TheBody is Open to Pitches

TheBody is a resource for the HIV/AIDS community. Their senior editor is open to pitches. The editor hasn’t mentioned the rates in the post, but as per a previous post by this editor, rates begin at $400. To learn more, click here. To visit their website, click here.

Court Watch is Seeking Pitches on Federal Court Proceedings

Court Watch is “a roundup of all the most interesting federal court filings, from search warrants, indictments, to everything in between.” They want reporters to pitch them pieces (500-1,000 words) on federal court proceedings. They pay $300 per piece. For more information, refer to this post and this page.

Observer’s Arts and Culture Editor is Always Open to Pitches

Observer is a website about business, arts, and entertainment. Their arts and culture editor is always accepting pitches at artnews@observer.com. They’re not looking for TV/film reviews. They pay around $300 per piece. To read their arts and culture editor’s post, click here. To learn more about them, click here.

Anime Herald is Looking for Articles

Anime Herald is a website that offers news, reviews, interviews, and commentary on anime and anime fandom. They’re looking for articles, particularly those that would work in their Interest category. They pay $50 per article (around 1,000 to 2,000 words). To learn more, refer to their post, contributor guidelines, and pitch form.

Polyester is Seeking Pitches

Polyester is an intersectional feminist fashion and culture zine. They’re looking for pitches. They love “deep dives on internet pop culture and niche personal essays in particular.” They pay £50 for 1,000 words. Send your pitches to gina.tonic@polyesterzine.com. For more information, refer to this post and this page.

Stylist Magazine is Seeking Mental Health Stories from Women Writers

Stylist Magazine is a weekly magazine and a website for smart, successful, and sophisticated women. For Stylist’s Processing series, their deputy digital editor is seeking stories about mental health from women writers. The deputy digital editor hasn’t mentioned the rates in her post, but according to their entertainment editor, they pay £150 for 800 to 1,000 words. If interested, direct your pitches to ellen.scott@stylist.co.uk. To read their deputy digital editor’s post, click here. To read their general pitching guidelines, click here.

i-D is Seeking New Writers and Pitches

i-D is a fashion and style publication by Vice Media. Their editor has posted this on X: “I’m on the lookout for new writers and pitches for @i_D: ‘7 films about’ lists pegged to new releases or anniversaries; ‘How to get into….’ filmmakers; stuff about cinema and sex; odes to old art that young people should appreciate.” According to a previous post by this editor, they pay £150-£200 per piece. If interested, email your pitches to douglas.greenwood@i-d.co. To read their editor’s post, click here. To read their pitch guide, click here.

IJNet is Seeking Tips and Tricks that’ll Help Journalists

International Journalists’ Network (IJNet) offers the latest tips, training opportunities, trends, and tools for professional and emerging journalists. If you’re interested in sharing any tips and tricks that will help journalists globally, then get in touch with them. They pay $200 per article. Most of their freelancers work in English, but they can also work in Spanish, Portuguese or Russian. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.

The Mill is Looking for Stories from Manchester Journalists

The Mill is a digital newspaper about Greater Manchester. The newspaper is delivered every week via email to the readers. They’re looking for a few great stories from Manchester journalists to fill out their schedule in September and early October. They’re seeking scoopy pieces, long reads, and cultural stuff. As per their pitch guide, a lot of their stories are news features ranging from 700 to 1,400 words. They typically pay £150 for commissions. For more information, refer to this post and their pitching guide.

Columbus Underground is Looking for Freelancers

Columbus Underground is a Columbus-based online news publication. They’re looking for monthly freelancers to write 400 to 600-word featured articles on a range of topics. The topic categories include local beer series, burger series, cheap eats series, and local music series. Pay is $75 per article. To learn more, refer to their co-founder’s post and this page.

The Guardian is Always Open to Pitches for ‘Why I Quit’ Series

The Guardian is a British news and media website. Their deputy opinion editor is always open to pitches for their ‘why I quit’ opinion series. According to their freelance charter, they pay £361.36 per 1,000 words. Pitches should be sent to barbara.speed@theguardian.com. To read their deputy opinion editor’s post, click here. To view their ‘why I quit’ series, click here.

