{"id":11610,"date":"2024-02-13T11:15:41","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T19:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/?p=11610"},"modified":"2024-02-13T11:15:43","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T19:15:43","slug":"12-calls-for-pitches-directly-from-editors-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/uncategorized\/12-calls-for-pitches-directly-from-editors-2\/","title":{"rendered":"12 Calls for Pitches Directly from Editors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s our latest roundup of calls for pitches directly from editors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;ve included pay rates and contact information for all of the opportunities listed here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Be sure to carefully study each publication before sending a pitch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Thanks for Fatima Saif for work on compiling this list.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Afar is Seeking Pitches About Travel, Climate Change, and the Environment<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The features editor for Afar is seeking feature pitches about travel, climate change, and the environment. AFAR is the &#8216;experiential travel guide.&#8217; They cover travel stories from a more personal perspective, telling their &#8220;stories through people, allowing readers to explore authentic local cultures from the inside out.&#8221; Pay for their magazine starts at $1 per word. Pay for Afar.com starts at $0.50 per word.&nbsp; To learn more, refer to this <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kjlagrave\/status\/1755973555945173435\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tweet.<\/a> To contact them, refer to this&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.afar.com\/about\/pitch-guidelines\">page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Deadline: February 15th, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Business Insider is Seeking People Who Avoid Technology<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Business Insider is a website that covers business, financial, and technology news. The Senior Editor is currently &#8220;looking for people who leaning out of technology.&#8221; They generally pay $200 per article. To learn more, read this <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/conz\/status\/1757433621722391016\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tweet<\/a>, and also refer to this&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.insider.com\/how-to-pitch-features-business-insider-2019-9\">page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">IJNet is Accepting Pitches<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">International Journalists&#8217; Network (IJNet) offers the latest tips, training opportunities, trends, and tools for professional and emerging journalists. If you know of any journalism tool, application or resource that they haven\u2019t covered, then send them your pitches. Rate is $200 per article. Most of their freelance writers work in English, but they can also work in Spanish, Portuguese or Russian. To learn more, refer to their <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IJNet\/status\/1756573793911210212\">post<\/a> and this <a href=\"https:\/\/icfj.submittable.com\/submit\/139151\/pitch-to-ijnet?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social\">page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Business Insider is Looking for Freelancers to Write about Latin Food Fests and Holi<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Business Insider\u2019s senior editor is looking for writers for their culture projects:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; \u201cLooking for Latinx writers in Texas &amp; Jersey who can attend Latin food festivals in March\/April. You\u2019ll write abt the food\/drinks, interview chefs &amp; explore the culinary traditions of Latin culture. Also open to writers &amp; Latin food fests elsewhere\u2014just has to be in March\/April!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; \u201cAlso looking for a writer who celebrates Holi, plans on going to a US-based celebration in March with friends and\/or family, and can write about the experience in a personal, authentic, and compelling feature.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pay is $700 per story. If interested, get in touch with their editor at <a href=\"mailto:bcubit@businessinsider.com\">bcubit@businessinsider.com<\/a>. To read their editor\u2019s post, click <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreaACubit\/status\/1755256763538969029\">here<\/a>. To visit their contact page, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/contact\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Deadline: February 14th, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Insider is Seeking Writers with Travel Plans with a Luxury Angle<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Insider\u2019s associate editor of lifestyle &amp; entertainment freelance writers is looking for \u201cwriters with UPCOMING travel plans with a luxury angle.\u201d They\u2019re particularly interested in hearing about \u201cpricey resorts, celeb-owned hotels, upgrades flights\/train rides, and premium airport lounges.\u201d Rates begin at $200. To read their editor\u2019s post, click <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Emily_Krivograd\/status\/1756099329851281455\">here<\/a>. To visit their website, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">History News Network (HNN) is Accepting Pitches<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">History News Network (HNN) is a publishing project that \u201cputs current events into historical perspective.\u201d They\u2019re accepting pitches for their newsletter. The newsletter features short-form essays and conversations that \u201chelp readers make sense of the ways in which currents from the past continue to swirl through the present.\u201d The published pieces are generally 1,000 to 1,500 words long and pay $300. To learn more, read their <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/myHNN\/status\/1750611640708399511\">post<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/historynewsnetwork.org\/submission-guidelines.html\">submission guidelines<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pipeline Artists is Looking for New Contributors<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pipeline Artists is a digital magazine that focuses on \u201ceducation, empowerment, and elevating authentic voices in film, publishing, and beyond.\u201d&nbsp; They\u2019re looking for new contributors. They\u2019re accepting pitches for articles, including interviews; short stories; and poetry. Rate is $75 to $350+. For details, read their <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScriptPipeline\/status\/1755356458403979637\">post<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/pipelineartists.com\/submission-guidelines\/\">submission guidelines<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Now Then Magazine is Accepting Pitches on Border Abolition and Immigration<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now Then Magazine is an online magazine covering the local news and culture of Sheffield. They\u2019re open for pitches about border abolition and immigration. They have posted this on X:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGive Over is a project that uses border abolition as a tool for more equitable journalism &#8211; we want to push people from a point of \u2018refugees welcome\u2019 to a point of understanding the violence required in order to maintain borders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&#8217;d like to write about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; Your experiences of borders<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; Abolition of borders as a vision for a more just future<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; Borders away from state lines (e.g. in the workplace, healthcare, education, etc)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; The impact of racist reporting<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then email <a href=\"mailto:maryam@weareopus.org\">maryam@weareopus.org<\/a> to pitch!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rate is \u00a3150 per 800 words. To read their post, click <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nowthenmag\/status\/1754904643916775896\">here<\/a>. To visit their \u2018contact\u2019 page, click <a href=\"https:\/\/nowthenmagazine.com\/contact\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Crikey is Open for Pitches<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Crikey is an Australian website and newsletter that offers news, commentary, and analysis on politics, world affairs, business, society, culture, and technology. They\u2019re always open for news, analysis, opinion and investigation pitches. They pay $300 per article (600 to 800 words). If interested, email your pitches to <a href=\"mailto:jcallil@crikey.com.au\">jcallil@crikey.com.au<\/a>. To learn more, refer to their deputy editor\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jackcallil\/status\/1753984890218099075\">post<\/a> and their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crikey.com.au\/submission-guidelines\/\">submission guidelines<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Insider is Seeking Stories about Pilates<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Insider\u2019s associate editor of lifestyle &amp; entertainment freelance writers is seeking a writer who has done Pilates for years\/months to write a story about how it has impacted their life. They\u2019re also seeking someone who has started doing reformer Pilates. Rates begin at $200 per story. To read their editor\u2019s post, click <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Emily_Krivograd\/status\/1755969363541123232\">here<\/a>. To read their recent Pilates story, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/tried-reformer-pilates-loved-it-would-do-again-2024-1?r=US&amp;IR=T\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s our latest roundup of calls for pitches directly from editors. We&#8217;ve included pay rates and contact information for all of the opportunities listed here. Be sure to carefully study each publication before sending a pitch. Thanks for Fatima Saif for work on compiling this list. Afar is Seeking Pitches About Travel, Climate Change, and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11610","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11610"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11610\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11619,"href":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11610\/revisions\/11619"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11610"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11610"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}