Dear Writers,
Here’s our latest roundup of calls for pitches directly from editors.
Are you new to freelance writing? Please don’t contact these publications without carefully crafting a pitch that meets their needs.
If you’re ready to get started, I’d love to work with you. You can get your first paid publication without any previous experience.
— Jacob Jans
Thanks to Fatima Saif for compiling this list.
Wired is a magazine that covers the current and future trends in technology. Their senior editor, security is seeking pitches for privacy/security/surveillance pieces related to post-Roe America. They will pay at least $500 per published piece. There is no deadline for submission of pitches. To read their senior editor’s Tweet, click here. To read their pitch guidelines, click here.
The New Republic is a journal of opinion that is dedicated to solving today’s most critical issues. Their editor is accepting pitches. She is particularly interested in pieces about abortion and a post-Roe America. Rate is at least $250. Pitches should be sent to avarkiani@tnr.com. Read their editor’s Twitter thread here and their submission guidelines here.
Well+Good covers fitness, cutting-edge nutrition, natural beauty, travel, and more. Their deputy editor is seeking quick-hit health related items. They are looking for “new study-related items and expert-led insight,” not features or big personal essays. Pay starts at $200. Pitches should be sent to samantha.leal@wellandgood.com. To read their deputy editor’s Twitter thread, click here. To read their pitching guidelines, click here.
Insider is a global news publication. Their associate editor is seeking freelance writers “born and raised (or longtime residents, 8+ years) in Paris, Cancún, the Bahamas, & Charleston.” They are “commissioning articles about tourists’ missteps from a local’s perspective.” Pay starts at $185. If interested, DM their associate editor on Twitter. Read their editor’s Tweet here. Contact them here.
JRNY Travel Magazine features travel stories, essays, and photos from some of the world’s best talents. They are commissioning a couple more women for their next issue. They are only seeking pitches on the following destinations: “Greenland, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia (except Vietnam), NZ, and Pacific and Indian Ocean islands.” Fee is £250 for 2,000 words and £125 for 1,000 words. Send your pitches to submissions@jrnymag.com. To learn more, refer to this Twitter thread. To contact them, refer to this page.
Deadline: June 29th, 2022
PCGamesN is a website that covers all things PC gaming. Their hardware writer has tweeted, “Do I know any freelancers that cover gaming hardware/tech and are looking for work? Drop me a DM.” Their rates start at £110 for 800 words. To learn more, refer to their hardware writer’s Tweet and their pitch guide.
Unbias the News is an all-women feminist newsroom. They are accepting pitches (on a rolling basis) for underreported stories with global relevance. They are looking for pitches of two types:
– “Personal narratives or opinion pieces”
– “Reported articles or stories with an investigative angle”
They prefer stories from local journalists. They pay €250 for personal narratives/opinion pieces and €500 per person for reported articles/stories. They are happy to work with you if English is your second or third language. To learn more, refer to this Tweet. To pitch, refer to this form.
Metro Opinion is a platform by Metro.co.uk. Their editor is seeking pitches for first-person stories and opinion pieces. Their rates usually start at £70 for 600 to 800 words. To read their editor’s Tweet, click here. To visit their website, click here.
Digital Spy is the United Kingdom’s biggest TV and movies site. Their acting deputy TV editor is seeking hot takes/thoughts on Love Island and the islanders this year. She is particularly seeking show-focused pitches (so nothing lifestyle-y like the fashion). According to payment reports, they pay £70 to £90 for comment pieces (about 700 words). Send your pitches to tpearce@digitalspy.co.uk. To read their TV editor’s Tweet, click here. To read their pitch guide, click here.
Drive Magazine is a lifestyle magazine by Subaru. Their readers love “adventure, family, traveling, health and fitness, road trips, pets and animals, giving back to their communities, environmental consciousness and learning new things.” They are looking for pitches. They need them as soon as possible. Rate is around $1 per word. To learn more, refer to this Tweet and their guidelines (request permission to access). To read their recent issues, refer to this page.
The National is Scotland’s only pro-independence newspaper. Their news and features editor is looking to hear more from female journos, so “if you have a Scottish hook to culture, history, society, politics, science+tech, travel features,” then send your pitches to laura.webster@thenational.scot. According to payment reports, they pay $0.25 to $0.50 per word. To learn more, refer to their editor’s Tweet. To contact them, refer to this page.
New Scientist is a weekly science and technology magazine. Their assistant news editor is “commissioning news stories on environment, climate, biology, human evolution, archaeology etc.” According to payment reports, they pay 50p per word for news stories. Send your pitches or just introduce yourself at sam.wong@newscientist.com. Read their assistant news editor’s Twitter thread here and their guide for freelancers here.
LGBTQ Nation is a digital news magazine that reports on issues relevant to the LGBTQ community. Their editor-in-chief is actively soliciting pieces regarding the upcoming Roe v Wade ruling by the Supreme Court. Rate is $100 to $200 for features/op-eds. To learn more, refer to their editor-in-chief’s Tweet. To contact them, refer to this page.
By The Way is a Washington Post travel destination. They are looking for travel hacks and hot takes for their new series, The Upgrade. They will pay $300 for up to 600 words. To learn more, refer to their editor’s Twitter thread and this page.
Monarch is an online directory that connects therapy seekers to clinicians. They are seeking “health writers, medical journalists, licensed therapists, physicians, registered dietitians, and other experienced writers and authors to pitch and take original bylined writing assignments on mental health topics of all kinds.” They have high journalistic standards. They prize science-backed information with a minimum of 1 to 2 quotes from licensed experts along with references to a minimum of 2 peer-reviewed studies. They pay a flat rate of $500 per article (1,000 to 3,000 words). As their parent company is US-based, to get paid you should either live in the US or have a US bank account and tax ID. To learn more, refer to their editor-in-chief’s Tweet, this page, and their writers’ guidelines.
Sentient Media is a news organization that reports on the impact of animal agriculture. They increase awareness of animal suffering by sharing compelling stories about how humans treat animals. Their associate editor is accepting pitches at claire@sentientmedia.org. Pay is $150. For more information, refer to their associate editor’s Tweet and their submissions page.
