The National Forest Foundation is an organization that restores and enhances National Forests and Grasslands. They’re seeking story pitches for Winter/Spring 2026 issue of Light & Seed magazine, which will focus on how tech and innovation intersects with National Forests and Grasslands in the U.S. Specifically, they’re seeking pitches for “The Response,” a department that “uses the pillars of solutions journalism to investigate how people are responding to an issue of national importance.” Rate is $1,000 for 1,000 words. If interested, email your pitches to erinvriley@gmail.com. To learn more, refer to their call for pitches.

Carla is a quarterly print magazine by Contemporary Art Review Los Angeles. They’re welcoming pitches for their 45th issue: “We are looking for writing that is pointed and pertinent to our time and place in arts and culture. Join our conversation, and submit pieces that you feel are vital to the fabric of L.A.’s art community and the contemporary moment.”

Rates are $375 for feature essays (1,500–2,000 words); $350 for interviews (1,200–1,500 words); $375 for photo essays; and $200 for reviews (650–850 words). To learn more, refer to their post and pitch submission form.

Earth Island Journal is “a print and online magazine dedicated to thoughtful journalism about the environment and other intersectional issues.” They’re looking for pitches for an upcoming special edition on education and the environment: “Know of an incubation of environmental innovation? Censoring  content that's threatening the climate movement? Surprising impact of global heating on learning? Message us!”

They’re seeking on-the-ground reports as well as personal essays, reflections, and think pieces of various lengths. They pay a $500 flat fee for shorter pieces under 1,000 words; $750 to $1,500 for longer reports and essays of 1,500 to 3,000 words; $500 for interviews; and $400 for book reviews. If interested, email your pitches to submissions@earthisland.org. For details, refer to their post and call for pitches.

The Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild (SWG) is a not-for-profit cultural organization that “acts as an advocate to improve the status of Saskatchewan writers; encourages the development of writers at all levels; and strives to improve public access and awareness to Saskatchewan writers and their work.” They’re seeking pitches for articles, series, and industry interviews for Freelance, their magazine on the craft and business of writing. Rates are 20¢ per word. To learn more, refer to their call for pitches.

Film Daze is “an independent publication and media outlet that provides a platform for the unheard, and underrepresented voices of the film community.” They’re accepting pitches for their Issue 01. There is no theme. Payment is $120 for Issue 01, $150 for Issues 02-03, and $200 for Issue 04 and beyond, based on the paid subscriber base at the time. The submission deadline for the first issue is June 1st. Interested writers should send their pitches to editorial@filmdaze.net. To learn more, refer to their submissions page.  

Shadowbanned Magazine is “unapologetic media for the next generation of the political left — independent, people-powered, and rooted in the worlds of politics and culture.” They’re accepting pitches for their Issue 05:

“Share with us your boldest essays, reviews, interviews, reports, articles, poems, features, and whatever else would never get a mainstream media editor’s approval. Work that challenges the status quo and pokes at the machinery behind it.”

“We’re looking for work whose ideology sits somewhere within the framework of the political left… and no, that doesn’t mean liberal. We’re not interested in critiques of dicktatorsheeps halfway across the world unless it’s our own in the so-called land of the free.”

They pay $50 for 800-1,000 words, $75 for 1,100-1,500 words, $100 for 1,600-2,000 words, and a flat rate of $60 for poetry and artwork. To learn more, refer to their post and submission guidelines.

The Contrapuntal is “an independent non-profit publication devoted to delivering rigorously researched, accessible, and factually accurate journalism from a ground-up perspective.” They’re accepting pitches for a new project, Post-Panoptics: Embodied Surveillance and the Architectures of Control. They invite “investigative journalists, academics, artists, and practitioners to map how power concentrates through the surveillance gaze — and how we might analyse and understand it.” They’re commissioning deep-dive investigative features (5,000 words, €1,000), visual essays (€1,000), illustrated graphic essays (€1,000), analytical op-eds (2,500-3,000 words, €500), and artistic features (€200 honorarium). If interested, send your pitches to submissions.thecontrapuntal@protonmail.com. For details, refer to their post and call for submissions.

