Exhume is “a new online publication championing scholarly-informed, accessible long-form criticism and analysis of Australian literature written by new and emerging researchers.” They publish contributions of 3,000 to 4,000 words by current HDR students and ECRs from across Australia and are particularly interested in highlighting regional perspectives. They’re currently accepting pitches for Issue 2. The theme is resonance. They encourage “contributions to consider how Australian texts or authors resonate on a personal, public, and/or academic level.” Pay is $300 per piece. If interested, send your pitches to exhume.lit@gmail.com. To learn more, refer to their call for submissions.

Horror Press is a blog by horror fans for horror fans. They’re seeking pitches for Pride Month:

“Is a particular horror movie special to you? Do you think there’s an underrated movie that people should revisit? Maybe there's a horror icon you resonate with? Or perhaps there's a love letter to a special piece of media that needs to be shared.

Make it gay, make it creepy, or maybe even make it angry! Horror can be cathartic, and we're here to give you a safe space to share it, warts and all.

Just keep it focused on the horror genre.”

Rate is $50 per piece. To learn more, refer to their post and pitch form.

Good Tape is “a bicoastal magazine and creative studio elevating cultural and critical coverage of the podcast industry.” They’re accepting pitches for written and visual content for Issue 04: The Chemistry Issue:

“For issue 04, we’re acknowledging something we’ve felt pulsating through every story we’ve covered since we started: chemistry. Behind every artistic endeavor, creators interact, combine, and reorganize to spark something new. Podcasting is no different. From the scientific to the sultry, we’re interested in the bonds that hold projects together, the experiments that push them forward, and the circumstances that can just as easily pull them apart. What makes a collaboration click or combust? Does chemistry have to be organic, or can it be crafted? Where does it arise in unexpected ways?”

For written content, rates are $175-$1,050 for digital and $250-$1,500 for print. To learn more, refer to their call for pitches.

Southwest Contemporary is “the leading resource for contemporary arts and culture in the Southwest.” They’re seeking pitches for their Fall-Winter 2026-27 print issue—themed “Alien”:

“We seek writers based in or closely connected to the North American Southwest to submit story ideas for our Fall-Winter 2026-27 issue, Volume 14: Alien. Pitches should be focused on contemporary artists working in the region who are grappling with political, social, psychic, and cosmic dimensions of the alien.”

They’re looking for studio visits/artist profiles (800 words); reporting (1,200 to 2,000 words); features (1,200 to 2,000 words); creative essays (400 to 700 words); interviews (500 to 2,000 words); cultural criticism (1,200 to 2,000 words); travel writing / field reports (1,200 to 1,500 words); and reviews (300 words). The fee ranges from $100 to $500. To learn more, refer to their call for pitches.

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.

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.  

MIT Technology Review is a media company that explains the commercial, political, and social impact of the newest technologies. Their news editor is seeking news and analysis pitches: “If you've got a compelling, original story that tells us something new and interesting about the latest technologies and how they're being used or abused, please send it my way. I'm also always open to op-ed pitches so if you're an academic with a strong, clear argument about tech and society that's burning a hole in your brain, hit me up.” The editor hasn’t mentioned the rates, but according to their pitch guide, they pay $1 to $2 per word. To learn more, refer to their editor’s post.

Sixty Inches from Center is a non-profit arts publication and archiving initiative that promotes art and writing in Chicago and the Midwest. They’re accepting pitches for 2026. They’re especially seeking “pitches for coverage of Midwest arts and culture outside of Chicago; writing on music/performance/sound/film/books; interviews with elders and oral histories; coverage on places & platforms that have recently shuttered; bilingual writing and Sesenta en Español; and photo essays.” They pay a standard rate of $150 per article. For interview transcriptions, they pay $1 per minute transcribed. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.

Slate is an online general-interest magazine that offers analysis and commentary on news, politics, business, culture, and technology. Their features editor is accepting pitches. They’re “particularly interested in health and science opinion and analysis, and/or with a first person angle, as well as features (2,500+ words, deeply reported) that turn a big idea on its head.” Rates start at around $300 for essays, and around $1,500 for features (2,500+ words). Send your pitches to shannon.palus@slate.com. To learn more, refer to their features editor’s post and their general pitch guide.

