for submissions.

Deadline: March 31st, 2024

Opportunity to Write an Essay for PARENT SLASH WRITER

West Virginia University Press (WVU Press) is West Virginia’s largest book publisher. They’re seeking pitches for essays that could be included in an upcoming craft book, the PARENT SLASH WRITER. They want pitches from writers who have developed hacks or tricks specific to the parenting life (particularly of small kids). Pay is $100 per piece. To learn more, refer to this post. To contact them, refer to this page.

Deadline: May 31st, 2024