{"id":10973,"date":"2023-05-23T13:08:33","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T20:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/?p=10973"},"modified":"2023-05-23T13:15:07","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T20:15:07","slug":"19-calls-for-pitches-directly-from-editors-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/uncategorized\/19-calls-for-pitches-directly-from-editors-3\/","title":{"rendered":"19 Calls for Pitches Directly from Editors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Dear Writers,<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s our latest roundup of calls for pitches directly from editors.<\/p>\n<p>Please carefully study each publication before sending a pitch.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re new to pitching, here are a few resources to help you get started:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/uncategorized\/query-letters-that-were-accepted-and-a-small-guide-to-writing-a-good-query\/\">How to Write a Pitch that Gets You Paid (Based on Real-World Examples)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/uncategorized\/how-to-pitch-a-listicle-about-pop-culture\/\">How to Pitch a Listicle About Pop Culture\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/uncategorized\/case-study-how-i-broke-into-the-smart-mouth-newsletter-and-earned-1-per-word\/\">Case Study: How I Broke into the Smart Mouth Newsletter and Earned $1 per Word<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8212; Jacob Jans<\/p>\n<p><em>Thanks to Fatima Saif for compiling this list.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>New Scientist<\/strong> is a weekly science and technology magazine. Their feature editor is seeking pitches for their holiday and new year special. They want pieces that are light-hearted and quirky. Their Christmas features are usually 1,200 words and start at \u00a3620. Send your pitches to <a href=\"mailto:joshua.howgego@newscientist.com\">joshua.howgego@newscientist.com<\/a>. To read their feature editor\u2019s tweet, click <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jdhowgego\/status\/1658833642074918914\">here<\/a>. To read their Christmas feature pitching guide, click <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@jdhowgego\/how-to-pitch-a-christmas-feature-to-new-scientist-2023-edition-6334bc22fba4\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Bolts<\/strong> is \u201ca digital magazine that covers the nuts and bolts of power and political change, from the local up.\u201d They\u2019re always looking for freelancers to report on stories related to voting rights and criminal justice across the US. Most of the stories they publish involve original reporting. They offer a default rate of $800 for such stories. If interested, send your pitches to <a href=\"mailto:pitches@boltsmag.org\">pitches@boltsmag.org<\/a>. For details, refer to their <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/boltsmag\/status\/1660748869251092485\">tweet<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/boltsmag.org\/pitch-us\/\">pitch guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>TechRadar Gaming<\/strong> offers news, guides, and reviews on games and hardware. They\u2019re seeking \u201cbig meaty reported features and someone to help carry the reported load.\u201d They pay around 14p\/word for features and \u00a3200 for reviews. If interested, email <a href=\"mailto:jake.tucker@futurenet.com\">jake.tucker@futurenet.com<\/a>. To learn more, refer to their editor-in-chief\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_JakeTucker\/status\/1660689500379463699\">Twitter thread<\/a> and their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/gaming\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Chicago Magazine<\/strong> is a print and online publication covering politics, dining, travel, culture, and real estate of Chicago. Their 312 editor has tweeted, \u201cPitch me an Opener for the August issue of Chicago magazine: 1,000 words on a current issue or controversy.\u201d According to a previous <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TedMcClelland\/status\/1569392889305743360\">tweet<\/a> by this editor, they pay $500 for 1,000 words. Email your pitches to <a href=\"mailto:emcclelland@chicagomag.com\">emcclelland@chicagomag.com<\/a>. To learn more, refer to this <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TedMcClelland\/status\/1659243836680306710\">tweet<\/a>. To contact them, refer to this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagomag.com\/contact-us\/\">page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Junkee<\/strong> is an Australian pop culture website that covers TV, film, music, gaming, technology, politics, web stuff, and more. They\u2019re seeking music pitches. They\u2019re interested in:<\/p>\n<p>\u201c- Opinions on Australian music issues<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Artist retrospectives<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Rankings!