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 Space.com<\/strong> covers space science, exploration, and astronomy. Their tech and entertainment editor has tweeted, \u201cSpace is interested in features around space games. Particularly interested in No Man’s Sky, Elite Dangerous, Eve Online atm, but anything space-related.\u201d Rate is \u00a3150\/$200 per \u22481,000 words. Email your pitches to ian.stokes@futurenet.com<\/a>. To read their editor\u2019s Twitter thread, click here<\/a>. To learn more about them, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Institute for Palestine Studies<\/strong> is a source of information and analysis on Palestinian affairs and the Arab-Israeli conflict. Their senior editor is looking to commission articles on \u201cthe experience of Palestinians in Latin America \u2014 oral histories, analysis, news, arts…\u201d Pay is $100. Pitches should be sent to blog@palestine-studies.org<\/a>. Read their senior editor\u2019s Twitter thread here<\/a>. Contact them here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Opportunity to write for a blog for Rights for Animal Rights Activists:<\/strong> \u201cLooking for writers for pieces on the nonprofit industrial complex and unfair labor practices and funders, inequity, and nonprofits.\u201d Pay is $100 per piece. If interested, send your pitches to rootsdeiconsultingandpolicy@gmail.com<\/a>. To learn more, refer to this Tweet<\/a>.<\/p>\n New Scientist<\/strong> is a weekly science and technology magazine. Their editor has tweeted, \u201cGot a cool idea for a science news article? I\u2019m always looking for stories for New Scientist about novel technology that will affect our lives.\u201d Payment reports indicate that they pay 50p per word. Pitches should be sent to chris.simms@newscientist.com<\/a>. To read their editor\u2019s Tweet, click here<\/a>. To read their guide for freelancers, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Yahoo Life<\/strong> covers style, beauty, fashion, wellness, and parenting. Their parenting editor is looking to work with freelancers who specialize in parenting reporting. She has tweeted, \u201cAlong with expert explainers, I\u2019d like to see first-person essays and reporting covering a range of diverse perspectives (families in marginalized communities, single\/solo parents, disabled parents, foster parents, etc.). I am also keen to hear about the latest zeitgeisty parenting trend or bizarre TikTok phenomenon.\u201d Rates begin at $250. Pitches should be sent to erin.donnelly@yahooinc.com<\/a>. To read their parenting editor\u2019s Twitter thread, click here<\/a>. To visit their website, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Oregon Humanities Magazine<\/strong> is a triannual publication that \u201cconnects Oregonians to ideas that change lives and transform communities.\u201d They are open for submissions for their Spring 2023 issue. The theme of the issue is \u201cJoy and Pain.\u201d They want to \u201chear stories about experiences that bring both happiness and suffering.” “Consider, for example, the pleasures and burdens of parenthood, the ecstatic highs and lows of adolescence, the satisfaction and bodily harm of physical labor, or any other human endeavor that is at once bitter and sweet.\u201d They only accept work by people who reside in Oregon.\u00a0Rate is $500 to $1,000. For details, refer to their Tweet<\/a> and call for submissions<\/a>.<\/p>\n Deadline: December 21st, 2022<\/p>\n The Loadout<\/strong> is a website about competitive gaming and esports. They are seeking end of year feature pitches. According to a previous Tweet<\/a> by their editor, they pay an average of \u00a3150 for 1,000 words. If interested, email your opinion piece or interview pitches to jessica.wells@theloadout.com<\/a>. To learn more, refer to this Tweet<\/a> and their \u2018about us\u2019 page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Stylist Magazine<\/strong> is a weekly magazine and a website for smart, successful, and sophisticated women. Their fashion editor is commissioning thought-provoking and original fashion features. Their fashion editor hasn\u2019t mentioned the rates in their Tweet but according to a Tweet by their\u00a0entertainment editor<\/a>, they pay \u00a3150 for 800 to 1,000 words. If interested, send your pitches to naomi.may@stylist.co.uk<\/a>. For more information, refer to their fashion editor\u2019s Tweet<\/a> and their pitch guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n Cosmopolitan<\/strong> is a women\u2019s magazine for dating tips, sex advice, beauty tutorials, fashion trends, and celebrity news. Their features director has tweeted, \u201cFor the April issue of Cosmo, the features team is seeking proposals for immersive, richly reported reads that relate in *some* way to the theme of COUPLES (and other intimate configurations).\u201d Pay is $1.50 to $2.00 per word. Pitches should be sent to erin.quinlan@hearst.com<\/a>. To read their features director\u2019s Twitter thread, click here<\/a>. To visit their website, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Deadline: November 16th, 2022<\/p>\n Business Insider<\/strong> covers business, financial, and technology news. Their associate editor (freelance desk) has tweeted, \u201cSoft bump to freelancers: holiday travel season is nearly upon us and I am always on the lookout for job diaries or experientials from airport staff and crew! How are they feeling? How are they preparing? Is anyone choosing not to fly this holiday season? Pitch me!\u201d Their pitch guide<\/a> suggests that their rates begin at \u00a3250\/$320 for personal essays and \u00a3270\/$350 for single interviews. To read their associate editor\u2019s Tweet, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Road.Travel<\/strong> is a UK-based travel technology company that delivers curated road trips to travelers. They are looking for 5 writers to \u201creview pre-decided (and partially pre-written) US road trip routes and points of interests, then write up those POIs (50-100 words max).\u201d No travel involved. Rate is $100\/route day. Routes needed:<\/p>\n \u201c- Tallahassee, Florida to Mobile, Alabama, to Panama City Beach: 2 routes, 2 route days total, ~13 POIs ($200)<\/p>\n – Covington to Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky: 2 routes, 4 route days total, ~25 POIs ($400)<\/p>\n – Colorado Springs to Estes Park, Colorado: 2 routes, 3 route days total, ~15 POIs ($300)<\/p>\n – Orlando to Miami, Florida: 2 routes, 4 route days total, ~32 POIs ($400)<\/p>\n – Charleston to Atlanta and Charleston to Savannah, Georgia: 2 routes, 5 route days total, ~30 POIs ($500)\u201d<\/p>\n If interested, email anthony.jillian@gmail.com<\/a> as soon as possible. First drafts are due 11\/28. Details here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Digital Spy<\/strong> is the United Kingdom\u2019s biggest TV and movies site. They are looking for Black Panther Wakanda Forever pitches. They are specifically looking for pitches from underrepresented writers. Previous reports indicate that they pay \u00a370 to \u00a390 for comment pieces (about 700 words). To learn more, refer to their deputy movies editor\u2019s Twitter thread<\/a>. To contact them, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Passionfruit<\/strong> is the Daily Dot\u2019s creator economy newsletter. They are seeking business pitches. Rates: Interviews start at $300 and reported features start at $450. If interested, email your pitches to grace.stanley@dailydot.com<\/a>. To learn more, refer to this Twitter thread<\/a> and their website<\/a>.<\/p>\n C Magazine<\/strong> is a Canada-based contemporary art and criticism periodical. They are accepting pitches for their issue C154 “Gossip” (Spring 2023). Pitches for thematic features, artist projects, and columns will be accepted until December 1, 2022. Review pitches will be accepted on a rolling basis. Rates are $360 for print reviews (800 to 1,000 words) and $175 for online reviews (325 to 375 words). Pitches should be sent to pitch@cmagazine.com<\/a>. To learn more, refer to their Tweet<\/a>, call for pitches<\/a>, and submission and writer\u2019s guidelines<\/a>.<\/p>\n Deadline: December 1st, 2022<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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. 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