Dear Writers,

Here’s our latest roundup of calls for pitches directly from editors and publishers.

You’ll note that we’ve researched payment rates and found contact information for all of these listings. However, keep in mind that rates may change and/or need to be negotiated.

If you’re not sure how to take advantage of these opportunities, I highly recommend joining Writing Launch for their free month offer, and taking the seven day crash course on pitching. If interested, you can get your free month of membership here.

— Jacob Jans

Thanks to Fatima Saif for compiling this list.

FanSided is a network of fandom-focused sports, lifestyle, and entertainment websites. They are accepting pitches for their Fan Voices vertical. They want “personal stories about the experiences of fans and how relationships with sports, teams, and athletes have rippled through their lives.” Their rates start at $100-$150. Pitches should be sent to freelance@fansided.com. To learn more, refer to their creative editorial director’s Tweet and their pitch guide.

Greatist is a health and wellness brand. They are seeking pitches for their upcoming sexual health package. They pay $250 per piece. To learn more, refer to their Tweet and pitch form. To contact them, refer to this page.

Deadline: July 12th, 2021

Guest writer needed for a language and culture-based blog: “The topic is ‘nourishment’— Nourishment is about the moments we take for ourselves to refill what has been expended. More than just nutrients, nourishment can be the rest that we give ourselves, shared joy that we experience, or love that someone wraps us in like a blanket.” The piece will be published on the website of The Dimmi Project and in an email newsletter. Rate: $0.50 per word for about 300 to 400 words. For details, refer to this Twitter thread.

Deadline: July 9th, 2021

Vibemap is “a city discovery app that connects you with meaningful places, experiences, and people that match your vibe.” They are hiring freelance writers in San Francisco and Oakland. They would “love some help exploring thoughtful ways to go back out in the city and connect with friends (old & new).” They generally pay around $1 per word. To learn more, refer to their co-founder’s Twitter thread and their guides.

Increment is a quarterly print and online magazine for software engineering teams. They are accepting pitches for their next issues. They are seeking “writing that can transform and inform the experiences of engineers everywhere.” Rate is $1 per word. Pitches should be sent to submissions@increment.com. To learn more, refer to their Tweet and pitch guide.

CHEESE is a magazine of culture. They explore people, place, and product. They are accepting pitches for their Issue 2. Each piece they “commission is to be focused on a specific cheese – you are telling the story of culture through the lens of a cheese.” “Ultimately this is a magazine about people, so even stories about place, need to be about the people and the community.” They’re open to short and long reads (between 750 and 2,000 words). They pay £75 for articles and £50 for photos. If interested, send your pitches to thecheesemag@gmail.com. For details, refer to their Tweet and pitching guidelines.

Million Gardens Movement is “a community of gardeners who want to inspire a happier and healthier world by educating and supporting millions of new gardeners to grow their own food.” They are looking for pitches for their blog. They are looking for “how-tos, personal essays, and tips and tricks on food gardening.” They “especially want party-themed and children/teen related food gardening articles for the rest of the summer with quick turnaround.” Their rate is about $300 per piece. They will pay more if you provide high-quality photos, videos, or graphics with your articles. If interested, email your pitches to pearse@modfarmer.com. To learn more, refer to their Twitter thread and their blog.

West End Phoenix is a periodical local newspaper for Toronto’s West End. They are seeking stories about Mimico. They welcome profiles, memoir, news, poetry, opinion, and more. They pay $0.50 per word. If interested, send your pitches to stories@westendphoenix.com. Read their Tweet here and learn more about them here.

The Inspired Source is a solutions-focused opinion piece series by EachOther (a UK-based human rights project).  They are looking for pieces on “how the return to workspaces will impact minority ethnic groups?” They will pay £50 per piece (400-600 words). Pitches should be sent to editorial@eachother.org.uk. For more information, read their Tweet and pitch guide.

TC Jewfolk is an independent Jewish online media hub that engages, informs, and connects the Jewish community in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul. They are accepting drafts and pitches on love and dating, cocktails and recipes, empty nesters, travel, Shabbat, and more. Rates start at $50 per piece. If interested, email editor@tcjewfolk.com.  For details, refer to their Tweet and submission guidelines.

Bustle is a lifestyle, fashion, and entertainment website for young women. Their editor has tweeted, “Looking for pitches for Bustle’s Health & Wellness and Tech sections! Is there a weird wellness TikTok trend you’ve been wanting to try? A post-pandemic phenomenon living rent-free in your head? An influencer you’re dying to interview?” According to payment reports, they pay up to $0.25 per word. If interested, send your pitches to melanie.mignucci@bustle.com. For more information, read their editor’s Twitter thread and their pitch guide.

