QueerAF is “a platform funding queer creatives and changing the media.” For this Black History Month, they’re looking for 4 early talent, emerging, unpublished or marginalized Black LGBTQIA+ journalists to write 500-word think pieces, using their Queer Gaze format. The theme is Standing Firm in Power and Pride. Pay is £75.

They’re running a two-stage process to pick the writers. The first deadline is September 28th, and the second is October 5th 2025. Send your pitch by the first deadline to have the best chance. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.

Sixty Inches from Center is a non-profit arts publication and archiving initiative that promotes art and writing in Chicago and the Midwest. They’re looking for “pitches in languages beyond English, especially Spanish (with priority to Puerto Rican & Central American vernacular), Southeast Asian languages, Native languages, and Polish.” “What do we mean by bilingual? You can either publish an article written in bilingual (for ex. Spanglish) or you can also write a full article in English and translate the article into your respective language (for ex. Portuguese & English). So far Sixty has published Oneida, Traditional Chinese, Hindi, Gujarati, French, and Portuguese, and we want to continue to represent the many languages spoken across the Midwest.” Rate is $150 per article. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.

Streets.mn is a site that “fosters positive connections and inclusive conversations about better places in Minnesota.” They’re looking for writers, storytellers, photographers to research and write articles for Minnesota Historical Society grant:

“The grant seeks to deepen our community reporting on highway development and how the named highways have impacted the communities they are built through.

There are four topic areas we are seeking story ideas for, but we’re open to others you may have in mind, as long as they are highways built through a city or area since the 1950s in suburban and Greater Minnesota that have not had significant coverage.

- U.S. Route 14 between New Ulm and Rochester

- State Highway 36 to Stillwater

- State Highway 3 through Northfield

- U.S. Route 52 through West St. Paul”

Pay is $1,000 per project, to be split between the storyteller and photographer. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.

Make Writing Your Job is a resource for "high-paying freelance writing jobs, pitch calls, and grants." Their co-founder is seeking personal essays about “the first time someone paid you to write.” Rate is $1/word for 500 words. To learn more, refer to their co-founder’s post and their ‘about’ page.

Youth Music is the United Kingdom's leading young people's music charity. They’re commissioning features from young Black writers (18 to 30) for Black History Month. Fee is £150. To learn more, refer to this page.

MIT Technology Review is a media company that explains the commercial, political, and social impact of the newest technologies. For their upcoming print issue, they’re looking for pitches on the theme of Crime. They’re seeking longer pieces: “narrative features, compelling investigations, essential profiles, and super-sharp essays.” While this pitch call is aimed at journalists, experts with strong ideas are also encouraged to reach out. Pay is $1 to $2 a word. For details, refer to their editor’s post and their pitch guide.

New Feeling is “a cooperative of music journalists and community enthusiastically covering the sounds across so-called Canada.” They’re looking to work with more writers located in so-called Canada! They “like people-centred stories, and ones that bring attention to community-wide issues.” They “like stories about artists in so-called Canada outside Toronto/Montreal/Vancouver, and stories that have a point of view.” Rate is $200 for reported features/artist profiles (up to 1,500 words). If interested, email your pitches to newfeelingcoop@gmail.com. To learn more, refer to their post and pitch guide.

New Lines is an American magazine that features best writing from around the globe. Their North Africa editor is seeking pitches for two verticals to run in November, December and January: “As ever, I'm looking for hard-hitting & enlightening reportage that touches on topics & places traditional outlets ignore. My primary beat is NORTH & FRANCOPHONE WEST AFRICA. This round I’m especially interested in stories from Algeria, Morocco, Burkina Faso, Mali & Mauritania." "I’m also looking for pitches for Spotlight, a newsletter about underreported news & cultural trends from around the world. These short (~1500-1800 word) pieces tackle the upswell of ideas/events before they go mainstream, or they untangle a hot topic in a new and fascinating way.” Rates are $600 for a spotlight and $800 for regular essays. If interested, send your pitches to ebrown@newlinesmag.com. To learn more, refer to their editor’s post and their general pitch guide.

Mental Floss is a media brand that offers interesting facts, quizzes, trivia, and brain teasers to the audience. They’re always seeking new voices to write about the diverse verticals they cover, “whether that's history, science, entertainment, language, pop culture, art, or beyond.” Their rates start at $150 for lists, $125 for short features (500 words), and $200 for longer features (800 to 1,500 words). To learn how to pitch them, click here.

The Nonprofit Quarterly (NPQ) is a nonprofit print and digital magazine that educates the nonprofit sector through research-based articles and resources. They’re seeking submissions for their WE STOOD UP column: “We Stood Up offers workers, builders, & organizers the opportunity to share a first-person story from their work & world. If you would like to share a story about how you participated in organizing a more just workplace, please send your submission to NPQ.” They welcome submissions of approximately 500 words. Payment is $300 per accepted contribution. To learn more, refer to their post and call for pitches.

Voquent is “a global voice acting agency and production studio supporting hardworking freelancers.” They’re seeking pitches: “Voquent is looking for UK-based film, TV, and video game writers and critics to produce features, opinion pieces, and interviews on voice acting and voiceover. If you write about film, TV or video games and are fascinated by how voice brings characters to life, this is your chance to produce analytical, insightful, and engaging content for a global audience passionate about the art of voice performance.” Their standard rate is 10p/word (£100 for 1,000 words). To learn more, refer to their post and this page.

Compute!'s Gazette is an computer magazine that was originally published from 1983 to 1995. They have recently relaunched and are seeking a couple people interested in contributing Commodore Amiga articles or ideas to the magazine. They pay $0.10/word and aim for 1,000 to 2,000-word articles from their contributors. To learn more, refer to this post and their website.

The Deadlands is a speculative fiction magazine. They’re currently open to nonfiction submissions. They want critical, academic, and personal essays (1,000 to 4,000 words) on all things death. Rate is $100 per essay. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.

MIT Technology Review is a media company that explains the commercial, political, and social impact of the newest technologies. For their upcoming print issue, they’re looking for pitches on the theme of Crime. They’re seeking longer pieces: “narrative features, compelling investigations, essential profiles, and super-sharp essays.” While this pitch call is aimed at journalists, experts with strong ideas are also encouraged to reach out. Rate is $1 to $2 a word. To learn more, refer to their editor’s post and this page.

Business Insider covers business, personal finance, tech, lifestyle, politics, and more. Their deputy editor of lifestyle and entertainment freelance writers is commissioning stories on tiny living. They’re looking for “people who live in ‘micro apartments’ (under 350 square feet) or tiny homes — or used to live in one of these set-ups but left in the past 2~ years.” Rates begin at $250 for around 600 words. To learn more, refer to their deputy editor’s post. To pitch, refer to this form.

MENT Magazine is a Korean pop culture magazine that features critical and creative work about Korean media. They’re accepting pitches for Issue 003. They will pay $100 per contribution. For details, refer to their post and pitch guidelines.