{"id":10287,"date":"2022-07-15T08:58:41","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T15:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/?p=10287"},"modified":"2022-07-15T09:03:02","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T16:03:02","slug":"26-calls-for-submissions-to-magazines-and-websites-for-july-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/uncategorized\/26-calls-for-submissions-to-magazines-and-websites-for-july-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"26 Calls for Pitches\/Submissions to Magazines and Websites for July 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are 26 themed calls for non-fiction pitches\/submissions from 19 outlets listed here. Some of the themes are: career and work; funny (real) stories; positive thinking; darkness & light; culture; fitness; the psychology of class; beauty; bodies; gather & gobble; reverence; and ending violence against women and children. A couple of these magazines also accept fiction and poetry submissions. – S. Kalekar<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Muse: Careers and work (several themes)
\n<\/strong>The Muse<\/a> (also here<\/a>) is a job website, and they publish articles on career and work. They publish \u201cReported features, essays, perspectives, advice, quizzes, even humor pieces that shed light, provide insight, reframe, and capture zeitgeist at a time when careers, job searches, work, and culture keep shifting and evolving.\u201d Their deputy editor recently issued a Twitter call for the themes they wanted to see right now: \u201cFresh takes on: Abortion, reproductive rights, etc. + careers\/work; Unions, organizing, etc.; Offices, hybrid work, etc.; Mental health; DEI; Working parents; Work culture; Early career; Back to school (as relevant to careers\/work); Pay gaps; Pandemic, Great Resignation, etc.; Shift Shock\/Boomerang employees\u201d. Pay is generally $300-600, but can go higher for the right stories. Pitches are accepted on a rolling basis, but to be considered for publishing in August and September, pitch by 21st<\/sup> July 2022. Details in the Twitter thread here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Independent Voices: Life, relationships, work & our values
\n<\/strong>The commissioning editor of Independent Voices<\/a>, the comment desk\u00a0 section of The Independent<\/a>, has issued a call for pitches. \u201cwe\u2019re looking for \u2018vibe shift\u2019 pitches, tapping into vital conversations about life, relationships, work & our values\u201d. They do accept pitches from writers who would prefer to be anon. See the Twitter thread<\/a> for details.
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\nInkcap Journal: Environment in Britain
\n<\/strong>They are accepting pitches on environment in Britain from journalists and writers. They want reported features, interviews, and essays. \u201cPitches should reflect Inkcap\u2019s focus on the environment in Britain: England, Wales and Scotland.
\nWe particularly like pieces that engage with thorny issues at the heart of nature conservation, tackle issues of social justice, or tell an unexpected story. We like articles on humans, habitats, plants and animals. And we welcome diverse voices and perspectives.\u201d Pay is \u00a3100-300. Details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Seven themes
\n<\/strong>They publish nonfiction stories and poetry, up to 1,200 words. They have deadlines for several themes coming up. They have detailed guidelines on each theme, the excerpts from which are below. The links to detailed guidelines and themes are at the end of the section on the Chicken Soup series. Please note, their deadlines sometimes change.
\n— Cats: \u201c<\/strong>We want your true funny stories, your heartwarming stories, and your mindboggling stories about all the simply amazing things that your cat does. What have you learned from your cat? How does your cat improve your life?\u201c Deadline 31 July 2022.
\n— Dogs: <\/strong>\u201cOur canine friends make us smile every day with their crazy antics, their loving companionship, and their amazing intuition. … What crazy things does your dog do? Has your dog ever done anything heroic? How does your dog warm your heart and make you smile? We want to hear all about the absurd antics, funny habits and insightful behavior of your dog.\u201d Deadline 31 July 2022.
\n— How stepping outside my comfort zone changed me: <\/strong>\u201cTell us your own stories about stepping outside your comfort zone and how that changed your life.\u201d Some of the suggested topics are: Meeting new people; Wearing different kinds of clothing; Traveling to new places; Doing something that you were afraid of; Convincing a friend or family member to do something that made them step outside their own comfort zone; Advice on how to get yourself to step outside your comfort zone; Epiphanies and prompts \u2013 what caused you to try new things; Switching careers; Trying a new volunteer activity; Watching television channels you never saw before; How trying new things affected your marriage\/your relationship with your children or other family members. Deadline 31 July 2022.
\n— The advice that changed my life: <\/strong>\u201cHave you ever read a Chicken Soup for the Soul story that had a wonderful piece of advice in it that made a difference in your life? Have you ever watched a movie or read an article that really had an impact on you that you haven\u2019t been able to forget? Do you have a friend or family member who gave you some advice that you didn\u2019t necessarily want to hear but really needed to hear that stuck with you and directed you to make positive changes in your life?\u201d Some of the suggested topics are: Career choices or changes; Personal relationships \u2013 family or friends; Parenting; School; Travel; Moving to a new place; Health and fitness; Finances; Simplifying your life; Forgiving someone\u2026 or yourself. Deadline 31 July 2022.
\n— The power of positive thinking: <\/strong>\u201cWe know that using the power of positive thinking helps you to achieve your goals and lead a happy, purposeful, and productive life. … How did you \u201cthink positive\u201d and how did it change your life? Tell us your success story about using the power of positive thinking!\u201d Some suggested topics are: How attitude has made a difference for you; The unexpected benefits of challenges; Counting your blessings; Using humor to improve your life; Silver linings that you have discovered; Ways you can actively practice using positive thinking to improve your life; Tell us about a role model who showed you how to \u201cthink positive\u201d; The best advice\/wise words that helped you use positive thinking. Deadline 31 July 2022.
\n— Funny stories: <\/strong>\u201cShare your funny stories about something that happened to you in your life \u2013 in your relationship with a partner or spouse, a parent or child, a family member or friend, at work or at home \u2013 that made you and the people around you laugh out loud. Did you mean for it to be funny? Did the other person mean to make you laugh? Did a situation just get out of control? Did a misunderstanding turn into a comedy of errors?\u201d Some of the suggested topics are:\u00a0 Slips of the tongue; Misunderstandings that led to funny moments; Weird habits; Pranks; Wedding mishaps; Funeral foul-ups; Holiday meltdowns; and Workplace mishaps. Deadline 30 August 2022.
\n— Impact of a Chicken Soup for the Soul story on me: <\/strong>\u201cTo celebrate our thirty-year anniversary in June 2023, we are creating a very special edition of our book filled with stories about how a Chicken Soup for the Soul story you read made an impact on your life and changed it. Those changes can be little day-to-day changes that improved your life or a monumental change that changed your life completely. … Tell us the title of the story that affected you, the title of the Chicken Soup for the Soul book in which it appeared and the name of its author. Then write us a new Chicken Soup for the Soul story all about how the old story helped, encouraged or changed you. We\u2019ll publish the stories in pairs \u2014 the old ones and the new ones.\u201d Deadline 30 August 2022.
\nDetails here<\/a> (guidelines), here<\/a> (themes), and here<\/a> (submission portal).<\/p>\n

