Dear Writers,

Here’s our latest roundup of calls for pitches directly from editors and publishers.

You’ll note that we’ve researched payment rates, and found contact information for all of these listings.

Please do not contact these publishers unless you’re confident that you can send a high quality pitch. If you’re not sure how to do that, please watch this free lecture.

— Jacob Jans

Thanks to Fatima Saif for compiling this list.

Mind Cafe Magazine is a quarterly print magazine that teaches people how to live a happier and more fulfilling life. They are accepting pitches for the next two weeks on the theme of Connection. The pitches should be centered around mental health and wellness. Rate is 8p per word. If interested, email your pitches to gemma@mindcafe.co. To learn more, refer to their editor’s Twitter thread and their website.

Digital Spy is the United Kingdom’s biggest TV and movies site. Their deputy movies editor is looking for pitches from “an Afro-Latinx writer about the In the Heights backlash.” According to payment reports, they pay £70 to £90 for comment pieces (about 700 words). If interested, email your pitches to ggeisinger@digitalspy.co.uk. For more information, read their editor’s Tweet and their pitch guide.

Food & Wine is a monthly magazine by Meredith Corporation. They cover recipes, restaurants, emerging trends, and more. They are looking for pitches for their front-of-book trends and culture section, Obsessions. They are seeking pitches for the following columns: The Innovator, The Ode, Trendspotting, and The Deep Dive. Rates start at $1 per word. Pitches should be emailed to oset.babur@foodandwine.com. For more information, refer to their associate culture editor’s Tweet and their pitch guidelines.

Sojourners is a magazine and an online publication that covers faith, politics, and culture from a biblical perspective. Their online associate culture editor is looking for story pitches on religion/music/justice/movies/books/humor. They generally pay $100 to $500 for online articles. Pitches should be sent to jbarnett@sojo.net. To learn more, refer to their editor’s Twitter thread. To contact them, refer to this page.

CafeMom is a website for mothers and mothers-to-be. They are accepting essays on motherhood, fatherhood, health, marriage/divorce, sex, and pregnancy. They will pay $75 per piece (500 to 800 words). If interested, send your ideas to lauren.gordon@wildskymedia.com. To learn more, refer to their managing editor’s Tweet. To contact them, refer to this page.

Reviewed.com (a division of USA Today) publishes lab-tested reviews on consumer electronics e.g. refrigerators, vacuums, televisions, laptops, smartphones, and more. The editor of their new accessibility section is looking for a freelance writer with disability. Rate: Single-product reviews start at $200 and roundups with testing start at $600. If interested, contact skovac@usatoday.com. Read their accessibility editor’s Tweet here and learn more about them here.

The Suitest is a digital magazine that explores modern, luxury travel. They are seeking summer-y stories, articles, and angles for their July and August issues. They don’t want hotel reviews or listicles. Rate: €50. Pitches should be sent to hello@thesuitest.co. To learn more, refer to their founder and creative director’s Tweet. To contact them, refer to this page.

Polygon is Vox Media’s gaming website. They are looking for new up-and-coming writers. They accept pitches for “original reporting, essays, op-eds, reviews, and features.” They pay $150 to $300+ per piece. For more information, read their editor’s Tweet and their pitching guidelines.

CNET is a website that provides the latest tech news, reviews, price comparisons, how-tos, and more. Their Managing Editor – Commerce is looking for freelance writers who understand some basic SEO concepts and are able to work quickly. The job will involve heavy research work. They are not looking for tech reviewers. They will pay $25/hour for a minimum of 10 hours/week. If interested, send your resumes to rholly@redventures.com. To learn more, refer to their editor’s Tweet. To contact them, refer to this page.

Anti-Racism Daily is “a daily newsletter that provides education and action to confront racism at work and school.” They are accepting pitches on the following topics: “stories of LGBTQ+ experiences as a person of color living in the Midwest”; “insights on the term ‘Hispanic’ and how you may / may not relate to the terminology”; and “the history of Puerto Rico and its fight for independence and autonomy.” They will prioritize pitches from BIPOC writers. They will pay $300 for 700 to 800 words. If interested, send your pitches to submissions@antiracismdaily.com. Read their Twitter thread here and contact them here.

The Order of the Good Death is “a group of funeral industry professionals, academics, and artists exploring ways to prepare a death phobic culture for their inevitable mortality.” They are accepting pitches. Their pitch guide says, “Most of our advocacy centers on the ways we think about, remember, and interact with our dead, as well as ensuring that all people have access to a good death, and the resources needed to achieve it, so the articles we publish will reflect this.” Their rates start at $150+ per article (about 800-1,000 words). Pitches should be sent to submissions@orderofthegooddeath.com. For more information, refer to their Tweet and pitch guide.

Them is an LGBTQ+ platform by Condé Nast. Their newly appointed editor is looking to work with new queer writers. They pay about $250 for 500 to 750-word stories and $350 for 1,000 to 1,250-word stories. Interested writers can send their pitches to michelle_kim@condenast.com. To read their editor’s Tweet, click here. To visit their website, click here.

Clever is “a digital extension of Architectural Digest that covers design advice for real life in the form of actionable service.” They have the following sections within the vertical: “Decoration, Renovation, Conversation, and Shopping.” They are always seeking reported features, profiles, personal essays, and market and commerce roundups. Rates start at $200 (most of the stories are about 700 words). Rate for home tours is $300. For details, refer to their editor’s Tweet and their guidelines.

The New Statesman is a UK news magazine and website. Their features editor is open to pitches. She is seeking deeply reported and narrative-driven long form (3,000+ words) that “gets to the heart of how we live now.” “No field off-limits, but interested in climate, inequality, science, internet culture, crime, sport, health & more.” International reporting/writers are welcome. Pitches should be sent to melissa.denes@newstatesman.co.uk. According to payment reports, they pay up to £600 per feature. Read their features editor’s Twitter thread here and contact them here.

Post45 Contemporaries’ editor is seeking pitches about “the state of TTRPG, actual play, & especially the impact of this genre of mega-longform storytelling.” She is looking for 500 to 2,000-word dialogues, manifestos, interviews, and think pieces from creators, fans, mods, and voices across the community. Payment is $300 per piece. Pitches are due in October. For more information, refer to their editor’s Twitter thread and this page.