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 Vulture is an entertainment news\nwebsite for the culturally obsessed. They cover TV, movies, comedy, music,\ntheater, art, books, and more. They\u2019re open to pitches. They pay $150 to $300\nfor TV recaps. To learn more, read their TV recaps editor\u2019s post<\/a> and\ntheir pitch\nguide<\/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 <\/div>\n Welcome to Hell World is\naccepting pieces from recently laid off journalists. They pay $200 to $500,\nusually $300 to $350. If interested, email luke@welcometohellworld.com<\/a>. To\nlearn more, refer to this post<\/a> and\ntheir \u2018about\u2019\npage<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n Bustle is a lifestyle, fashion,\nand entertainment website for young women. Their deputy lifestyle editor is\nlooking for personal essays and reported features on living with recurring MS. Rates\nstart at $500. Send your pitches (ideally this week) to hannah.orenstein@bustle.com<\/a>. To\nread their deputy lifestyle editor\u2019s post, click here<\/a>. To\nvisit their website, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n Going (formerly Scott\u2019s Cheap\nFlights) offers cheap flight deals. For assignments, their content marketing\ndirector is seeking a writer who is deeply familiar with Air New Zealand\u2019s\npremium economy or business class. Their content marketing director hasn\u2019t mentioned\nthe rates, but as per this post<\/a>,\ntheir rates start at $400 for such pieces. To learn more, refer to this post<\/a> and\nthis pitch\nform<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n Slate is an online\ngeneral-interest magazine that offers analysis and commentary on news,\npolitics, business, culture, and technology. Their senior culture editor is\nalways accepting pitches for TV, culture at jenny.zhang@slate.com<\/a>. Rates begin at\n$350. Read their senior culture editor\u2019s post here<\/a>.\nLearn how to pitch them here<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n Ambrook Research offers\ndata-driven storytelling regarding modern agriculture. They\u2019re always looking\nfor smart pitches. Their rates begin at $0.50 per word. If interested, send\nyour pitches to jesse@ambrook.com<\/a>. To\nlearn more, refer to their editor\u2019s post<\/a> and\ntheir website<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n International Journalists’\nNetwork (IJNet) offers the latest tips, training opportunities, trends, and\ntools for professional and emerging journalists. If you want to share any tips\nand tricks that will help journalists globally, then send them your pitches.\nThey pay writers $200 per article. Most of their freelance writers work in\nEnglish, but they can also work in Spanish, Portuguese or Russian. For more\ninformation, refer to their post<\/a> and this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n Texas Highways is the official\ntravel magazine of Texas. They cover travel, culture, food, history, and more.\nThey\u2019re always seeking new freelancers. Their freelancer guide previously\nstated that they paid $0.50\/word for web stories, now it states that the\ndigital rates vary depending on the nature of the story + the scope of\nreporting. To learn more, refer to this post<\/a> and\ntheir freelancer\nguide<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n Briarpatch is a Canadian magazine\nof politics and culture. They\u2019re seeking pitches for their unthemed July\/August\nissue. They want investigative journalism, interviews, features, narrative\nreporting, project profiles, comics, book reviews, and photo essays rooted in\nanti-colonial, anti-capitalist, and feminist struggle. They pay $150 for\nprofiles, short essays, reviews, and parting shots (typically 1,500 words or\nless); $250 for feature stories (usually 1,500 to 2,000 words) and photo\nessays; and $350 for research-based articles and investigative reporting\n(usually 2,000 to 2,500 words). To learn more, refer to their post<\/a>\nand call\nfor pitches<\/a>.<\/p>\n Deadline: March 1st, 2024<\/p>\n <\/div>\n Science Friday is a source for\nentertaining and educational conversations about science, technology, and more.\n<\/p> – They\u2019re seeking pitches for\narticles that cover science, environment, health, and technology. They\u2019re\nlooking for articles in both English and Spanish. The length of the articles\nshould be 500 to 1,000 words in English or up to 1,200 words in Spanish. Rate: $0.50\nper word. Deadline: Ongoing. <\/p> – They\u2019re also hiring a freelance\nwriter for 2 installments of an eclipse newsletter. Each installment of the\nnewsletter should be 400 words. Rate: $0.50 per word, or $400 total. They hope to\nidentify a freelancer by Feb 5.