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 100 Days in Appalachia is a news website that covers the Appalachian region. For a vertical, they\u2019re accepting pitches from writers ages 13 to 24 in the region. Rates begin at $200 for opinion and $300 for reporting. No prior experience is required. Pitches should be sent to rainesford.alexandra@gmail.com<\/a>. To learn more, refer to this post<\/a> and their \u2018about\u2019 page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wired is a magazine and website that covers the current and future trends in technology. Their politics team is seeking pitches. They focus on \u201cdisinfo, online extremism and conspiracies, tech legislation, influencers and grifters, AI in politics, and anything strange or manipulative in that vein!\u201d Their rates begin at $500. If interested, send your pitches to leah_feiger@wired.com<\/a>. To learn more, refer to their editor\u2019s post<\/a>. To contact them, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Green European Journal is a political ecology magazine. They\u2019re looking for pitches for their next print edition on Adaptation. The issue will \u201cinterpret climate adaptation as a process of radical transformation.\u201d \u201cA process that must contribute to shaping a different relationship with each other and with nature while ensuring social acceptance for the green transition.\u201d They\u2019re open to essays, interviews, photo essays, and comics\/graphic journalism. They pay at least \u20ac300 per piece. If interested, email your pitches to alessio.giussani@gef.eu<\/a>. To learn more, refer to their editor\u2019s post<\/a> and their call for pitches<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Deadline: March 28th, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n Opportunity to Write for Business Insider: If you\u2019re a frequent Amazon and\/or Costco shopper and are interested in sharing some of your favorite shopping tips and tricks to save money and find good buys, then DM their senior editor of lifestyle\/entertainment freelancers on X. Rates begin at $230 for 600 words. To read their senior editor\u2019s post, click here<\/a>. To visit their contact page, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n TODAY.com features tips, advice, stories, and videos from NBC\u2019s TODAY Show. Their essays editor is accepting personal essay pitches. They\u2019re open to anything but are particularly seeking \u201csome fun and juicy relationship stories, as well as first-person bounces on pop culture news.\u201d Rates begin at $350 for personal essays. To learn more, refer to their essays editor\u2019s post<\/a>. To contact them, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Red Pepper is a website and quarterly print magazine of left politics and culture. They\u2019re accepting pitches for articles. A typical Red Pepper article offers “background and context to political issues, challenges dominant intellectual\/political thinking or mainstream media framings, addresses important issues that haven\u2019t been covered elsewhere, or provokes debate on pressing topics for the left.\u201d Rate is \u00a362 for online articles (650 to 1,200 words) and \u00a360 to \u00a390 for print. If interested, send your pitches to comms@redpepper.org.uk<\/a>. They would particularly love to help newer and underrepresented writers. To learn more, refer to their post<\/a> and this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Nonprofit Quarterly (NPQ) is a nonprofit print and digital magazine that educates the nonprofit sector through research-based articles and resources. They\u2019re seeking story pitches for their WE STOOD UP column: \u201cAre you a worker who organized your workplace for better wages, fair treatment, or work protections? Tell your story for WE STOOD UP, featuring short-form testimonials about how you did it and why.\u201d Rate is $300 for around 500 words. Send your pitches to rithika@npqmag.org<\/a>. To learn more, read their economic justice editor\u2019s post<\/a> and their call for pitches<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Daily Beast is a news and opinion website dedicated to independent journalism. They\u2019re seeking a freelance writer who leads with kindness to write a branded content piece about \u201cbelievers of the unbelievable.\u201d Rate is $750 for this article (around 750 words) with original reporting. Details here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Deadline: March 11th, 2024<\/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 New Lines is an American magazine that features best writing from around the globe. Their North Africa editor is seeking pitches for two verticals:<\/p>\n\n\n\n – \u201cFirst, I\u2019m looking for pitches for Spotlight, a newsletter about underreported news and cultural trends from around the world. These short (~1500 words) pieces tackle the upswell of ideas\/events before they go mainstream, or they untangle a hot topic in a new and fascinating way.\u201d \u201cI’m particularly looking for spotlights from across North and West Africa, or from the diasporas of those places.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n – \u201cNext, I\u2019m looking for pitches for insightful, complex and provocative stories that tackle the CULTRE and INTELLECTUAL LIFE of North Africa, the Sahel and Francophone West Africa.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n As per this post by their editor<\/a>, they pay $800 for most of their essays. Details here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Deadline: March 22nd, 2024<\/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\n\n\n Break The Needle is a Canadian publication focused on addiction and crime issues. They\u2019re seeking reliable freelancers that they can assign stories to (although they also accept pitches). They pay $250 CAD per article (700 to 900 words). They\u2019re seeking articles that \u201cexplore issues around drugs, addiction, and crime.\u201d If interested, email info@adamzivo.com<\/a>. To learn more, refer to this post<\/a> and their \u2018about\u2019 page<\/a>.<\/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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Wired’s Politics Team is Seeking Pitches<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Green European Journal is Accepting Pitches on Adaptation<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Opportunity for Amazon and\/or Costco Shoppers to Write for Business Insider<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
TODAY.com is Accepting Personal Essay Pitches<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Red Pepper is Accepting Pitches<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
The Nonprofit Quarterly is Seeking Pitches for WE STOOD UP Column<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
The Daily Beast is Seeking a Freelancer for a Branded Content Piece<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
High Country News is Seeking Stories about Immigrations from Latin America to the West<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
New Lines’ Africa Editor is Seeking Pitches<\/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
Break The Needle is Seeking Reliable Freelancers<\/h4>\n\n\n\n