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 Texas Monthly is a magazine and website that covers Texas news, politics, culture, food, travel, history, music, crime, and more. They pay 50 cents per word for web stories with a Texas connection. For more details on how to pitch them, refer to their senior editor\u2019s post<\/a> and this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Business Insider covers business, personal finance, tech, lifestyle, politics, and more. If you\u2019re going on an Uber safari and are interested in writing about it, get in touch with their associate editor. Rates begin at $220 for 600 words. To read their associate editor\u2019s post, click here<\/a>. To visit their contact page, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n MENT Magazine is a Korean pop culture magazine that features critical and creative work about Korean media. They\u2019re seeking pitches for their Issue 002. They\u2019re accepting essays, video edits, and creative\/hybrid\/experimental pieces. Pay is $100 per contribution. To learn more, refer to their post<\/a> and pitch guidelines<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n BBC\u2019s tech correspondent is looking to commission history articles about the internet: \u201cLooking for pitches about chapters & corners of the web that people will remember, but haven’t thought about in the while. Nostalgia, surprising stories, foundational communities, get in touch!\u201d Rate is $0.57 per word. They\u2019re also always seeking pitches about tech in general. To learn more, refer to their tech correspondent\u2019s post<\/a>. To contact their tech correspondent, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Business Insider covers business, personal finance, tech, lifestyle, politics, and more. Their associate editor of lifestyle and entertainment freelance writers is seeking essay-style pieces or hot-takes from writers who charge their cars with Tesla Superchargers. Rates begin at $220 for 600 words. To read their associate editor\u2019s post, click here<\/a>. To visit their contact page, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Polis Project, Inc. is \u201ca New York-based research & journalism publication that documents communities in resistance.\u201d They\u2019re seeking reviews, cultural criticism, interviews, and features for their culture vertical. They pay $100 for interviews and $150 to $250 for reviews, cultural criticism, and features. They pay $400 for longform (for all categories except interviews). To read their post, click here<\/a>. To learn more about them, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Men’s Journal is a men\u2019s lifestyle publication that covers travel, gear, food and drink, health and fitness, style, and more. Their senior editor is assigning a lot of whiskey-related pieces in the coming months. They will pay a flat rate of $250 for 600 to 800 words. If interested, send your hot takes and personal essays to chris.hatler@mensjournal.com<\/a>. To read their senior editor\u2019s post, click here<\/a>. To learn more about Men’s Journal, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Leicester Gazette is a not-for-profit local newspaper in Leicester. They\u2019re looking for engaging pieces (solutions, investigations, and features) about renting in Leicester or Leicestershire. Rate is \u00a3125 for 1,200 to 1,600 words. To learn more, refer to their post<\/a> and this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Deadline: October 31st, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you\u2019re a freelance travel writer who is based in Quebec City, email jamie_spain@condenast.com<\/a> as soon as possible. Rate is $0.50 per word. To learn more, refer to this post<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Remezcla is an independent media brand that covers emerging Latin music, entertainment, and culture. Their music editor is looking for Afro-Latine writers versed in afrobeats\/afrobeat for an assignment. Rates begin at $300. If interested, email alexis@remezcla.com<\/a>. They\u2019re also open to Haitian writers. To read their music editor\u2019s post, click here<\/a>. To visit their contact page, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Time Out is a guide to the best music, film, art, food, hotels, attractions, and things to do in the greatest cities of the world. Their deputy UK editor is seeking feature pitches. They want \u201coriginal culture, lifestyle and travel stories and trends – relating to the UK as well as London specifically.\u201d They generally pay 25p\/word. If interested, direct your pitches to chiara.wilkinson@timeout.com<\/a>. For more information, refer to their deputy UK editor\u2019s post<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you\u2019re interested in writing a retrospective on Pokemon Emerald for a book, then send your pitches to pmurphy1978@outlook.com<\/a> before Sunday. Pay is \u00a3100 for around 800 to 1,000 words. To learn more, refer to this post<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Deadline: October 5th, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n Slate is an online general-interest magazine that offers analysis and commentary on news, politics, business, culture, and technology. Their senior tech editor is seeking personal and reported essay pitches. The essays should have a tech bent. They typically pay $500 to $750 for features (1,000 to 1,500 words). Send your pitches to tony.tran@slate.com<\/a>. To learn more, refer to their senior tech editor\u2019s post<\/a> and their pitch guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Business Insider covers business, personal finance, tech, lifestyle, politics, and more. Their deputy editor of lifestyle and entertainment freelancers is seeking \u201cAmericans who left the US after they retired (esp to places like Mexico\/Japan) and are very happy or unhappy with their choice.\u201d Rates begin at $230 for 600 words. If interested, DM their deputy editor on X. To read their deputy editor\u2019s post, click here<\/a>. To visit their contact page, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Deadline: October 12th, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n MENT Magazine is a Korean pop culture magazine that features critical and creative work about Korean media. They\u2019re looking for pitches for their Issue 002. They will pay $100 per essay (2,000 to 3,000 words). If interested, send your pitches to editors@mentmagazine.com<\/a>. For more details, refer to their post<\/a> and pitch guidelines<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Deadline: October 15th, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n Future Commerce is \u201ca culture magazine for eCommerce and retail futurists.\u201d Their co-founder is accepting pitches about \u201cthe future of how we buy and belong\u201d at hello@futurecommerce.com<\/a>. They pay $0.20 to $0.50 per word for at least 1,500 words. They can pay as high as $1 per word for heavily researched or SEO pieces. To read their co-founder\u2019s post, click here<\/a>. To visit their contact page, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Deadline: October 30th, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Southeast Europe Coalition on Whistleblower Protection (SECWP) is seeking pitches for \u201cfresh journalistic stories on whistleblowing and whistleblowers in the following countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine.\u201d They will pay $500 per article. To learn more, refer to their post<\/a> and call for stories<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Deadline: December 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. 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Business Insider is Seeking Someone Who is Going on an Uber safari<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
MENT Magazine is Looking for Pitches<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
BBC is Looking for History Articles about the Internet<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Business Insider is Seeking Pitches about Tesla Superchargers<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
The Polis Project is Seeking Pitches for Culture Vertical<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Men’s Journal is Assigning Whiskey-Related Pieces<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
The Leicester Gazette is Looking for Pieces about Renting<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Opportunity for a Travel Writer in Quebec City<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Remezcla is Seeking Writers Versed in Afrobeats\/Afrobeat<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Time Out’s UK Editor is Looking for Features<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Opportunity to Write about Pokemon Emerald<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Slate’s Tech Editor is Seeking Personal and Reported Essays<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Business Insider is Seeking Americans who Left the US after Retirement<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
MENT Magazine is Seeking Pitches for Issue 002<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Future Commerce is Accepting Pitches<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
SECWP is Looking for Stories on Whistleblowing and Whistleblowers<\/h4>\n\n\n\n