Briarpatch is a Canadian magazine of politics and culture. They’re accepting pitches for the labour issue:<\/p>\r\n\r\n
“Every year, Briarpatch publishes an issue devoted to reporting stories about the labour movement in Canada.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
We are looking for articles, investigative reporting, historical analysis, photo essays, timelines, personal essays, reviews, profiles, reading lists, comics, and art.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Topics include but are not limited to International workers’ solidarity; The role of unions in decolonial struggle; Labour and abolition; Queerness and labour; Working class art and culture; Reproductive labour; The future of labour organizing in Canada and much more.”<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Their rates are $150 for profiles, short essays, reviews, and parting shots (typically 1,500 words or less); $250 for feature stories (usually 1,500 to 2,000 words) and photo essays; and $350 for research-based articles and investigative reporting (usually 2,000 to 2,500 words).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
If interested, email your pitches to pitch@briarpatchmagazine.com<\/a>. For details, refer to their post<\/a> and call for pitches<\/a>.<\/p> <\/div>\r\n RUNHER is “a space for narrative, longform storytelling around female, trans, and nonbinary athletes.” They’re seeking pitches for Issue 005. Their editor-in-chief posted this on LinkedIn:<\/p>\r\n\r\n “RUNHER Magazine is looking for pitches for Issue 005! Think: ambitious, impactful stories that explore provocative ideas and big questions women face in the running space.<\/p>\r\n\r\n A couple topics we're interested in for the future: field sports; adaptive running; safety issues in women’s running (harassment, bullying); the business and financial side of women’s running; the politics of women’s and non-binary running; issues plus-size runners face in the sport (especially in terms of gear); extreme racing; original photo features; and more (please do not feel limited to these topics!).”<\/p>\r\n\r\n Their features typically range from 1,000 to 3,000 words and pay $0.50 to $1.00 per word. To learn more, refer to their editor-in-chief’s post<\/a> and their pitch guidelines<\/a>.<\/p> <\/div>\r\n MIT Technology Review is a media company that explains the commercial, political, and social impact of the newest technologies. They’re seeking pitches for their upcoming print issue: The Impossible Issue. <\/p>\r\n\r\n “The idea is to focus on some of the biggest goals and promises of our age and look at the hurdles that still remain. Think fusion. Room-temperature superconductors. Living to 150. Completely eliminating car accidents.”<\/p>\r\n\r\n “We’re looking for big swings: narrative features, essential profiles, and sharp reported essays to go in the feature well of the magazine. The initial deadline for pitches is Friday May 22.”<\/p>\r\n\r\n Rates are $1-$2 per word. Details here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p> <\/div>\r\n Women With Disabilities ACT is a systemic advocacy and peer support organization in ACT region, Australia. They’re accepting submissions for the second issue of their yearly magazine, Chronic Mischief, as part of the ‘Our Autonomy’ Project. They’re inviting both new and experienced writers and artists to contribute. They’re looking for “unpublished work by women, non-binary, and gender diverse people with disabilities, with a strong focus on entries from people living in the Canberra region and surrounds.” They will pay an honorarium of $100 to contributors. For more information, refer to their post<\/a> and submission guidelines<\/a>.<\/p> <\/div>\r\n Tolka is “a biannual literary journal of non-fiction: publishing essays, reportage, travel writing, auto-fiction, individual stories and the writing that flows in between.” They’re open for submissions. They publish work by both Irish and international writers. Their guideline word count for work is 1,000 to 3,000 words. They offer a flat fee of €600. To learn more, refer to their post<\/a> and submission page<\/a>.<\/p> <\/div>\r\n Exhume is “a new online publication championing scholarly-informed, accessible long-form criticism and analysis of Australian literature written by new and emerging researchers.” They publish contributions of 3,000 to 4,000 words by current HDR students and ECRs from across Australia and are particularly interested in highlighting regional perspectives. They’re currently accepting pitches for Issue 2. The theme is resonance. They encourage “contributions to consider how Australian texts or authors resonate on a personal, public, and\/or academic level.” Pay is $300 per piece. If interested, send your pitches to exhume.lit@gmail.com<\/a>. To learn more, refer to their call for submissions<\/a>.<\/p> <\/div>\r\n The National Forest Foundation is an organization that restores and enhances National Forests and Grasslands. They’re seeking story pitches for Winter\/Spring 2026 issue of Light & Seed magazine, which will focus on how tech and innovation intersects with National Forests and Grasslands in the U.S. Specifically, they’re seeking pitches for “The Response,” a department that “uses the pillars of solutions journalism to investigate how people are responding to an issue of national importance.” Rate is $1,000 for 1,000 words. If interested, email your pitches to erinvriley@gmail.com<\/a>. To learn more, refer to their call for pitches<\/a>.