Dear Writers,

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

Before contacting any of these publications, please carefully study their website, as well as their call for pitches, and make sure that you are sending a highly relevant pitch. If you’re relatively new to pitching, or want to improve your pitching ability, please watch this free lecture.

— Jacob Jans

PS: Thanks to Fatima Saif for contributing to this article.

Inspire the Mind is a mental health blog. They are greatly concerned for Afghan women and are commissioning pieces on the current Afghan situation. According to a now deleted Tweet by one of their editors, they pay £85 for 700 words. To learn more, refer to this Twitter thread. To contact them, refer to this page.

Greenpeace is “a movement of people campaigning and taking direct action to protect the environment and promote peace.” They are seeking powerful stories about environmental justice. They are especially seeking stories from groups who have been historically excluded by the mainstream environmental movement. Their base rate is £350 per article (800 to 1,200 words and 1 to 2 interviews). Email your pitches to pitches.uk@greenpeace.org. For details, read their Tweet and pitching guidelines.

Opportunity to Write about the Metaverse: “Please send me your pitches for stories about the Metaverse. Ariana in Fortnite. Burberry partnering with Blankos. Roblox handbags selling for more than real life handbags.” Rate is about £140 to £230. Pitches should be sent to kate@talenthouse.com. For more information, refer to this Tweet.

Healthline is a health information website. They are looking for “pitches from writers living with a chronic condition for an article about sustainability and making the environmental movement inclusive.” Rates start at $200 to $250. If interested, send your pitches to ehills@healthline.com. For details, refer to their associate editor’s Tweet. To learn more about them, refer to this page.

Paranting is a lifestyle magazine for parents. Their editor has posted 3 pitch calls on Twitter:

• “I’m looking for someone to write about the human relationship with alcohol, exploring the science behind addiction as well as the Socio-Econo influences.” Read the Tweet here.

• “I’m looking for someone to write an explainer for Paranting on the 2021 summer wildfires, including those in Siberia.” Read the Tweet here.

• “I’m looking for someone to write about what has happened in Afghanistan for Paranting. Identities will be protected where necessary.” Read the Tweet here.

Writers will be paid 25p per word. Deadline for final pieces is early September. If interested, email your pitches to parantingmagazinepitches@gmail.com. To contact them, refer to this page.

Reviewed (a division of USA Today) is a website that publishes lab-tested reviews on consumer electronics e.g. refrigerators, vacuums, televisions, laptops, smartphones, and more. Their accessibility editor has tweeted, “Hey, freelancer! Are you caregiving for an aging parent or loved one? Are there some products/services you’ve found helpful and would like to review? Pitch me!” Rate is $250+ depending on the effort required. Some pieces will pay much more. Send your pitches to skovac@reviewed.com. To learn more, refer to their editor’s Tweet and their accessibility section.

Junkee is an Australian pop culture website that covers TV, film, music, gaming, technology, politics, web stuff, and more. Their editor has tweeted, “I’m on the hunt for pitches for Junkee & Music Junkee. TV/film/music/social commentary/anything else. Would love to bring on a heap of new writers for the site, so please fling this far and wide.” They pay $200 per article (800 to 1,000 words). Email your pitches to jules@junkeemedia.com. Read their editor’s Twitter thread here and learn more about them here.

Elephant is a magazine about contemporary art and visual culture. They are accepting pitches for “This Artwork Changed My Life series, in which writers explore works of art that had a significant or transformative impact on them.” They pay £100 to £200 per piece. Send your pitches to l.benson@elephant.art. To learn more, refer to their deputy editor’s Twitter thread and this page.

Opportunity for Music Writers: “Personal news: I’m now an editor-in-chief for a very exciting new magazine.” “I need music writers.” If interested, send your best work, favorite meme, favorite playlist, and some background on your writing to thandibeverlyt@googlemail.com. Rate is around £30 to £70. To learn more, refer to this Twitter thread.

Healthline is a health information website. They are looking for writers living with Psoriatic Arthritis, MS, Breast Cancer, IBD, migraine, type 2 diabetes, and Rheumatoid Arthritis. They will pay $200 to $250 per article. Pitches should be sent to ehills@healthline.com. Read their associate editor’s Tweet here and learn more about them here.

Mic is a digital news company that caters to millennials. They chronicle “our generation’s most compelling stories at the intersection of culture, impact, and identity.” They are seeking pitches for their new collection of series:

• How I’d Fix It

• Our Space

• Hits Different

• Call Me By My Name

• Next to Normal

• Decolonize This!

Their rates start at $400 per essay (800 to 1,500 words). Pitches should be sent to features@mic.com. For details, refer to their editor’s Twitter thread and their pitching guide.

Lucid is “a fun, interactive way to read long-form nonfiction content on your phone in bite-sized visual sessions.” They are looking for new freelance writers who will summarize the key points of nonfiction books. Base pay: flat $300 for initial draft and $20/hour for revisions. For details, refer to this Tweet, this form, and their ‘about’ page.

Life & Thyme is a print magazine and website that specializes in culinary storytelling and food journalism. They are seeking pitches. They are “looking to dive into the inner workings of the restaurant industry—everything from ingredient sourcing to labor issues, immigration, unions, appropriation, kitchen culture and more.” They pay $200 to $400 for most stories. For more information, refer to this Tweet and this page.

Polygon is Vox Media’s gaming website. 2021 marks the 20th anniversary of The Lord of the Rings trilogy. In honor of the enduring classics, they are “exploring every aspect of Peter Jackson’s trilogy, from JRR Tolkien’s source material to the best scenes and moments, along with the continued influence of Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and Return of the King on modern pop culture.” They are accepting pitches for deep dives, reported features, and essays. Their rates start at $200. Email your pitches to lordoftherings@polygon.com. To learn more, refer to their entertainment editor’s Tweet and this page.

