Dear Writers,

Here’s out 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

Thanks to Fatima Saif for compiling this list

Apartment Therapy is a home and decor website that features DIY how-to’s, design lessons, expert advice, and shopping guides for creating beautiful homes. They are always looking for fresh ideas and perspectives. They have the following verticals: Home Projects, Lifestyle, News & Culture, Organize & Clean, Real Estate, Style, and Tours. The rates for each vertical are different. For Style vertical, they pay $100 to $500 per assignment. For details, read their Tweet and pitch guide.

Insider’s editor of lifestyle/entertainment is seeking “writers who live in/grew up in Aspen, Las Vegas, Nashville, Orlando, Savannah, & Hawaii.” She is looking to “commission some pieces debunking some popular tourist assumptions/sharing surprising things about living in these popular spots.” Rates begin at $140. If interested, DM their editor on Twitter. Read their editor’s Tweet here and contact them here.

Insider is a general interest website. They have made a pitching guide for their digital culture section. The pitching guide says: “If you have a story about how the internet is affecting our lives, or about fascinating goings-on in the digital world, it might be one for us.” They are “open to pitches from and about anywhere in the world.” They offer at least £150 for straightforward, minimum reporting news pieces of less than 600 words. If interested, send your pitches to sbergman@insider.com. To read their digital culture editor’s Twitter thread, click here. To download the pitching guide for their digital culture section, click here.

The Washington Post’s Opinions Section is “seeking diverse perspectives on ALL kinds of topics in February & the other 11 months of the year.” They usually pay $400 for 800 words. If interested, send your pitches to oped@washpost.com. To learn more, refer to this Tweet and their opinions section.

Polygon is Vox Media’s gaming website. Their tabletop editor is seeking pitches for Magic: The Gathering and all other tabletop games. They pay $150 to $300 per piece. If interested, send your pitches to charlie@polygon.com. Read their tabletop editor’s Twitter thread here and their pitching guidelines here.

Time Out New York covers the best events, festivals, music, film, culture, art, dining, and more in New York City. They are on the lookout for freelance travel writers in the US for lots of new projects. They pay about $0.25 per word. If interested, get in touch with them at alex.plim@timeout.com. Read their Tweet here and view their website here.

The Varsity is The University of Toronto’s Student Newspaper. For their Black History Month issue, they are seeking “op-eds, personal reflections, community profiles, and other content that speaks to the diverse Black student community experiences at U of T.” They will pay $150 for feature articles (2,000 words) and $75 for other articles (600-800 words). Send your pitches to editor@thevarsity.ca. Read their Twitter thread here and contact them here.

Deadline: February 6th, 2022

Knock LA is a community journalism project that is committed to telling the real story of Los Angeles. They are seeking pitches from journalists in Los Angeles. Their baseline rate is “$125 to $200 for longform reporting, deep dives, and investigative essays (>1200 words).” They are also seeking shorter, breaking news pitches. Their baseline rates are $75 for 500 words or less and $100 for 600 to 1,000 words. Pitches should be sent to pitches@knock.la. For details, refer to their Twitter thread and this page.

New Scientist is a weekly science and technology magazine. Their head of features is looking to broaden their pool of neuroscience/brain/mind/mental health writers so she is open to pitches. They pay around £1,200 per feature. Read their head of features’ Twitter thread here and their guide for freelancers here.

Elite Daily is an online news platform for millennials. They are “now accepting pitches for thoughtful and timely essays/reported pieces/reactions on TV shows, movies, songs, albums, celebs, entertainment trends, and influencers making an impression on you/Gen Z.” They are generally not seeking roundups or watchlists. Their rates begin at $250. To learn more, refer to this Twitter thread. To visit their website, refer to this page.

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

Globe Magazine is Boston Globe’s weekly magazine. They inform, entertain, and inspire readers in New England and the rest of the world. Their newly appointed editor has tweeted, “Please send pitches, story ideas, and recommendations for your favorite New England writers.” They usually pay $1 per word for features. If interested, email your pitches to annalisa.quinn@globe.com. To read their editor’s Twitter thread, click here. To visit their website, click here.

Oar Health is a new platform that offers “support and education for people living with an alcohol use disorder (AUD).” Their content director is open for pitches for personal essays, opinion pieces, and guides or resources about “alcohol use disorders, especially from the lens of lived experience.” Rate is $350 to $500 per piece. To learn more, refer to their content director’s Twitter thread and this form.

