21 Calls for Pitches Directly from Editors

Here’s our latest roundup of calls for pitches directly from editors. We’ve researched payment rates and found contact information for all of these publications, so you can easily connect with the right opportunity for you.

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Mint Studios is Seeking Freelance Finance Content Writers

Mint Studios is a UK- and US-based content marketing agency that helps financial services companies acquire customers with content. They’re looking for Freelance Finance Content Writers. The selected candidates will write 3 to 4 articles a month for one client. The length of each article is usually 2,000 to 3,000 words. They pay $300 or £250 per article to begin with. Once you’re trained on their methodology and they’re confident in your writing (usually after 3 to 4 articles), they start paying $450 or £350 per article. For their payment clients, they pay $600 or £500 per article once you're trained. To learn more, refer to this job description.

IGN's Commerce Editor is Seeking Freelance Writers

IGN is an internet media company that covers video games, TV, movies, tech, and comics. Their commerce editor is seeking freelance writers who are interested in writing for them: “The work is focused on advising people what to buy, finding the best deals, and helping those seeking out elusive products. If you're interested in writing about books, in particular, I'd love to chat with you (there are also opportunities to write about video games, TCGs, LEGO, board games, and more).” According to this guide, rates for most pieces start at $300. If interested, email robert_anderson@ign.com. To learn more, refer to their commerce editor’s post.

Dirt is Accepting Technology Pitches

Dirt is a newsletter about digital pop culture. They’re accepting a limited number of tech pitches. Their standard rates begin at $0.50 per word. Q&As are compensated at $250. Most pieces are commissioned at 500-800 or 800-1,000 words. If interested, send your pitches to editors@dirt.fyi. For details, read their post and pitch guidelines.

The Scientific Inquirer is Looking for Pitches

The Scientific Inquirer is “dedicated to exploring the junction where science and life meet, whether it’s in the lab or the studio or the diamond.” They’re looking for “cultural critics to explore where science meets society.” Rates are $50 for 750 to 1,000 words. Email your pitches to submissions@scientificinquirer.com. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.

Written In Air is Accepting Audio Documentary Pitches

Written In Air is “a new audio magazine connecting everyone, everywhere through sound, stories and the human heart.” They’re open for audio documentary pitches. This year, they’re interested in receiving more pitches from writers and journalists outside the audio world. To learn more, refer to their post and pitch callout.

Remezcla is Accepting Pitches from Writers of Latin American Descent

Remezcla is an independent media brand that covers emerging Latin music, entertainment, and culture. They’re planning content around Our Heritage Month, so if you’re of Latin American descent and have a story to pitch, reach out to them at alexis@remezcla.com. As per a previous post by this editor, their rates begin at $200. To learn more, refer to this post. To contact them, refer to this page.

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is Accepting Climate and Environment Pitches

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists informs “the public about threats to the survival and development of humanity from nuclear weapons, climate change, and emerging technologies in the life sciences.” Their editor is accepting climate and environment pitches. They commission a limited number of investigative or feature articles from freelance journalists each year and pay approximately $2 per word for those. If interested, send your pitches to jmckenzie@thebulletin.org. To learn more, refer to their editor’s post and their general writer’s guidelines.

Slate is Seeking Features and Essays

Slate is an online general-interest magazine that offers analysis and commentary on news, politics, business, culture, and technology. Their interim features editor is seeking pitches for features and essays. The editor hasn’t mentioned the rates but as per this post, rates begin at $1,500 for reported features of over 2,500 words. If interested, direct your pitches to leah.prinzivalli@slate.com. To learn more, refer to their interim features editor’s post and their general pitch guide.

Creator Spotlight is Seeking Pitches

Creator Spotlight is a publication about “how creators build and manage their businesses.” They’re seeking pitches from freelance writers. What they’re looking for in this round of pitches: trend analysis (i.e., the rise of creator-centered communities); industry commentary (i.e., the corporatizing creator economy); practical how-to pieces about unique audience growth or monetization plays; multi-source reporting on a specific creator economy niche; data journalism; media criticism; etc. — if you can convince us it’s useful and compelling for our audience, we’ll consider it!” They will pay $0.50/word for pieces ranging from 750 to 1,500 words. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.

