Here’s our latest roundup of calls for pitches, directly from editors. We’ve researched payment rates and contact information for all of these opportunities, to make it easy for you to connect with the right editor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you’re new to freelance writing, please be sure to carefully study each publication before sending a pitch. Here’s a short guide to sending a pitch.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Thanks to Fatima Saif for compiling this list.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n International Journalists’ Network\n(IJNet) offers the latest tips, training opportunities, trends, and tools for\nprofessional and emerging journalists. If you want to share any tips and tricks\nthat will help journalists globally, then get in touch with them with your\npitches. Pay is $200 per article. Most of their freelance writers work in\nEnglish, but they can also work in Spanish, Portuguese or Russian. To learn\nmore, refer to their post<\/a> and this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n GuruFocus is a value investing\nresearch company. They\u2019re looking for writers who can produce original,\nhigh-quality content. If you enjoy analyzing stocks, this may be an ideal opportunity\nfor you. Pay is $120\/article, with potential for bonuses. For details, refer to\ntheir editorial director\u2019s post<\/a> and\nthis page<\/a>. The Sick Times is a site\nchronicling the Long Covid crisis. They\u2019re looking for pitches for commentary\nand reported pieces: – Commentary: They currently\npublish only one essay\/commentary piece a month by outside contributors. They\nprioritize essays from writers with Long Covid and related diseases. They pay\n$250 for a piece of 1,000 words. – Journalism: They currently publish\n2 to 3 reported news stories per quarter from journalists. They pay $1,000 for\na piece of 1,000 words.<\/p> \n\n\n\n\n\n<\/p> If interested, email your pitches\nto betsy@thesicktimes.org<\/a> and miles@thesicktimes.org<\/a>. To learn more,\nrefer to their post<\/a> and\nthis page<\/a>. Pittsburgh City Paper is an\nalternative newspaper that covers news, restaurants, food, culture, arts, and\nentertainment in Pittsburgh. Their news editor is accepting pitches at colin@pghcitypaper.com<\/a>. Their rates\nrange from $250 to $750. To learn more, refer to their news editor\u2019s post<\/a> and\ntheir pitch\nguidelines<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n Nat Geo Travel\u2019s editor is\nlooking for Tennessee-based travel guide\/hotel writers. Rate: $1 per word (will\nbe a flat fee). If interested, email starlight.williams@natgeo.com<\/a>. Don\u2019t\nsend pitches. To read their editor\u2019s post, click here<\/a>. To\nvisit their website, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Deadline: February 8th, 2024<\/p>\n <\/div>\n Uncharitable Papers shares\narticles and essays written by incredible people of color on the charity\nsector. They pay \u00a3150 for a maximum of 1,500 words. To learn more, refer to\nthis post<\/a>\nand this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n West Virginia University Press (WVU\nPress) is West Virginia\u2019s largest book publisher. They\u2019re seeking pitches for\nessays that could be included in an upcoming craft book, the PARENT SLASH\nWRITER. They want pitches from writers who have developed hacks or tricks specific\nto the parenting life (particularly of small kids). Pay is $100 per piece. To\nlearn more, refer to this post<\/a>. To\ncontact them, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Deadline: May 31st, 2024<\/p>\n <\/div>\n Philadelphia Magazine is a\nmonthly print magazine about Philadelphia\u2019s city life, restaurants, events,\nhealth, real estate, and more. They\u2019re accepting Philadelphia area features or\nreported essays. They pay $1 per word. Send your pitches to bpearson@phillymag.com<\/a>. To learn more,\nrefer to their features editor\u2019s post<\/a>.\nTo contact them, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n In These Times is a progressive\nmagazine and website committed to covering and analyzing popular movements for\neconomic, environmental, social, gender, and racial justice. They\u2019re looking for culture pitches. They particularly want Palestinian, Congolese, Sudanese,\nimmigrant, BIPOC, and trans writers to pitch them. Rates are $375 for short\ndispatches and op-eds, and $0.50 to $1.00 per word for other articles. If\ninterested, send your pitches to submissions@inthesetimes.com<\/a>.\nTo learn more, refer to this post<\/a> and this\npage<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n Thrillist is a website that\ncovers food, drinks, travel, and entertainment. Their editor-in-chief is seeking\npitches about travel: \u201cExplorations of zeitgeisty travel trends, in-depth\nreported features exploring the intersection of travel and culture, place-based\nstorytelling and unique profiles \u2014 please send!\u201d They pay $350 and up. To learn\nmore, refer to their editor-in-chief\u2019s post<\/a>\nand their website<\/a>. <\/p>\n <\/div>\n The Great Central Gazette is a\nnot-for-profit local newspaper in Leicester. They\u2019re seeking “solutions-focused\nand human-interest stories about Leicester.” They\u2019re particularly interested in \u201canything\nrelated to policing, crime, communities coming together, worker’s rights,\naccess to healthcare and housing & homelessness.\u201d Pay is \u00a3125 per article.\nEmail your pitches to news@greatcentralgazette.org<\/a>.\nTo learn more, refer to this post<\/a>\nand this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Deadline: February 16th, 2024<\/p>\n <\/div>\n Business Insider\u2019s senior editor\nof lifestyle\/entertainment freelancers is looking for someone who is traveling\nto the Super Bowl to write a piece about how much it’s costing them\/what\u2019s the\nexperience like from an attendee’s point of view. Word count is flexible for\nthis piece. Rates begin at $250. If interested, DM their editor on X. To read\ntheir editor\u2019s post, click here<\/a>.