Dear Writers,

Here’s our latest roundup of calls for writers — directly from editors, covering a wide variety of themes and topics.

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.

The Daily Dot is a website that covers internet culture and life online. They are looking for pitches “at the intersection of internet culture/sports/race” for their Presser project. They will pay around $450+ per piece (800 to 1,200 words and 1 to 3 sources). Pitches should be sent to ramon@dailydot.com. To learn more, refer to their news director’s Tweet and their Presser project.

Shape Magazine is a source for health, fitness, beauty, fashion, and celebrity news. Their news editor is seeking freelance writers who can take on timely news assignments. Experience/credentials in health/wellness will be a plus, but not required. Pay starts at $150. There is no deadline for writers to reach out. Email christie.calucchia@dotdashmdp.com for more information. Read their news editor’s Twitter thread here. Learn more about them here.

Every is “a bundle of business focused newsletters.” They write analysis and commentary, and they write from the practitioner’s perspective. Their newly appointed Editorial Lead is accepting pitches. They generally pay around $500 per piece. To learn more, refer to this Twitter thread and their ‘about us’ page.

Elite Daily is an online news platform for millennials. They are seeking “essay pitches from LGBTQ+ writers about how they navigated traveling to places (U.S. OR international) hostile to gay rights.” Pay starts at $250. If interested, email your pitches to lara.walsh@bustle.com. To learn more, refer to their associate experiences editor’s Twitter thread and their website.

Digital Spy is the United Kingdom’s biggest TV and movies site. Their acting TV editor is always seeking “TV pitches that explain or shed new light on timely/upcoming shows.” He is especially keen to expand their anime and k-drama coverage. According to payment reports, they pay £70 to £90 for comment pieces (about 700 words). If interested, email dopie@digitalspy.co.uk. Read their acting TV editor’s Twitter thread here and their pitch guide here.

Scan Magazine is a London-based magazine that promotes Brand Scandinavia. They are hiring Finnish-speaking freelance writers who are interested in Nordic culture and business. The writers should have strong written English. Rates are £45 for half page (250 words), £50 for full page (400 words), £100 for 2 or 3 pages (800 words), £140 for 4 pages (900 words), and £150 for cover features. If interested, email lena.hunter@scanmagazine.co.uk. To learn more, refer to their executive editor’s Twitter thread. To contact them, refer to this page.

The Sun is Britain’s largest newspaper. Their Head of Consumer is always looking to commission and accept pitches from personal finance/money freelancers. They are also seeking writers for SunSavers. According to payment reports, they pay £250 to £500 per feature. To read their Head of Consumer’s Tweet, click here. To visit their website, click here.

Decaturish.com is a website that provides news about Decatur and its neighboring communities. They are looking for a writer to cover Stone Mountain City Council. They will pay $100/article. If interested, get in touch with them at editor@decaturish.com. To learn more, refer to this Tweet and their ‘about’ page.

Bustle is a lifestyle, fashion, and entertainment website for young women. Their senior fashion editor is “looking for a writer to review a chest binder.” Rate is $300. If interested, DM their editor as soon as possible on Twitter. Read their editor’s Tweet here and their pitch guide here.

Anime Herald is a website that offers news, reviews, interviews, and commentary on anime and anime fandom. They are always looking for articles. They encourage writers to aim for word count of 1,000 to 2,000 words. They pay $50 per article. To learn more, refer to their Tweet, contributor guidelines, and pitch form.

CNET is a website that provides the latest tech news, reviews, price comparisons, how-tos, and more. Their commerce team is seeking a shopping-focused writer who has a minimum of 20 hours per week available to help them build something cool. Rate is $35 per hour. The position is remote. Interested writers should send their resumes to rholly@redventures.com. For details, refer to this Tweet. To learn more about them, refer to this page.

Nurall is a tech startup that guides professional remote workers to explore worldwide neighborhoods. Their managing editor is looking for “local experts to write destination guides for Berlin, Madeira, and Medellin.” “This project is for nurall.co targeting professional remote workers, so knowledge of coworking spaces is a plus!” Rate is $400 per 2,000-word guide. Send your clips to jamie@nurall.co. To read their managing editor’s Twitter thread, click here. To visit their website, click here.

