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
Looking for more opportunities? Check out this list of <\/strong>51 Publishers that Pay $1.00 Per Word<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Thanks to Fatima Saif for compiling this list.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n If you want to write about this year’s Emmys then this may be for you. Rates begin at $300. The publication tends to focus through a BIPOC lens. To learn more, refer to this post<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Business Insider covers business, personal finance, tech, lifestyle, politics, and more. Their senior editor overseeing lifestyle and entertainment freelancers is looking for a Gen Z-er (under 30) to write about living in Lithuania. As per this post<\/a>, their 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 Deadline: June 14th, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n Newsweek, a global media organization, is seeking a Freelance News Reporter (Contract) to work with their New York bureau. The selected candidate will be responsible for writing breaking and original news stories, conducting interviews, and obtaining exclusives. The day rate is $300 to $400. To learn more, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n CNET is a website that provides the latest tech news, reviews, price comparisons, how-tos, and more. Their commerce team is looking for freelance writers. Rate is $35 per hour, evenings and weekends are a must. If interested, send your resume to CNETfreelance@redventures.com<\/a>. To learn more, refer to their managing editor\u2019s post<\/a>. To contact them, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n TheGamer is a gaming website. Their lead features editor will be accepting LGBTQ+ pitches throughout Pride Month. Rates range from $80 to $120. Send your pitches to jade.k@thegamer.com<\/a>. Read their features editor\u2019s post here<\/a>. Learn more about them here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Viator, a Tripadvisor company, is a marketplace for travel experiences. They\u2019re looking to commission 2 personal essays (with a travel hook) for Latinx Heritage Month. Rate is $290. Send your pitches to lcocking@tripadvisor.com<\/a>. To learn more, refer to this post<\/a> and their \u2018about\u2019 page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Deadline: July 15th, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n TechRadar is a UK-based consumer technology news and reviews website. Their managing editor of lifestyle is seeking feature pitches from smart home journos: \u201cSmart home journos! Pitch me your features, whether you’re sick to death of smart plugs, in love with thermostats or wanting to get nitty-gritty and talk interoperability, I’m open for ideas!\u201d Rates vary depending on length or difficulty, but 500-word first-person features or how-to articles pay around \u00a3100 or $125. To learn more, refer to their managing editor\u2019s post<\/a>. To contact them, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Business Insider covers business, personal finance, tech, lifestyle, politics, and more. Their senior editor is seeking essay pitches from parents: \u201cLooking for essays from parents who ditched gentle parenting. Why did you do it? What parenting style are you using instead? What was it about gentle parenting that didn’t work.\u201d They usually pay<\/a> $250 for such pieces. Send your pitches to cpreti@insider.com<\/a>. Read their senior editor\u2019s post here<\/a>. Contact them here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 100 Days in Appalachia is a news website that covers the Appalachian region. For their youth vertical, they would love pitches from 13 to 24 year olds from Appalachia. Rates begin at $200 for opinion and $300 for reporting. If interested, email rainesford@100daysinappalachia.com<\/a>. To learn more, refer to this post<\/a> and their \u2018about\u2019 page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Viator, a Tripadvisor company, is a marketplace for travel experiences. They\u2019re seeking a writer to put together “10 of the Top Wheelchair-Accessible Attractions in the US.\u201d The writer should have \u201cfirst-hand experience of using a wheelchair while traveling.\u201d Rate is $350. If interested, email lcocking@tripadvisor.com<\/a>\u00a0as soon as possible. To learn more, refer to this post<\/a> and their \u2018about\u2019 page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Feminist Food Journal is an online magazine about feminist food future. They\u2019re accepting pitches for their forthcoming BODY issue. The issue will \u201cexplore how food relates to our minded-bodies in all their diversity.