The New Arab is a news website covering the Middle East, North Africa and beyond. They have tweeted, “Do you have a story you feel needs to be told? A story of the criminal underworld, corrupt politicians or terrorism? We want to hear it.” According to one payment report, they paid $180 for a piece of around 800 to 1,000 words. Send your pitches to investigations-english@alaraby.co.uk. To learn more, refer to their Tweet. To contact them, refer to this page.

DAME Magazine offers reporting and analysis on politics, policy, science, culture, and more. They are looking for feature pitches. Their editor has tweeted, “We’re looking for human-centric, solutions-based stories, meaning we want pitches that feature real people addressing problems in their community + the context of how their narrative connects to the big issues we collectively face i.e. do pitch a story about a coastal community and its creative solution to extreme weather; don’t pitch an expert-heavy analysis of rising sea levels that leaves readers feeling helpless. Some topics we don’t get many pitches on but would like to publish: climate, disability rights, economy/poverty, infrastructure, off-beat, weird or quirky narratives that would surprise readers.” Rate is $300 to $500 per feature. If interested, send your pitches to clare@damemagazine.com or submit them here. To learn more, refer to their editor’s Twitter thread.

Unearth Women is a print and digital feminist travel magazine. They are seeking submissions for Feminist City Guides. These guides “spotlight female and minority-owned businesses, organizations helping local women, or historical monuments celebrating female figures.” They pay $100 to $200 for digital stories of 800 to 1,500 words, and $300 to $400 for print magazine stories of at least 1,500 words. If interested, email your pitches to unearthwomen@gmail.com. For details, read their Tweet and writer guidelines.

Anime Herald is a website that offers news, reviews, interviews, and commentary on anime and anime fandom. They are looking for articles, especially those that focus on the fandom and its history. They pay $50 per article (1,000-2,000 words). To learn more, refer to their Tweet and contributor guidelines. To submit your pitch, refer to this page.

SMITCH + Co. is “an independent femme-led zine covering the convergence of cultural studies and narrative experience.” They are accepting pitches for personal essays and articles ahead of their Fall launch. The theme is MEDIA + ADOLESCENCE. You should “reflect on the media you consumed as a younger person and how that has shaped your notions of gender, identity, race, sexuality, and relational dynamics between womxn.” They are accepting pitches from writers across experience-levels. They will pay $120 per article. To learn more, refer to this Tweet and their call for pitches. To submit your pitch, refer to this form.

Bustle is a lifestyle, fashion, and entertainment website for young women. Their deputy editor has tweeted, “Please pitch me your brilliant ideas on dating trends, relationship service stories, hot takes on TV romances, Q&As and profiles of sex-y people.” Rates start at $300. Writers should send their pitches to stephanie.talmadge@bustle.com. For details, refer to their editor’s Twitter thread and their pitch guide.

The Fence is a London-based independent quarterly magazine. They ship internationally but focus around life in the UK. They have tweeted, “We like insider investigations. We’re lucky to have a core of readers in culture, media, politics, sport, food and fashion but are always looking for exposes and explainers related to whatever complex world YOU know more about than us.” They usually pay £75 to £250 per piece (800 to 2,500 words). If interested, send your pitches to info@the-fence.com. For more information, read their Twitter thread and pitch guide.

Med-Surg Nurse Life Magazine is a lifestyle magazine (published 6 times a year) by the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN). They publish human interest stories, stories on nurses making a difference, profiles on innovators and leaders, product reviews, lists, etc. They are looking for freelance writers. They pay $50 to $350 per article. If interested, email msm@amsn.org. For details, refer to their Tweet, this page, and their writer’s guidelines.

100 Days in Appalachia is a news website that covers the Appalachian region. They are seeking voices and perspectives to help them narrate the true stories of Appalachia. Their rates start at $100. To learn more, read their Tweet and call for pitches.

Atlas Obscura is “the definitive guide to the world’s hidden wonders.” They are accepting freelance pitches. They are seeking great storytellers with “hidden and wondrous tales from places around the globe.” Their rates start at $300 and they usually pay around $0.50 per word. The majority of their commissioned articles are between 800 and 1,500 words. For more information, read their editor’s Tweet and their pitch guidelines.

Elite Daily is an online news platform for millennials. They are looking for pitches for their Más Que Suficiente series. Their “theme for this year’s Latinx heritage month is ~*coming of age*~, whatever that means to you!” If interested, you can send your essay or reported story pitches to melanie.mignucci@bustle.com. They are especially interested in pitches from immigrant, BIPOC, and LGBTQ+ writers. Rates start at $250. To learn more, refer to their editor’s Twitter thread and the Más Que Suficiente series.

Matador Network is the largest independent travel publisher in the world. Their editor has tweeted, “I’m looking for indigenous writers to pitch me stories pegged to RESERVATION DOGS; pitches should have a strong sense of place (ie how Oklahoma is represented in the show).” They will pay $150. Pitches should be sent to elisabeth@matadornetwork.com. Read their editor’s Twitter thread here. Learn more about them here.

Popular Science is a science and technology magazine. They are seeking a freelance writer for their technology section. The freelance writer will contribute multiple short news pieces per week. They have not mentioned the rates for this opportunity but according to a previous Tweet by their executive editor, they pay around $1.00/word for features for their digital editions and $0.50/word for web features. If interested, email rob@popsci.com. For details, read their technology editor’s Tweet and their writers’ guidelines.

What’s Next Magazine is an online magazine and newsletter that publishes solutions journalism stories regarding alternatives to policing. They are looking for story pitches. They pay $0.10 per word for pieces of 1,000 to 1,200 words. Pitches should be emailed to editor.whatsnext@gmail.com. To learn more, refer to their Tweet and this page.