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They pay $300 for non-interview features and $350 for interviews\/features. If interested, send your pitches to <a href=\"mailto:bmadden@junkeemedia.com\">bmadden@junkeemedia.com<\/a> and <a href=\"mailto:alice.griffin@junkeemedia.com\">alice.griffin@junkeemedia.com<\/a>. To learn more, refer to this <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benmaddenwriter\/status\/1660919966651252736\">Twitter thread<\/a> and their <a href=\"https:\/\/junkee.com\/about\">\u2018about\u2019 page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>East Bay Magazine<\/strong> is a monthly magazine that serves Oakland, Berkeley and the surrounding areas. They\u2019re seeking freelance writers living in the East Bay area to write about \u201cthe people, places and things\u201d that power their region. Most of their stories are 1,000 to 1,200 words. Rate is 20 cents a word. If interested, get in touch with them at <a href=\"mailto:editor@eastbaymag.com\">editor@eastbaymag.com<\/a>. To learn more, refer to this <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Herestothelady\/status\/1658190892543660037\">tweet<\/a>. To contact them, refer to this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastbaymag.com\/contact-east-bay-mag\/\">page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>International Journalists&#8217; Network<\/strong> (IJNet) offers the latest tips, training opportunities, trends, and tools for professional and emerging journalists. If you want to write about any journalism tool, application, or resource that they haven\u2019t covered, then send them your pitches. Most of their freelancers work in English, but they have also added the opportunity to work in Spanish, Portuguese or Russian. Rate is $200 per article. For more information, refer to their <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IJNet\/status\/1660435449599467520\">tweet<\/a> and this <a href=\"https:\/\/icfj.submittable.com\/submit\/139151\/pitch-to-ijnet\">page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nurall<\/strong> is a tech startup that guides professional remote workers to explore worldwide neighborhoods. Their managing editor is looking for pitches and has tweeted, \u201cEver been to a Muay Thai Boxing camp in Thailand? Did you do it while managing to work remotely as a digital nomad? Nurall.co is looking for stories about the place where Thai boxing meets personal transformation.\u201d Pay is $100 to $200. Send your pitches to <a href=\"mailto:jamie@nurall.co\">jamie@nurall.co<\/a>. To read their managing editor\u2019s Twitter thread, click <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jamieditaranto\/status\/1660679180126674944\">here<\/a>. To visit their website, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nurall.co\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Deadline: June 14th, 2023<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rest of World<\/strong> is a global nonprofit publication that covers technology\u2019s impact beyond the Western bubble. Their features director is seeking a longform writer located in South Africa, for an assignment. The writer should have feature writing experience. According to their <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/19ZLDzw2II1RM_5fxD6dw658gJlggqHbtqrpYeMWqFgU\/edit\">features pitch guide<\/a>, their rates start at $1 per word. If interested, email <a href=\"mailto:victoria@restofworld.org\">victoria@restofworld.org<\/a>. To read their features director\u2019s tweet, click <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VickiTurk\/status\/1658405806268641282\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GAY TIMES<\/strong> is a United Kingdom-based LGBTQ+ media brand. Their features editor is seeking pitches on queer culture, communities, internet trends, and more. Rate is between \u00a3150 and \u00a3250 per feature. Pitches can be sent to <a href=\"mailto:zoya.razasheikh@gaytimes.co.uk\">zoya.razasheikh@gaytimes.co.uk<\/a>. To read their features editor\u2019s Twitter thread, click <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zoyashvikh\/status\/1658048762286071812\">here<\/a>. To visit their \u2018contact\u2019 page, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaytimes.co.uk\/contact\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Black Girl Times<\/strong> (BGX) is \u201cthe source for thought-provoking stories and content for Black women, girls, and the people who love them.\u201d They\u2019re accepting pitches related to \u201canti-Blackness, Juneteenth, or freedom for Black Americans.\u201d They\u2019re especially looking for contributors who identify as Black, LGBTQ, disabled, women, and POC. Rate is $0.25 to $1.00 per word. To learn more, refer to their <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/luvblkgrls\/status\/1658640499866054657\">tweet<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.loveblackgirls.org\/pitch\">pitch page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Deadline: June 7th, 2023<\/p>\n<p><strong>The editor of the New York Times\u2019 Styles section<\/strong> is open for pitches. The Styles section covers \u201ceverything fashion, internet, sex, trends before they are trends, and culture at large.\u201d The section features stories that have some U.S. lens. Pay is $1 per word. Send your pitches to <a href=\"mailto:wilson.wong@nytimes.com\">wilson.wong@nytimes.com<\/a>. To read their Styles editor\u2019s tweets, click <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wilsonwillywong\/status\/1657746034179670017\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wilsonwillywong\/status\/1643716727157432320\">here<\/a>. To read their pitch guide, click <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1TK1a9Jhzwr2BIMmlgK6N-jNrTX5kyEVjz1BXVuMXSOE\/edit\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MIT Technology Review<\/strong> is a media company that explains the commercial, political, and social impact of the newest technologies. They\u2019re seeking pitches for their upcoming issue on hard problems. They\u2019re \u201clooking for *big* swings: narrative features, essential profiles, and sharp essays \u2014 especially on topics that have nothing to do with AI.