Here’s the latest news and reserach we’ve dug up from the world of publishing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We’ve researched payment rates and found submission guidelines where available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Much of these listings are from recent announcements and posts directly from editors seeking submissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you don’t know how to get started as a freelance writer, your next step is to watch this free webinar.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Thanks to Fatima Saif for her research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you don’t know how to get started as a freelance writer, your next step is to watch this free webinar.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This Magazine<\/strong> is seeking pitches for features. They want reported pieces or personal essays. They will give priority to stories that have a national angle or are about an underrepresented area. They only publish Canadian residents. According to payment reports, they pay an average of $0.07 per word. For details, refer to this Twitter post<\/a> and this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mic<\/strong> is seeking pitches on anything related to sustainability\/technology\/environment. They are \u201cparticularly looking for timely pieces on how coronavirus intersects with those things.\u201d According to one payment report, they paid $0.13 per word. Writers can DM the editor or email him at jonathan.smith@team.mic.com<\/a>. Learn more about how to contact them here<\/a>. Read their editor\u2019s Twitter post here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The senior editor of Vice<\/strong> is accepting coronavirus\/economy pitches. According to payment reports, they pay an average of $0.25 per word. The pitches should be sent to maxwell.strachan@vice.com<\/a>. To read their senior editor\u2019s Twitter post, visit this link<\/a>. To contact them and to learn how to pitch them, visit this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This April, Lady Science<\/strong> is launching a new series on food. They are seeking \u201cpitches that dive into the various intersections of food, gender, and the history of science.\u201d They pay $100 for 1,000 words. Writers should send pitches to kj@ladyscience.com<\/a> and put \u201cFOOD SERIES\u201d in email subject line. For details, read this Twitter thread<\/a> and this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Deadline: March 15th, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n The TV editor of Digital Spy<\/strong> is \u201calways on the hunt for writers with interesting and authentic takes and opinions on new and upcoming shows.\u201d At the moment, their TV editor is particularly interested in these shows: Noughts + Crosses, Queen Sono, and Elite. According to one payment report, they paid \u00a360 for a TV review of 350-500 words. For details, refer to this Twitter post<\/a>. To contact them, visit this page<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Popular Mechanics<\/strong> is seeking \u201cfeature pitches that combine science and adventure.\u201d Payment reports indicate that they pay up to $0.40 per word. For details, refer to their features director\u2019s Twitter post<\/a>. To learn more about them, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n AreWeEurope<\/strong> is commissioning pitches for feature articles (1,500 to 2,000 words) for their next issue: Democracy. They \u201cwant critical and original takes on the state of democracy in Europe.\u201d According to payment reports, they pay an average of $0.07 per word. To learn more, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Deadline: March 18th, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n The New York Times<\/strong> is looking for op-ed pitches. Their op-ed essays are typically 400 to 1,200 words long. To learn more, refer to their editor\u2019s Twitter post<\/a> and this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rooted in Rights Blog<\/strong> is calling for blog pitches. They \u201cwant to cover what\u2019s missing from mainstream media coverage related to COVID-19 \/ coronavirus. Where are the perspectives from disabled and chronically ill people?\u201d They pay on a sliding scale, with the minimum payment being $100. For details, visit this page<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Logic<\/strong> is a magazine about technology and society. They are looking for reported articles, features, essays, and profiles for their next theme, Care. The \u201cissue will look at technologies that are changing how we give and receive care\u2014and the care that our machines themselves need.\u201d \u201cTopics might include: healthcare, elder care, childcare, and other headaches; the apps that claim to provide and cure them; emotional labor; outrage and indifference; anxiety disorders; maintenance; repair work; corporate responsibility; robot shrinks and child safety settings; content moderation.\u201d Payment: $150 for shorter essays (1,000 to 1,200 words) and $400 for longer features (2,000 to 3,000 words and above). Details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Deadline: April 1st, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Drive<\/strong> is seeking freelance story pitches. On the automotive side of things, they are grouping their coverage into three primary areas: motoring, technology, and culture. It may help writers to keep their ideas in those general lanes. Their rates for freelance stories start at around $500. To pitch, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rewire.News<\/strong> is seeking pitches for this Women’s History Month. They want pitches that \u201cexplore history, gender, sex, reproductive health, rights, and justice, + any and all intersections of these subjects.\u201d They typically pay $250 to $300. Writers can DM their assignment editor or email her at tso.tiffany@rewire.news<\/a>. Read their assignment editor\u2019s Twitter post here<\/a>. Read their pitching guidelines here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Business Insider\u2019s<\/strong> personal finance editor is \u201clooking for stories on life\/disability insurance, using high-yield savings accounts, retirement savings & refinancing loans\u201d They usually pay $200 for stories. Writers can send pitches to shallett@businessinsider.com<\/a>. To learn more, refer to this Twitter post<\/a>. To contact them, visit this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n JSTOR Daily<\/strong> is \u201clooking to expand its stable of regular bloggers to promote scholarship in an accessible, smart, quirky way.\u201d Payment varies depending on the type of contract i.e. trial or regular. Payment for new writers (with no experience) is $50-$60 for a 500-word blog post. For details, read their associate editor\u2019s Twitter post<\/a>. Read their submission guidelines here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The California Sunday Magazine<\/strong> is a general interest publication covering the areas of \u201cCalifornia, the West, Asia, and Latin America, telling stories for a national audience.\u201d Their co-founder and editor-in-chief is looking to assign a bunch of features in the weeks ahead. They generally pay $1 to $2 per word. For details, refer to this Twitter post<\/a> and this page<\/a>. 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