Geist: Notes & Dispatches section
\n<\/strong>Geist is a Canadian magazine \u201cof ideas and culture with a strong literary focus and a sense of humour.\u201d They now accept emailed pitches as well as completed submissions via Submittable for their Notes & Dispatches section, which is short non-fiction, typically personal narratives of 800-1,200 words \u2014 \u201cbrief and often humorous or lighthearted evocations of life<\/strong> (most often) set in the land north of America, written in plain language with strong verbs. They are usually first hand reports of apparently simple encounters\u2014with people, places, objects\u2014that capture the spirit of our time.\u201d Pay is usually CAD300-600 for dispatches, and up to CAD1,200 for longer features, up to 5,000 words. They also publish fiction (one story per issue, pays up to CAD1,000), poetry, photography\/art, comics, and work for the Findings section. Please note, they\u2019ll accept pitches only for the Notes & Dispatches section. All submissions have to be sent by mail, for which there is no fee, or via Submittable, which charges a fee. The submission deadline is 31 July 2022. Details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Maisonneuve: Winter 2022<\/strong>
\nThis is a Canadian quarterly of arts, opinions, and ideas. You can read about the magazine here<\/a>. Their general guidelines say, \u201cMaisonneuve considers non-fiction writing of all kinds (reporting, essays, memoir, humour, etc.) and visual art (illustration, photography, comics, etc.). …. Though we accept both pitches as well as polished drafts, we strongly prefer well-developed, well-researched pitches.\u201d They recently Tweeted that they wanted pitches for the Winter 2022 issue \u2013 ideas for reported features, essays, and cultural reviews. Pay is CAD0.15\/word, with some flexibility. The deadline is 21 July 2022. Details here<\/a> (Twitter thread) and here<\/a> (general guidelines).<\/p>\n

