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 publications, so you can easily connect with the right opportunity for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Please don’t contact these publications without first carefully studying them, and making sure your pitch closely fits their needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thanks to Fatima Saif for compiling this list.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Contingent Magazine is a history magazine. They\u2019re open for pitches for reviews (1,000-1,500 words); shorts (800-1,500 words); mini-essays (200-500 words); field trips; mailbags (400-500 words); How I Do History interviews; and postcards. Base rates: $250 for reviews, shorts, and field trips; $100 for mailbags and mini-essays; and $50 for postcards and How I Do History interviews. To learn more, refer to their editor\u2019s post<\/a> and this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Great Central Gazette is a not-for-profit local newspaper in Leicester. They\u2019re always open to pitches for stories. As they\u2019re a local newspaper, the stories should be about Leicester. They pay \u00a3125 per story. Send your pitches to news@greatcentralgazette.org<\/a>. To learn more, refer to their post<\/a> and this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Business Insider\u2019s senior editor is seeking essay pitches from single parents. Some ideas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n – \u201cBeing a single parent by choice<\/p>\n\n\n\n – The differences of being a single parent in the US and some other country<\/p>\n\n\n\n – What no one tells you about being a single parent\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n As per this post<\/a>, they pay $250 per essay. If interested, send your pitches to cpreti@insider.com<\/a>. To read their senior editor\u2019s post, click here<\/a>. To visit their contact page, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Observer is a website about business, arts, and entertainment. For April pub, their arts editor is seeking: \u201cmuseum\/gallery show (p)reviews (must NOT be closing Apr\/May); 1-2 art fair previews\/walkthroughs (Venice is covered); a handful of articles on art market news; 1-2 pieces on digital art\/NFTs.\u201d Rate is $250. Pitches should be sent to artnews@observer.com<\/a>. Read their arts editor\u2019s post here<\/a>. Learn more about them here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Car and Driver is a magazine (print and digital) that covers car offerings, car culture, car reviews, and more. Their senior editor is accepting feature pitches from talented laid-off journalists. They pay $0.75 to $1.00 per word for most features. If interested, send your automotive ideas to elana.scherr@hearst.com<\/a>. To read their senior editor\u2019s post, click here<\/a>. To learn more about them, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n High Country News is a non-profit magazine covering the Western US. Their editor is seeking under-reported stories (800 to 1,500 words) about \u201crecent immigrants from Latin America to the West.\u201d Pay is $1 per word. If interested, email your pitches to raksha.vasudevan@hcn.org<\/a>. To learn more, refer to their editor\u2019s post<\/a> and their submission guidelines<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Deadline: March 15th, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n Business Insider\u2019s lifestyle\/entertainment editor is accepting lifestyle pitches. Rates typically begin at $200. To read their editor\u2019s post, click here<\/a>. To visit their contact page, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Burnaway is an Atlanta-based contemporary art magazine that covers the US South and the Caribbean. They publish online on a weekly basis and in print once a year. Their New Orleans editor is seeking \u201creviews of exhibitions in New Orleans or interviews\/studio visits with artists closely connected to the city\/state.\u201d They pay writers $0.30 per word. If interested, email your pitches to nola@burnaway.org<\/a>. To read their editor\u2019s post, click here<\/a>. To learn more about them, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n International Journalists’ Network (IJNet) offers the latest tips, training opportunities, trends, and tools for professional and emerging journalists. If you know of a journalism tool, application or resource that they haven\u2019t covered, then send them your pitches. They pay $200 per article and accept work in English, Spanish, Portuguese or Russian. To learn more, refer to their post<\/a> and this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Business Insider\u2019s senior editor is seeking pitches for \u201cessays and reported pieces on nanny shares.\u201d \u201cAre they worth it? Are they not? Horror stories? Are they the best thing that happened to you?\u201d Rate is about $250. Pitches should be sent to cpreti@insider.com<\/a>. To read their senior editor\u2019s post, click here<\/a>. To visit their contact page, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cosmopolitan is a women\u2019s magazine for dating tips, sex advice, beauty tutorials, fashion trends, and more. Their features team is seeking pitches for their fall issue. They want original nonfiction stories that have gripping narratives about memorable people. The stories should appeal to women under the age of 35 in the US. Pay is $1.50-$2.00 per word. Pitches should be sent to nicole.pasulka@hearst.com<\/a>. To learn more, refer to their senior features editor\u2019s post<\/a> and their \u2018about\u2019 page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Food & Wine is a monthly magazine by Meredith Corporation. Their senior editor is seeking pitches about food\/kitchen products that you love and swear by. They will pay $300. If you have got something fun, then email dmodlin@dotdashmdp.com<\/a>. To read their senior editor\u2019s post, click here<\/a>. To learn more about them, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Inverse is an online magazine that covers technology, science, culture, entertainment, and gaming. Their deputy gaming editor is accepting pitches about \u201cthe craft or psychology of video games.\u201d Their rates begin at $300 for good reported pieces. Send your pitches to shannon@inverse.com<\/a>. To read their deputy gaming editor\u2019s post, click here<\/a>. To visit their website, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n PRB+ Magazine is a publication for parks & recreation professionals in the US and Canada. They\u2019re actively seeking articles for their July issue. The theme of the issue is WATERPARKS. They want to know \u201call about your slides, obstacle courses, lazy rivers, and everything in-between.\u201d They pay a flat rate of $400 per article (typically 1,200 words). Send your pitches to jefferey@northstarpubs.com<\/a>. To learn more, refer to their post<\/a> and this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Studio Magazine is a national publication about contemporary craft and design in Canada. They publish twice a year and have an ongoing web presence. They\u2019re seeking submissions for their Fall\/Winter 2024 issue: SPECTACLE. They want \u201cessays on the spectacular in craft.\u201d They\u2019re interested in \u201chow craftspeople, processes, materials, and work are used to draw attention.\u201d Rate is $0.30 per word. Pitches should be sent to pitches@studiomagazine.ca<\/a>. For more information, refer to their post<\/a> and call for submissions<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Deadline: March 31st, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n West Virginia University Press (WVU Press) is West Virginia\u2019s largest book publisher. They\u2019re seeking pitches for essays that could be included in an upcoming craft book, the PARENT SLASH WRITER. They want pitches from writers who have developed hacks or tricks specific to the parenting life (particularly of small kids). Pay is $100 per piece. To learn more, refer to this post<\/a>. To contact them, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Deadline: May 31st, 2024<\/p>\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 publications, so you can easily connect with the right opportunity for you. Please don’t contact these publications without first carefully studying them, and making sure your pitch closely fits their needs. 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The Great Central Gazette is Always Open to Pitches<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Business Insider is Looking for Pitches from Single Parents<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Observer’s Arts Editor is Seeking Pitches<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Car and Driver is Accepting Features from Laid-off Journalists<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
High Country News is Seeking Stories about Immigrations from Latin America to the West<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Business Insider is Accepting Lifestyle Pitches<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Burnaway’s New Orleans Editor is Looking for Pitches<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
IJNet is Looking for Pitches<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Business Insider is Seeking Pitches on Nanny Shares<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Cosmopolitan’s Features Team is Seeking Nonfiction Stories<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Food & Wine is Seeking Pitches about Food\/Kitchen Products<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Inverse is Accepting Pitches about Video Games<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
PRB+ Magazine is Seeking Articles for WATERPARKS Issue<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Studio Magazine is Seeking Submissions for Fall\/Winter 2024 Issue<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Opportunity to Write an Essay for PARENT SLASH WRITER<\/h4>\n\n\n\n