<\/p> \n\n\n\n\n\n<\/p> To learn more, refer to their\nsenior editor\u2019s post<\/a> and\ntheir pitching\nguidelines<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n City A.M. is London\u2019s financial\nand business newspaper. Their magazine is returning in print and they\u2019re commissioning\na few features. They want unusual, fun takes on lifestyley topics. They will\npay 30p per word. To learn more, read their editors\u2019 posts here<\/a>\nand here<\/a>.\nRead the latest issue of their magazine here<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n Business Insider covers business,\nfinancial, and technology news. Their editor is always seeking pitches on \u201ctrends\nin the economy, workplace, tech, or culture writ large.\u201d They welcome research-based\nanalysis, reported essays, and deep dives. Pay is $0.50 to $1.00 per word. If interested,\nsend your pitches to gdegraaf@businessinsider.com<\/a>.\nTo read their editor\u2019s post, click here<\/a>.\nTo visit their website, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n Via Magazine is a magazine and\nwebsite that serves AAA (American Automobile Association) members in nine\nwestern states. They publish 6 online issues and 1 print issue per year. Their\neditor-in-chief is always seeking \u201cWest Coast travel and consumer auto trend\npieces.\u201d Rates range from $1 per word to $400 flat fee. Send your pitches to viamail@viamagazine.com<\/a>. For more\ninformation, read their editor-in-chief\u2019s post<\/a>\nand their pitch guidelines<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n The Local Magazine is an\nindependent magazine that explores Toronto\u2019s urban health and social issues.\nThey\u2019re seeking stories for their first culture issue, on \u201cthe economics of\nmaking art in Toronto in 2024.\u201d They\nwant essays, profiles, first-person stories, investigations, and more on what\u2019s\nNEW about creating culture in Toronto. Rate is $0.75 to $1.00 per word. Send\nyour pitches to nick@thelocal.to<\/a>. To read\ntheir post, click here<\/a>.\nTo learn more about them, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n No Bells is a magazine and blog about\nunderground music. They\u2019re always accepting pitches for their blog and\nmagazine. They typically pay $50 to $100 per piece. To read their post, click here<\/a>. To\nvisit their website, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n Vox is a general interest website\nthat covers public policy, politics, world affairs, climate, culture,\ntechnology, science, health, and business. They\u2019re accepting pitches for their Future\nPerfect section. The section covers \u201cthe world\u2019s biggest, most neglected moral\nand technological problems, and the philosophical debates around how to do the\nmost good.\u201d Rates are $0.50 to $1.00 a word or more. Pitches should be sent to futureperfectfreelance@vox.com<\/a>.\nTo learn more, refer to their deputy editor\u2019s post<\/a> and\nFuture\nPerfect pitch guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n Going (formerly Scott\u2019s Cheap\nFlights) offers cheap flight deals. They\u2019re looking for pitches for their Going\nPlaces newsletter. The newsletter covers one place from a writer who is deeply\nfamiliar with it. They\u2019re particularly interested in \u201cEastern Europe, South\nAmerica, Africa, and smaller cities in Asia.\u201d Rates start at $300 for these\npieces (1,400 to 1,600 words). To learn more, refer to their content marketing\ndirector\u2019s post<\/a>\nand this pitch\nform<\/a>.<\/p>\n Deadline: January 29th, 2024<\/p>\n <\/div>\n Context is a media platform by\nthe Thomson Reuters Foundation. They provide news and analysis on how critical\nissues affect people, society, and the environment. They\u2019re looking for pitches\nfor their ‘Policy, honestly’ newsletter. The newsletter highlights the impact that\nspecific policies or legislation have on ordinary people. This opportunity is\nopen to all countries. Fee is \u00a3500 GPB. If interested, email your pitches to barry.malone@thomsonreuters.com<\/a>.\nTo learn more, refer to this post<\/a> and\ntheir \u2018about\u2019 page<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n Rest of World is a global\nnonprofit publication that covers technology\u2019s impact beyond the Western\nbubble. They\u2019re looking for features. They\u2019re especially interested in stories\nthat fall under these topics:<\/p> – The rise of AI – Electric vehicles – Silicon Valley in rest of world\n – Creator economy – China outside China <\/p> – Regional champions <\/p> \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/p> The majority of their feature\nstories are 3,000+ words and start at $1 per word. To learn more, refer to\ntheir features director\u2019s post<\/a> and\ntheir pitch\nguide for features<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n Vox is a general interest website\nthat covers public policy, politics, world affairs, climate, culture, technology,\nscience, health, and business. Their climate editor is assigning stories (800-2,500\nwords) on climate change that will help people better understand and navigate\nthe world. They\u2019re particularly interested in \u201cstories at the intersection of\nbiodiversity and traditional ecological knowledge; labor, daily life, and\nhousing; coexistence and new frameworks for conservation; the green energy\ntransition; politics; and solutions, adaptation and resilience.