Gizmodo is a tech and science website. Lifehacker is a website that offers life hacks and productivity tips. They are seeking freelance writers: “I’ve recently taken on media partnerships with Lifehacker and Gizmodo and I’m looking for freelance writers to do 1-2 SEO-driven sleep/fitness product reviews + roundups a week.” They will offer a flat rate of $400 to $500.  If interested, email taylyn.washington-harmon@pillarfour.com. To learn more, refer to this Tweet. To visit their websites, click here and here.

Parents.com helps parents raise happy, healthy kids. They are seeking pitches for Kindred by Parents.com. Kindred focuses on “the Black family, not just parenting and parents.” They are seeking “original reporting, fresh ideas, and Blackity Black perspectives.” They don’t want non-reported straight essays, they only want “essays that take a personal narrative and use it to put a lens on a wider issue or topic.” They pay around $250 for reported essays, entertainment roundups, and how-tos/explainers/guides and $400 for reported features. Send your pitches to kelly.glass@dotdashmdp.com. To learn more, refer to their executive editor’s Twitter thread and their website.

Insider is a global news publication. Their features & global news correspondents editor is looking for pitches for stories. Their feature rates start at $1 per word. If interested, email your pitches to ehonan@insider.com. To learn more, refer to their editor’s Twitter thread. To contact them, refer to this page.

Greater Greater Washington is a nonprofit organization that is “devoted to improving the vitality of Washington, DC and the walkable cities and neighborhoods in the Washington metropolitan area.” They are seeking journalists and opinion writers to write about urbanism. They want “reported features, opinion columns, Q&As, historical pieces, news articles, and briefs that explain the issues, conflicts, changes, and challenges that are happening in the region right now.” They pay $300 for pieces of 500 to 1,000 words and $150 for short informative news briefs of 250 to 450 words. For details, read this Twitter thread and their pitch guidelines.

Popular Mechanics is a source for tech, science, math, aerospace, military, and auto news. They are seeking “a regular contributor to write about all things physics.” The contributor will work with their deputy editor on a few pieces at first. If they are a good fit, they will start working on about 4 assignments per month. Rate is $400 for short pieces (around 600 words) and $1/word for more deeply reported pieces (up to 800 words). If interested, send your samples and pitches to courtney.linder@hearst.com. Read their deputy editor’s Twitter thread here. Learn more about them here.

Mic is a digital news company that caters to millennials. They are always accepting freelance pitches. The pitches should fit into these areas: culture, impact, life, and identity. Their features are usually 1,200 to 2,500 words. Rates start at $400 for short essays and $0.50/word for reported features. For more information, refer to their editor’s Twitter thread and their features pitch guide.

Polygon is Vox Media’s gaming website. They are seeking “pitches related to MINIONS and their weird place in culture.” They are “ideally searching for short, snappy, fun pieces that dive into weird observations.” They pay $200 per opinion essay (about 1,200 words). To learn more, refer to this Twitter thread and their pitching guidelines.

Real Life is “a magazine about living with technology.” They are always seeking “pitches about technology, media, and everyday life.” Rate is $800 for longer features of 1,500+ words and $500 for shorter ones of around 1,000 words. Email your pitches to contribute@reallifemag.com. To learn more, refer to their Tweet and this page.

The editor of Insider’s business division is looking for story pitches on virtual assistants, AirBnB, “people who’ve learned how to make money doing very everyday things”, “advice from authoritative experts on everyday topics that help readers”, and “how entrepreneurs use different digital platforms to get ahead.” He is “also still keen on interviews with people in the superyacht industry.” Rates begin at £250 for personal essays and £270 for single interviews. To learn more, refer to this Twitter thread and this page.

