Dear Writers,

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

Please do not contact any of these editors without carefully studying their publication to make sure that you’re sending a pitch that closely fits their needs. If too many people send bad pitches, editors are likely to no longer openly solicit pitches. So, please do your part and only contact an editor after doing your due diligence.

If you’re not sure how to write a good pitch, read this.

— Jacob Jans

Thanks for Fatima Saif for her research on this list.

Outrider is a nonprofit media group covering nuclear issues and climate change. They are seeking stories about the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27). Their stories are usually 1,000 to 1,200 words. Their standard rate is $1,000/story. For details, read their Tweet and writer guidelines.

An upcoming quarterly digital magazine is interested in pieces about technology and electricity in marginalized communities: “Have a pitch about a tech fix for a policy problem that backfired? A place still missing a basic technology? A memoir about getting access to something?” “I’m interested in forms outside of traditional reporting. I’d love a mix of graphic journalism, first person essays, poetry, and other forms that I haven’t even thought of.” They will be accepting pitches for the next 3 weeks. Budget is $1,000 per piece. If interested, email your pitches to mpellittieri@americanprogress.org. For more information, refer to this Twitter thread.

Nat Geo Travel’s editor is seeking travel writers from/very familiar with Trinidad and Tobago. They pay $800 to $1,000 per piece. If interested, email your clips to sara.armstrong@natgeotraveller.co.uk. To learn more, refer to their editor’s Tweet and their pitch guidelines.

Audubon is the National Audubon Society’s official magazine. They celebrate bird life and probe the issues facing our planet today. They are always seeking submissions from freelancers. They are “interested in stories about birds and birding, of course, but also those that feature underrepresented voices and communities, and that bring fresh angles on technological innovations, environmental challenges, policy, economics, development, activism, or culture—and how they interact with conservation.” They are seeking a wide range of stories including investigations, advocacy journalism, essays, profiles, timely news articles, fun stories, series and packages, explainers, and service content. They pay $0.50 per word for online news articles, explainers, and other stories that are usually less than 1,200 words. They pay $1.00 per word for longer essays and $1.50 per word for features (both print and online). Feature packages equivalent to a 6-page story in print begin at $2,500. To learn more, refer to this Tweet and their pitch guide.

Esquire is a men’s magazine that covers news, politics, food, entertainment, and style. Their entertainment editor is seeking “sports, TV, film, music, and unhinged video game pitches.” According to one payment report, they paid $2/word for a 3,500-word feature. If interested, send your pitches to blangmann@hearst.com. To learn more, refer to their entertainment editor’s Tweet. To contact them, refer to this page.

MIT Technology Review is a media company that explains the commercial, political, and social impact of the newest technologies. They are looking for pitches for their issue on art and design. They welcome news, features, profiles, essays, etc. Pay is $1 to $2 per word. Send your pitches to rachel.courtland@technologyreview.com. For more information, read their editor’s Twitter thread and their general guide.

Deadline: October 5th, 2022

Business Insider covers business, financial, and technology news. Their associate editor has tweeted, “I want autumnal pumpkin spice pitches! Stories I’m looking out for: job diaries cruise workers or Disney/six flags workers, executive assistants of celebrities or high profile CEOs, wait staff at famous restaurants (Carbone, Norma), fun Halloween job diaries.” According to their pitch guide, their rates usually start at £250/$320 for personal essays and £270/$350 for single interviews. If interested, send your pitches to kfields@insider.com. To read their associate editor’s Tweet, click here.

Uppercut is a website that looks at games and other media through diverse and critical lenses. Their pitches for the month of October are now open. They are seeking horror and autumn-adjacent stories. They can only accept 2 pitches a month. Rate is $125/piece. If interested, send your pitches to uppercutpitches@gmail.com. To read their Tweet, click here. To read their pitching guidelines, click here.

Deadline: October 1st, 2022

The Los Angeles Times is a source of breaking news, politics, sports, lifestyle, and entertainment for Southern California and the world. Their features editor wants to cover LA-area TikTokers in the lifestyle space. If you follow someone you think they should profile then send them your pitches. They will pay about $0.50 per word. To read their features editor’s Tweet, click here. To learn more about them, click here.

Andscape is a media platform exploring the intersections of race, sports, and culture. For their sneaker coverage, they are seeking fun and thoughtful shoe stories that matter. They want pitches on the following topics:

-“Reported pieces on footwear trends and news

– Sneaker industry profiles/interviews

– Engaging deep dives on lesser known models and other origin stories

– Culture articles/essays about sneakers and adjacent content”

They cover topics through a Black lens. Pay starts at $500. If interested, email your pitches to JG@johngotty.com. To learn more, refer to this Tweet. To contact them, refer to this page.