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Parabola: Darkness & Light
\n<\/strong>This is a quarterly journal that explores the quest for meaning as it is expressed in the world\u2019s myths, symbols, and religious traditions, with particular emphasis on the relationship between this store of wisdom and our modern life. They accept original essays and translations. Their guidelines say, \u201cWe look for lively, penetrating material unencumbered by jargon or academic argument. We prefer well-researched, objective, and unsentimental pieces that are grounded in one or more religious or cultural tradition; articles that focus on dreams, visions, or other very personal experiences are unlikely to be accepted.\u201d They publish articles (1,000-3,000 words), book reviews (500 words), retellings of traditional stories (500-1,500 words), forum contributions (up to 500 words), and poetry (up to 5 poems). The theme for their upcoming Winter 2022\/2023 issue is \u2018Darkness & Light\u2019. The deadline is 1 September 2022. Details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Catapult: New column pitches
\n<\/strong>The editor-in-chief of Catapult Magazine<\/a> has issued a call on Twitter for new column pitches. \u201cColumns work best when they pursue a clear question, thesis or idea that merits an ongoing, multifaceted exploration or follows an overarching argument\u2014like a book or linked essay collection, which many of our columns have gone on to become!\u201d Also, \u201cUltimately I\u2019m looking for a) a strong sense of what you want to explore, b) evidence why the column is the right format, and c) why Catapult?\u201d Their pitch guide says, \u201cPlease send an overview of the column\u2019s theme\u2014the subject, why you\u2019d like to explore it, and why you think it\u2019s a good fit for the site\u2014and brief pitches for the first three installments that you will write, if selected.\u201d See the Twitter thread here<\/a>, and the editor-in-chief\u2019s pitch guide here<\/a>. The pitch deadline is 17 July 2022.<\/p>\n

Minority Africa: Minority rights in Africa
\n<\/strong>They use data-driven multimedia journalism to tell minority stories from across Africa. \u201cWe cover women, sexual, gender, ethnic, and religious minorities,\u00a0 persons with disabilities, migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees, through a solutions journalism lens. Our stories are published under a Creative Commons License.\u201d They have issued a call for pitches. \u201cLooking for some punchy op-eds about minority rights in Africa. Got a strong opinion about the impact of climate change on minorities in Africa? The impact of food shortages on refugees? … Rate is $100 to $130.\u201d The pitch deadline is 20 July 2022. See the Twitter thread here<\/a>. See also the Minority Africa Fellowship<\/a>, a virtual mentorship for writers, photographers, filmmakers, and journalists.<\/p>\n

This Magazine: Culture issue
\n<\/strong>The magazine takes pitches only from Canadian writers, for features, essays, columns, arts, and news; they also publish fiction and poetry. \u201cThis Magazine is now open to pitches for our Annual Culture Issue (Nov\/Dec 2022). Past Culture Issues have explored specific themes from pop culture to technology to fashion & beauty, but this year we\u2019re keeping it wide open to all your culture ideas. Send us your smart and original takes on music, film, television, books, art, media, technology, pop culture, food, sports, and anything else you think could work in a This Magazine Culture Issue.\u201d The deadline for Culture issue pitches is 18 July 2022. See the Twitter thread here<\/a> and the detailed pitch guide here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The New York Times Well Desk: Fitness (new series)<\/strong>
\nThe staff editor of the New York Times\u2019 Well<\/a> section issued a call on Twitter. \u201cThe Well desk is launching a new series, called “Why not try…”
\nThe idea is to find interesting seasonal or evergreen fitness stories that either introduce a new way to work out or take a new look at an old idea.\u201d See the first of the stories here<\/a> to get an idea of what they\u2019re looking for. Details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The New York Times Opinion: The psychology of class (new series) <\/strong>The New York Times Opinion<\/a> section is accepting pitches for a new column. The Sunday Review editor of The New York Times has Tweeted, \u201c…Times Opinion is launching Fortunes, a new series on the psychology of class. … Fortunes is a monthly series of 2000w personal essays about a specific activity or phenomenon that defined the author’s experience of class.\u201d The first column<\/a> has been published, so you can see what kind of work they\u2019re looking for. See the Twitter thread here<\/a> for details.<\/p>\n