The Appeal is “a worker-led nonprofit newsroom dedicated to exposing how the U.S. criminal legal system fails to keep people safe and, instead, perpetuates harm.” They are looking for 2 freelance writers to each contribute 1 newsletter a month. The newsletter features reported commentary (800 words) on the criminal legal system. Rate is $1 per word. The position is remote. For more information, refer to their Twitter thread and this page.

Opportunity to Write Neighborhood Guides for Mexico City, Honolulu, and Lisbon: “I’m seeking local experts to write neighborhood guides for Mexico City, Honolulu, and Lisbon. This project is for the launch of a new startup targeting professional remote workers, so knowledge of coworking spaces is a plus!” Budget is $400 for a 2,000-word guide. If interested, send your clips to jamieditaranto@gmail.com. There is no deadline to contact them. For details, refer to this Twitter thread.

Eater Houston (a part of the Eater network of sites) is a local news site that reports on the drinking and dining scene in Houston. They are looking for photographers and freelance writers who are interested in Houston’s food and dining scene. For writers, the base rate is $100+ and for photographers, the base rate is $200. If interested, email brittany.britto@eater.com. To learn more, refer to their editor’s Twitter thread. To contact them, refer to this page.

Remezcla is an independent media brand that covers emerging Latin music, entertainment, and culture. Their trending news editor has tweeted, “Looking to add to my freelance pool in 2022 as the trending news editor (culture, movies, TV).”  They are looking for Latinx/e/a/o writers. Rates will start at $50 for daily short news pieces and $100+ for editorials/lists. If interested, DM their editor on Twitter or email lyra@remezcla.com. Read their editor’s Tweet here and contact them here.

SKI magazine, published 4 times a year, covers ski resorts, instructions, trends, gear, athletes, and more. Their editor-in-chief would “love to assign some stories from Black writers about their ski experience and/or skiing in general for Black History Month.” They will pay around $500 for this piece. To read their editor-in-chief’s Tweet, click here. To visit their website, click here.

Vulture is an entertainment news website for the culturally obsessed. Their TV recaps editor is seeking culture writers to assign recaps for the following series:  Snowfall Season 5, Atlanta Season 3, Bridgerton Season 2, Pachinko, and Moon Knight. He is looking to assign the pieces before these series premiere. Rate is $150 to $200 per recap/episode. Email your pitches and clips to nicolas.juarez@voxmedia.com. To read their TV recaps editor’s Tweet, click here. To visit their website, click here.

The Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism offers business journalism training to journalists. They’re looking for freelance business journalists for businessjournalism.org. They want the freelancers to “pitch and develop feature articles that are tied to the latest happenings in the news cycle and include tips, career advice, and/or other resources for fellow business writers to improve their reporting.” Some of the topics they’re specifically looking for are:

“-Story angles for covering business topics

-Tips and story ideas on localizing stories to local communities

-Career advice for students and new journalists

-Freelancing advice

-Financial literacy for readers”

They will pay $500 per piece (around 500 words with at least 1 illustration/photo). For details, refer to their Tweet and this page.

Ladies Who Leverage Magazine is “a global women’s community of empowered women who leverage their expertise, resources, and relationships to build their business, brand, and badassery.” They are looking for pitches for the April issue of their digital magazine. The theme is Momentum. They want “stories that cater to the female entrepreneur, fusing business with lifestyle.” They will pay $150. Send your pitches to editor@ladieswholeverage.com. For more information, read this Tweet and their call for pitches.

Deadline: February 15th, 2022

Atlas Obscura is a guide to the hidden wonders of the world. Gastro Obscura is their food/drink vertical. Atlas Obscura and Gastro Obscura are seeking pitches for stories about “women on every continent who have changed the world—both in the past and in the present.” They are seeking these stories for Women’s History Month. They are particularly interested in hearing from women of color, LGBTQ community, and other underrepresented groups. Their rates start at $300 and they usually pay around $0.50 per word. The majority of their commissioned articles are 800-1,500 words. They pay a 25% kill fee. For details, read their editor’s Tweet and their pitch guide.

Deadline: February 2nd, 2022

Tom’s Guide is a website that covers all things consumer tech. Their auto editor is looking for freelancers who know about electric cars to help them grow their Automotive channel. They are especially looking for “people who can help cover news in the UK AM, but feature writers and interesting pitches are also welcome.” They pay $80 for a news story of 300+ words and around $300 for a feature of around 1,000 words. If you are interested in this opportunity, then email tom.pritchard@futurenet.com. Read their auto editor’s Twitter thread here and learn more about them here.