Metro.co.uk covers news, lifestyle, health, food, sex, entertainment, sports, and more. They are accepting gaming related pitches for Black History Month. They typically pay £100 for 800 words. To learn more, refer to this Tweet. To contact them, refer to this page.

Passage is a Canadian leftist opinion/analysis publication. They are accepting pitches from both past and new writers. They only publish opinion and analysis pieces. They pay $130 CAD for 700 to 1,200 word opinion pieces and $325 CAD for 1,500+ word analysis pieces. For more information, refer to their managing editor’s Tweet and this page.

Insider’s senior editor has tweeted, “Looking for people who left polygamy to write a first-person essay for Insider.” Pay is $200 to $250 for 600 to 700 words. If interested, email your pitches to cpreti@insider.com. Read their senior editor’s Tweet here. Contact them here.

The Pay Writers LLC Blog is a publication that amplifies the voices of working writers. They are looking for compelling stories (500 to 800 words) about writing for a living. They will pay $200. There is no deadline for submission of pitches. If interested, send your pitches to paywritersllc@gmail.com. To learn more, refer to their founder’s Tweet and this page.

La Jornada Filipina is “a Hispanic news magazine covering the Philippines.” They are seeking pitches with original reporting. They are “particularly interested in exploring how the Philippines’ Spanish colonial past continues to shape and impact the present.” They give priority to BIPOC and other marginalized voices. Rates: stories of 700 to 1,000 words pay US$50, articles of 1,300+ words pay US$75, and long-form pieces of 3,000+ words pay US$130. Please include in your pitch whether you will be writing the article in English, Spanish or both. For details, refer to their Tweet and this page.

The Canada-UK Foundation promotes Canada in the UK by “funding education, promoting research and encouraging Canada-UK collaboration.” They are looking for story pitches from budding writers (not published more than 5 articles) with a connection to both Canada and the UK. Right now, they are particularly interested in “stories about science and technology, climate, artificial intelligence and indigenous affairs.” They pay £100 per piece (500-1,000 words). For details, refer to this Tweet and this page.

Deadline: October 1st, 2022

Lonely Planet offers travel guides and information. They are seeking expert writers for new guidebooks for the following African countries:

-Kenya

-Botswana & Namibia

-Tanzania

-Egypt

-Madagascar

-Morocco

-Mauritius, Réunion and Seychelles

They will pay over $1,500. For more information, refer to their senior editor’s Twitter thread and their guidelines.

Deadline: October 28th, 2022

The Xylom is a “student-led newsroom exploring the communities influencing and shaped by science.” They are open to pitches. They publish personal essays (1,200 to 1,500 words), science analysis and opinion pieces (1,200 to 1,500 words), and narrative-driven science feature stories. They also publish 10-ish-word stories. They pay at least $100. For details, refer to their Twitter thread, pitch form, and submissions policies.

Your Teen Magazine is a resource for parenting teenagers. Their managing digital editor has tweeted, “Parents, do you have a teen or tween who was bullied? Or, maybe your child was the bully? Send me a personal essay about how you felt and how you parented them (and yourself) through it.” Pay is $75 for 900 to 1,200 words. Read their managing digital editor’s Tweet here and their guidelines here.

Nota is a “platform for sharing unfiltered opinions without the echo chamber.” They are looking for personal stories (500-700 words) across a range of categories and perspectives, including:

-“Sex/Dating

-War/Justice

-Politics

-Environment/Climate Change

-Religion”

Rates start at $300. No experience necessary. If interested, join their writers’ community here. For more information, refer to their Twitter thread.

AirQualityNews.com is the United Kingdom’s daily news service about air quality and pollution issues. They are looking for “a story on air pollution and cognitive health, dementia and neurological development in children.” They will pay around £200. Email your pitches to ej@spacehouse.co.uk. To learn more, refer to this Tweet and their ‘about’ page.

Deadline: September 26th, 2022

TransLash News & Narrative is a personal essay and journalism platform for transgender and gender non-conforming people. They want your Halloween pitches. They are interested in your “gender-affirming stories about dressing up or cosplay.” Pay starts at $350. Pitches should be sent to gabrielle@translash.org. To read their managing editor’s Twitter thread, click here. To visit their website, click here.

