Dear Writers,

Here’s our latest roundup of calls for writers — directly from editors.

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

FanSided is a network of fandom-focused sports, lifestyle, and entertainment websites. They are accepting pitches for their two feature series: FanSided Features and Fan Voices. Their rates start at $100-$150. If interested, email your pitches to freelance@fansided.com. To learn more, refer to their associate sports editor’s Twitter thread and their pitch guidelines.

Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder is Minnesota’s oldest black-owned newspaper. They cover news, business, health, culture, entertainment, and sports. They are seeking freelance writers. They pay $100 to $300 per story. If interested, send your pitches to submissions@spokesman-recorder.com. To learn more, refer to this Tweet and their submission guidelines.

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, helps “vaccinate half the world’s children against deadly and debilitating diseases.” Their consulting editor is seeking short feature pitches from India around the theme of “vaccines work.” Rate is $500 USD/piece. If interested, send your pitches to kabir89@gmail.com. To learn more, refer to their consulting editor’s Tweet. To contact them, refer to this page.

Chatelaine is a Canadian women’s magazine that covers food, health, and style. Their deputy editor, features has tweeted: “Looking for stories on: justice, politics, health, environment and culture, as relevant to 30+ Canadian women. Feature pitches especially appreciated!” “I’m always interested in thoughtful, less obvious Canadian politics stories, any stories of queer and trans joy, and alternative justice stories.” They pay $1 CAD per word for print and $300-$800 for online stories. Send your pitches to erica.lenti@stjoseph.com. Read their editor’s Twitter thread here and their writers guidelines here.

Fabulous Magazine by The Sun is a women’s magazine that covers fashion, beauty, health, fitness, diet, travel, real life stories, and more. Their deputy features editor is seeking really strong, UK exclusive real-life stories with great pictures for their Life Story page. They will pay £350 for 1,000 words. Pitches should be sent to rosie.gizauskas@fabulousmag.co.uk. To read their editor’s Tweet, click here. To read Fabulous Magazine, click here.

Bustle UK is a lifestyle, fashion, and entertainment website for young women. Their senior editor has tweeted, “UK-based writers (news, entertainment, lifestyle, social issues, beauty). I’m adding to my freelancer pool for future digital commissions at Bustle UK.” According to one payment report, they paid £120 for a 900-word feature. To read their senior editor’s Tweet, click here. To visit their website, click here.

RIZE Entertainment covers “the thoughts, feelings, traditions, and beliefs birthed from each branch of art, entertainment, and culture.” They are seeking PNW based freelance writers of color. Their rates begin at $200. For more information, refer to their Tweet and this page.

Android Central is a source for information on Android devices. They are expanding their news team and are looking for “U.S. (or North America)-based freelance writers who are passionate about all things Google and Android.” They pay $20 to $50 for news, $30 for deals, $40 to $140 for help & how-to content, $120 to $500+ for editorial content, $100 for product / game previews, $120 to $500 for product / game reviews, and $70 to $350 for buyer’s guides. To learn more, refer to their editor-in-chief’s Tweet, this page, and their pay scale.

New Scientist is a weekly science and technology magazine. Their comment page editor is seeking ideas for opinion pieces from science writers/scientists/academics. According to payment reports, they pay 50p per word. If interested, email sarah.phillips@newscientist.com. To read their editor’s Tweet, click here. To read their guide for freelancers, click here.

Economic Hardship Reporting Project (EHRP) is a nonprofit organization that produces compelling journalism about income inequality and poverty in America. They are seeking story pitches from freelance housing reporters. Some topics that they especially want to examine are: the eviction crisis, foreclosure, and tenant protections. They pay about $1 per word. For details, refer to their Twitter thread and submissions page.

Reader’s Digest is a general interest family magazine. They are looking for funny stories. They pay $100 for true funny stories (200 words max) published in their print edition. Work, military especially welcome. They pay $25 for jokes, gags, or funny quotes. For details, refer to this Tweet and this page.

The Texas Faculty Association (TFA) is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to protecting “the rights of higher education faculty and support staff.” They are accepting freelance submissions (400-600 words) from both TFA members and non-members. The requested topics are: “administrative bloat at Texas colleges/universities in the past 5-10 years, the great disengagement of higher ed (may include mental health or Covid), higher ed faculty organizing efforts in states with no collective bargaining, & issues facing contingent faculty.” Rate is $200 per article. To learn more, refer to their Tweet. To contact them, refer to this page.

Deadline: March 15th, 2022

HowStuffWorks is an infotainment website. They are seeking “a few good freelance writers to explain the world around us, pitch stories and break them down simply for all of us wading thru the headlines.” To learn more, refer to their editor’s Tweet and this page. According to a previous Tweet (which has now been deleted) by this editor, they pay $85 to $200 per piece.

Well+Good covers fitness, cutting-edge nutrition, natural beauty, travel, and more. They are “soliciting pitches for a package that examines what ‘feminism’, ‘womanhood’, and ‘women’s history’ means to you in 2022—be that good, bad, or complicated.” They want personal takes on these topics/terms. Rates begin at $300. Send your pitches to alexis.berger@wellandgood.com. To learn more, read their executive editor’s Twitter thread and their pitching guidelines.

