In 2026, Talking Shorts will launch a new annual print publication focused on “short film and moving image culture.” Each issue will be thematised, with the first issue exploring “filmmaking and writing in crisis?” They’re open to pitches for this inaugural issue. You can send them essays, (reported) features, and/or (conducted) interviews. A flat fee of €275 to €550 will be offered per piece (1,500 to 3,000 words). If interested, send your pitches before September 8, 2025, 00:01 AM. For details, read their call for pitches.

The Scottish BPOC Writers Network (SBWN) provides “advocacy, literary events, and professional development opportunities for BPOC writers based in or from Scotland.” We Are Here Scotland (WAHS) is “a space aimed at supporting and raising the voices of Black and Global Majority creatives & cultural professionals across Scotland.” They’re partnering with an open call for WAHS’s Creative Balance program on the theme “Defining Our Space: Literary Explorations of BPOC Creative Environments.” They’re looking for “pitches from BPOC writers exploring what constitutes nurturing, safer, and generative creative spaces for BPOC individuals, interrogating the physical, psychological, and/or cultural dimensions of space.” They will pay selected writers £150 each. To learn more, refer to this post.

Play the Game: Sports integrity and governance
Play the Game is an initiative run by the Danish Institute for Sports Studies (Idan) that promotes democratic values in world sports with an emphasis on freedom of expression, transparency, and open dialogue. You can read about them here. With a grant from the Danish government, they have issued a pitch call. They have detailed guidelines, including, “Play the Game invites journalists, writers, and investigative reporters worldwide to submit pitches for individual articles or investigations into topics related to sports integrity and governance.” The pitch deadline is 4th September 2025. Details here.

The Black Ordinary is “a multimedia publication, online resource hub, and national database of community archives dedicated to preserving Black-American history and culture.” They’re currently looking for pitches for the first edition of their upcoming digital magazine. They welcome pitches from “artists, archivists, historians, researchers, and writers of all backgrounds and experience levels to pitch ideas for writing topics relevant to the preservation of Black-American histories and culture.” All contributors will receive a $250 stipend. The word count should be 750 words. To learn more, refer to their post and call for pitches.

The McGraw Fellowship provides editorial and financial support to journalists who need the time and resources to produce a significant investigative or enterprise story that provides fresh insight into an important business, financial or economic topic. They accept applications for text, photo, audio, or short-form video pieces, and they encourage proposals that take advantage of more than one storytelling form to create a multimedia package. This is not a residency Fellowship. All Fellows work from their own offices. It is open to anyone with at least five years professional experience in journalism (you do not have to be a business journalist to apply; many of their many of their previous Fellows have been generalists, or cover beats such as health care, education, environment, corporate accountability or inequality). Freelance journalists, as well as reporters and editors currently working at a news organization or a journalism non-profit, may apply. The application includes a story proposal. Generally, they do not accept book proposals. They consider proposals of interest to U.S. readers from both foreign and American journalists based abroad, as long as the work is published in English in a U.S.-based media outlet. They accept applications twice a year. The October deadline is for the Fall fellowship. They will also consider time-sensitive projects on a case-by-case basis outside of the deadline periods. Also see their FAQ.
Value: Grants of up to $15,000
Deadline: 2025-10-13
Open for: Anyone with at least five years of experience in journalism
Details here.

Minority Africa is a digital publication that reports on African minorities using data-driven multimedia journalism. They’re seeking writers, journalists, and filmmakers who are interested in reporting stories about minorities within the African continent. They pay $100 to $200 for standard multimedia features. To learn more, refer to this post and their pitch guide.

Straight Arrow News is a digital media operation that delivers unbiased and comprehensive news coverage. They’re accepting freelance pitches: “We are actively seeking stories that can make local issues feel compelling to a national audience. For example, could a new law passed in one state be of interest to folks across the country facing similar issues? Has there been a breakdown of public services – trash, water quality, improper billing – in one city that can serve as an entry point into a national conversation? We love stories that offer solutions.” Rates are $500 for standard features (800 to 1,000 words) and $750 for deep dives (1,200 to 1,500 words). To learn more, refer to their editor’s post and this page.

City A.M. is London’s financial and business newspaper. Their editor is seeking pitches for their upcoming magazine. They want “big, bold, fun, weird ideas, whether it's a deep-dive into a modern trend or a personal essay on something you're obsessed with.” Rate is 30p per word. Send your pitches to steve.dinneen@cityam.com. To read their editor’s post, click here. To read their magazine, click here.

Business Insider’s lifestyle and entertainment editor is seeking first-person pitches. They would love to hear about:

“- Travel mistakes and lessons learned

- Tips and tricks from seasoned travelers

- Unique ways you're saving money on groceries

- Wedding hot takes from guests

- Unique ways GenZ spends their time on the weekends”

Rates begin at $230 for 600 words. For details, refer to their editor’s post and pitch form.

Rewire News Group is a media organization that covers sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice. They’re now accepting “pitches for reported stories, personal essays, timely explainers, science news, and more.” Their starting rates are $400 to $500 for reported stories and explainers, and $350 for op-eds. For details, refer to their executive director’s post and this page.

Business Insider’s deputy editor of lifestyle and entertainment freelance writers is seeking first-person pitches on the following topics:

- “Your ‘unconventional’ but awesome living situation”

- “A big move that didn't work quite how you expected (especially abroad)”

- “An unconventional travel tip you swear by and why”

- “Great retirement/career advice from a parent/grandparent/older relative you followed or plan to follow”

Rates begin at $230 for 600 words. For more information, refer to their deputy editor’s post and this pitch form.