New Scientist is a weekly science and technology magazine. They are accepting freelance pitches for science and technology news stories for their New York bureau (the pitches don’t have to be about New York). They want pitches for both print and online. Word count will be around 300 to 500 words. Rates will start at $1/word. If interested, send your pitches to timothy.revell@newscientist.com. For more information, read their deputy US editor’s Twitter thread and their guide for freelancers.

Unbias the News is an all-women feminist newsroom. Their editor-in-chief has tweeted, “I’m looking for feminist takes from Poland or Hungary on the news out of the US (you know which news). Got an idea? Shoot me a pitch.” Rate is €250 for op-eds. Email your pitches to pitch@unbiasthenews.org. Read their editor-in-chief’s Tweet here. Learn more about them here.

Black by God (BBG) is a storytelling organization that elevates Black voices from West Virginia. They are looking for freelance journalists (of all levels of experience) for their Juneteenth Issue. Rate: $100. If interested, email crystal@blackbygod.org. To learn more, refer to this Tweet and their website.

TransLash tells “trans stories to save trans lives.” They are seeking stories on trans and gender nonconforming joy: “What lights you up? Brings you pleasure? Makes you feel loved? We want to know what puts a smile on your face.” Word count: 750 to 1,000 words. Rate: $350. Send your pitches to gabrielle@translash.org. For more information, read their managing editor’s Tweet.

Texas Co-op Power Magazine is a monthly magazine by Texas Electric Cooperatives. They publish stories about Texas history, culture, food, travel, and destinations, with particular interest in areas served by the electric cooperatives. They are looking for “feature story pitches from Texas-based writers about small-town and rural Texas.” Pay is $1 per word. Send your pitches to cburrows@texas-ec.org. To learn more, refer to their editor’s Tweet and this page.

Nurall is a tech startup that guides professional remote workers to explore worldwide neighborhoods. They are “always looking for how-to stories about digital nomad life, but right now are particularly looking for writers who can talk about packing and taxes.” Rate starts at $100 for about 500 words. If interested, email your pitches to jamie@nurall.co. To learn more, refer to their managing editor’s Twitter thread and this page.

The Monitor is a bimonthly policy and current affairs magazine by CCPA (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives). They are accepting pitches for their September/October issue which will explore how real estate investment trusts (REITs) have reshaped the rental market of Canada. They are seeking features, investigative journalism, illustrations, and book reviews rooted in an intersectional analysis (750 to 1,500 words). They pay $300 for 750 words and $500 for 1,450 words. They pay up to $800 for features. They encourage pitches from marginalized writers. For more information, refer to this Tweet and their call for pitches.

Deadline: June 15th, 2022

Rolling Stone is a magazine and website that covers politics, music, and pop culture. Their politics editor has tweeted, “If you’ve uncovering politics news that the public doesn’t know about but should, send me a pitch!” They pay $0.25 to $1.00 per word. Pitches should be sent to preis@rollingstone.com. Read their politics editor’s Twitter thread here. Contact them here.

Frenshe is a health and wellness platform by Ashley Tisdale. Their editor is seeking wellness + beauty pitches. Pay starts at $100. To read their editor’s Tweet, click here. To visit their website, click here.

Polygon is Vox Media’s gaming website. Their film/streaming editor is seeking thoughtful opinion essay pitches “about your hopes for the Star Wars franchise.” They pay $200 per opinion essay (about 1,200 words). For details, read their film/streaming editor’s Tweet and their pitching guidelines.

Chegg is a learning platform for students. Their editor is seeking “explainers, interviews, and features on health, wellness, money, and life skills for college students and young people.” Pay starts at $350. If interested, email your pitches to jgray@chegg.com. Read their editor’s Twitter thread here. Learn more about them here.

Bob Vila is a source for information on home improvement, home renovation, and home repair. They are seeking buying guide freelancers with “expertise in cleaning, pools, tools, woodworking, generators, HVAC, smart home, residential construction, real estate, plants, & landscaping.” Rate is $250-$600+. If interested, email stephanie.cronk@recurrent.io. To learn more, refer to this Tweet. To contact them, refer to this page.