Horror Press is a blog by horror fans for horror fans. They’re accepting pitches for Black History Month:

“Is a particular horror movie special to you? Maybe it was the first time you saw yourself in the genre. Do you think there’s an underrated movie that people should revisit? Or perhaps there's a love letter to a special piece of media that needs to be shared.

Make it fun, make it scary, or maybe even make it angry! We all love this genre even when it does not seem to love us. So, this is an open space to share where you have found joy, tropes you want to see die, or your experiences as a Black horror fan.

Just keep it focused on the horror genre.”

Rate is $65. For details, refer to their post and pitch form.

Freelance Opportunity for Pokémaniacs: “Freelance Opportunity! Calling all Pokémaniacs! For an upcoming project we are looking for someone to write a paid retrospective on #PokemonSnap for the #Nintendo64. We are after nostalgic love-letters, pieces detailing why the games were iconic and/or important. Your feature might also explain why the game meant something to you. Or how it shaped the franchise. Or just why it was so special. If you've got a story to tell about these titles, we want to hear your pitch!” If interested, send your pitches to pitches@nintymedia.net. To learn more, refer to this post.

Opportunity for Venezuelan Writers: “Looking for pitches from Venezuelan writers about what's happening in Venezuela, what this means for the people, or even explainer posts. Could be editorial, op-ed or lists.” Rate begin at $125. If interested, send your pitches to lyra.hale@remezcla.com. To learn more, refer to this post.

Planetizen is “a fiercely independent platform that creates, curates, and amplifies stories and resources to inform planning and people passionate about planning.” They’re always looking for feature article pitches that offer an expert lens to the key planning issues of today. They offer professional writers a flat rate of $500 for a feature or career-related article. If interested, email your pitches to editor@planetizen.com. For more details, refer to their post and this page.

Asimov Press is “a publisher focused on the science and technologies that promote flourishing.” Most of their work centers around biology and metascience. They’re currently accepting pitches: “Come write for us! Send pitches to editors@asimov.com. Biotech opinions, scientific histories, metascience, etc. In 2026, we'll be doing a LOT of print work, too.” According to their pitch guide, rates are $1,500 for articles under 2,500 words, $2,000 for longer pieces, and $1,000 for fiction. For more information, refer to their post.

The Nonprofit Quarterly (NPQ) is a nonprofit print and digital magazine that educates the nonprofit sector through research-based articles and resources. They’re seeking submissions for their WE STOOD UP column: “We Stood Up offers workers, builders, & organizers the opportunity to share a first-person story from their work & world. If you would like to share a story about how you participated in organizing a more just workplace, please send your submission to NPQ.” They welcome submissions of approximately 500 words. Payment is $300 per accepted contribution. If interested, direct your submissions to submissions@npqmag.org. For more information, refer to their post and call for pitches.

Opportunity for Copywriting and Marketing Freelancers:

“JOB OPPORTUNITY (to work alongside me)

Calling all copywriting and marketing freelancers. Also a great fit if you are thinking about taking the leap into freelancing this year.

Over the past couple of years, I’ve been focused on building and scaling email and SMS programs for brands like Fishwife (just hit 2 years!), Curie, and BLOCK SHOP TEXTILES, among others. Looking ahead, there are some really exciting projects coming up and I could use a bit more support.

I’m looking for someone who might be:

1) A copywriter who is open to learning some light execution and project management basics for email/sms platforms

2) Or someone familiar with email/sms marketing, especially Klaviyo, who also enjoys writing copy”

This role would be around 10 to 12 hours per week at $85 per hour. If interested, email PB@PATRICKBUTCHER.COM. For details, refer to this post.

Business Insider covers business, personal finance, tech, lifestyle, politics, and more. Their lifestyle and entertainment editor is looking for personal essays and travel/lifestyle stories from writers. They would really love to hear from you if…

“- You’ve learned a lot from an intergenerational friendship, community, or living dynamic

- You moved from or within the US, and your lifestyle improved or changed in a surprising way

- You have a unique living situation/lifestyle that works for you”

Rates start at $240 for stories of around 600 words. To learn more, refer to their lifestyle and entertainment editor’s post and pitch form.

Stop Caring is “a publication about video games focused on the ways they evoke unique cultural conversations as well as the personal lessons we can learn from them as artistic media.” They’re seeking pitches for “unique features, essays and articles about videogames that tackle topics from artistic, literary, theoretical, critical, cultural, or personal perspectives.” They enjoy a little bit of irreverence as they do thoughtful criticism. They offer a flat rate of $150 per story and can only accept 1 to 2 articles a month. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.

