Dear Writers,<\/p>\n
Here’s our latest roundup of calls for pitches, directly from editors.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
If you’re not sure how to write a good pitch, read this.<\/a><\/p>\n — Jacob Jans<\/p>\n Thanks for Fatima Saif for her research on this list.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Outrider<\/strong> 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<\/a> and writer guidelines<\/a>.<\/p>\n An upcoming quarterly digital magazine<\/strong> is interested in pieces about technology and electricity in marginalized communities: \u201cHave 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?\u201d \u201cI\u2019m interested in forms outside of traditional reporting. I\u2019d love a mix of graphic journalism, first person essays, poetry, and other forms that I haven\u2019t even thought of.\u201d 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<\/a>. For more information, refer to this Twitter thread<\/a>.<\/p>\n Nat Geo Travel\u2019s<\/strong> editor is seeking travel writers from\/very familiar with Trinidad and Tobago. They pay<\/a> $800 to $1,000 per piece. If interested, email your clips to sara.armstrong@natgeotraveller.co.uk<\/a>. To learn more, refer to their editor\u2019s Tweet<\/a> and their pitch guidelines<\/a>.<\/p>\n Audubon<\/strong> is the National Audubon Society\u2019s official magazine. They celebrate bird life and probe the issues facing our planet today. They are always seeking submissions from freelancers. They are \u201cinterested 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\u2014and how they interact with conservation.\u201d 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<\/a> and their\u00a0pitch guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n Esquire<\/strong> is a men\u2019s magazine that covers news, politics, food, entertainment, and style. Their entertainment editor is seeking \u201csports, TV, film, music, and unhinged video game pitches.\u201d According to one payment report, they paid $2\/word for a 3,500-word feature. If interested, send your pitches to blangmann@hearst.com<\/a>. To learn more, refer to their entertainment editor\u2019s Tweet<\/a>. To contact them, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n MIT Technology Review<\/strong> 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<\/a>. For more information, read their editor\u2019s Twitter thread<\/a> and their general guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n Deadline: October 5th, 2022<\/p>\n Business Insider<\/strong> covers business, financial, and technology news. Their associate editor has tweeted, \u201cI want autumnal pumpkin spice pitches! Stories I\u2019m 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.\u201d According to their pitch guide<\/a>, their rates usually start at \u00a3250\/$320 for personal essays and \u00a3270\/$350 for single interviews. If interested, send your pitches to kfields@insider.com<\/a>. To read their associate editor\u2019s Tweet, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Uppercut<\/strong> 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.\u00a0Rate is $125\/piece.\u00a0If interested, send your pitches to uppercutpitches@gmail.com<\/a>. To read their Tweet, click here<\/a>. To read their pitching guidelines, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Deadline: October 1st, 2022<\/p>\n The Los Angeles Times<\/strong> 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\u2019s Tweet, click here<\/a>. To learn more about them, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Andscape<\/strong> 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:<\/p>\n -\u201cReported pieces on footwear trends and news<\/p>\n – Sneaker industry profiles\/interviews<\/p>\n – Engaging deep dives on lesser known models and other origin stories<\/p>\n – Culture articles\/essays about sneakers and adjacent content\u201d<\/p>\n They cover topics through a Black lens. Pay starts at $500. If interested, email your pitches to JG@johngotty.com<\/a>. To learn more, refer to this Tweet<\/a>. To contact them, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Metro.co.uk<\/strong> covers news, lifestyle, health, food, sex, entertainment, sports, and more. They are accepting gaming related pitches for Black History Month. They typically pay<\/a> \u00a3100 for 800 words. To learn more, refer to this Tweet<\/a>. To contact them, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Passage<\/strong> 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\u2019s Tweet<\/a> and this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Insider\u2019s<\/strong> senior editor has tweeted, \u201cLooking for people who left polygamy to write a first-person essay for Insider.\u201d Pay is $200 to $250 for 600 to 700 words. If interested, email your pitches to cpreti@insider.com<\/a>. Read their senior editor\u2019s Tweet here<\/a>. Contact them here<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Pay Writers LLC Blog<\/strong> 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<\/a>. To learn more, refer to their founder\u2019s Tweet<\/a> and this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n La Jornada Filipina<\/strong> is \u201ca Hispanic news magazine covering the Philippines.\u201d They are seeking pitches with original reporting. They are \u201cparticularly interested in exploring how the Philippines\u2019 Spanish colonial past continues to shape and impact the present.\u201d 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<\/a> and this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Canada-UK Foundation<\/strong> promotes Canada in the UK by \u201cfunding education, promoting research and encouraging Canada-UK collaboration.\u201d 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 \u201cstories about science and technology, climate, artificial intelligence and indigenous affairs.