\u201d They pay a flat rate of $130 per piece. If interested, email your pitches to pitch@feministfoodjournal.com<\/a>. To learn more, refer to their post<\/a> and this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Deadline: June 12th, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n New Scientist is a weekly science and technology magazine. Their features editor is looking for feature pitches for their holiday issue. Each year, they publish a double-length issue around Christmas and New Year. In that issue they usually publish about 15 features ranging from 1,200 to 2,300 words. These features are fun and quirky and involve some NEW science. Rates begin at \u00a3660 for 1,200 words. If interested, send your pitches to abby.beall@newscientist.com<\/a>. To learn more, refer to their features editor\u2019s post<\/a> and their guide for freelancers<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Deadline: June 14th, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n Backstory is a bookshop and bar in south London. They publish a biannual magazine which is also called Backstory. The magazine is about books and bookshops. They\u2019re commissioning for issue 3 of the magazine. They would love pitches for lively columns (usually 450 to 500 words) and reported features (usually 1,000 to 1,500 words) on all things book world. Fee is \u00a3150 for columns and \u00a3500 for features. Email your pitches to magazinepitches@backstory.london<\/a>. For more details, read this post<\/a> and their contributor guidelines<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Deadline: June 21st, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n Black Women Radicals is \u201ca Black feminist advocacy organization dedicated to uplifting Black feminist leadership.\u201d They\u2019re celebrating \u201c50 Years of the Combahee River Collective\u201d with a call for abstracts for a special issue of their blog, VOICES IN MOVEMENT. They\u2019re only accepting essays and creative non-fiction articles. Rate is $250. To learn more, refer to their post<\/a> and call for abstracts<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Deadline: June 24th, 2024<\/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 \u201cclimate justice writing by movement leaders and practitioners in the field of all ages\u2014including, and especially, youth (ages 18\u201335)\u2014for a special edition centered on the young people bringing new leadership, energy, and hope to the climate justice movement.\u201d They will pay $200-$500 for all accepted written submissions. To learn more, refer to their post<\/a> and this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Deadline: June 30th, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n GrooveVolt is a publication covering music, fashion, cultural commentary and more. They are launching their first print issue in September. Abid Haque recently Tweeted <\/a>a call for pitches<\/a> for this issue. They want standalone evergreen pieces that speak to music trends, culture, technology, etc. They’re paying $75 to $500. To learn more, refer to this Tweet <\/a>and visit their website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Deadline: July 1st, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n Curbside Chronicle is \u201cOklahoma’s first and only street paper, employing and empowering people experiencing and transitioning out of homelessness in Oklahoma City.\u201d Their editor is looking for pitches for their annual animal-themed issue: \u201cOverlooked invertebrates, amazing creatures you oughta know or humans working hard to make life better for our winged and four-legged friends would be ideal.\u201d They will pay at least $250 per story. If interested, DM their editor on X. To read their editor\u2019s post, click here<\/a>. To visit their contact page, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Deadline: July 14th, 2024<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Here’s our latest roundup of calls for pitches directly from editors. 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Business Insider is Seeking a Gen Z-er to Write about Lithuania<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Newsweek is Looking for a Freelance News Reporter<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
CNET is Seeking Freelance Writers<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
TheGamer is Accepting LGBTQ+ Pitches<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Viator is Commissioning Personal Essays<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
TechRadar is Seeking Features from Smart Home Journos<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Business Insider is Seeking Pitches from Those who Ditched Gentle Parenting<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
100 Days in Appalachia is Seeking Pitches from 13 to 24 Year Olds<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Viator is Seeking a Writer with Experience of Using a Wheelchair While Traveling<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Feminist Food Journal is Accepting Pitches<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
New Scientist is Looking for Features for the Holiday Issue<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Backstory is Commissioning for Issue 3<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Black Women Radicals is Accepting Essays and Creative Non-Fiction<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
The Nonprofit Quarterly is Seeking Climate Justice Writing<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
GrooveVolt is Seeking Pitches for their First Print Issue<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Curbside Chronicle is Looking for Pitches for the Annual Animal-Themed Issue<\/h4>\n\n\n\n