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SheKnows empowers women through discussions and articles related to women’s issues including health, relationships, sex, parenting, and beauty. Their editor is looking for pitches related to Black History Month. Rate is $150 to $175. Email your pitches to kenzie.mastroe@shemedia.com. Read their editor’s Tweet here and contact them here.
Insider’s editor of lifestyle/entertainment freelancers has tweeted, “Anyone going on a long BUS ride (6+ hours) or a cruise soon and would be interested in getting paid to write about it?” There is no deadline for this opportunity. Rates start at $130 per piece. If interested, DM their editor on Twitter. Read their editor’s Tweet here. Contact them here.
KRITIQAL is a website that “covers games as political instruments, artistic statements, and cultural objects.” They have tweeted, “We are looking for game crit pitches again. Particularly anything about smaller games, stuff I’ve never heard of, SEO nightmare kinda ideas.” They will pay $100 for 1,000 to 2,000 words. Send your pitches to contact@kritiqal.com. For details, refer to their Tweet and this page.
The Progress Network is “a movement that speaks to a better future in a world dominated by voices that suggest a worse one.” They are seeking “writers to profile/interview Justice Ayesha Malik, the first female judge nominated to Pakistan’s supreme court.” For something like a listicle, their rates start at $100. While for a long reported feature, their rates top out at about $1,000. If interested, email your pitches to hello@theprogressnetwork.org. Read their Tweet here and their pitch and submission guidelines here.
The Inspired Source is a solutions-focused opinion piece series by EachOther (a UK-based human rights project). They are looking for pitches: “Have you ever experienced abuse while working in retail? For #TheInspiredSource series, we want to commission someone to explore the rights impact of abuse in retail work environments.” The stories should be focused on the UK and the writers should be based in the UK as well. They prioritize emerging writers from marginalized backgrounds. They pay £100 per piece (600-900 words). Interested writers should send their pitches to editorial@eachother.org.uk. For more information, refer to this Twitter thread and this page.
Personal Finance Insider is Insider’s personal finance section. They are “seeking stories from writers who left cults, high-demand religious groups, and other hyper-insulated communities about how these experiences affected their personal relationship with money.” They will pay $300 per piece (1,000 to 1,200 words). If interested, email pfipitches@businessinsider.com. To learn more, refer to their Twitter thread and their website.
Editorialist is “a premier online magazine featuring the top edit in luxury accessories and fine jewelry.” Their senior beauty editor is looking to expand her freelance roster. Interested beauty writers can send their hot takes, op-eds, and beauty pitches to gabriela@editorialistyx.com. Rates start at $150. To learn more, refer to their editor’s Tweet. To contact them, refer to this page.
The Daily Dot is a website that covers internet culture and life online. Their news director is seeking “story pitches at the intersection of internet culture/sports/race” for their Presser project. They will pay $450 to $650 per piece (800-1,200 words and around 1-3 sources). Send your pitches to ramon@dailydot.com. For more information, refer to their news director’s Twitter thread and this page.
Sidecar Global creates “the professional development tools a leader needs to grow their career and their purpose-driven membership organization.” They are looking for 1 to 2 new contributors for their blog. Rate is $0.25 per word for 800-word posts every 1 to 2 weeks. Topics are leadership, business, and new tech. If interested, email jose.triana@sidecarglobal.com. For details, refer to this Tweet and this page.
Whetstone Magazine is a print and digital magazine about global food culture and origins. They are open for pitches. They pay a flat rate of $300 for journal stories. They want stories that “look at food through the lens of history, migration, culture, ecology, economy and/or politics, or vice versa.” They also want “poems, creative nonfiction, more academic-leaning work.” If interested, send your pitches to editor@whetstonemagazine.com. To learn more, refer to their editor’s Twitter thread and their ‘about’ page.
Input is a tech publication. They are looking to commission a longform feature (with a tech hook) about The Great Outdoors for a package they are doing in May. Rate is $0.75-$1.00 per word. If interested, send your ideas to mark.yarm@inputmag.com. Read their features editor’s Tweet here and contact them here.
Deadline: February 4th, 2022
Mental Hellth is “a newsletter about your broken brain.” They are accepting pitches: “reminder that i take pitches for Mental Hellth! Wanna interview someone about psychiatry and capitalism, or write an essay about some deep Freudian concept and how it applies to current events? Pitch me! (Those are just random examples, pitch me anything relevant!)” Their rates start at $150 for Q&As and $300+ for essays. Pitches should be emailed to moskowitz@gmail.com. To learn more, refer to this Twitter thread and their website.