\nTo visit their website, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Deadline: February 7th, 2024<\/p>\n <\/div>\n The Metropole is the Urban History\nAssociation\u2019s official blog. They\u2019re accepting pitches. They have posted this\non X: \u201cMetropole April theme: Beyond the Urban. Topics beyond typical urban\nborders, but influence or influenced by urban issues i.e. metropolitan\nplanning, suburban history, anti-urbanism, or state level politics.\u201d Rate is\n$200 per piece. Send your pitches to themetropole@urbanhistory.org<\/a>.\nFor more information, refer to their post<\/a>\nand submission\nguidelines<\/a>. Deadline: February 15th, 2024<\/p>\n <\/div>\n GND Media is a Greater Manchester-based\nindependent multimedia organization focused on creating \u201ca green and just\nworld.\u201d They\u2019re always seeking writers. They\u2019re looking for environmental\nfeature and opinion pieces. Rate is \u00a350 for 800 to 1,000 words. If interested,\nsend your pitches to contact@gndmedia.co.uk<\/a>.\nTo learn more, refer to their co-founder\u2019s post<\/a> and their\nprevious articles<\/a>. Business Insider covers tech,\nbusiness, finance, retail, media, lifestyle, and healthcare. If you\u2019re seeking a\nhome for your big-swing feature narrative or essay, their deputy editor would\nlove to hear from you. Your stories can center on anything within their bailiwick,\nwhich at \u201cits core includes workplace culture, the economy, tech, housing,\nretail, education, and beyond.\u201d They pay $2.00 per word for such pieces. If\ninterested, get in touch with their deputy editor at zjason@businessinsider.com<\/a>. To\nread their deputy editor\u2019s post, click here<\/a>. To\nvisit their website, click here<\/a>. PopSugar is a global lifestyle media\nbrand for young women. They cover entertainment, beauty, fashion, fitness,\nhealth, food, current events, parenting, and more. They\u2019re seeking well-reported,\nfun, and poignant features and essay ideas about wellness, identity issues,\netc. Rates usually begin at $200 for essays and $300 for reported pieces. Pitches\nshould be sent to identitypitches@popsugar.com<\/a>.\nThere is no deadline for the submission of pitches. To learn more, refer to this\npost<\/a>\nand their website<\/a>. Business Insider covers tech, business, finance, media, lifestyle,\nand healthcare. Their editor is seeking Greece-based freelancers (or writers who\nare planning a trip there) for future story ideas. Rates begin at $230. If\ninterested, DM their editor on X. To read their editor\u2019s post, click here<\/a>. To\nvisit their website, click here<\/a>. Deadline: February 10th, 2024<\/p>\n <\/div>\n Backstory is a bookshop and bar\nin south London. They publish a biannual magazine which is also called Backstory.\nThe magazine is about books and bookshops. They\u2019re commissioning for issue 2 of\nthe magazine. They\u2019re looking for columns (usually 450 to 500 words) and\nfeatures (usually 1,000 to 1,500 words). Pay is \u00a3150 for columns and \u00a3500 for\nfeatures. If interested, send your pitches to tom@backstory.london<\/a>. To learn more,\nrefer to this post<\/a> and\ntheir contributor\nguidelines<\/a>.<\/p>\n Deadline: February 12th, 2024<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\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 Nat Geo Travel\u2019s editor is\nlooking for Tennessee-based travel guide\/hotel writers. Rate: $1 per word (will\nbe a flat fee). If interested, email starlight.williams@natgeo.com<\/a>. Don\u2019t\nsend pitches. To read their editor\u2019s post, click here<\/a>. To\nvisit their website, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Deadline: February 8th, 2024<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\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 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\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 contact information for all of these opportunities, to make it easy for you to connect with the right editor. If you’re new to freelance writing, please be sure to carefully study each publication before sending a pitch. 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\n GuruFocus is Looking for Writers\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n The Sick Times is Seeking Commentary and Reported Pieces\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n Pittsburgh City Paper is Accepting Pitches\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n Nat Geo Travel is Seeking Tennessee-based Travel Guide\/Hotel Writers\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n Uncharitable Papers is Accepting Articles on the Charity Sector\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n Opportunity to Write an Essay for PARENT SLASH WRITER\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n Philadelphia Magazine is Accepting Features or Reported Essays\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n In These Times is Looking for Culture Pitches\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n Thrillist is Seeking Pitches about Travel\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n The Great Central Gazette is Seeking Stories about Leicester\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n Business Insider is Seeking Someone Who is Travelling to the Super Bowl\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n The Metropole is Looking for Pitches\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n GND Media is Always Seeking Writers\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n Business Insider is Seeking Your Big-Swing Feature Narrative or Essay\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n PopSugar is Seeking Features and Essay Ideas\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n Business Insider is Seeking Story Ideas about Greece\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n Backstory is Commissioning for Issue 2\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n No Bells is Accepting Pitches\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n Nat Geo Travel is Seeking Tennessee-based Travel Guide\/Hotel Writers\n <\/h4>\n\n
\n Portable Model is Seeking 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