The Sask Dispatch is a Saskatchewan-focused news publication by Briarpatch Magazine. They’re accepting pitches for their Spring 2026 issue. Broadly, they’re always seeking “pitches covering provincial and municipal elections, grassroots activism, Indigenous rights, arts and culture, economic justice, ecology, gender equity, harm reduction, and more.” They pay $100 for profiles, short essays, and reviews (less than 1,000 words); $200 for feature stories (1,000-1,500 words) and photo essays; and $300 for research-based articles and investigative reportage (1,500-2,000 words). For more information, refer to this page.

Transitions (TOL) is “a nonprofit organization established to strengthen the professionalism, independence and impact of the news media in the post-communist countries of Europe and the former Soviet Union.” They’re looking for pitches from freelance journalists, photographers, and multimedia creators covering the Balkans:

“We’re looking for original, in-depth reporting that sheds light on key issues shaping the region today. We welcome a range of formats – from written features and video to multimedia and data-driven pieces.

We welcome pitches for:

- Reported features (1,000–1,500 words)

- Photo essays with captions or short accompanying text

- Video or multimedia pieces

- Explainers or visual stories that combine reporting with graphics, data, or maps”

They pay $250 for accepted stories or multimedia pieces. If interested, direct your pitches to editorial@tol.org. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.

Disability Rights UK is “the UK's leading Disabled People's Organisation (DPO) led by, run by, and working for Disabled people.” They’re seeking pitches for their new blog series. They will be commissioning 5 pieces (around 500 to 1,000 words) about disability and colonialism, as part of their intersectionality work. Pay is £100 per piece. This opportunity is only for writers based in Britain or the North of Ireland. For more details, refer to their post and this page.

This Magazine is a Canadian progressive magazine of politics, arts, and culture. They’re looking for pitches for news pieces, features, columns, and back page letters. They only publish work by Canadian residents and pay $150-$300 for features and $60-$100 for columns. For more information, refer to their post and this page.

Open Secrets is an online magazine that publishes memorable and revealing personal essays on the topics we are taught to keep “secret.” They’re seeking original, unpublished personal essays (1,000 to 2,500 words) that “explore transformative, powerful human experiences, especially those that are often kept secret or hidden.” Rate is $50 per essay. For details, refer to their post and call for submissions.

Southwest Contemporary is “the leading resource for contemporary arts and culture in the Southwest.” They’re accepting pitches for their Spring-Summer 2026 print issue, themed “The Road.” They want to “explore The Road as idea, as function, as experience, as connecting space and sinew.” They’re “interested in highlighting artists who are examining roads materially and conceptually—from time-honored trails to soaring concrete cathedrals of freeway overpasses.” Rates range from $100 to $500 per piece. To learn more, refer to this page.

This Magazine is a Canadian progressive magazine of politics, arts, and culture. They’re looking for pitches for news pieces, features, columns, and back page letters. They only publish work by Canadian residents and pay $150-$300 for features and $60-$100 for columns. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.

Publicis Health, the health and wellness vertical of Publicis Groupe, is looking for Freelance Copywriters. The selected applicants will be responsible for supporting branded, unbranded, and disease awareness campaigns across their healthcare and pharmaceutical agency teams. Location: Remote/Hybrid. Compensation: $32.11 to $57.91 per hour. To learn more, refer to this job description.

Digital Frontier magazine explores the intersection of tech and humanity. Their magazine editor is seeking pitches from freelance tech journalists. They’re especially interested in hearing from any journalists who were recently laid off from TechCrunch or Business Insider. Their rates for online pieces start at £350 for 1,200 to 1,500 words. If interested, send your pitches to sophia@digitalfrontier.com. To read their magazine editor’s post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.

GamesRadar+, a part of Future US Inc., is a website about games, movies, TV, and comics. They’re open to freelance pitches. They haven’t mentioned the rates, but according to a previous post (now deleted) by their U.S. managing editor, rates begin at $125. You can send your pitches to pitches@gamesradar.com. To learn more, refer to their U.S. managing editor’s recent post and this page.

The Flytrap is “a media collective focused on feminist cultural criticism that responds to and engages with cultural phenomena, rejecting algorithmic editorial strategies.” They’re accepting freelance writer pitches from July 1 to 5. They’re looking for deep evergreen cultural analysis. They pay $0.50 per word for written pieces. If they choose to kill an assignment, they pay a 50% kill fee. For details, refer to their cofounder’s post and this page.

A creative studio is building out its roster of Freelance Copywriters. They’re looking for writers with some beauty/skincare experience. They would love to connect with emerging talent. Rate is £300. For more information, refer to this post.  

Clarify Digital Marketing is a creative digital marketing agency. Their founder is seeking a freelance content writer for some work during August and September. They’re looking for someone who doesn't use AI. Niche is email marketing. Pay is $200 per post (700 to 900 words). To learn more, refer to their founder’s post.

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 currently accepting “pitches for editorial articles, portfolio spreads, interviews, and review essays of craft exhibitions/archives/movements, on the theme of RESONANCE.” They accept pitches in both English and French. Rates for articles are $0.30/word or higher. For more details, refer to their post and submission guidelines.

SAD Mag is an independent, non-profit magazine covering Vancouver’s stories, art, and design from the perspective of local and emerging creatives. They publish a print issue twice a year and are currently accepting pitches and submissions for their 39th issue: TASTE. They posted this on Instagram: “From haute cuisine to corner store snacks, synaesthesia to style, we want your sharpest takes on what it means to have (or lack) taste—in food, fashion, music, culture and more. Give us something to sink our teeth in that’s between 300-1,200 words.” They pay $100 to $300 for writing submissions. To learn more, refer to their Instagram post and submissions page.

Stop Caring is “a publication about video games focused on the ways they evoke unique cultural conversations as well as the personal lessons we can learn from them as artistic media.” They’re accepting pitches. Pay is $100 to $200 per article. As they’re a small publication, they can only pay for 1 to 2 articles a month. For details, refer to this post and their contact page.

Lifebar Magazine is seeking pitches for the following games and events: “Wizard of Legend 2, FBC: Firebreak, Hellclock, Rematch, I Am Your Beast Death Stranding 2, Farland Saga 1 & 2, System Shock 2, Patapon 1 & 2, Tony Hawk 3 & 4, Games for Change Festival 2025, Summer Games Done Quick.” They would also love to hear about anything that’s going in your hood that they don’t know about. They’re seeking interviews/non-standard reviews/op-eds/vibes. Floor rate is $50 for pieces under 1,000 words. To learn more, refer to this post and their website.

Remezcla is an independent media brand that covers emerging Latin music, entertainment, and culture. Their music editor is looking to assign a music listicle to a Puerto Rican writer *en la isla*. They’re seeking someone who is knowledgeable about the music scene. They’re hoping to assign this listicle before the end of the week. Their rates begin at $200. To read their music editor’s post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.

Negation Magazine is a communist publication committed to contributing to “the real movement that abolishes the present state of things.” They’re accepting pitches. They publish any writing that aligns with their purpose of “challenging and developing communist thought in service of societal transformation.” Pay is $70 per piece. To learn more, check out their post and submission guidelines.

Great Lakes Now is a monthly TV show and website that covers the science, ecology, history, culture, economy, and industry of the Great Lakes region. Their news editor is always seeking pitches. Rate is $0.50 per word. If interested, email your pitches to lrogers@detroitpbs.org. To read their news editor’s post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.