This Magazine is a Canadian progressive magazine of politics, arts, and culture. They’re accepting pitches for their next print issue. They’re seeking “features, news and arts stories, memoir and opinion columns, a culture column, and a back page letter.” Rates are $150-$300 for features, $60-$100 for columns, and $75 for online exclusive news pieces. Please note that they only publish work by Canadian residents. If interested, email your pitches to editor@thismagazine.ca<\/a>. To learn more, refer to their post<\/a> and this page<\/a>.<\/p> <\/div>\r\n Southwest Contemporary is “the leading resource for contemporary arts and culture in the Southwest.” They’re seeking pitches for their Fall-Winter 2026-27 print issue—themed “Alien”:<\/p>\r\n\r\n “We seek writers based in or closely connected to the North American Southwest to submit story ideas for our Fall-Winter 2026-27 issue, Volume 14: Alien. Pitches should be focused on contemporary artists working in the region who are grappling with political, social, psychic, and cosmic dimensions of the alien.”<\/p>\r\n\r\n They’re looking for studio visits\/artist profiles (800 words); reporting (1,200 to 2,000 words); features (1,200 to 2,000 words); creative essays (400 to 700 words); interviews (500 to 2,000 words); cultural criticism (1,200 to 2,000 words); travel writing \/ field reports (1,200 to 1,500 words); and reviews (300 words). The fee ranges from $100 to $500. To learn more, refer to their call for pitches<\/a>.<\/p> <\/div>\r\n The BREAK—DOWN explores “the political economy of climate and ecological crisis.” They’re accepting pitches for Issue #4: China.<\/p>\r\n\r\n “For Issue #4 of our print journal, we are looking for pitches that examine the complexity of China’s role in climate and ecological crisis. How has the Chinese state managed to hold apparently contradictory positions together? What role has the rise of Chinese renewable technology had in decentering hubristic assumptions about Western leadership or in accelerating the rise of a new Cold War? How does China’s current role in global environmental politics relate to its historical and developmental trajectory? And how does Chinese environmental politics and power play out on the ground, whether in China itself, or through its extended network of debt and investment?”<\/p>\r\n\r\n Rate is £650 for pieces of around 3,000 words. If interested, send your pitches to pitching@break-down.org<\/a>. To learn more, refer to their post<\/a> and this page<\/a>.<\/p> <\/div>\r\n Bisnow is a B2B platform for the commercial real estate industry. They’re seeking a Denver Freelance Reporter. The selected candidate will write 3-5 articles per week and produce daily morning briefs. The candidate should have great writing skills and excellent news judgment. This position must sit in Denver remotely. Pay is $3,000 per month. To learn more, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p> <\/div>\r\n Channel Kindness is a digital platform created by the Born This Way Foundation. They’re looking for stories in honor of Transgender Day of Visibility:<\/p>\r\n\r\n “In honor of Transgender Day of Visibility (March 31), Channel Kindness is inviting our community, including trans and gender expansive young people to submit powerful stories for a special series, Trans Visibility Stories: ‘Visible and Proud.’ Ten (10) storytellers will be selected to share their essays that integrate their lived experience with relevant research on the experiences of trans and gender expansive young people. Your story may be used to help inform future research, resources, and initiatives designed to support trans and gender expansive young people.”<\/p>\r\n\r\n Each selected author will be paid a $100 stipend. For details, refer to their post<\/a> and call for stories<\/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 Shadowbanned Magazine is “unapologetic media for the next generation of the political left — independent, people-powered, and rooted in the worlds of politics and culture.” They’re accepting pitches for their Issue 05:<\/p>\r\n\r\n “Share with us your boldest essays, reviews, interviews, reports, articles, poems, features, and whatever else would never get a mainstream media editor’s approval. Work that challenges the status quo and pokes at the machinery behind it.”<\/p>\r\n\r\n “We’re looking for work whose ideology sits somewhere within the framework of the political left… and no, that doesn’t mean liberal. We’re not interested in critiques of dicktatorsheeps halfway across the world unless it’s our own in the so-called land of the free.”