\u201d They pay \u00a3100 per piece (500-1,000 words). For details, refer to this Tweet<\/a> and this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Deadline: October 1st, 2022<\/p>\n Lonely Planet<\/strong> offers travel guides and information. They are seeking expert writers for new guidebooks for the following African countries:<\/p>\n -Kenya<\/p>\n -Botswana & Namibia<\/p>\n -Tanzania<\/p>\n -Egypt<\/p>\n -Madagascar<\/p>\n -Morocco<\/p>\n -Mauritius, R\u00e9union and Seychelles<\/p>\n They will pay over $1,500. For more information, refer to their senior editor\u2019s Twitter thread<\/a> and their guidelines<\/a>.<\/p>\n Deadline: October 28th, 2022<\/p>\n The Xylom<\/strong> is a \u201cstudent-led newsroom exploring the communities influencing and shaped by science.\u201d 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<\/a>, pitch form<\/a>, and submissions policies<\/a>.<\/p>\n Your Teen Magazine<\/strong> is a resource for parenting teenagers. Their managing digital editor has tweeted, \u201cParents, 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.\u201d Pay is $75 for 900 to 1,200 words. Read their managing digital editor\u2019s Tweet here<\/a> and their guidelines here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Nota<\/strong> is a \u201cplatform for sharing unfiltered opinions without the echo chamber.\u201d They are looking for personal stories (500-700 words) across a range of categories and perspectives, including:<\/p>\n -\u201cSex\/Dating<\/p>\n -War\/Justice<\/p>\n -Politics<\/p>\n -Environment\/Climate Change<\/p>\n -Religion\u201d<\/p>\n Rates start at $300. No experience necessary. If interested, join their writers’ community here<\/a>. For more information, refer to their Twitter thread<\/a>.<\/p>\n AirQualityNews.com<\/strong> is the United Kingdom\u2019s daily news service about air quality and pollution issues. They are looking for \u201ca story on air pollution and cognitive health, dementia and neurological development in children.\u201d They will pay around \u00a3200. Email your pitches to ej@spacehouse.co.uk<\/a>. To learn more, refer to this Tweet<\/a> and their \u2018about\u2019 page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Deadline: September 26th, 2022<\/p>\n TransLash News & Narrative<\/strong> is a personal essay and journalism platform for transgender and gender non-conforming people. They want your Halloween pitches. They are interested in your \u201cgender-affirming stories about dressing up or cosplay.\u201d Pay starts at $350. Pitches should be sent to gabrielle@translash.org<\/a>. To read their managing editor\u2019s Twitter thread, click here<\/a>. To visit their website, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Deadline: September 30th, 2022<\/p>\n Insider<\/strong> is a global news publication. They are looking for freelance writers \u201cborn and raised (or longtime residents, 8+ years) in Scottsdale, Aspen, Denver, Jackson Hole, and Vermont.\u201d They are \u201ccommissioning articles about tourists\u2019 missteps from a local\u2019s perspective.\u201d Pay starts at $185. If interested, DM their associate editor on Twitter. You can read their associate editor\u2019s Tweet here<\/a> and contact Insider here<\/a>.<\/p>\n If you are a Mexican writer<\/strong> and are interested in writing a personal essay about the Day of the Dead, then email lcocking@tripadvisor.com<\/a> by the end of this month. Rate is $250. To learn more, refer to this Tweet<\/a>.<\/p>\n Atmos<\/strong> 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<\/a>. Read their climate director\u2019s Twitter thread here<\/a>. Contact them here<\/a>.<\/p>\n TheGamer<\/strong> 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<\/a> and jade.k@thegamer.com<\/a>. To learn more, refer to their editor-in-chief\u2019s Twitter thread<\/a>. To contact them, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Nation<\/strong> 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<\/a>. To read their editor\u2019s Twitter thread, click here<\/a>. To read their submission guidelines, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Lonely Planet<\/strong> 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\u2019s\u00a0Twitter thread<\/a>\u00a0and this\u00a0form<\/a>.<\/p>\n Deadline: September 28th, 2022<\/p>\n Earth Island Journal<\/strong> 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<\/a>. To learn more, refer to their associate editor\u2019s Tweet<\/a> and their guidelines<\/a>.<\/p>\n Time Out Los Angeles<\/strong> covers the best events, food, festivals, music, film, culture, and art in Los Angeles. Their food and drink editor is seeking:<\/p>\n – Standalone food and drink features of 500 to 1,000 words (Pay: $250 to $300)<\/p>\n – An ongoing LA-based freelance bars contributor (Pay: TBD)<\/p>\n – Fact-checking and updates on older listicles (Pay: $100 for fact-checking and $175 for fact-checking + updates)<\/p>\n To learn more, refer to their food and drink editor\u2019s Twitter thread<\/a> and their pitch guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Washington Post<\/strong> is a daily newspaper. Their lifestyle editor is looking for freelancers who have ideas or can execute stories on \u201csmall-space living\u201d. They will pay $400+. If interested, get in touch with their editor at jennifer.rogers@washpost.com<\/a>. To learn more, refer to their lifestyle editor\u2019s Twitter thread<\/a> and their home section<\/a>.<\/p>\n British GQ<\/strong> 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<\/a>. Read their associate digital editor\u2019s Tweet here<\/a>. Contact them here<\/a>.<\/p>\n PCGamesN<\/strong> 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 \u201clive service games, upcoming titles, and best lists.\u201d Their editor has tweeted, \u201cI 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\u2019re both happy with.\u201d They pay<\/a> \u00a3110 for 800 words. Send your pitches to ford.james@pcgamesn.com<\/a>. Read their editor\u2019s Twitter thread here<\/a> and their pitch guide here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Lonely Planet<\/strong> 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\u2019s\u00a0Twitter thread<\/a>\u00a0and this\u00a0form<\/a>.<\/p>\n Deadline: September 28th, 2022<\/p>\n MIT Technology Review<\/strong> 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<\/a>. 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