Dear Writers,<\/p>\n
Here’s our latest roundup of calls for pitches directly from editors.<\/p>\n
Please carefully study each publication before sending a pitch.<\/p>\n
If you’re new to pitching, here are a few resources to help you get started:<\/p>\n
— Jacob Jans<\/p>\n
Thanks to Fatima Saif for compiling this list.<\/em><\/p>\n The Texas Observer<\/strong> is a bimonthly (six issues\/year) magazine and website that offers sharp reporting on news, politics, and culture of Texas. They are accepting pitches from freelancers. They publish short news stories (500 to 1,000 words), political commentaries and opinions (500 to 1,000 words), book reports (800 to 1,200 words), features (1,500 to 4,000 words), culture features (2,000 to 3,500 words), essays (1,000 to 1,500 words), postcards (2,000 to 3,500 words), and poems (30 lines or shorter). They pay $0.50 per word. To learn more, refer to their tweet<\/a> and pitch guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n When Saturday Comes<\/strong> is Britain’s leading football magazine. They welcome pitches from first-time writers. Most of their articles are around 750 words but there are some exceptions, for example, Match of the Month articles are around 1,500 to 1,800 words. They pay a standard fee of \u00a375 for 750-word articles. They pay \u00a350 for book reviews and up to \u00a3125 for longer articles e.g. Match of the Month. For more information, read their tweet<\/a> and pitching guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n Resonate<\/strong> is a new online travel publication. They are looking for pitches: \u201cI received nearly 100 pitches for Resonate before the end of last year (thank you!), but not a single one was for our Game Changers vertical. I am seeking pitches\/assigning stories for Game Changers, Burning Issues, & Local Stories.\u201d Payment is \u20ac100 for 600 to 1,000 words. To learn more, refer to this tweet<\/a> and their writers guidelines<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Food Section<\/strong> provides food and drink coverage across the American South. They have a few slots open for freelance contributions for spring 2023. They pay $1,000 for reported stories (1,200 words) on food\/drink in the American South. For details, refer to this tweet<\/a> and their guidelines<\/a>.<\/p>\n Slow Ways<\/strong> is a national walking network connecting all the towns and cities of Great Britain. They are partnering with All the Elements and Huck Magazine\u2019s Outsiders Project for a new project, Tales from a Slow Way. For this project, they are looking to commission creatives and groups to co-produce stories situated on their walking routes. The stories can be about any topic and can be in any format (film, music, art, photo essays, zines, creative writing, etc.). The stories should inspire people to contribute to and use their network of Slow Ways. Fee is \u00a32,000. For more information, refer to their tweet<\/a> and this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Deadline: January 21st, 2023<\/p>\n Autostraddle<\/strong> is an LGBTQ+ online sphere for women and non-binary people. Their culture editor is accepting pitches on all things culture. Payment is $100 to $200 per piece.\u00a0Black queer to the front.\u00a0Send your pitches to shelli@autostraddle.com<\/a>. Read their culture editor\u2019s tweet here<\/a>. Contact them here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Next City<\/strong> is a nonprofit news organization that covers urban policy, planning, transportation, and design. They are always seeking \u201cstories about solutions to advance social, racial or environmental justice in cities, focused on but not only USA.\u201d Rates begin at $400. For more information, read this tweet<\/a> and their pitch guidelines<\/a>.<\/p>\n Hispanic Kitchen<\/strong> is an online source for Hispanic recipes. They are looking for pitches on:<\/p>\n – \u201cLatinas and motherhood, empowerment, essays, and stories.\u201d Rate: $100<\/p>\n – \u201cLatino recipes.\u201d Rate: $50<\/p>\n – \u201cHistorias en espa\u00f1ol para SOMOS mitu.\u201d Rate: $100<\/p>\n Send your pitches to yamily.habib@nglmitu.com<\/a>. To learn more, refer to this tweet<\/a>. To contact them, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Slate<\/strong> is an online general-interest magazine that offers analysis and commentary on news, politics, business, culture, and technology. Their senior editor is seeking pitches for their new fitness column. Pay is $300 to $750. If interested, send your pitches to shannon.palus@slate.com<\/a>. Read their senior editor\u2019s tweet here<\/a> and their pitch guide here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Deadline: January 11th, 2023<\/p>\n Better to Speak<\/strong> is \u201ca Black youth-led community media platform working to transform silence into language and action.