<\/p>\r\n\r\n They pay $50 for 800-1,000 words, $75 for 1,100-1,500 words, $100 for 1,600-2,000 words, and a flat rate of $60 for poetry and artwork. To learn more, refer to their post<\/a> and submission guidelines<\/a>.<\/p> <\/div>\r\n Slate is an online general-interest magazine that offers analysis and commentary on news, politics, business, culture, and technology. Their features editor is accepting pitches at shannon.palus@slate.com<\/a>. According to this post<\/a>, their rates start at around $300 for essays, and around $1,500 for features (2,500+ words). For more information, refer to their features editor’s post<\/a> and their general pitch guide<\/a>.<\/p> <\/div>\r\n Transformer is “a publication about the power and politics of transformative AI.” They’re always seeking freelance pitches. They’re looking for interesting stories, analysis, and takes on AI. Areas they’re particularly focused on are:<\/p>\r\n\r\n “- AI governance, regulation and lobbying<\/p>\r\n\r\n - AI progress and risks<\/p>\r\n\r\n - Frontier AI companies<\/p>\r\n\r\n - Societal impact of transformative AI”<\/p>\r\n\r\n They pay an honorarium of $200 for op-eds (ideally 800 words). To learn more, refer to their editor’s post<\/a> and this page<\/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 accepting 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, direct your pitches to editor@planetizen.com<\/a>. To learn more, refer to their post<\/a> and this page<\/a>.<\/p> <\/div>\r\n Back Market is a marketplace for premium refurbished electronics. Their editor is seeking pitches for Back Market and its 'Tech Journal' publication for 2026. They want “ideas that are grounded in ending Fast Tech and Always Upgrade culture; the Right to Repair movement; retro devices; and spotlighting the people doing their bit to make tech more ethical.” They can pay up to £500. If interested, email your pitches to thomas.hobbs.ext@backmarket.com<\/a>. To read their editor’s post, click here<\/a>. To visit their website, click here<\/a>.<\/p> <\/div>\r\n Publicis Health, the health and wellness vertical of Publicis Groupe, is hiring:<\/p>\r\n\r\n “New year hiring -- freelance Art and Copy opps available with Publicis Health!<\/p>\r\n\r\n Current openings are for executional work in Oncology for HCP & DTC. Hourly pay range: $70-75\/h.<\/p>\r\n\r\n **Art: Strong Figma experience is needed.<\/p>\r\n\r\n **Copy: Previous pharma experience is required.”<\/p>\r\n\r\n These roles are remote. If interested send your resume\/portfolio info to laura.haubert@publicishealth.com<\/a>. For more information, refer to their talent acquisition manager’s post<\/a>.<\/p> <\/div>\r\n Matador Network is the largest independent travel publisher in the world. They’re looking for two writers for golf-round ups in Scotland and Hawai\u02bbi. “We have two stories we're looking to assign to writers with a strong interest in and knowledge of golf: ‘The best dream golf trips in Hawai\u02bbi’ and ‘The best dream golf trips in Scotland.’ Each should start with an introduction to the destination, followed by one-to-two paragraphs for each recommended trip.” Rate is $250. To learn more, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p> <\/div>\r\n The Sask Dispatch is a Saskatchewan-focused news publication by Briarpatch Magazine. They’re accepting pitches for their Summer 2026 housing themed issue. For this issue, they're specifically seeking pieces looking at the state of housing in Saskatchewan. “Pieces on affordability and accessibility, on the role of government (of all levels) in ensuring residents have access to safe, secure, and affordable housing, and where things stands in terms of the rights of tenants are very welcome, as are any other perspectives on this issue.” Broadly, they're “always looking for pitches covering provincial and municipal elections, grassroots activism, Indigenous rights, arts and culture, economic justice, ecology, gender equity, harm reduction, and more.” They pay $100 for profiles, short essays, and reviews (less than 1,000 words); $200 for feature stories (1,000-1,500 words) and photo essays; and $300 for research-based articles and investigative reportage (1,500-2,000 words). For details, refer to their call for pitches<\/a>.<\/p> <\/div>\r\n People Inc., the largest print and digital publisher in America, is hiring for the position of News and Deals Writer, Amazon. The selected applicant will “support the Amazon vertical within the Transaction team and create shopping content for several People Inc. brands, namely People.” The applicant should have 2+ years’ related experience. This is a remote, three-month contract role (40 hours a week). Rate is $35 per hour. To learn more, refer to their associate editorial director’s post<\/a> and this job description<\/a>.