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.

Elite Daily is an online news platform for millennials. Their associate experiences editor is “accepting lifestyle pitches for compelling and timely essays on unique travel experiences, hot takes on TikTok trends, home decor, food, and more things making an impression on you.” They are currently not accepting roundups or itineraries. Their rates start at $250. Email your pitches to lara.walsh@bustle.com. To read their associate experiences editor’s Twitter thread, click here. To visit their website, click here.

Metro Opinion is a platform by Metro.co.uk. They are “looking to commission someone who has had an at home abortion to write a quick turnaround first-person/opinion piece.” Their rates generally start at £70 for 600 to 800 words. If interested, send your pitches to siobhan.smith@metro.co.uk. To learn more, refer to this Tweet. To read Metro Opinion’s articles, refer to this page.

Stylist Magazine is a weekly magazine and a website for smart, successful, and sophisticated women. They are seeking feature pitches around Ramadan. They pay £150 for 800 to 1,000 words. Send your pitches to digital.commissions@stylist.co.uk. For details, read their commissioning editor’s Tweet and their pitching guidelines.

Jewish Currents is a print and digital magazine that is “committed to the rich tradition of thought, activism, and culture of the Jewish left.” They are accepting pitches for their Fall 2022 issue which is themed Rest. They are seeking “reported features and essays on subjects including labor and anti-work politics; debt jubilees and other interruptions of the political status quo; mutual aid; attempts to accommodate rest within the work of social reproduction; illness, disability, and the care of the sick; sleep and dreams as a place of possibility; ecological questions around regeneration and degrowth; Jewish frameworks for collective rest including shmita and Shabbat; and more.” They pay at least $400 for reviews and essays, and up to $1 per word for deeply reported print features. If interested, email submissions@jewishcurrents.org. For details, read their assistant editor’s Tweet and their pitch guide.

Deadline: April 30th, 2022

Fanfyte is Fanbyte’s wrestling section. They are seeking WrestleMania/NXT/Mania Week Indie pitches. They don’t want pitches about Roman/Brock, Cody/Seth, Sami/Knoxville, and Bianca/Becky. For pieces under 1,000 words, they pay $150. For pieces between 1,000 and 1,500 words, they pay $200. Pitches should be sent to carrand@fanbyte.com. Read their editor’s Tweet here and their pitch guide here.

The Institute for Science & Policy is “a catalyst for solving problems through civil dialogue and scientific thinking.” They commission “freelance submissions year-round on topics involving science, policy, and decision-making (climate, health, energy, natural resources).” They pay $300 to $500 for reported work and essays (around 1,000 words). For more information, read their Tweet and submission guidelines.

Greater Greater Washington is a nonprofit organization that is “devoted to improving the vitality of Washington, DC and the walkable cities and neighborhoods in the Washington metropolitan area.” They are seeking “pitches for explainers, features, historical pieces, and news articles about transportation, housing, land use, and sustainability in the Washington region.” They pay $300 for pieces of 500 to 1,000 words and $150 for informative news briefs of 250 to 450 words. Pitches should be emailed to editor@ggwash.org. Read their Tweet here and their pitch guidelines here.

RunX creates a secure, scalable, and compliant infrastructure stack for startups. They have tweeted, “We are pleased to announce the RunX Technical Writer Program, where you can contribute to the RunX blog with Opta tutorials, articles, posts about DevOps, Kubernetes, and the Cloud space in general.” Rates are $150 for opinion pieces on DevOps and cloud infrastructure and $200 for tutorials about Opta. Opta tutorials that receive up to 1,000 views in 4 weeks will get $100 extra. For more information, refer to this Twitter thread and this page.

Hudson Valley Magazine is a monthly lifestyle publication about the food, art, and people of Hudson Valley. They are looking for regional freelancers/pitches for their upcoming summer/fall issues. FOB, features, dining, home and design opportunities are available. Pay is 30 to 50 cents per word. If interested, email ffurey@hvmag.com. To learn more, refer to their associate editor’s Twitter thread. To contact them, refer to this page.

lock-on is a gaming journal by Lost in Cult (an indie publisher and design studio). They are seeking “developer conversations or long form pitches” in relation to any of these:

-Sifu Game

-Ghostwire: Tokyo

-Acid Nerve

-The Artful Escape

Their rates start at around £100 per article. Email your pitches to publishing@lostincult.co.uk. To learn more, refer to this Tweet and this page.

