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.

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 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 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 “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 “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 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 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 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 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 “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, 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’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.

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 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 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 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 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.