\u201d They will pay\n$1+ per word for reportage. Send your pitches to climate@vox.com<\/a>. Read their climate editor\u2019s\npost here<\/a>\nand their pitch guide here<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n Business Insider\u2019s lifestyle\/entertainment\neditor is accepting general lifestyle\/entertainment pitches. Their rates are\ngenerally $200 to $250. If interested, DM their editor on X. To read their editor\u2019s post,\nclick here<\/a>.\nTo visit their website, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n The Atavist Magazine is a\ndigital-only publication that releases one blockbuster nonfiction story every\nmonth. Their editor-in-chief is accepting long-form narrative feature pitches\nfrom people who have been laid off. Their stories are 8,000 to 30,000 words\nlong and their baseline story rate is $6,000. They also pay quarterly royalties\nto their authors. If interested, email your pitches to seyward@atavist.com<\/a>. For details, read\ntheir editor-in-chief\u2019s post<\/a> and\ntheir submission guidelines<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n My Jewish Learning is a resource\nfor Jewish holidays, celebrations, recipes, Torah, history, etc. They\u2019re\nlooking for pitches on \u201cthe history and culture of Black Jews.\u201d They want\npieces of 800 to 1,200 words. Rates start at $150. Pitches should be sent to aseitz@myjewishlearning.com<\/a>. To\nread their post, click here<\/a>. To\nlearn more about them, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n Portable Model is a music focused\npublication. They\u2019re seeking pitches for their first issue which is themed\naround music and tangibility. They\u2019re looking for lists, essays, and reviews. They\nencourage writing with a feminist, political, or severely local bend. They pay\nup to $200 per piece. If interested, send your pitches to portablemodelmag@gmail.com<\/a>. To\nlearn more, refer to this post<\/a>.<\/p>\n Deadline: February 8th, 2024<\/p>\n <\/div>\n Unbias the News is an all-women\nfeminist newsroom. They\u2019re looking for pitches on migrant underemployment for a\ncollaborative data investigation with Lighthouse Reports and other partners\nacross Europe. They\u2019re seeking pitches from these countries: Greece, Italy,\nFinland, Austria, Portugal, and Norway. They\u2019re looking into \u201chow policy\nbarriers prevent immigrants from gaining access to working in professional\nfields they are qualified in.\u201d Pay is 800 Euros. Pitches should be sent to pitch@unbiasthenews.org<\/a>. To read\ntheir post, click here<\/a>.\nTo visit their website, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n Stanford Social Innovation Review\n(SSIR) is a quarterly print magazine and website that informs and inspires\nleaders of social change. They\u2019re seeking pitches for What\u2019s Next articles. These\nare reported articles that describe \u201ca new (usually less than two years old),\npromising, but not yet proven solution to an important social, environmental,\nor organizational problem.\u201d Rate is $600 for 700 words. For more information,\nrefer to this post<\/a> and\ntheir submission guidelines<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n 100 Days in Appalachia is a news\nwebsite that covers the Appalachian region. They\u2019re looking for opinions,\nessays, reporting, or photography from folks ages teen-24. Rates begin at $200\nfor opinion pieces and $300 for reporting. If interested, send your pitches to rainesford.alexandra@gmail.com<\/a>\n(pitches are being accepted on a rolling basis). To learn more, refer to this post<\/a> and\ntheir \u2018about\u2019\npage<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n \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 Deadline: February 1st, 2024<\/p>\n <\/div>\n Business Insider covers business,\nfinancial, and technology news. Their lifestyle\/entertainment editor is seeking\npitches from individuals who made life decisions because of pop culture: \u201cDid\nyou become a doctor because of Grey\u2019s Anatomy? Move to Forks because of\nTwilight? Start a career in music because you were a fan girl?