Business Insider covers business, personal finance, tech, lifestyle, politics, and more. Their lifestyle and entertainment editor is seeking travel, food, and lifestyle pitches. Their rates begin at $230 for stories of around 600 words. To learn more, refer to their editor’s post and pitch form.

Queer East is “a cross-disciplinary festival that showcases boundary-pushing LGBTQ+ cinema and live arts from East and Southeast Asia.” They’re looking for pitches for their new magazine on “queer Asian arts and film cultures.” They’re seeking “unique voices and perspectives on LGBTQ+ cinema, arts, and cultures related to East and Southeast Asian communities, or wider Asian communities.” They will pay a flat fee of £180 for a 1,000-word article. For details, refer to their post and call for pitches.

Remote Writing Jobs is a directory of remote writing opportunities. They’re accepting pitches for their new in-house publication, Byline and Bottom Line. The publication features “stories about the real work behind getting paid to write.” They want your story “if you’ve ever been ghosted after a draft, lowballed after a win, or paid just in time to stay afloat.” They aim to commission 5 to 10 stories a month. Rate is $400 per piece (500 to 800 words). If interested, send your pitches to rwjsubstack@gmail.com. To read their posts, click here and here. To learn more about what they’re looking for, click here.

BlackFlash Magazine is a Canada-based platform for contemporary visual art. They’re seeking pitches for Issue 42.3 ‘Patterns’: “We are inclined to seek out patterns, whether they are there or not. Faced with fragments, we instinctively reach for coherence as a way to retrofit logic onto chaos. Pattern recognition is instinctive, but it’s also ideological. For this issue, we invite critical engagements with ‘patterns’ as a method for creating and parsing visual culture.” Rates are $1,000 for features (2,000 to 2,500 words); $750 for conversations (2,500 to 3,000 words); $600 for artist profiles (1,500 words); and $450 for artist projects (may consist of 500 words and a portfolio of images). If interested, direct your pitches to submissions@blackflash.ca. To learn more, refer to their post and call for pitches.

Aftermath is a worker-owned site focused on video games and internet culture. They’re accepting pitches from both new and established writers: “Free from the pressures of SEO, traffic, and the latest big game, we want stories that highlight important, under-explored facets of gaming and technology, as well as stories that hold powerful figures to account.” Rates are $300 for shorter pieces, and $500 for pieces involving more in-depth reporting and analysis. Interested writers can send their pitches to mail@aftermath.site. To learn more, refer to their co-founder’s post and their pitch guide.

Planetizen is “a fiercely independent platform that creates, curates, and amplifies stories and resources to inform planning and people passionate about planning.” They’re always looking for feature article pitches that offer an expert lens to the key planning issues of today. They offer professional writers a flat rate of $500 for a feature or career-related article. If interested, send your pitches to editor@planetizen.com. For more information, refer to their post and this page.

Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA) is a non-profit community organization that represents the rights and interests of Australians aged 0 to 25 with disability. They’re seeking blog pitches by young disabled perspectives for their new series, Doing Adulthood. They want “stories about what it means to grow up, get independent, and figure out life as a young disabled person.” They will publish 15 blogs, each approximately 800 words, and will pay $200 to each writer. This opportunity is only open to people (over the age of 18) who live in Australia. For more information, refer to their Instagram post and their call for pitches.

Rewire News Group is a media organization that covers sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice. Their editor is accepting pitches for the Campus Dispatch series on a rolling basis. The series explores “how Gen Z is uniquely impacted by confusing and ever-changing policies on reproductive, voting, and LGBTQ+ rights.” They’re seeking “pitches for reported stories, personal essays, and timely explainers on reproductive rights, sexual health, LGBTQ+ issues, science news, and more.” Their starting rates are $400 to $500 for reported stories and explainers, and $350 for op-eds. For details, refer to their editor’s post and their pitch portal.

Mountains Magazine is a quarterly consumer magazine that celebrates our planet's peaks. They publish personal experiences of destinations by writers who have expertise in their region and/or field. For a piece in their Winter (December) issue, they’re looking for writers with direct experience of snowsports in Japan. They will pay £110 for 850 to 1,100 words. If interested, send your pitches to info@mountains-magazine.com. For details, refer to their post and pitch guidelines.

OffBeat Research creates “open-source, online investigations covering the unconventional, plus in-depth reportage and analysis from the front lines.” They’re seeking a freelance remote editor with “experience editing in the subject areas of war/conflict reporting, long-form reportage, and human interest reportage.” They offer payment either hourly or per article. According to their website, they offer two flat rate schedules. Under the Standard Schedule, they pay $200 for articles up to 2,000 words and $300 for articles over 2,000 words. For articles that include original visual elements (e.g., infographics, charts, or visualizations), they offer an additional $25 or $50 per graphic. Under the Field Reporting Schedule, they pay between $800 and $1,000 for articles of 1,000 words or more. To learn more, refer to their post and ‘about’ page.

100 Days in Appalachia is a news website that covers the Appalachian region. They’re looking for pitches from student and early career journalists in Appalachia. They’re seeking “different kinds of stories—politics, labor, education, cultural trends, life + identity, and more!” Rates begin at $100 for opinion and $200 to $400 for reporting. To learn more, refer to this post and their call for pitches.