The Scientific Inquirer is Looking for Movie and Streaming Reviewers

The Scientific Inquirer is “dedicated to exploring the junction where science and life meet, whether it’s in the lab or the studio or the diamond.” They’re looking for “movie & streaming reviewers with sharp, science- or culture-driven takes.” They pay $50 for 750 to 1,000 words. If interested, send your pitches to submissions@scientificinquirer.com. For details, refer to their post and this page.

Compose.ly is Looking for Freelance Manufacturing Content Writers

Compose.ly, a content-first SEO agency, is seeking Freelance Manufacturing Content Writers to create content for their clients. The applicants should have 1+ years’ experience writing manufacturing content and the ability to produce high-quality SEO content. Rate is $0.10 per word. For more information, refer to this page.

Business Insider is Seeking Pitches on the Best Piece of Advice You've Received From a Relative/Mentor

Business Insider’s deputy editor of lifestyle and entertainment freelance writers is looking for pitches on the best piece of advice you received from a relative or mentor in their 70s, 80s, or 90s. They want to know how you used it to shape your career/life. Rates begin at $230 for 600 words. To learn more, refer to their deputy editor’s post and pitch form.

Opportunity for Retro Gaming Freelancers

If you’re a freelancer who has a penchant for retro, particularly the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), check out this post. They have a lot of retrospective work coming up over the next month or so. They usually pay £100 for 800 to 1,000 words.

Business Insider is Seeking Personal Essays about Moving and Housing Regrets

Business Insider covers business, personal finance, tech, lifestyle, politics, and more. Their senior editor is seeking personal essays from people who have moving and housing regrets. The senior editor hasn’t mentioned the rates but according to their deputy editor’s post, rates begin at $240 for 600 words. If interested, send your pitches to jorwig@businessinsider.com. To read their senior editor’s post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.

Prism is Accepting Pitches about Palestine

Prism is a U.S.-based, BIPOC-led news outlet that covers voting rights, electoral justice, criminal justice, racial justice, workers’ rights, immigration, the environment, gender and LGBTQIA+ issues, and more. They have had a policy to cover news about the U.S. and its territories, but are now revising it to “welcome pitches centering Palestine, regardless of a direct U.S. angle, because the consequences of U.S. policy and imperialism are global.” They usually pay $0.50 per word. To learn more, refer to their editor-in-chief’s post and this page.

Fine Books Magazine is Always Seeking New Writers and Ideas

Fine Books Magazine is a quarterly magazine about rare books, manuscripts, maps, fine art, and more. Their editor is always seeking new writers and ideas. If you're interested, send timely tales on rare books and ephemera to allison@finebooksmagazine.com. Rate is $200 to $600. To read their editor’s post, click here. To read their guidelines for writers, click here.

The Found Word is Looking for Content Writers

The Found Word is a consulting firm that creates high-impact content for law firms. They’re seeking Freelance Content Writers with at least 10 years’ in-house legal marketing experience and at least 7 years’ experience writing pitch content for general practice firms. This role is remote and pays $90 per hour. To learn more, refer to their chief content officer’s post.

BlackFlash Magazine is Looking for Pitches for Issue 42.3 ‘Patterns’

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.

Mountains Magazine is Seeking Writers with Experience of Snowsports in Japan

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.

Studio Magazine is Accepting Pitches on the Theme of Resonance

Studio Magazine is a national publication about contemporary craft and design in Canada. They publish twice a year and have an ongoing web presence. They’re currently accepting “pitches for editorial articles, portfolio spreads, interviews, and review essays of craft exhibitions/archives/movements, on the theme of RESONANCE.” They accept pitches in both English and French. Rates for articles are $0.30/word or higher. For more details, refer to their post and submission guidelines.

SAD Mag is Accepting Pitches and Submissions

SAD Mag is an independent, non-profit magazine covering Vancouver’s stories, art, and design from the perspective of local and emerging creatives. They publish a print issue twice a year and are currently accepting pitches and submissions for their 39th issue: TASTE. They posted this on Instagram: “From haute cuisine to corner store snacks, synaesthesia to style, we want your sharpest takes on what it means to have (or lack) taste—in food, fashion, music, culture and more. Give us something to sink our teeth in that’s between 300-1,200 words.” They pay $100 to $300 for writing submissions. To learn more, refer to their Instagram post and submissions page.

 

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