LondonWorld is a website that serves London with quality local journalism. They are “looking for Dataco accredited London-based football freelancers to work between Jan 31 and Feb 11, including the FA Cup fourth round weekend and midweek PL games.” They will pay £100 to £150 per shift. Interested freelancers should email ralph.blackburn@londonworld.com. To learn more, refer to their editor’s Tweet. To contact them, refer to this page.

Huck Magazine celebrates and explores “independent culture – people and movements that paddle against the flow.” Their editor is accepting pitches for their Spring-Summer issue and is looking for:

“- Emerging global subcultures

– The intersection between sport and activism

– Photo projects that demand to be seen

– Words of affirmation (please)”

They pay £130 and up for profiles/Q&As and £200 and up for reported features. If interested, email your pitches to niall@tcolondon.com. For details, read their editor’s Tweet and their submissions guidelines.

Healthline is a health information website. Their editor is looking to assign a story to someone with premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). Rate is $325. If interested, email mellee@redventures.com. Read their editor’s Twitter thread here. Learn more about them here.

Boulder Weekly is a newspaper that covers Boulder County’s news, entertainment, adventure, cuisine, and events. Their newly appointed senior editor is accepting freelance pitches. Their rates start at $0.10 per word. If interested, send your pitches to eathena@boulderweekly.com. Read their senior editor’s Twitter thread here and contact them here.

The Monitor is a bimonthly policy and current affairs magazine by CCPA (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives). They are looking for pitches: “What could the future of growth look like?  How do we evaluate degrowth, post-capitalist futures, nowtopias against feminist, disabled, and decolonial principles to ensure an equitable future? We want to hear from you.” They want features, investigative journalism, illustrations, and book reviews rooted in an intersectional analysis (700 to 1,500 words). They pay $300 for 750 words and $500 for up to 1,500 words. They pay up to $800 for features, and $200 for book reviews. For more information, refer to this Tweet and their call for pitches.

Deadline: February 20th, 2022

Economic Hardship Reporting Project (EHRP) is a nonprofit organization that produces compelling journalism about income inequality and poverty in America. They are seeking idea-driven features and op-eds with the theme “Re-envisioning Capitalism.” They want pitches that argue radical, possible economic shifts. They welcome scholars. For features, the rate is $1/word (up to 2,500 words). For op-eds, the rate is somewhat less. To learn more, refer to their executive director’s Tweet, their submission guidelines and tips for pitching.

Opportunity for Female Health/Science/Lifestyle writers: “Journo twitter, I’m looking to commission female health/science/lifestyle writers who are over 40.” Rate is £200 for 1,000 words. For details, refer to this Twitter thread.

Healthline is a health information website. Their editor has tweeted, “I’m seeking pitches from Black writers with eczema for a personal essay for Healthline that explains how mindfulness, stress reduction, and other mind-body strategies helped them manage their eczema.” Rate is $200 to $300. Word count is 600 to 1,000 words. Pitches should be sent to jonimsweet@gmail.com. To read their editor’s Twitter thread, click here. To learn more about them, click here.

Deadline: February 4th, 2022

SFGate covers news and entertainment from the Bay Area and beyond. Their culture editor wants to assign culture stories for February. He is looking for “hidden SF subcultures, new/old TV/movies with Bay Area ties, viral local trends, forgotten histories, tech industry stuff.” Rate is $150 to $300+. Their editor’s email is dan.gentile@sfgate.com. Read their editor’s Twitter thread here. Contact them here.

Black Femme Collective is a digital activist community and quarterly anthology that features creative nonfiction including memoirs, essays, reviews, interviews, op-eds, and articles by Black Queer Femmes. They welcome submissions from both emerging and established Black Queer Femme writers for their themed quarterly anthologies. They are currently accepting submissions for their Spring 2022 issue: Manifestation & Movement. Their editor has tweeted, “I’m looking for essays abt what it means to manifest in the middle of a panini! Tell me what movement means to you now that it’s been restricted. What’s on the horizon for queer Black femmes?” Rate is $150 to $300 per essay. If interested, DM their editor on Twitter or email hello@blackfemme.co. For details, refer to their editor’s Tweet and this page.