Scalawag is Accepting Pitches for Haints of the Black South Series

Scalawag is a Black-led, woman-run website and magazine dedicated to the American South. They’re accepting pitches for their Haints of the Black South series. They want to “explore the things that still haunt the South, both in a literal and figurative sense.” “Alongside regional stories of haints and hauntings—from Appalachian apparitions to Gullah Geechee Boo hags and other folklore—we are also seeking critical and personal essays, poetry, short fiction, photography, video, and other multimedia exploring personal, historical, and spatial hauntings connected to and within the Black South.” Pay is $500 to $1,200 depending on the type of submission. To learn more, refer to their post and form.

Deadline: September 28th, 2023

Prism is Looking for Pitches on the Lahaina Fire Aftermath

Prism is a BIPOC-led news outlet that covers voting rights, electoral justice, criminal justice, racial justice, workers’ rights, immigration, the environment, gender and LGBTQIA+ issues, and more. Their news editor is seeking pitches from Hawaii-based residents on the Lahaina fire aftermath. They pay $0.50 per word. To read their news editor’s post, click here. To learn more about them, click here.

InsideHook is Seeking Writers in Asheville and Denver

InsideHook is a luxury lifestyle guide for affluent and adventurous men. Their associate editor (travel) is seeking writers based in Asheville and Denver. As per a previous post by this editor, they pay $300 to $500. DM their editor on X for more details. To read their editor’s post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.

Metro.co.uk is Seeking Stories of Queer People of Color

Metro.co.uk covers news, lifestyle, health, food, sex, entertainment, sports, and more. They want to commission more stories of queer people of color. They want opinion and first person stories. Rates are £100 to £120 for 800 words. If interested, send your pitches to sharan.dhaliwal@metro.co.uk. To learn more, refer to this post and their website.

Hyphen is Commissioning Features about Muslims in the United Kingdom and Europe

Hyphen is “the young adult ministry of UPCI Youth Ministries.” Their assistant editor is looking to commission features about Muslims in the United Kingdom and Europe. Rate is 50p/word. If you’re a Muslim freelancer, then send your pitches to husna.rizvi@hyphenonline.com. To read their assistant editor’s post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.

Nike is Hiring a Product Copywriter

Nike is looking for a Product Copywriter for a 3 month contract. The selected applicant will be responsible for assisting in “the development and execution of seasonal and category marketing programs.” The applicant should preferably have 2 years of marketing experience. The job is remote. To learn more, refer to this page.

De Los – Los Angeles Times is Looking for Reported Stories

De Los – Los Angeles Times explores “Latinos and Latinidad with stories on culture and identity.” They’re seeking pitches for reported stories. They pay $450 for lightly reported pieces and $750 for much more deeply reported pieces. If interested, email your pitches to delos@latimes.com. To learn more, refer to this post and their website.

Junei is Seeking Personal Money Stories from UK Journalists

Junei is a multimedia platform featuring stories about money. They’re seeking personal money stories from UK journalists. They’re looking for first-person narratives of 800 to 1,000 words. Rate is £120 per article. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.

Nat Geo Travel is Looking for Spooky and Bizarre Pitches

Nat Geo Travel’s editor is looking for spooky, kooky, and bizarre (travel-related) pitches. They’re accepting pitches about hell caves, occult trends, and fascinating lore. Pay is $1/word. If interested, email starlight.williams@natgeo.com. To read their editor’s post, click here. To visit their website, click here.

Deadline: September 20th, 2023

Long Now is Accepting Pitches

Long Now is a non-profit organization that fosters long-term thinking. They’re accepting pitches for essays (1,200 to 3,000 words); reported features (1,200 to 3,000 words); interviews (2,000 to 3,000 words); book reviews; fiction; and poetry for Ideas, their living archive of long-term thinking. Rates: features and essays begin at $600; interviews, reviews, and short-form journalism pay $300-$600; science fiction stories pay $100; and poems pay $25. For details, read their post and pitch guide.

Seattle Met is Looking for Pitches

Seattle Met is a magazine about Seattle’s culture, lifestyle, arts, and more. Their editor-in-chief is looking for pitches: “Hey, if you are a writer with stories to tell about people, plants, animals, social phenomena etc. in & around Seattle, please think about pitching me at Seattle Met. I’m looking for stuff driven by good reporting, original perspectives, and good old fashioned curiosity.” Rates begin at $0.50 per word for reported stuff. To read their editor-in-chief’s post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.