\u201d Rates begin at\n$225. If interested, DM their editor on X. To read their editor\u2019s post, click here<\/a>. To\nvisit their website, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Deadline: February 1st, 2024<\/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 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\n Briarpatch is a Canadian magazine\nof politics and culture. They\u2019re seeking pitches for their unthemed July\/August\nissue. They want investigative journalism, interviews, features, narrative\nreporting, project profiles, comics, book reviews, and photo essays rooted in\nanti-colonial, anti-capitalist, and feminist struggle. They pay $150 for\nprofiles, short essays, reviews, and parting shots (typically 1,500 words or\nless); $250 for feature stories (usually 1,500 to 2,000 words) and photo\nessays; and $350 for research-based articles and investigative reporting\n(usually 2,000 to 2,500 words). To learn more, refer to their post<\/a>\nand call\nfor pitches<\/a>.<\/p>\n Deadline: March 1st, 2024<\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Here’s our latest roundup of calls for pitches directly from editors. 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. 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\n No Bells is Accepting Pitches\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n Welcome to Hell World is Accepting Pieces from Laid Off Journalists\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n Bustle is Seeking Pieces on Living with Recurring MS\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n Going is Seeking a Writer Who is Deeply Familiar with Air New Zealand's Premium Economy or Business Class\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n Slate is Accepting Pitches for TV, Culture\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n Ambrook Research is Always Seeking Smart Pitches\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n IJNet is Seeking Tips and Tricks That Will Help Journalists\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n Texas Highways is Always Seeking New Freelancers\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n Briarpatch is Seeking Pitches for July\/August Issue\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n Science Friday is Looking for Pitches and a Writer\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n City A.M. is Commissioning Lifestyley Features\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n Business Insider is Looking for Pitches on Economy, Workplace, Technology, and Culture\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n Via Magazine is Accepting Pitches\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n The Local Magazine is Looking for Culture Pitches\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n No Bells is Always Accepting Pitches\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n Vox is Accepting Pitches for Future Perfect Section\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n Going is Looking for Pitches\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n Context is Seeking Pitches for 'Policy, Honestly' newsletter\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n Rest of World is Looking for Features\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n Vox is Assigning Stories on Climate Change\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n Business Insider is Seeking General Lifestyle\/Entertainment Pitches\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n The Atavist Magazine is Accepting Long-form Narrative Features\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n My Jewish Learning is Looking for Pitches on the History & Culture of Black Jews\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n Portable Model is Seeking Pitches\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n Unbias the News is Seeking Pitches on Migrant Underemployment\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n Stanford Social Innovation Review is Seeking Pitches\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n 100 Days in Appalachia is Accepting Pitches from Folks Ages Teen-24\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n Business Insider is Seeking DINKS who Shop at Costco\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n Business Insider is Seeking Pitches Related to Pop Culture\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n Dread Central is Accepting Pitches about Horror Cinema\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n No Bells is Accepting Pitches\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n Briarpatch is Seeking Pitches for July\/August Issue\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n Studio Magazine is Seeking Submissions for Fall\/Winter 2024 Issue\n <\/h4>\n\n