Heat Death is “a newsletter about yesterday, tomorrow, and all the crises in between.” They’re always looking to commission guest essays and pieces that fit with their “primary ethos – weird deep dives into history, ecology, culture, and the unexpected intersections between them.” They offer an honorarium of $50 to $75 per piece. The sweet spot for finished pieces is between 2,000 and 4,000 words, though they have commissioned longer pieces when the idea calls for it. If interested, direct your pitches to aelbein@gmail.com. To learn more, refer to this post and this page.

Cake Zine is an independent print magazine that explores society through sweets. They’re seeking pitches for their one-off special issue, Steak Zine. They’re interested in “exploring the cultural impact of red meat and the classic steakhouse, and looking for unexpected non-fiction stories that expansively take on steak.” Rates are $125 to $175 for shorter pieces (350 words or less), poems, and recipes; $200 for mid-length (500 to 1,000 words); and $300 for longform (2,000 words - plus or minus). For more information, refer to their post and call for pitches.

Contingent Magazine is a history magazine. They’re seeking pitches for their deluxe December issue, “A Time of Monsters.” They’re looking for essays (800 to 1,500 words) that “offer historical perspectives on monsters in any geographic or temporal context.” They’re “eager to publish stories that are specific, surprising, and engage with primary sources.” Compensation is $300. 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.

Gizmodo is a tech and science website. They’re seeking Freelance News Writers to produce news stories for their Tech News vertical. They pay $100 for short news articles, with higher rates for more in-depth stories. Interested candidates can send their resumes and clips to jobs@gizmodo.com. To learn more, refer to this page.

The Motley Fool is a financial and investing advice company. They’re seeking a Freelance Financial Copyeditor & Fact-Checker. The selected applicant will help them on an independent contract basis for 10 to 20 hours per week. The role is remote, but the applicants must reside in the US. The role pays $45 per hour. To learn more, refer to this job description.

The National Forest Foundation is an organization that restores and enhances National Forests and Grasslands. They’re looking for an essay for the Summer/Fall 2026 issue of their Light & Seed magazine: “Do you have a story about how recreating on a National Forests and/or Grasslands changed your relationship to the outdoors, challenged your views, or fostered personal growth?” If interested, direct your pitches to erinvriley@gmail.com. Rate is $1,000 for 1,000 words. To learn more, refer to their post and call for pitches.

The European Correspondent is an English-speaking, community-funded online medium featuring the stories of Europe. They publish stories that matter to European citizens. They’re currently accepting pitches for stories from freelance journalists across the European Union. They pay €15 to €22.50 per hour. To calculate your rate, click here. To learn more, refer to their editor-in-chief’s post and this page.

Business Insider covers business, personal finance, tech, lifestyle, politics, and more. Their lifestyle & entertainment editor is seeking pitches about moving to a different state or country: “Have you moved to a different state or country in the last few years? Was it everything you dreamed it would be? A total nightmare? I want to hear from you!” Rates begin at $200 for 600 words. To read their editor’s post, click here. To submit your pitch, click here.

The Local Magazine is an independent magazine that explores Toronto’s urban health and social issues. They’re assigning for their winter issue. Their executive editor has posted this on BlueSky: “Call for pitches: we're assigning for @thelocal.to's winter issue. Going back to our roots with a healthcare issue, and specifically interested in stories about privatization and places where money and health collide. Features, essays, first-person, etc, starting at 0.75 cents/word.” If interested, send your pitches to nick@thelocal.to. To read their executive editor’s post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.

New Lines is an American magazine that features best writing from around the globe. Their politics editor is seeking pitches for “a review-essay on boys and men, connecting the Netflix series Adolescence; Richard Reeves’s work; Scott Galloway’s new book Notes on Being a Man; ‘To Be A Boy’ podcast; Centre for Policy Research on Men and Boys (UK); Michael Smerconish’s CNN special; and related stuff.” Their politics editor hasn’t mentioned the rates but according to a post by their North Africa editor, they pay $800 for regular essays. If interested, send your pitches to dpostel@newlinesmag.com. To learn more, refer to their politics editor’s post and their pitch guidelines.

100 Days in Appalachia is a news website that covers the Appalachian region. They’re looking for pitches from “student + early career journalists in Appalachia (or young folks who want to write).” They’re seeking “stories w/ angles on young people, related to education & what's happening on campuses, politics, life & identity, & more.” Rates begin at $150 for opinion and $200 to $400 for reporting. To learn more, refer to this post and their call for pitches.