Here’s our latest roundup of calls for pitches directly from editors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We’ve researched payment rates and found contact information for all of these publishers, to make it easy for you to connect with the right editor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you’re not confident in approaching editors, or need some extra guidance, please read How to Write a Pitch that Gets You Paid (Based on Real-World Examples)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thanks to Fatima Saif for compiling this list.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Media Co-Op is a Canadian\nnetwork of progressive news cooperatives. They\u2019re looking for pitches. They\u2019re\nseeking \u201cgrassroots journalism focused on important issues and struggles in or\nrelated to the Canadian context.\u201d They pay $100 to $250 per article (600 to 1,500\nwords). Send your pitches to info@medicoop.ca<\/a>.\nRead their post here<\/a>. Learn\nhow to pitch them here<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n Carefree is \u201ca weekly newsletter\nfrom Black female voices around the world on life, love, adventure and\neverything in-between.\u201d They\u2019re always accepting new pitches from Black women\nwriters. They want \u201cpersonal essays with strong narratives and voice on life,\nlove, adventure and everything in-between.\u201d They\u2019re currently trying something\nnew and focusing on monthly themes. Following are their themes for the next few\nmonths:<\/p> – February: “How To\nLove”<\/p> – March: “Blooming\nUnconventionally”<\/p> – April: “Letting Go”<\/p> – May: “On Beauty”<\/p> \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/p> They publish one story a week (usually\n1,000 to 1,800 words) and pay a flat rate of $100\/story. To read their post,\nclick here<\/a>.\nTo visit their website, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n Studio Magazine is a national\npublication about contemporary craft and design in Canada. They publish twice a\nyear and have an ongoing web presence. They\u2019re seeking submissions for their Fall\/Winter\n2024 issue: SPECTACLE. They want \u201cessays on the spectacular in craft.\u201d They\u2019re\ninterested in \u201chow craftspeople, processes, materials, and work are used to\ndraw attention.\u201d Rate is $0.30 per word. Pitches should be sent to pitches@studiomagazine.ca<\/a>. For more\ninformation, refer to their post<\/a>\nand call for\nsubmissions<\/a>.<\/p>\n Deadline: March 31st, 2024<\/p>\n <\/div>\n International Journalists’\nNetwork (IJNet) offers the latest tips, training opportunities, trends, and\ntools for professional and emerging journalists. If you know of any journalism\ntool, application or resource that they haven\u2019t covered, then send them your\npitches. Rate is $200\/article. Most of their freelance writers work in English,\nbut they can also work in Spanish, Portuguese or Russian. To learn more, refer\nto their post<\/a>\nand this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n Dread Central is a website that\ncovers horror movies, games, comics, novels, toys, and more. For Black History\nMonth, they\u2019re seeking pitches about horror cinema from Black writers. The\npitches don’t necessarily have to be about Black horror. Pay is $100 per\narticle. To learn more, refer to this post<\/a>. To\npitch, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Deadline: February 1st, 2024<\/p>\n <\/div>\n Game Developer is a website that\nfocuses on video game development and industry. Their senior editor is open to pitches (though they’re slow on accepting pitches at the start of the year,\nthey do read every pitch and provide feedback when they can). They pay $250 to\n$350 for 800 to 1,600 words. To read their senior editor\u2019s post, click here<\/a>. To\nvisit their contact page, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n Glamour is an online magazine for\nwomen. They cover beauty, fashion, entertainment, lifestyle, and celebrity news. Their website director would love to hear your pitches. They pay \u00a3200\nfor op-eds, while \u00a3300 for more investigative pieces. If interested, send your\npitches to ali.pantony@condenast.co.uk<\/a>.\nTo read their website director\u2019s post, click here<\/a>. To\nvisit their contact page, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n The Sick Times is a site\nchronicling the Long Covid crisis. They\u2019re accepting pitches for commentary and\nreported pieces:<\/p> – Commentary: They currently\npublish only one essay\/commentary piece a month by outside contributors. They prioritize\nessays from writers with Long Covid and related diseases. They pay $250 for a piece\nof 1,000 words.<\/p> – Journalism: They currently\npublish 2 to 3 reported news stories per quarter from journalists. They pay $1,000\nfor a piece of 1,000 words.