\u201d They will pay $1 to $2 per word. For more information, refer to their editor\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rcourt\/status\/1658944379787317248\">Twitter thread<\/a> and their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/how-to-pitch-mit-technology-review\/\">pitch guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Deadline: May 30th, 2023<\/p>\n<p><strong>High Country News<\/strong> is a non-profit magazine covering the Western US. They\u2019re seeking story pitches for their special issue on climate. The issue will \u201chighlight stories of agency + collective action in the fight to decarbonize the West and the efforts to adapt to a changing climate in equitable ways.\u201d Their aim is for the stories to \u201cexplore new frameworks for thinking about climate futures.\u201d They will offer a project fee based on $1 per word for reportage and $0.50 per word for reflection. If interested, email your pitches to <a href=\"mailto:paigeb@hcn.org\">paigeb@hcn.org<\/a> or <a href=\"mailto:emilyb@hcn.org\">emilyb@hcn.org<\/a>. To learn more, refer to their senior editor\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaigeBlank\/status\/1658508516079042560\">Twitter thread<\/a> and their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hcn.org\/about\/submissions\">submission guidelines<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Deadline: June 5th, 2023<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Lead<\/strong> is a micro-mag about politics and culture. They have tweeted, \u201cWe&#8217;re looking for features covering police overreach, housing, immigration, racism, inequality &amp; the environment. Terrible landlords? Send them our way. Home Office scoops? Bring them. Evidence of systemic racism by any part of the system? Haul &#8217;em in. Untold tales of climate change? From villains to heroes, we&#8217;re interested in all\u2026\u201d Their main focus is the United Kingdom, but they welcome relevant global submissions. Rates begin at \u00a3180 for op-eds (800-1,200 words). Read their Twitter thread <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theleaduk\/status\/1656278163188600838\">here<\/a>. Learn more about them <a href=\"https:\/\/thelead.uk\/about-us\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Outlaw Report<\/strong> is a source for cannabis news in the Mid-Atlantic. They\u2019re accepting pitches on a rolling basis about \u201call things DMV Cannabis.\u201d Rates are $100 to $300 per article (300 to 1,000 words). If interested, send your pitches to <a href=\"mailto:ljdawson@theoutlawreport.com\">ljdawson@theoutlawreport.com<\/a>. To learn more, refer to their <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/outlaw_report\/status\/1632063594161479684\">tweet<\/a>. To contact them, refer to this <a href=\"https:\/\/outlawreport.com\/contact\/\">page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Maisonneuve<\/strong> is a Montreal-based quarterly of &#8220;arts, opinion, and ideas.&#8221; They\u2019re seeking pitches (with some kind of Canadian connection) for their next issue. The issue is unthemed but some things their editor-in-chief would love to see in her inbox include:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; \u201cReporting on LGBTQIA+ issues<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Exhibition reviews<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Labour coverage, whether through a personal or reported lens<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Writing from outside of Canada&#8217;s urban centres<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Spicy cultural takes\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The editor-in-chief hasn\u2019t mentioned the rates in her tweet, but as per this <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/maisonneuvemag\/status\/1547216261318430722\">tweet<\/a> by Maisonneuve, their standard rate is 15 cents per word. To learn more, refer to their editor-in-chief\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lucyuprichard\/status\/1656056180748214274\">Twitter thread<\/a> and this <a href=\"https:\/\/maisonneuve.org\/contribute\/\">page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Deadline: May 23rd, 2023<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nat Geo Travel\u2019s<\/strong> editor is seeking \u201ca couple of travel writers with a hyper focus on Japan for a project.\u201d Rate is between $1,000 and $1,200. If interested, email <a href=\"mailto:starlight.williams@natgeo.com\">starlight.williams@natgeo.com<\/a> by around May 30. To read their editor\u2019s tweet, click <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/star_lightw\/status\/1656339052134531075\">here<\/a>. To visit their website, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/travel\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Deadline: May 30th, 2023<\/p>\n<p><strong>It&#8217;s Freezing in LA!<\/strong> (IFLA!) is an independent magazine about climate change. They\u2019re accepting pitches for their 10th issue: PLANTS. They want ideas for \u201cunique essays, interviews, short stories, and features on the theme of plants and ecosystems.\u201d They accept pitches from writers based anywhere in the world. They can work with translators for contributors whose first language is not English. Pay is \u00a3150 for 1,000-word essays. Send your pitches to <a href=\"mailto:editor@itsfreezinginla.com\">editor@itsfreezinginla.com<\/a>. To learn more, refer to their <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/itsfreezinginla\/status\/1654824284445896704\">Twitter thread<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/itsfreezinginla.com\/pitching\">pitching guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Deadline: May 31st, 2023<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Writers, Here&#8217;s our latest roundup of calls for pitches directly from editors. Please carefully study each publication before sending a pitch. 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