<\/p> <\/div>\r\n Film Daze is “an independent publication and media outlet that provides a platform for the unheard, and underrepresented voices of the film community.” They’re accepting pitches for their Issue 01. There is no theme. Payment is $120 for Issue 01, $150 for Issues 02-03, and $200 for Issue 04 and beyond, based on the paid subscriber base at the time. The submission deadline for the first issue is June 1st. Interested writers should send their pitches to editorial@filmdaze.net<\/a>. To learn more, refer to their submissions page<\/a>. <\/p> <\/div>\r\n The Epoch Times is looking for a Freelance Fact Checker\/Editor for their arts\/culture section. Preferred candidates should have a background in the traditional arts. This role is remote and pays $18 to $30 per hour. If interested, email sharon.kilarski@epochtimes.com<\/a>. To learn more, click here<\/a>.<\/p> <\/div>\r\n NBCUniversal is looking for a Freelance Digital Content Writer\/Editor - NBC Sports, Bay Area. This role includes day-to-day editorial maintenance and publishing of content to their website, app, and social media accounts. The daily rate for this role is $210. Please note that this is a project-based role expected to last up to 12 months. This position is based in San Francisco, CA (hybrid). To learn more, click here<\/a>.<\/p> <\/div>\r\n Duolingo is a platform that includes a language-learning app and a website. They’re looking for a Freelance Ad Copywriter for 2026. The applicant should have 5+ years’ experience creating ad copy for brand partners. The selected applicant should be able to work 5 to 10 hours a week. This is a contract role that can be based anywhere in the US. To learn more, refer to this post<\/a> and this job description<\/a>.<\/p> <\/div>\r\n Publicis Health, the health and wellness vertical of Publicis Groupe, is seeking a Freelance Senior Copywriter with DTC pharma experience. The applicant should be well-versed in social and able to write short, engaging, and conversational copy. Rate is $70 to $75 per hour. If interested, email laurahaubert@publicishealth.com<\/a> as soon as possible. To learn more, refer to their talent acquisition manager’s post<\/a>.<\/p> <\/div>\r\n In Development is “a new magazine dedicated to exploring how progress actually happens in the developing world.” They’re looking for compelling stories (2,000 to 4,000 words) about “how something works — or fails to work — in the developing world.” They’re especially interested in:<\/p>\r\n\r\n “- Unexpected success stories: projects, entrepreneurs, or policies driving real change.<\/p>\r\n\r\n - Comparative or historical insights: what can we learn from how different countries tackled similar challenges?<\/p>\r\n\r\n - Technological innovation: AI, energy, urban planning, or health breakthroughs in low- and middle-income countries.<\/p>\r\n\r\n - Institutional and policy experiments: from land titling to regulatory reform.”<\/p>\r\n\r\n Payment is $2,000 per piece. For more details, refer to this post<\/a> and their call for pitches<\/a>.<\/p> <\/div>\r\n MJBizDaily is a business publication that covers the legal cannabis industry in the U.S. and worldwide. Their executive editor has posted a call for pitches: “MJBizDaily is currently soliciting and accepting (and commissioning!) freelance stories that will add value to our B2b audience of cannabis industry operators, investors, and ancilliary businesses. The ideal pitch will note a development that moves the needle in the $60 billion (and growing) U.S. THC industry. If that sounds broad, it is: we're looking for businesses moves, regulatory developments, breakthroughs in product development and science and more.” They can pay $300 and up. To read their editor’s post, click here<\/a>. To visit their contact page, click here<\/a>.<\/p> <\/div>\r\n The Objective is a nonprofit newsroom that publishes articles on communities journalism in the United States has typically ignored. They’re always seeking freelance pitches. Their budget currently allows them to pay $0.50 per word. To learn how to pitch them, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p> <\/div>\r\n The Nonprofit Quarterly (NPQ) is a nonprofit print and digital magazine that educates the nonprofit sector through research-based articles and resources. They’re looking for submissions for their WE STOOD UP column: “We Stood Up offers workers, builders, & organizers the opportunity to share a first-person story from their work & world. If you would like to share a story about how you participated in organizing a more just workplace, please send your submission to NPQ.” They welcome submissions of approximately 500 words. Payment is $300 per accepted contribution. If interested, send your submissions to submissions@npqmag.org<\/a>. To learn more, refer to their post<\/a> and call for pitches<\/a>.