Cosmopolitan is Seeking Deeply Reported Reads

Cosmopolitan is a women’s magazine for dating tips, sex advice, beauty tutorials, fashion trends, and celebrity news. Their features team is seeking your proposals for deeply reported reads for Spring 2024 and beyond. They will pay $1.50 to $2.00 per word for 2,500 to 4,000 words. Pitches should be sent to erin.quinlan@hearst.com. Pitches sent by September 12th will be extra appreciated. To learn more, refer to their features director’s post. To contact them, refer to this page.

Easterseals Blog is Looking for Disabled Writers

Easterseals provides life-changing services to people with disabilities. They’re seeking disabled writers to feature on their blog. They will pay $1,000 for 1,000 words. To learn more, refer to this post and their blog.

Insider is Looking for an Amtrak Employee

Insider’s associate editor of lifestyle and entertainment freelance writers is seeking pitches from a current or former Amtrak employee who would like to write about their experience of working on a train. Rates begin at $185. To read their associate editor’s post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.

Catalog is Always Open for Pitches

Catalog is a curated music marketplace that has generated more than $3 million in revenue for independent artists. Their public editorial program for Liner Notes is always open for pitches. They pay music writers for writing (critical essays, interviews, and scene reports) about overlooked artistry and industry topics. Rate is $200 per piece (around 1,200 to 3,000 words). Pitches should be sent to editorial@catalog.works. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.

MIT Technology Review is Looking for Pitches on Exploration and Hidden Worlds

MIT Technology Review is a media company that explains the commercial, political, and social impact of the newest technologies. They’re looking for pitches for their upcoming issue on “exploration and hidden worlds.” They’re seeking big swings from writers: “narrative features, essential profiles, and sharp reported essays.” Pay is $1 to $2 per word. To learn more, refer to their commissioning editor’s post and their pitch guide.

Deadline: September 18th, 2023

Insider is Seeking Pitches about Experiencing Mom-Shaming for Partying

Insider’s senior editor is looking to hear from a mom who has experienced mom-shaming for having fun or partying. Rate is $200 to $250 per essay. Pitches should be sent, ideally as soon as possible (next couple of weeks), to cpreti@insider.com. To read their senior editor’s post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.

Opportunity to Write a Personal Essay on the Skyrocketing Cost of Childcare

If you want to write a personal essay about the soaring cost of childcare and its effect on your family, then email emma_specter@condenast.com by the end of this week. Pay is $300 for 800 to 1,000 words. For more information, refer to this post.

Sixty Inches from Center is Seeking Pitches about Performing Arts

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 seeking pitches covering the Performing Arts in the Midwest. They publish articles in both Spanish and English. They pay $150/article to writers, photographers, and illustrators; $150 for a collection of poems; and $1/minute transcribed for interview transcriptions. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.

Insider is Commissioning Train Reviews

Insider is a global news publication. Their editor is commissioning some train reviews: “Any writers traveling between Paris and Rome or Paris and Amsterdam this late summer/early fall? Looking to commission some train reviews.” She is also open to other major city routes. Rates begin at $185. If interested, DM her on X. To read her post, click here. To visit Insider’s contact page, click here.

The Maple is Looking for an Article for Missed Information Series

The Maple is a 100% reader-funded publication featuring Canadian news and perspectives that challenge the status quo. For their Missed Information series, their opinion editor is “looking to run an article by a member of a group whose country of origin has been targeted in the ‘foreign interference’ obsession (such as China or Russia) about how the witch hunt has impacted them/their community.” Rates: shorter opinion pieces (700-1,200 words) pay $130 CAD while more in-depth analysis articles (1,500-2,000 words) pay $325 CAD. When a piece is assigned and rejected without any request for revision, they pay 50% of the agreed upon fee. To read their opinion editor’s post, click here. To learn how to pitch them, click here.

Violet Book is Commissioning a Piece on Tina Turner

Violet Book is a magazine about fashion, art, and womanhood. They’re commissioning a piece in their Eulogies section on Tina Turner. The piece will look at her life and influence. Pay is £100 for 500 words. Interested journalists can send their clips to their senior editor at olivia@violet-book.com. To read their senior editor’s post, click here. To visit their website, click here.

Deadline: September 13th, 2023