Byrdie: Beauty<\/strong>
\nByrdie<\/a> publishes work about beauty and style. Their editor has issued a Twitter call and is looking for beauty pitches; rates start at $200. Also, \u201cI\u2019m open to receiving all beauty-focused pitches. But, pieces related to summer, personal essays, profiles on interesting brands or individuals, and stories about viral trends are especially great.\u201d Pitches are open till end of July. Details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Yes! Magazine: Bodies<\/strong>
\nYes! Magazine publishes solutions-focused journalism. For their next print issue, they want pitches on the Bodies theme. They have detailed guidelines, including, \u201cBodily autonomy is under attack, especially in the United States\u2014from the end of Roe and its attendant attacks on reproductive freedoms, to punitive laws criminalizing health care for transgender youth, to unrelenting gun violence. This trauma not only ripples through our communities, but it also impacts the ways we relate to one another, stunting the hopes we have for the future and our ability to conceive of\u2014let alone implement\u2014transformational solutions. … \u201cBodies,\u201d the theme for our Winter 2023 issue, will explore the ways our bodies, in both the literal and metaphorical sense, can provide avenues for resistance, healing, community cohesion, and societal transformation. Our conception of the body is not limited to the physical body, but rather includes the bodies of which we are also a part: our communities, our body politic (local, national, and global), and our planet. The \u201cBodies\u201d issue begins with an understanding that we are interdependent, that none of us leads single-issue lives, and that attacks on any one of our personal, political, or planetary bodies are a threat to us all.\u201d Base rate is $0.50\/word for print articles, and $0.40\/word for online articles. The pitch deadline is 2 August 2022 for this theme. Details here<\/a> (theme) and here<\/a> (guidelines).<\/p>\n

The Suburban Review: Weeds
\n<\/strong>This Australian magazine is reading submissions on the Weeds theme. \u201cWEEDS are at once slapdash and punctilious in their efforts to evade order\u2014growing in pavement cracks, springing up and spreading out in between the planted rows of suburban gardens. They\u2019re anathema to a manicured lawn, territorial and shape-shifting. But are they an object of horror, or of ground-altering potential? Send us your poems that twist through the gaps, your stories that creep up slowly and insistently, your essays that grow despite it all, and your art, photography, or comics which picture the things hidden underneath life as we\u2019ve planned it.\u201d Pay is AUD150-275 for prose, and AUD125-275 for poetry. The deadline is 3 August 2022. Details here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Brink Literary Journal: Reverence
\n<\/strong>This literary journal wants non-fiction, fiction, poetry, hybrid\/cross-genre work, and translations on the \u2018Reverence\u2019 theme. They also accept artwork. \u201cBring us to the edge of awe. What inspires devotion? When have you stood before it? How did your body, your spirit, your family, respond to your encounter with admiration?
\nTo have reverence is to hold a deep respect or regard for someone or something. It is an outward manifestation, the actions, words, or behavior, of the inward feeling of veneration. But it\u2019s more than just adoration, it\u2019s respect tinged with awe. It has a little to do with fear. It challenges loyalty.
\nHow has reverence shaped you into the person you are today? What does the loss of esteem leave in its wake? Have you seen it curdle into obsequiousness?
\nWe are interested in work that focuses on the edge, the brink, of reverence. What surrounds reverence? What are the images, sounds, ideas, people, movements, and opportunities?\u201d Pay is $50-100 for prose, and $25\/poem. The deadline is 31 July 2022. Details here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sasee: Renew & Revamp; Gather & Gobble
\n<\/strong>They want first-person, non-fiction material that is for or about women, of 500-1,000 words. Essays, humor, satire, personal experience, and features on topics relating to women are their focus areas. They do not publish fiction or poetry. They have two upcoming themes: Renew & Revamp (deadline 15 August 2022); and Gather & Gobble (deadline 15 September 2022). Details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Horizons: Ending Violence Against Women and Children
\n<\/strong>This is a Christian magazine. It is published by Presbyterian Women, Inc. for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). They want themed articles, stories, and poems. For January\/February 2023, the theme is Ending Violence Against Women and Children. Articles\/stories should be 600-1,800 words. Pay is at least $50\/page, depending on the time and research required. Details here<\/a> (themes) and here<\/a> (download writers\u2019 guidelines).<\/p>\n

Paste Magazine: Food & Drink
\n<\/strong>Paste publishes work on Music, Movies, TV, Comedy, Games, Books, Politics, Drinks, Tech and Travel. Their assistant food & drink editor has issued a pitch call on Twitter. \u201cI’m open to all your weird ideas but especially love a hot take, a list, or any culinary connections to crumbling American democracy\u201d. Pay is $100 for 800-1,000 words. See their Masthead here<\/a> and the Tweet, here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Bio:<\/strong>\u00a0S. Kalekar is the pseudonym of a regular contributor to this magazine. She can be reached\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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