<\/p> \n\n\n\n\n\n<\/p> For details, refer to their\neditor\/co-founder\u2019s post<\/a>\nand this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n Defector is a sports blog and\nmedia company. They\u2019re accepting pitches related to culture, arts, politics,\nand more. As per their freelancer\npolicies<\/a>, they pay at least $1,000 for longer essays and reported pieces,\nand at least $500 for shorter pieces. To learn more, refer to their supervising\nproducer\u2019s post<\/a>\nand their pitch guide<\/a>. The Guardian is a British news\nand media website. Their assistant opinion editor is currently commissioning\nfor their opinion series, ‘why I quit.’ They\u2019re seeking pitches for \u201cstories of\nquitting – it can be something tangible, an idea, a place… but crucially must\ninvolve actually quitting.\u201d According to their freelance charter<\/a>, they pay \u00a3361.36 per 1,000 words. Send your pitches to lucy.pasha-robinson@theguardian.com<\/a>.\nTo learn more, refer to their assistant opinion editor\u2019s post<\/a> and \u2018why I quit\u2019\nseries<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n Wired For Adventure is an\nadventure travel magazine. They\u2019re always seeking adventure travel pitches.\nThey’re looking for personal stories with good images. Their next few themes are ‘water’\n(deadline: end of January) and ‘mountains’ (deadline: end of March). Rate is \u00a3250.\nPitches can be sent to anna@adventurize.co.uk<\/a>.\nTo learn more, refer to their editor\u2019s post<\/a>. To\ncontact them, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n No Bells is a new print magazine about\nunderground music. They\u2019re accepting pitches for their first edition. The theme\nof the issue is ORIGINATORS. They\u2019re seeking interviews or profiles, lists, reported\npieces, photography or visual art, weird essays, and games (crosswords, word\nsearches, and more). Rates begin at $100. Send your pitches to mano@nobells.blog<\/a> and millan@nobells.blog<\/a>. To learn more, refer\nto their post<\/a>\nand this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Deadline: February 7th, 2024<\/p>\n <\/div>\n IGN is an internet media company\nthat covers video games, TV, movies, tech, and comics. Their senior features\neditor is always accepting pitches related to big releases or important\nanniversaries. They\u2019re particularly interested in Tekken 8 and FF7 Rebirth.\nRate is $300 for around 1,400 words. Pitches can be sent to mkim@ign.com<\/a>. To read their senior features\neditor\u2019s post, click here<\/a>. To\nvisit their website, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n NYLON is a Bustle Digital Group\nbrand that covers fashion, music, entertainment, and culture. Their editor is\nalways accepting music pitches. If interested, email your \u201csharp ideas (and hot\ntakes) about new scenes, trends, and offbeat observations\u201d to steffanee@nylon.com<\/a>. Pay is $300 to $500\nfor standard web stories. Read their editor\u2019s post here<\/a>.\nLearn more about them here<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n Business Insider\u2019s senior editor\nof lifestyle\/entertainment freelancers is seeking DINKS who shop at Costco: \u201cLooking\nfor DINKS (dual income no kids) who shop at Costco to pay to write about what\nthey buy for @BusinessInsider’s Costco diaries! Looking for people who will\nshare their household income + what they typically spend at Costco.\u201d Rates\nbegin at $220. If interested, DM their editor on X. Read their editor\u2019s post here<\/a>\nand their Costco diaries here<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n The Media Co-Op is Seeking Pitches\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n Carefree is Accepting Pitches from Black Women Writers\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n Studio Magazine is Seeking Submissions for Fall\/Winter 2024 Issue\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n IJNet is Open to Pitches from Journalists\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n Dread Central is Accepting Pitches about Horror Cinema\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n Game Developer is Open for Pitches\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n Glamour is Accepting Pitches\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n The Sick Times is Accepting Commentary and Reported Pieces\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n Defector is Accepting Pitches Related to Culture, Arts, Politics, etc.\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n The Guardian is Commissioning Opinion Pieces for 'Why I Quit' Series\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n Wired For Adventure is Seeking Adventure Travel Pitches\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n No Bells is Accepting Pitches\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n IGN's Features Editor is Always Accepting Pitches\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n NYLON is Always Accepting Music Pitches\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n Business Insider is Seeking DINKS who Shop at Costco\n <\/h4>\n\n