<\/p> <\/div>\r\n Planetizen is “a fiercely independent platform that creates, curates, and amplifies stories and resources to inform planning and people passionate about planning.” They’re 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. If interested, send your pitches to editor@planetizen.com. To learn more, refer to their post<\/a> and this page<\/a>.<\/p> <\/div>\r\n Next City is a nonprofit news organization that covers urban policy, planning, transportation, and design. They’re accepting pitches. According to their pitch guide: “Next City publishes reported solutions-oriented news stories written by journalists as well as op-eds written by practitioners and researchers in the fields we cover. These include urban policy, planning, housing, homelessness, inclusive finance, economic development, transportation, infrastructure, tech, design, environmental sustainability, arts, placemaking, public health, safety, philanthropy and nonprofits.” They’re currently prioritizing reported news stories that focus on:<\/p>\r\n\r\n "- Strategies cities, local governments, nonprofits and service providers are using to deal with federal cuts or attacks<\/p>\r\n\r\n - Transportation and mobility innovations<\/p>\r\n\r\n - Indigenous-led development initiatives"<\/p>\r\n\r\n They pay a flat rate of $400 for reported news stories.<\/p>\r\n\r\n They’re always open to op-ed submissions. At the moment, they’re “particularly interested in commentary and analysis on how local governments, service providers, nonprofits and philanthropic funders can effectively deal with federal cuts and uncertainty.” They offer a small honorarium of $100 to $200 for published op-eds (700 to 1,200 words). To learn more, refer to their pitch guide<\/a>.<\/p> <\/div>\r\n Narratively is a media company that publishes original and untold human stories. They’re currently looking for pitches for epic longform true crime stories: “We want to see unique ideas for deeply reported stories that truly surprise and enthrall us with colorful characters and dramatic twists. Pitches shouldn’t feel like an episode of Law & Order we’ve already seen, but instead should hook us with a one-of-a-kind premise and enough detail to show how the story unfolds with a riveting, multi-act structure that feels like a movie we’ve never watched. We’re particularly interested in stories that spotlight true crime and delayed justice in underrepresented or misunderstood communities.” Rates start at $1,500. For more information, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p> <\/div>\r\n Business Insider covers business, personal finance, tech, lifestyle, politics, and more. Their deputy editor of lifestyle and entertainment freelance writers is seeking first-person pitches. Here are a few topics of interest:<\/p>\r\n\r\n “- Best life\/love\/career\/social advice you've received from older relatives<\/p>\r\n\r\n - Home renovation regrets or unconventional choices that paid off<\/p>\r\n\r\n - Lifestyle x retirement — especially early — how it changed your perspective, wardrobe, hobbies, travels, etc (or how a loved one's retirement impacted your own life or plans)<\/p>\r\n\r\n - Changing your appearance for a job\/to fit in at work (especially re: trying to appear older or younger)<\/p>\r\n\r\n - Moving for love or a job<\/p>\r\n\r\n - Unconventional living situations (moving in with in-laws, building a tiny home, buying a house with friends)”<\/p>\r\n\r\n Rates start at $240 for 600 words. To learn more, refer to their deputy editor’s post<\/a> and this pitch form<\/a>.<\/p> <\/div>\r\n Deleted Saves is “a quarterly publication for critical analysis of video games and their place in culture.” They’re accepting pitches for Issue #2 - Spring 2026. They’re open to pitches from both new and experienced writers. Pay is $275 per piece. To learn more, refer to their post<\/a> and this page<\/a>.<\/p> <\/div>\r\n RUNHER is Accepting Pitches for Issue 005<\/h3>\r\n
MIT Technology Review is Looking for Pitches<\/h3>\r\n
Women With Disabilities ACT is Accepting Submissions for Chronic Mischief<\/h3>\r\n
Tolka is Open for Submissions<\/h3>\r\n
Exhume is Seeking Pitches on the Theme of Resonance<\/h3>\r\n
The National Forest Foundation is Looking for Pitches for Light & Seed Magazine<\/h3>\r\n
Film Daze is Accepting Pitches<\/h3>\r\n
The Epoch Times is Seeking a Freelance Fact Checker\/Editor<\/h3>\r\n
NBCUniversal is Seeking a Freelance Digital Content Writer\/Editor - NBC Sports, Bay Area<\/h3>\r\n
Duolingo is Looking for a Freelance Ad Copywriter<\/h3>\r\n
Publicis Health is Seeking a Freelance Senior Copywriter<\/h3>\r\n
In Development is Seeking Stories about How Something Works \u2014 or Fails to Work \u2014 in the Developing World<\/h3>\r\n
MJBizDaily's Editor has Posted a Call for Pitches<\/h3>\r\n
The Objective is Always Looking for Pitches<\/h3>\r\n
The Nonprofit Quarterly (NPQ) is Seeking Submissions<\/h3>\r\n
Planetizen is Looking for Feature Articles<\/h3>\r\n
Next City is Accepting Pitches<\/h3>\r\n
Narratively is Seeking Epic Longform True Crime Stories<\/h3>\r\n
Business Insider's Deputy Editor is Looking for First-Person Pitches<\/h3>\r\n
Deleted Saves is Seeking Pitches for Issue #2<\/h3>\r\n
Mslexia is Looking for Pitches for Issue 109<\/h3>\r\n