<\/p> <\/div>\r\n Scalawag is a Black-led, woman-run website and magazine dedicated to the American South. They’re accepting pitches on Southern Black History. They’re looking for long and short-form essays, media reviews, poetry, art, photography, and short fiction submissions that cover:<\/p>\r\n\r\n “- Little or unknown Southern histories & cultural practices<\/p>\r\n\r\n - New perspectives on popular Southern historical events and history making individuals <\/p>\r\n\r\n - Media Reviews of Southern Black history focused films, art and books<\/p>\r\n\r\n - Interviews with and profiles of contemporary Southern Black history makers, cultural preservationists and advocates<\/p>\r\n\r\n - Original Southern Black history focused digital art & photography”<\/p>\r\n\r\n Rates are $0.40 per word, with a 2,500-word limit for essays and fiction, and $300 for poetry. Send your pitches to pitches@scalawagmagazine.org<\/a>. To read their post, click here<\/a>. To visit their website, click here<\/a>.<\/p> <\/div>\r\n Matador Network is the largest independent travel publisher in the world. They’re looking for freelance travel stories (Winter 2026).<\/p>\r\n\r\n They cover travel worldwide, but remember that most of their readers are based in the US.<\/p>\r\n\r\n You can pitch across any of their verticals, but right now, they're keen on:<\/p>\r\n\r\n - “Pitches around sports fandom\/travel around sports and sporting events (including F1, golf, tennis, and the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026)”<\/p>\r\n\r\n - “Articles that tie your personal experience with a deeper topic”<\/p>\r\n\r\n - “Reported dives into travel topics that can't be desk reported”<\/p>\r\n\r\n - “Stories around surprising travel trends and ideas”<\/p>\r\n\r\n Rates are $200 to $300 per piece (around 1,100 words). For details, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p> <\/div>\r\n New Scientist is a weekly science and technology magazine. Their assistant news editor is seeking “experienced freelance reporters to cover health, neuroscience and psychology-related stories.” Rates are 55p to 65p per word. If interested, send your pitches to alexandra.thompson@newscientist.com<\/a>. For details, refer to their assistant news editor’s post<\/a> and their general guide for freelancers<\/a>.<\/p> <\/div>\r\n The 51st is a worker-led local news source for D.C. They’re accepting pitches for stories. Their focus areas include:<\/p>\r\n\r\n “- Guides that make living here easier<\/p>\r\n\r\n - Reporting that holds accountable local government, nonprofits, businesses, and other folks in power<\/p>\r\n\r\n - Stories that showcase the people, arts, and organizations that make D.C. an awesome place to live<\/p>\r\n\r\n - Opinion essays from all residents, commenting on the themes listed above”<\/p>\r\n\r\n These topics show up as “news articles, explainers, D.C.-centric features, and columns like Ask A D.C. Native, the Wilson Building Bulletin, Arts and Eats, and Weekend Events.”<\/p>\r\n\r\n They can currently assign 5 freelance stories a month. Rates are $125 to $1,000+ per article. To learn more, refer to this page<\/a> and this rate sheet<\/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 Southwest Contemporary is Seeking Pitches on the Theme of Alien<\/h3>\r\n
The BREAK\u2014DOWN is Accepting Pitches for Issue #4: China<\/h3>\r\n
Bisnow is Looking for a Denver Freelance Reporter<\/h3>\r\n
Channel Kindness is Seeking Stories in Honor of Transgender Day of Visibility<\/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
Shadowbanned Magazine is Accepting Pitches for Issue 05<\/h3>\r\n
Slate's Features Editor is Seeking Pitches<\/h3>\r\n
Transformer is Always Looking for Pitches<\/h3>\r\n
Planetizen is Always Seeking Feature Articles<\/h3>\r\n
Back Market's Editor is Looking for Pitches for 2026<\/h3>\r\n
Publicis Health is Hiring<\/h3>\r\n
Matador Network is Looking for Two Writers for Golf-Round Ups in Scotland and Hawai\u02bbi<\/h3>\r\n
The Sask Dispatch is Accepting Pitches for Summer 2026 Housing Themed Issue<\/h3>\r\n
People Inc. is Seeking a News and Deals Writer, Amazon<\/h3>\r\n
Scalawag is Accepting Pitches on Southern Black History<\/h3>\r\n
Matador Network is Looking for Travel Stories<\/h3>\r\n
New Scientist is Seeking Reporters to Cover Health, Neuroscience and Psychology-Related Stories<\/h3>\r\n
The 51st is Accepting Pitches<\/h3>\r\n
The Nonprofit Quarterly is Seeking Submissions for WE STOOD UP Column<\/h3>\r\n