The Financial Diet is “the #1 destination for women to talk about money.” Their creative director is seeking personal essays/video scripts for an ongoing project: “Do you have an interesting savings strategy you’d like to share? A ~juicy~ opinion on a trending money topic?” They will pay $250 for personal essays (800-1,000 words). If interested, send your pitches to holly@thefinancialdiet.com. To learn more, refer to their creative director’s Tweet and this page.
Jack Sommers, an editor at Business Insider is currently seeking pitches “about people whose career has changed drastically during two years of Covid.” Please email your pitches to jsommers@insider.com. Do not pitch yourself as a subject. Rates start at $350. To learn more, read this Twitter post.
Fodor’s Travel is a source for expert travel advice. Their assignments editor is currently seeking stories ” from queer writers about womanhood and women in general for #WomensHistoryMonth.” According to their editor, they pay $250 to $400 per story. To learn more, refer to this Tweet. Pitches can be sent to pitches@fodors.com.
Alma is an online community for Jewish millenial women. The editor just Tweeted that they’re always open to pitches, with standard pay of $100 per article. To learn more, read this Tweet, and the submission guidelines here.
FanSided is a network of fandom-focused sports, lifestyle, and entertainment websites. Their creative editorial director has tweeted, “I’m currently looking for any and all pitches for a special series later this year, exploring the intersection of sports and climate change. Interested in stories that focus on both macro and micro, any sports at any level of competition.” They will pay at least $150 per piece. Send your pitches to ian.levy@fansided.com. For details, refer to their creative editorial director’s Tweet and their pitch guide.
Maisonneuve is a Montreal-based quarterly of arts, opinion, and ideas. They are accepting pitches as well as complete submissions for their unthemed Summer 2022 issue. They are looking for reported features, essays, and memoir that have some kind of Canadian connection. Their standard rate is 15 to 20 cents per word. If interested, email madi@maisonneuve.org. To learn more, refer to their Twitter thread and this pitch guide.
Deadline: February 14th, 2022
Discover Britain Magazine is a bimonthly magazine that unlocks the hidden treasures of the UK. Scotland Magazine is a bi-monthly magazine for those who love Scottish history, travel, and traditions. Their editor is open to pitches and is also commissioning a short piece (by 26th January, 2022) on Buxton. Rates start at 20p per word. If interested, email sally.coffey@chelseamagazines.com. Read their editor’s Tweet here. Contact them here and here.
Fatherly is a digital media brand for dads. They are adding to their pool of writers to assign health/science stories to. They are only looking for health/science reporters. They will pay $200 to $250 for straightforward health/science explainers. If interested, send your portfolio to tara.santora@bdg.com. To learn more, refer to their editor’s Tweet. To contact them, refer to this page.
Healthline is a health information website. Their editor has tweeted, “I’m commissioning a Healthline article on why it’s never too late to transition + need2kno info for ppl transitioning later in life (30+).” Rate is $350 to $400 for 1,400 to 1,700 words. This opportunity is only for trans journalists. If interested, email tcatlett@healthline.com. Read their editor’s Twitter thread here and learn more about them here.
Opportunity to write for Tech + VC clients: “Looking for freelancers to write voice-y, editorial features for tech + VC clients on an ongoing basis — $1 / word. Experience writing about the tech industry required.” To learn more, refer to this Tweet.
Fast Company’s Co.Design highlights “the world’s best examples of design and innovation, working in concert.” They are looking for freelance pitches. Their “coverage runs the gamut, but especially interested in sharp, reported takes on branding, product design, accessibility, and fashion/retail.” They are generally seeking pieces of around 750 words. Their rates start at $300. Pitches should be emailed to arawlins@fastcompany.com. To read their editor’s Twitter thread, click here. To visit their website, click here.
Input is a tech publication. Their features editor is seeking tech/culture story pitches about the Super Bowl. They pay $0.50 to $1.00 per word. If interested, send your pitches by the end of this month to mark.yarm@inputmag.com. To learn more, refer to their features editor’s Twitter thread. To contact them, refer to this page.
Mic is a digital news company that caters to millennials. They are currently seeking culture story pitches “specifically (but not limited to) the series Hits Different and Good Ones.” They are also seeking other culture ideas. Their rates start at $400 for most essays (800-1,500 words). For more information, read their editor’s Twitter thread and their pitch guide.
