10 Calls for Pitches Directly from Editors

Here’s our latest roundup of calls for pitches directly from editors. We’ve researched payment rates and found contact information for all of these publications, so you can easily connect with the right opportunity for you.

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Thanks to Fatima Saif for compiling this list.

The Sask Dispatch is Accepting Pitches for Spring 2026 Issue

The Sask Dispatch is a Saskatchewan-focused news publication by Briarpatch Magazine. They’re accepting pitches for their Spring 2026 issue. Broadly, they’re always seeking “pitches covering provincial and municipal elections, grassroots activism, Indigenous rights, arts and culture, economic justice, ecology, gender equity, harm reduction, and more.” They pay $100 for profiles, short essays, and reviews (less than 1,000 words); $200 for feature stories (1,000-1,500 words) and photo essays; and $300 for research-based articles and investigative reportage (1,500-2,000 words). For more information, refer to this page.

Transitions is Looking for Pitches About the Balkans

Transitions (TOL) is “a nonprofit organization established to strengthen the professionalism, independence and impact of the news media in the post-communist countries of Europe and the former Soviet Union.” They’re looking for pitches from freelance journalists, photographers, and multimedia creators covering the Balkans:

“We’re looking for original, in-depth reporting that sheds light on key issues shaping the region today. We welcome a range of formats – from written features and video to multimedia and data-driven pieces.

We welcome pitches for:

- Reported features (1,000–1,500 words)

- Photo essays with captions or short accompanying text

- Video or multimedia pieces

- Explainers or visual stories that combine reporting with graphics, data, or maps”

They pay $250 for accepted stories or multimedia pieces. If interested, direct your pitches to editorial@tol.org. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.

Disability Rights UK is Looking for Pitches

Disability Rights UK is “the UK's leading Disabled People's Organisation (DPO) led by, run by, and working for Disabled people.” They’re seeking pitches for their new blog series. They will be commissioning 5 pieces (around 500 to 1,000 words) about disability and colonialism, as part of their intersectionality work. Pay is £100 per piece. This opportunity is only for writers based in Britain or the North of Ireland. For more details, refer to their post and this page.

This Magazine is Seeking Pitches

This Magazine is a Canadian progressive magazine of politics, arts, and culture. They’re looking for pitches for news pieces, features, columns, and back page letters. They only publish work by Canadian residents and pay $150-$300 for features and $60-$100 for columns. For more information, refer to their post and this page.

Open Secrets is Seeking Personal Essays that Explore Transformative, Powerful Human Experiences

Open Secrets is an online magazine that publishes memorable and revealing personal essays on the topics we are taught to keep “secret.” They’re seeking original, unpublished personal essays (1,000 to 2,500 words) that “explore transformative, powerful human experiences, especially those that are often kept secret or hidden.” Rate is $50 per essay. For details, refer to their post and call for submissions.

Southwest Contemporary is Seeking Pitches for Spring-Summer 2026 Print Issue

Southwest Contemporary is “the leading resource for contemporary arts and culture in the Southwest.” They’re accepting pitches for their Spring-Summer 2026 print issue, themed “The Road.” They want to “explore The Road as idea, as function, as experience, as connecting space and sinew.” They’re “interested in highlighting artists who are examining roads materially and conceptually—from time-honored trails to soaring concrete cathedrals of freeway overpasses.” Rates range from $100 to $500 per piece. To learn more, refer to this page.

This Magazine is Seeking Pitches

This Magazine is a Canadian progressive magazine of politics, arts, and culture. They’re looking for pitches for news pieces, features, columns, and back page letters. They only publish work by Canadian residents and pay $150-$300 for features and $60-$100 for columns. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.

Publicis Health is Looking for Freelance Copywriters

Publicis Health, the health and wellness vertical of Publicis Groupe, is looking for Freelance Copywriters. The selected applicants will be responsible for supporting branded, unbranded, and disease awareness campaigns across their healthcare and pharmaceutical agency teams. Location: Remote/Hybrid. Compensation: $32.11 to $57.91 per hour. To learn more, refer to this job description.