Deadline: February 22nd, 2022

Advanced Science News is a website by Wiley that covers the latest science news. They are seeking a freelance writer who will be responsible for pitching, researching, and writing weekly news articles as well as other feature-length content that covers new developments in the scientific community. Base rate is €175 per article. For details, refer to their Tweet and this page.

The Mujerista is a publication that empowers the voices of Latinas. They are currently seeking Latina journos/writers in these spaces: fashion and beauty; music; food; and wellness. They will pay $150 per 500 words. If interested, email marivette@themujerista.com. To learn more, refer to their Twitter thread. To contact them, refer to this page.

Hakai Magazine is an online magazine that explores “science, society, and the environment from a coastal perspective.” Their news editor has tweeted, “With the new year, I’m hoping to work on more news features—1,500 to 2,000 word features with a newsy hook, or, put another way, news stories with more space and breadth for color and insight, history and nuance.” They will pay CAN $1.30 per word for these stories. To learn more, refer to their news editor’s Twitter thread and their submission guidelines.

USA Today is a news and information media company. Their personal finance and markets reporter is looking for pitches. According to payment reports, they pay $0.50 to $1.00 per word. If interested, send your pitches to ebuchwald@gannett.com. To read their reporter’s Twitter thread, click here. To visit their website, click here.

Popsugar Australia’s gaming vertical “taps into games as a form of social escapism, self-care, and sense of community.” They are currently seeking feature article pitches for a special project about accessibility in games. They want to “celebrate the ways games are becoming more accessible for players, interrogate the reasons some games are still failing their players, and publish people with disability who are gamers.” They will pay between $250 and $500 AUD per submission. If interested, email your pitches to ayoung@valmorgan.com.au. To learn more, refer to this Tweet.

Polygon is Vox Media’s gaming website. Their senior culture editor is seeking “culture, trend, internet, and/or fandom analysis stories (not reviews)” about Euphoria, Genshin Impact, Pokemon Arceus, and Five Nights at Freddy’s. She also continues to “be interested in culture stories anchored to upcoming releases, along with tiktok virality and subculture, and popular/storied fan projects and mods (for example, stardew valley expanded mod).” For reporting and critical analysis, their rates start at $300. Pitches should be sent to nicole.clark@polygon.com. To learn more, read their senior culture editor’s Twitter thread and their pitching guidelines.

Inverse covers science, innovation, entertainment, gaming, and the mind and body. Their senior gaming editor has tweeted, “Love is in the air! I’m looking for pitches for a spring special issue called Love Games, focusing on the most memorable romances, thirst traps, unsinkable ships, and sexy mods in video games.” Rate starts at $150 per blog/listicle/essay, $300+ per interview, and $500+ per longform feature/oral history with multiple sources. If interested, send your pitches to jen@inverse.com. To learn more, refer to their senior gaming editor’s Twitter thread. To contact them, refer to this page.

Liberal Currents is a publication that is dedicated to the “defense of liberal ideals.” They are looking for pitches. Their founder and editor-in-chief has tweeted: “Would love in particular to see something from a writer with expertise on foreign policy, really wrestling with the question of what a truly liberal foreign policy would entail.” They are seeking pitches on other topics as well. Rate is $75 per piece. Pitches should be sent to writers@liberalcurrents.com. Read their founder and editor-in-chief’s Twitter thread here and learn more about them here.

International Journalists’ Network (IJNet) offers the latest tips, training opportunities, trends, and tools for professional and emerging journalists around the world. They have tweeted, “Do you know of a journalism tool, app or resource that we haven’t covered? A media innovator who has a fascinating story to tell? We’re always accepting new pitches from writers around the world.” They pay $200 per article. For details, refer to their Tweet and this page.

Headway is The New York Times’ new section that explores “the world’s challenges through the lens of progress.” They are looking for stories: “special call for journos to revisit stories about change makers you’ve previously reported.” They are seeking 3 types of stories: cover stories (4,000-7,000 words); visual and interactive stories; and supporting pieces (500-1,500 words). For supporting pieces, they are looking for ideas around: waste and circularity; alleviating poverty; and past, present, and future of plastics. Rate is $1 to $2 per word. To learn more, refer to this Tweet and this pitching guide.

Deadline: February 24th, 2022

JSTOR Daily is JSTOR’s digital magazine that provides scholarly context to news and current affairs. They are actively accepting feature pitches for their American Prison Newspapers collection. The collection contains “centuries of digitized newspapers produced by and for incarcerated people.” Features can be “based on things mentioned in the archive explicitly, implicitly, or something that may be inferred.” Rate is $400 to $500 for full-length well researched features. For more information, refer to their editor’s Tweet and this page.

CafeMom is a website for mothers and mothers-to-be. Their managing editor is looking for any mom writers who want to explain NFTs. They usually pay $75 for 500 words but the rate for this piece might be negotiable. It will be due in March. Interested writers should email laurgor510@gmail.com. Read their managing editor’s Tweet here and contact them here.

Anime Herald is a website that offers news, reviews, interviews, and commentary on anime and anime fandom. They are seeking articles, particularly those that fit in their Interest category. They pay $50 per article (1,000-2,000 words). Read their Tweet here and Interest section here. Read their contributor guidelines here and submit your pitch here.