The Atavist Magazine is a digital-only publication that releases one blockbuster nonfiction story every month. They accept pitches on a rolling basis. What they’re looking for: “Atavist stories can be historical or current; they can be about crime or science, adventure or romance; they can be rooted in investigative reporting or in first-person experiences. What unites them is their narrative approach—our stories are plot- and character-driven, cinematic, the kind of yarns you don’t want to stop reading because you can’t wait to see what happens next.” Stories should be longer than a typical magazine feature, ranging from 8,000 to 30,000 words. The baseline story fee is $6,000, and authors also receive quarterly royalties. For details, refer to their submissions page.

They’re also accepting stories (5,000 words or more) for their Revived series: “Revived is an Atavist project breathing new life into old stories. Periodically, the magazine releases previously published features that can no longer be found online. We collaborate with authors on edits and updates we deem appropriate, but our goal is to celebrate existing work otherwise lost to dead outlets and dead links, not to remake it into something new.” Fee is $2,500. To learn more, refer to this page.

Business Insider covers business, personal finance, tech, lifestyle, politics, and more. Their lifestyle & entertainment editor is seeking Costco, Trader Joe's, and Aldi shoppers: “I'm looking for Costco, Trader Joe's, and Aldi shoppers to write about their favorite things to buy at the store. Would especially love to work with anyone on the Mediterranean diet!” Rates start at $175 per piece. To learn more, refer to their editor’s post and pitch form.

Comstock’s is a monthly business magazine in California’s Capital Region. They cover business, trends, and quality of life in Sacramento and the nine surrounding counties. They’re currently accepting pitches by freelance journalists: “Comstock's is looking for freelance journalists to contribute web stories in 2026. We cover all topics related to business in and around Sacramento, including economy, environment, entertainment, hospitality and more. If you have a Capital Region story you'd like to tell, check out the submission guidelines and submit a pitch to the editors.” They pay new writers a flat rate of $300 for web stories. To learn more, refer to their post and submission guidelines.

Contingent Magazine is a history magazine. They’re open for pitches for their mailbag column where they explain the nuts and bolts of historical work. These columns are roughly 400 to 500 words. The base pay is $150. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.

Trotters is launching in 2026 – and they need travel writers. The focus is on “interesting, funny, unusual writing, rather than hotel, museum and cocktail bar recommendations.” They will pay a flat fee of £200 per piece (800 to 1,500 words). If interested, email your pitches to gofortrotters@gmail.com. For more information, refer to this post.

This Magazine is a Canadian progressive magazine of politics, arts, and culture. They’re open for pitches for their annual Culture issue. If you have “a story about Canadian music, film, fashion, TV, media, art, literature, food, or online life, send it to editor@thismagazine.ca.” They only publish work by Canadian residents and pay $150-$300 for features and $60-$100 for columns. For more information, refer to their post and this page.

Business Insider covers business, personal finance, tech, lifestyle, politics, and more. Their associate editor is accepting freelance pitches. A few topics of interest:

“- Essays about your experiences traveling or moving

- Travel listicles, highlighting recommendations, mistakes you've made, etc.

- Essays about postgrad life

- Food/Recipe reviews + rankings

- Expert opinions on interior design + fashion”

Rates begin at $230 for 600 words. To learn more, refer to their associate editor’s post and this pitch form.

The Nonprofit Quarterly (NPQ) is a nonprofit print and digital magazine that educates the nonprofit sector through research-based articles and resources. They’re looking for submissions for their WE STOOD UP column: “We Stood Up offers workers, builders, & organizers the opportunity to share a first-person story from their work & world. If you would like to share a story about how you participated in organizing a more just workplace, please send your submission to NPQ.” They welcome submissions of approximately 500 words. Payment is $300 per accepted contribution. If interested, email your submissions to submissions@npqmag.org. For details, refer to their post and call for pitches.

Planetizen is “a fiercely independent platform that creates, curates, and amplifies stories and resources to inform planning and people passionate about planning.” They’re always seeking feature article pitches that offer an expert lens to the key planning issues of today. They offer professional writers a flat rate of $500 for a feature or career-related article. If interested, send your pitches to editor@planetizen.com. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.