\u201d They are looking for pitches and submissions. They publish pieces by young Black storytellers (18-30). They primarily publish commentary\/analysis and personal essays. Rate: $0.10 per word. To learn more, refer to their Twitter thread<\/a>, contributing writer network form<\/a>, and submission guidelines<\/a>.<\/p>\n As Equals<\/strong> is a series by CNN about systemic gender inequality. They are looking for pitches for a new series that they are calling Stories from the Margins. They want \u201cstories that reveal, explain, or investigate some facet of what it\u2019s like to belong to certain categories of women whose stories remain largely out of view.\u201d These include (but are not limited to) sex workers, domestic workers, undocumented women, older women (45+), trans women, non-binary people, women from religious minorities, religious women defying the mainstream narratives, disabled women, and indigenous women. They will strongly prefer pitches for stories from the global south. They will pay journalists a day rate of $350. Each story will be around 2,000 words. To learn more, refer to this Twitter thread<\/a> and this\u00a0call for pitches<\/a>.<\/p>\n Deadline: January 24th, 2023<\/p>\n Metro Opinion<\/strong> is a platform by Metro.co.uk. They are accepting pitches for first-person and\/or timely opinion pieces. They usually pay<\/a> \u00a3100 for 800 words. Send your pitches to kya.buller@metro.co.uk<\/a>. To learn more, refer to this tweet<\/a> and their website<\/a>.<\/p>\n Byrdie<\/strong> is an online beauty publication. Their editor is always seeking beauty and wellness pitches. Pay starts at $200. If interested, send your pitches to ohancock@dotdashmdp.com<\/a>. To learn more, refer to their editor\u2019s tweet<\/a> and their editorial guidelines<\/a>.<\/p>\n palabra.<\/strong> is a digital news outlet for National Hispanic Journalists Association\u2019s freelance members. They are seeking pitches on the education beat. They want national stories with a local angle. Rate is $1 per word. To learn more, refer to their managing editor\u2019s tweet<\/a> and their \u2018about\u2019 page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Parents.com<\/strong> helps parents raise happy, healthy kids. Their senior editor has tweeted, \u201cOpen to essay, lifestyle, entertainment, and feature pitches at Parents.com, especially stuff on family and parenting trends and zeitgeist.\u201d Pay: $150 and up. To read their senior editor\u2019s tweet, click here<\/a>. To visit their website, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Savannahian,<\/strong> a digital alt weekly about Savannah, is accepting pitches from freelance writers local to Savannah. They will pay $50 for pieces on culture, music\/arts, etc. of Savannah, GA. To learn more, refer to their founding editor\u2019s tweet<\/a>. To contact them, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Sliced<\/strong> is a monthly food journalism magazine by Fed (a food startup that offers nutrition-focused meals for specialized diets). They are looking for a British Columbia-based freelance writer to report 1 story\/month on food and agriculture in BC. They will pay $350.\u00a0They aim to commission by Jan 11.\u00a0If interested, email editor@fedfedfed.com<\/a>. Read their Twitter thread here<\/a>. Get a sense of their style and interests here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Mother Jones<\/strong> is an investigative news organization. They are \u201ccommissioning online features and magazine stories: culture essays, back-of-the-book columns, front-of-the-book dispatches, and features\/profiles.\u201d Their print rates begin at $1.75 per word and online rates begin at $0.75 per word. To learn more, refer to their editorial director\u2019s tweet<\/a>\u00a0and their freelance writer guidelines<\/a>.<\/p>\n ILY<\/strong> is an online magazine about love. Their features editor has tweeted, \u201cI’m looking for pitches for reported stories\/trend pieces (think less tik-tok trends, more larger studies) on self-love, dating, romance, friendship, parenthood and familial love, NO PERSONAL ESSAYS.\u201d They will pay up to $200. Pitches should be sent to rae@ilymag.com<\/a>. To read their features editor\u2019s Twitter thread, click here<\/a>. To learn more about them, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Sentient Media<\/strong> is a news organization that reports on the impact of animal agriculture. They are always seeking \u201cpitches on the impacts, injustices and consequences of meat and dairy farming.\u201d Rates begin at $200. To learn more, read their executive editor\u2019s tweet<\/a> and their pitch guidelines<\/a>.<\/p>\n Spike<\/strong> is a print and online contemporary art magazine. Their editor has tweeted, \u201cFeel free to send me pitches in cultural criticism\u2014we obv love art and are branching out to fashion and literature.