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Apartment Therapy Media's Lifestyle Team is Seeking Pitches
Apartment Therapy Media is “the only media company dedicated to life at home.” Their Lifestyle team is accepting pitches for “stories tied to holidays, events, and observances happening in April, May, and June — think Easter, Mental Health Awareness Month, and Father’s Day.” They’re seeking personal, original, and timely ideas across their Lifestyle verticals:
- Life
- Cleaning
- Organizing
- Real Estate
They want “personal essays, unique perspectives, reported features, profiles of brands and people, or history deep dives tied to upcoming holidays, celebrations, observances, and other timely events.” Rates start at $150. To learn more, refer to their post and pitch form.
The Metropole is Seeking Submissions for their Next Theme Month: Cities at Play
The Metropole is the Urban History Association’s official blog. They’re seeking submissions for their next theme month: Cities at Play. “We welcome submissions about any aspect of play, recreation, or leisure in the urban environment. How have cities uniquely shaped the way their inhabitants play, and how has play in turn shaped the built environment, the social dynamics, and the politics of cities? Please send pitches to themetropole@urbanhistory.org by Friday, March 20th.” Rate is $200 per post (1,000 to 1,500 words). To learn more, refer to this post and this page.
Inspire the Mind is Seeking Lived Experience Pieces that Respond to Current Sociocultural Discussions About Victimhood
Inspire the Mind is a digital magazine focused on mental health, art, and science. They’re interested in “lived experience pieces that respond to current sociocultural discussions about victimhood” for their digital magazine. Rate is £200 for pieces of 1,000 to 1,200 words. To read their post, click here. To submit your pitch, click here.
Green European Journal is Looking for Pitches
Green European Journal is a political ecology magazine. They’re seeking pitches for their next print edition which will explore Europe’s new demographic reality. They’re looking for essays, interviews, photo essays, graphic journalism, comics, and more. Below are some topics and angles you could cover:
- Demographic adaptation
- Cultural divides and representation
- Movement of people
- The reactionary tide
- Global, technological, geopolitical aspects
According to a post by their editor-in-chief, rates are usually €300-€400. Find more details here and here.
The Contrapuntal is Accepting Pitches
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.
Make a Scene is Seeking New Live-Action Roleplaying Scenarios
Make a Scene is North America's European-style larp scenario festival. They’re looking for “brand new live-action roleplaying scenarios exploring the festival theme of Tempo to premiere at Make a Scene in August 2026.” Scenarios should be new, written in English, designed for at least two players, and playable in four hours or less. Accepted scenarios receive a $300 honorarium. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.
Heat Death is Commissioning Guest Essays and Pieces
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 Looking for Pitches for a Special Issue
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 Seeking Pitches for their December Issue, “A Time of Monsters”
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 is Looking for Freelance Copywriters
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 Looking for Freelance News Writers
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 Seeking a Freelance Financial Copyeditor & Fact-Checker
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 Seeking an Essay
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 Accepting 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 is Seeking Pitches About Moving to a Different State or Country
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 Seeking Pitches for their Winter Issue
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 Looking for a Review-Essay on Boys and Men
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 Seeking Pitches
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.