Elite Daily is an online news platform for millennials. Their senior entertainment editor is “accepting pitches for essays, original reporting, cultural commentary, and/or thoughtful reactions” to Bridgerton’s second season. Rates start at $250. Send your pitches to jonathan.borge@bustle.com. To read their editor’s Twitter thread, click here. To visit their website, click here.

Euronews Next is a future-focused website covering innovation, science, and technology from a European perspective. They are broadening their pool of freelancers. They are looking for: “Sharp writing and a good eye for stories and new angles on the following areas of tech and innovation – mobility, money, health, work and home (which covers home tech but also future of cities etc).” If interested, email your CV/pitches to david.walsh@euronews.com or DM their managing editor on Twitter. To read their managing editor’s Twitter thread, click here. To visit their website, click here.

Popular Science is a science and technology magazine. Their tech section is seeking freelance journos who love to cover big tech, privacy, security, aerospace, transportation, EVs, and more. They pay $250 per 600 to 800 word article. If interested, contact rob@popsci.com. To learn more, refer to their technology editor’s Tweet and their writers’ guidelines.

Dazed is a British style magazine and an online platform that covers music, film, TV, fashion, culture, science, technology, and more. They are seeking a freelance SEO specialist for a project. For written pieces, their rates start at around £150. If interested, email first.last@dazedmedia.com. To learn more, refer to their digital director’s Tweet. To contact them, refer to this page.

Opportunity to Write for Hearst’s Branded Content Studio: “I am once again looking to onboard lifestyle writers for Hearst’s branded content studio. Reply to this thread if you cover travel, entertainment, finance, tech, etc. Looking for incredible generalists.” Rate is $500. For details, refer to this Twitter thread.

SKI Magazine, published 4 times a year, covers ski resorts, instructions, trends, gear, athletes, and more. Their editor-in-chief is seeking pitches related to mental health. You can pitch personal essays, news, opinions, and interviews. Should be solutions-based. Pay is $300+. To read their editor-in-chief’s Tweet, click here. To visit their website, click here.

Every is “a writer collective of operators in tech covering productivity, strategy, web3, the creator economy, internet culture, and more.” They are always accepting pitches. They usually pay $500 for guest posts. Read their Twitter thread here. Learn more about them here.

ReproJobs is “a worker advocacy organization in the reproductive justice, rights, and health movement.” They have tweeted, “If you’re a hiring manager at a repro organization and want to write tips for candidates — email us: hello@reprojobs.org.” Pay is $400 per blog post. To read their Tweet, click here. To learn more about them, click here.

Bay Nature is a print and digital magazine that covers the nature, wildlife, and environment of the San Francisco Bay Area. They welcome proposals for San Francisco Bay Area-based stories about:

“-Environmental science

-Species and habitat

-Conservation issues

-People working with nature

-Environmental justice”

They pay $0.20 to $1 per word. They don’t pay for op-eds. To learn more, refer to their Tweet, this form, and their contributor guidelines.

The Bellows is “an online magazine for working-class populism.” They are seeking new pitches. They are especially interested in pieces touching on:

“-Is there/will there be a de-transition away from “green energy” in response to recent geopolitics around Ukraine?

-The acceleration of the (re)creation of marginalized groups as capitalism lurches through crises (e.g. “the unvaccinated”, anti-Russian discrimination)

-An explainer on reserve currency and the importance it has in the maintenance of US power, and for how long”

They also welcome pitches on other topics. They pay $150 for 500 to 800-word articles, $200 for 1,000 to 1,500-word articles, and $250 for 2,000+ words long articles. If interested, get in touch with them at editors@thebellows.org. To learn more, refer to their Twitter thread. To contact them, refer to this page.

The Post is a newspaper for Liverpool and Merseyside. They are seeking some budding Liverpool-based journos to help them with some reporting. They pay £50 for some help with on-the-ground reporting and £250 for an in-depth long read that takes a few weeks of reporting. If interested, email mollie@livpost.co.uk. Read their Tweet here and learn more about them here.

Fifth Season is a vertical farming company. They are accepting story pitches from food writers, comedy writers, and essayists on a rolling basis for their recipe blog, The Green Room: “In case you’re wondering if the recipe needs to be a salad, it doesn’t. (Though salads are welcome!). It merely must contain a leafy green in some form.” Base rate is $500. The story should be 350 to 600 words (not including the recipe). For more information, refer to their editor’s Twitter thread and this page.