Deadline: September 30th, 2022

Insider is a global news publication. They are looking for freelance writers “born and raised (or longtime residents, 8+ years) in Scottsdale, Aspen, Denver, Jackson Hole, and Vermont.” They are “commissioning articles about tourists’ missteps from a local’s perspective.” Pay starts at $185. If interested, DM their associate editor on Twitter. You can read their associate editor’s Tweet here and contact Insider here.

If you are a Mexican writer and are interested in writing a personal essay about the Day of the Dead, then email lcocking@tripadvisor.com by the end of this month. Rate is $250. To learn more, refer to this Tweet.

Atmos is a biannual magazine and digital platform that explores climate and culture. Their climate director is looking for climate journalists who are going to the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) and are willing to take on freelance assignments. They pay a flat digital fee of $500 per piece (not more than 1,000 words). If interested, email yessenia@atmos.earth. Read their climate director’s Twitter thread here. Contact them here.

TheGamer is a gaming news website. They are accepting pitches. They are mainly seeking analytical writing or reportage. Evergreen games (Skyrim, Pokemon, The Witcher, Red Dead, etc.) are perfect, as are personal pieces that only you could write. They aim to help writers get their first major byline, but also welcome pitches from experienced writers. They pay $100 for 500 to 750 words and $125 for 750+ words. They have a ceiling of $250. If interested, email your pitches to stacey.h@thegamer.com and jade.k@thegamer.com. To learn more, refer to their editor-in-chief’s Twitter thread. To contact them, refer to this page.

The Nation is a liberal political magazine. Their editor is accepting pitches for reported stories on the situation in Puerto Rico. Base rate is $350. If interested, email your pitches to lhurtado@thenation.com. To read their editor’s Twitter thread, click here. To read their submission guidelines, click here.

Lonely Planet offers travel guides and information. They are commissioning a guidebook for Brazil and are looking to expand their pool of expert contributors. The contributors should ideally be living in Brazil or have traveled through the country extensively in the last 18 months. They will pay over $1,500. For details, read their senior editor’s Twitter thread and this form.

Deadline: September 28th, 2022

Earth Island Journal is a quarterly journal that publishes environmental articles from around the world. They are seeking pitches for features, especially from outside the US. They will pay $750 for 2,500 to 3,000 words. Send your pitches to submissions@earthisland.org. To learn more, refer to their associate editor’s Tweet and their guidelines.

Time Out Los Angeles covers the best events, food, festivals, music, film, culture, and art in Los Angeles. Their food and drink editor is seeking:

– Standalone food and drink features of 500 to 1,000 words (Pay: $250 to $300)

– An ongoing LA-based freelance bars contributor (Pay: TBD)

– Fact-checking and updates on older listicles (Pay: $100 for fact-checking and $175 for fact-checking + updates)

To learn more, refer to their food and drink editor’s Twitter thread and their pitch guide.

The Washington Post is a daily newspaper. Their lifestyle editor is looking for freelancers who have ideas or can execute stories on “small-space living”. They will pay $400+. If interested, get in touch with their editor at jennifer.rogers@washpost.com. To learn more, refer to their lifestyle editor’s Twitter thread and their home section.

British GQ is a magazine that offers the latest tips for men on fashion, style, grooming, fitness, travel destinations, and more. Their associate digital editor is fielding pitches around these TV and film releases: Andor, Don’t Worry Darling, and Blonde. They pay 30p per word for online stories. If interested, email ben.allen@condenast.co.uk. Read their associate digital editor’s Tweet here. Contact them here.

PCGamesN is a website that covers all things PC gaming. Their guides editor is always looking for guide/evergreen PC game pitches. Their main focus is on “live service games, upcoming titles, and best lists.” Their editor has tweeted, “I can only commission topics that have the search volume data behind them to back it up, which is the downside of the SEO landscape, but if you have ideas in mind without the SEO knowledge then send them over and we can work together to sculpt an idea we’re both happy with.” They pay £110 for 800 words. Send your pitches to ford.james@pcgamesn.com. Read their editor’s Twitter thread here and their pitch guide here.

Lonely Planet offers travel guides and information. They are commissioning a guidebook for Brazil and are looking to expand their pool of expert contributors. The contributors should ideally be living in Brazil or have traveled through the country extensively in the last 18 months. They will pay over $1,500. For details, read their senior editor’s Twitter thread and this form.

Deadline: September 28th, 2022

MIT Technology Review is a media company that explains the commercial, political, and social impact of the newest technologies. They are looking for pitches for their issue on art and design. They welcome news, features, profiles, essays, etc. Pay is $1 to $2 per word. Send your pitches to rachel.courtland@technologyreview.com. For more information, read their editor’s Twitter thread and their general guide.

Deadline: October 5th, 2022