\u201d They pay 150-400 euros per piece. If interested, send your pitches to geoffrey.mak@gmail.com<\/a>. Read their editor\u2019s tweet here<\/a>. Learn more about them here<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Blacklight<\/strong> is the New York Amsterdam News\u2019 investigative unit. They are currently \u201caccepting pitches for stories about the impact of COVID-19 as well as gun violence on Black and brown communities, esp. in NYC.\u201d They pay $250+ for fact checks (500 to 1,000 words, 1 to 2 interviews); $1\/word for medium length articles (800 to 1,500 words, 2 to 4 interviews); $2\/word or a flat commission fee for long form articles (1,500+ words, 4+ interviews); and $250 to $500+ for data visualizations. To learn more, refer to their investigative editor\u2019s Twitter thread<\/a> and this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Tripsitter<\/strong> is an educational resource that explores the safe use of psychedelics. They are looking for writers (up to 3) interested in \u201cwriting about psychedelics, cannabis, and the prohibition of drugs.\u201d They will pay $0.10 per word. This opportunity can easily transition to regular work. If interested, send your pitches or manuscripts via email to jgordon@jgordoncurtis.com<\/a> or via DM on Twitter. To learn more, refer to this Twitter thread<\/a> and their \u2018about\u2019 page<\/a>.<\/p>\n SFGate<\/strong> covers news and entertainment from the Bay Area and beyond. Their culture editor would love to assign a few culture features for January. They will pay $200 to $400+. If interested, email your pitches to dan.gentile@sfgate.com<\/a>. To read their culture editor\u2019s Twitter thread, click here<\/a>. To contact them, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Texas Monthly<\/strong> is a magazine and website that covers Texas news, politics, culture, food, travel, history, music, crime, and more. Their deputy editor, digital is seeking \u201cessays from Texans and interesting stories in and about Texas\/Texans.\u201d They typically pay $0.50 per word for online pieces. Send your pitches to svillarreal@texasmonthly.com<\/a>. Read their editor\u2019s Twitter thread\u00a0here<\/a>. Contact them here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Deceleration<\/strong> is \u201ca nonprofit journal of environmental justice serving San Antonio, South Texas, and the world.\u201d They have tweeted, \u201c2023 Planning! ISO pitches from freelance writers for calendar, features, profiles, meeting coverage, fotos, more. And welcoming those special people who want to donate time+skills toward grant writing, business dvpt, advertising, more.\u201d They pay $50\/$150 for short meeting reports and reviews and $0.50 per word for longer features ticking up $500\/$600. To learn more, refer to their tweet<\/a> and this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n American Greetings<\/strong> is a greeting cards publisher. They are seeking freelance greeting card writers. They welcome all voices and backgrounds. They are \u201cespecially interested in folks familiar with Hindu, Muslim, and Jewish holidays.\u201d Pay is $200 per card. To learn more, refer to this tweet<\/a>. To apply, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n BuzzFeed News<\/strong> is a news website by BuzzFeed. Their tech desk editor is looking for tech-related stories that are smart, ambitious, and unexpected. They pay $0.33 per word for essays and $0.50 per word for reported pieces. Send your pitches to mark.yarm@buzzfeed.com<\/a>. To read their tech desk editor\u2019s tweets, click here<\/a> and here<\/a>. To visit their website, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Fortunes<\/strong> is a series (by The New York Times Opinion) on the psychology of class. They are accepting pitches for personal essays that explore \u201cthe ways that class shapes psychology.\u201d Payment reports indicate they pay up to $1 per word. If interested, email your pitches to cornelia.channing@nytimes.com<\/a>. To learn more, refer to this Twitter thread<\/a> and their previous essays<\/a>.<\/p>\n Parents.com<\/strong> helps parents raise happy, healthy kids. In 2023, their editorial director will be \u201cassigning one article for each week of pregnancy.\u201d \u201cThese will be science-backed explainers with a personal twist: the unique added perspective of YOU as a parent and\/or formerly pregnant person (and writer).\u201d Their editorial director hasn\u2019t mentioned the rates in her tweet, but according to a tweet<\/a> by the editorial director for Kindred by Parents (a Black family focused community), they pay $250 to $400+. To read their editorial director\u2019s Twitter thread, click here<\/a>. To visit their website, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dear Writers, Here’s our latest roundup of calls for pitches directly from editors. Please carefully study each publication before sending a pitch. 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