Business Insider's Editor is Seeking Sources or Pitches from Venetians

Business Insider covers business, personal finance, tech, lifestyle, politics, and more. Their editor is seeking “sources or pitches from Venetians who have lived in the city or have recently moved out on how Jeff Bezos's wedding is affecting them, if at all.” As per a previous post by this editor, their rates begin at £300. If interested, email kfields@businessinsider.com. To read their editor’s post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.

Brookline.News is Accepting Pitches

Brookline.News is a nonprofit news site that covers the town of Brookline, MA. Their editor is accepting journalistic pitches related to Brookline – the more unique, interesting, creative, or unusual, the better. Rates begin at $250 per article. Email your pitches to smintz@brookline.news. To read their editor’s post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.

ExperiencesWithEVs is Looking for Stories about EVs and Charging Infrastructure

ExperiencesWithEVs is a publication featuring experiences and data on EV driving in India. They’re seeking original, analytical, and investigative stories focused on the world of EVs and charging infrastructure. They will pay INR 5,000 upon publication. Exceptional stories may be compensated up to INR 10,000. To learn more, refer to their post and pitch form. To contact them, refer to this page.

Glamour UK is Seeking Pitches on Loneliness/Community

Glamour UK is an online magazine for women. They’re seeking pitches on loneliness/community. They’re open to first-person narratives, inspiring stories, listicles, and more. They are also interested in hearing from people who run clubs/communities/events for women. They haven’t mentioned the rates, but as per this post by their website director, they pay £200 for opinion pieces and £300 for more investigative pieces. Send your pitches to anya.meyerowitz@condenast.co.uk. To learn more, refer to this post and their contact page.

DADDY is Seeking Pitches

DADDY is a Black-owned, Berlin-based magazine and consultancy dedicated to diversifying the media landscape. For their Power issue, they’re seeking “essays, stories, poems, photography, and art that explore the many faces of power—quiet or loud, personal or collective, visible or hidden.” They will pay contributors €100 upon publication (maximum 1,200 words). To learn more, refer to their post and Google form.

New Naratif is Seeking Pitches for Pride Month

New Naratif is “a movement to democratise democracy in Southeast Asia.” To celebrate Pride Month, they’re seeking features or explanatory articles (1,500 to 2,000 words) under the theme of “Queer Yearning: The Melancholy and Joy of Queer Experiences in Southeast Asia.” They will pay $150 to $200 per piece. If interested, direct your pitches to pitches@newnaratif.com. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.

The Roots of Progress Institute is Commissioning Stories

The Roots of Progress Institute (RPI) is “a nonprofit dedicated to building a culture of progress for the 21st century.” They’re looking to commission stories for their new article series called “Intelligence Age,” which will explore future applications of AI. They’re looking for stories of approximately 3,000 words and will pay $2 per word. For details, refer to their post and this page.

The Flytrap's Pitching Window is Opening Soon

The Flytrap is “a media collective focused on feminist cultural criticism that responds to and engages with cultural phenomena, rejecting algorithmic editorial strategies.” Their pitching window for stories is opening soon. They pay $0.50 per word for written pieces. If they choose to kill an assignment, they pay a 50% kill fee. To learn more, refer to their cofounder’s post and this page.

TalkDeath is Open to Pitches

TalkDeath is “the hub for death-conscious conversation.” They’re always open to pitches from guest writers. They’re particularly seeking “writers who can speak to death practices and traditions from equity deserving groups, the Global South, and Indigenous writers.” They also welcome individuals living with marginalized experiences to submit their pitches. Pay is $0.20 per word for 800 to 1,200 words. If interested, email your pitches to rian@talkdeath.com. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.

The Atavist Magazine is Accepting Pitches

The Atavist Magazine is a digital-only publication that releases one blockbuster nonfiction story every month. Their editor-in-chief is accepting pitches. Their stories are 8,000 to 30,000 words long and their baseline story rate is $6,000. They also pay quarterly royalties to their authors. To learn more, refer to this post and their submissions page.

 

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