Dear Writers,

Here’s our latest roundup of calls for writers — directly from editors, covering a wide variety of themes and topics.

Please carefully study the publication before contacting the editor. When writing your pitch, be sure to:

• Carefully study the publication, to get a sense of their style
• Have a clear idea of where you proposed article will fit into the publication
• Have a clear sense of the publication’s general schedule
• Have a clear sense of who the publication’s audience is
• Choose just one idea to pitch — and make sure it closely fits the publication’s needs
• Write a short pitch (no more than 200 words)

— Jacob Jans

Thanks to Fatima Saif for compiling this list.

Science for the People (SftP) is a magazine and website dedicated to “building and promoting social movements and political struggles around progressive and radical perspectives on science and society.” They are seeking proposals about energy and extraction for their Autumn 2022 issue, “Bleeding Earth.” They pay $250 for feature-length stories of 2,000 words and above; $150 for shorter features, reviews, columns, and other articles of 1,200 to 1,500 words; $100 for short pieces of 600 to 1,000 words and interviews; $50 for data visualization / infographics; and $50 to $300 for visual art. To learn more, refer to their Tweet, call for proposals, and rates.

Deadline: April 22nd, 2022

Matador Network is the largest independent travel publisher in the world. Their food+drink editor has tweeted, “I am (still) looking for an NYC based writer for a guide to the best sandwiches that you get an bodegas in each of the five Burroughs.” Pay is $200. If interested, email elisabeth@matadornetwork.com. Read their food+drink editor’s Twitter thread here. Learn more about them here.

The Unwritten is an online magazine for disabled people by disabled people. Their founder and editor is “looking for a disabled person/ people to write about how the cost of living crisis will affect them and the community.” They will pay £75 for 700 to 900 words. If interested, email theunwrittenpub@gmail.com. Read their founder and editor’s Twitter thread here and their pitch guidelines here.

Input is a tech publication. Their features editor is looking for wild, ambitious, and unexpected story ideas. He wants “stories at the intersection of technology and culture.” Rate is $0.50 to $1.00 per word. Send your pitches to mark.yarm@inputmag.com. There is no deadline for submission of pitches. To learn more, refer to their features editor’s Twitter thread. To contact them, refer to this page.

Cosmopolitan is a women’s magazine for dating tips, sex advice, beauty tutorials, fashion trends, and celebrity news. They are seeking timely feature proposals for their late-summer TRAVEL issue. Rate is $2 per word for pieces of 2,000 to 3,000 words. Send your pitches to erin.quinlan@hearst.com. For details, read their features director’s Twitter thread and their pitch guide.

Deadline: April 10th, 2022

Opportunity for a Brazil-based (English) Writer: “Can anyone put me in touch with a Brazil-based (English) writer who might be interested in a strange assignment?” Rate is $1 per word. For details, refer to this Tweet.

THIIIRD is a magazine and platform that amplifies talent from underrepresented backgrounds. Their editor has tweeted, “Are you a sports or body movement writer? Do you have ideas on how movement or sports intersects with gender, sexuality, age, mental health, class etc? If yes then DM me asap.” Rate is £75 per article. Read their editor’s Twitter thread here and learn more about them here.

Urgent Deadline: April 5th, 2022

Amendo is “a community for people in their 20s and 30s who are curious about faith, spirituality, and how that plays out in real life.” They are seeking new freelance writers. They cover health and wellness, spirituality, relationships, dating, entertainment, and more. They are looking for essays, fun listicles, and longer magazine style features. They pay $75 for a 600-word piece. If interested, send your pitches to editor@amendo.com. For details, refer to their Tweet and this page.

The Statesider is a newsletter that features interesting stories about US travel, culture, cuisines, landscapes, and more. They are seeking pitches for original stories, maps, graphics, comics, photo essays, and more on US travel and culture. Their stories are typically “first person narratives of an experience or a trip that helps illuminate a larger American issue.” For stories of 1,200+ words, they pay a flat rate of $500. For maps and infographics, they pay $200 for a standalone graphic and $300 for a graphic and a short write-up. For details, read this Tweet and their call for pitches.

Deadline: April 30th, 2022

Metro Opinion is a platform by Metro.co.uk. Their editor has tweeted, “I’m on the Metro Opinion desk this week and always looking to commission strong, emotive opinion pieces or real life stories.” Their rates typically start at £70 for 600 to 800 words. If interested, DM their editor on Twitter. Read their editor’s Tweet here. Read their previous articles here.

Mother Jones is an investigative news organization. They are seeking pitches for their print culture section, Mixed Media. They are especially seeking pitches that “examine structures of power, explore identity, or illuminate cultural undercurrents.” They want pitches for stories of 1,500 to 2,500 words. Starting rate for lead essays is $3,000.  If interested, email your pitches to moatman@motherjones.com. You can also pitch their Mother Tongue column. Rate for Mother Tongue column is $1,000 for 600 to 800 words. Pitches should be emailed to jrosenberg@motherjones.com. For details, read their editors’ Twitter threads here and here. Contact them here.

Modern Farmer is a quarterly magazine and website about agriculture and food. Their editor is seeking “reported features on issues that US agriculture & farmers are facing, as well as stories about the industry’s triumphs and innovations.” Pay is $0.50-$0.70 CAD per word. Email your pitches to shelby@modfarmer.com. To learn more, refer to their editor’s Tweet and this page.

Fast Company is a progressive business media brand that focuses on innovation in technology, design, leadership, and ethonomics (ethical economics). The editor of their Impact section is seeking pitches about “smart urban design, climate resilience, housing solutions & much more.” They will pay up to $0.50/word. Send your pitches to mhbaskin@protonmail.com. To read their editor’s Twitter thread, click here. To read their Impact section, click here.

Glossy is a publication about fashion, beauty and their intersection with technology. They are seeking fashion and beauty business reporters. Pay starts at $300 per story (500 to 600 words and at least 2 sources). For story pitches, think: “What are the challenges each respective industry is facing? What’s impacting them? What does the future look like?” If interested, email tatiana@glossy.co. To learn more, refer to their managing editor’s Twitter thread and their website.

Episodes is a newsletter about “TV, film, trans stuff, fiction, and other oddities.” They are looking for freelance pitches. They are especially interested in “pitches on non-English-language TV available to American audiences.” Pay is $150 per article. Email your pitches to episodes.pitches@gmail.com. To learn more, refer to this Twitter thread and their newsletter.

Very Local, a Hearst brand, is a neighborhood guide to your community. They are seeking freelance writers/photographers in the Orlando area. For written articles, their rates start at $125. For photographers, their rates start at $225. To learn more, refer to their digital content creator’s Tweet and this page.

Opportunity to Write about Remote Work Vacation: “Have you taken a remote work vacation or gone full digital nomad? Send me your pitches at jamieditaranto@gmail.com.” “I’m looking for how-to stories and FAQ-style guides for a soon-to-launch publication for remote workers planning workcations.” Rate begins at $100 for about 500 words. For details, read this Twitter thread.