SFGate covers news and entertainment from the Bay Area and beyond. Their editor is seeking pitches about cool, local SF stuff. “Think historical deep dives, trend stories, profiles on interesting people, stories related to parks, hiking, outdoors & fitness and all things real estate.” Rate is $150-$300. Read their editor’s Twitter thread here and contact them here.

Being Patient is an online community for Alzheimer’s and dementia patients and caregivers. They are seeking freelance writers with health/science experience to cover the latest in brain health and Alzheimer’s research. Their rates start at $0.20 per word. If interested, contact alex@beingpatient.com. To learn more, refer to this Twitter thread. To contact them, refer to this page.

Paranting is a print magazine for parents by parents. They are accepting pitches for their August issue. They are seeking pitches on travel, fashion, sex and relationships, health, home and garden, food and drink, books, reviews, music, culture, and more. Rate is 25p per word. Pitches should be sent to parantingmagazinepitches@gmail.com. To learn more, refer to their editor’s Twitter thread. To contact them, refer to this page.

The Gumbo is a hip-hop social club for and by Black women. In the month of July, they are talking all things hip-hop feminism. Interested writers can send their pitches to bwhite@thegumbo.net and nadirahsimmons@thegumbo.net. They will pay $175 for pieces of 750 to 1,000 words. To learn more, refer to their Tweet and their submissions guide.

Rest of World is a global nonprofit publication that covers technology beyond the Western bubble. They are seeking pitches for their Ideas section which is their “home for arguments, opinions, and essays on how tech, culture, and human experience collide in communities outside the West.” They are seeking local ideas with global implications. The majority of their Ideas essays are 800-1,000 words. Their rates start at $1 per word. Pitches should be sent to devi@restofworld.org. Read their Ideas editor’s Twitter thread here and their Ideas section’s pitch guide here.

Input is a tech publication. Their features editor is accepting pitches. They are “interested in stories at the intersection of technology and culture.” They cover “fashion, streetwear in particular.” They pay $0.50 to $1.00 per word. If interested, send your pitches to mark.yarm@inputmag.com. To learn more, refer to their features editor’s Twitter thread. To contact them, refer to this page.

Cosmopolitan UK is a women’s magazine for dating tips, sex advice, beauty tutorials, fashion trends, and celebrity news. Their sex & relationships editor has tweeted, “Love Island/journalist huns: a reminder I commission topical and newsy features hooked to the relationship and sex stuff that goes on in the show. If you spot a behaviour or theme and feel it says something about how we ~ as a society ~ view love and sex, pitch me!” Rate is £150 to £200 per piece. Pitches should be sent to paisley.gilmour@hearst.co.uk. To learn more, refer to their editor’s Tweet and their pitch guidelines.

MedicGuild is a community of medical students and doctors that is building resources and support for students and doctors. They are looking for story ideas or perspectives. They pay $200-$500+ per story. If interested, send your pitches to editor@medicguild.com. Read their Tweet here and learn more about them here.

Atlas Obscura is “the definitive guide to the world’s hidden wonders.” They are looking for pitches for their new book called Wild Life. The book is about the natural world. It is organized into roughly 8 chapters. Each chapter covers a different biome. They are currently seeking pitches for the chapter on Deserts — both cold and hot. They are seeking pitches for entries (300 to 450-word writeups of interesting creatures in that biome); sidebars (700 to 1,000-word pieces that dig deep into broader phenomena); and interviews (500-word interviews with those who interact closely with nonhuman members of that biome). They will pay $350 for an entry, $800 for a sidebar, and $100 for an interview. Pitches should be sent to wildlife@atlasobscura.com. For details, read this Twitter thread and this pitch guide.

Deadline: July 6th, 2021 (Sorry for the late notice, but in we thought we may as well include this, on the chance that it is a good fit for one of our readers!)

TechRadar is a UK-based consumer technology news and reviews website. They are seeking “freelance pitches for PC Gaming week in September.” “It can be about software, hardware or culture, as long as it’s related to PC gaming!” They pay 0.14p/word so for 1,000 words, they pay £140 and for 2,000 words, they pay £280. If interested, send your pitches to matthew.hanson@futurenet.com. For more information, refer to their editor’s Tweet and their pitch guide.

TripSavvy is a travel website. They are seeking a regular writer to contribute to their library of Caribbean travel guide content. Assignments are sent monthly (no pitching). Rate is $150 to $400 per story. Most of the writers do $600 to $1,000 of stories per month. If interested, email lratliff@tripsavvy.com. To learn more, refer to their editorial director’s Twitter thread. To contact them, refer to this page.