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? Get a free trial of Litworth and get full access to our database of 2,000+ publishers. Check it out.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Thanks to Fatima Saif for compiling this list.<\/em><\/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 features editor is seeking science and health features, particularly on big, unexpected, and counterintuitive ideas. As per this post<\/a> by their senior tech editor, they typically pay $500 to $750 for features of 1,000 to 1,500 words. If interested, send your pitches to shannon.palus@slate.com<\/a>. To learn more, refer to their features 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 associate editor of lifestyle and entertainment freelance writers is looking for pieces about the Amtrak Auto Train: \u201cAny families with ~upcoming~ plans to book a room and take their car on the Amtrak Auto Train? Looking for a passenger who’d be interested in sharing their experience.\u201d Rates begin at $200 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 Planetizen is \u201ca fiercely independent platform that creates, curates, and amplifies stories and resources to inform planning and people passionate about planning.\u201d They\u2019re always seeking feature article pitches that offer an expert lens to the key planning issues of today. They offer professional writers a flat rate of $500 for a feature or career-related article. For more information, refer to their post<\/a> and this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sound Fields is \u201ca publication and community event series founded in 2023 that is dedicated to the art of audio documentary in theory and practice.\u201d They\u2019re looking for pitches for their second issue which will \u201cexplore the idea of the archive in audio documentary.\u201d They will pay an honorarium of $400 for essays (1,500 to 2,000 words or less) and $200 for Q and As\/conversations (written\/transcribed). To learn more, refer to their post<\/a> and this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Deadline: December 15th, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA) is a quarterly magazine and online publication that covers \u201cpolitical and economic issues in Latin America and the Caribbean.\u201d They\u2019re seeking pitches for the issue on \u201csites of knowledge production in Central America and the diaspora.\u201d Rates<\/a> range from $100 to $200 per piece. To learn more, refer to their post<\/a> and call for pitches<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Deadline: December 13th, 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 looking for articles, creative writing, and art for their Spring 2025 Racial Justice Issue. The issue is about \u201chow women of color in the south are reclaiming space.\u201d Rates are $500 for articles in their print magazine, $300\/interviewee for interviews\/conversations in their magazine, and $150-$300 for creative writing. For details, refer to their post<\/a> and this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n MIT Technology Review is a media company that explains the commercial, political, and social impact of the newest technologies. They\u2019re seeking pitches for their upcoming print issue. The theme of the issue is Creativity (please note that the theme is a loose prompt). They\u2019re seeking longer pieces: narrative features, investigations, profiles, and essays. This pitch call is mostly aimed at journalists. Rates are $1-$2 per word. To learn more, refer to their commissioning editor\u2019s post<\/a> and their pitch guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Deadline: December 4th, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n Business Insider covers business, personal finance, tech, lifestyle, politics, and more. Their lifestyle\/entertainment editor is seeking pitches from freelancers who live in\/near a big city or national park. They want pitches about \u201cthe best things to do in these areas.\u201d Rates begin at $240. To learn more, refer to their editor\u2019s post<\/a> and this pitch form<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rest of World is a global nonprofit publication that covers technology\u2019s impact beyond the Western bubble. Their China editor is seeking stories (800 to 1,200 words) about \u201cSilicon Valley activities around the globe, as well as Chinese tech impact around the globe.\u201d They pay a flat rate of $750 plus reporting expenses. If interested, send your pitches to joanna@restofworld.org<\/a>. To learn more, refer to their editor\u2019s post<\/a> and their China desk freelance submission guidelines<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Business Insider covers business, personal finance, tech, lifestyle, politics, and more. Their lifestyle\/entertainment editor is looking to assign pieces to male fashion writers. Rates begin at $240 for 750 words. If interested, DM their editor as soon as possible on X. To read their editor\u2019s post, click here<\/a>. To visit their contact page, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Inspire the Mind is a digital magazine focused on mental health, art, and science. For World Cancer Day (February 2025), they\u2019re seeking \u201carticle pitches from a mental health lived experience perspective.\u201d They pay \u00a3200 for articles of 1,000 to 1,200 words. To learn more, refer to their post<\/a>. To submit your pitch, use the form on their homepage<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Deadline: December 15th, 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\n\n\n <\/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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Business Insider is Seeking Pieces about the Amtrak Auto Train<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Planetizen is Always Accepting Feature Articles<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Sound Fields is Seeking Pitches<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
North American Congress on Latin America is Seeking Pitches<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
The Nonprofit Quarterly is Looking for Pitches for the Racial Justice Issue<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
MIT Technology Review is Looking for Pitches<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Business Insider’s Lifestyle\/Entertainment Editor is Seeking Pitches<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Rest of World’s China Editor is Looking for Story Pitches<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Business Insider is Seeking Male Fashion Writers<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Inspire the Mind is Seeking Mental Health-Related Pitches<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
SECWP is Looking for Stories on Whistleblowing and Whistleblowers<\/h4>\n\n\n\n