{"id":7993,"date":"2020-04-22T08:06:37","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T15:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/?p=7993"},"modified":"2020-04-22T09:42:35","modified_gmt":"2020-04-22T16:42:35","slug":"13-publishers-seeking-pitches-from-freelance-writers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/uncategorized\/13-publishers-seeking-pitches-from-freelance-writers\/","title":{"rendered":"13 Publishers Seeking Pitches (Earn Up to $1 Per Word)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All of these publishers pay the writers they publish, anywhere from $50, up to $1,000 or more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&#8217;re looking for more opportunities, The Paid Publishing Guidebook for 2020 is now completely free. <a href=\"https:\/\/lp.freedomwithwriting.com\/covid-19-the-paid-publishing-guidebook-for-2020\/\">Get your copy here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jacob Jans<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PS: Don&#8217;t know how to take advantage of these opportunities? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.writinglaunch.com\/webinar-feb-2020\/\">Watch this free webinar.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PPS: Please <em>do not contact these publishers<\/em> unless you are confident if your ability to send them a high-quality, relevant pitch. If you have any doubt, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/uncategorized\/new-freelance-writers-do-not-send-a-pitch-without-reading-this-first\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">read this first.<\/a><br><br><em>Thanks for Fatima Saif for her research<\/em> <em>on this article.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Taste<\/strong> is an online magazine for those who love to cook at home. They are accepting story pitches. According to payment reports, they pay up to $0.60 per word. For details, refer to this <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tonyfasousa\/status\/1251345457168736258\">Tweet<\/a> and this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tastecooking.com\/how-to-pitch-taste\/?utm_source=facebook\">page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Vice Life Desk<\/strong> covers wellness, health, self-care, relationships, sex, drugs, alcohol, work, and money. Their senior editor is accepting pitches. They are \u201cprimarily focused on mid-length (700-1,500 word) original reports and reported essays, as well as shorter, bloggier, voicier pieces with a quick turnaround time.\u201d They usually pay $0.50 per word. Send pitches to <a href=\"mailto:amyrose.spiegel@vice.com\">amyrose.spiegel@vice.com<\/a>. For details, refer to their senior editor\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmyRosary\/status\/1251194420197765120\">Tweet<\/a> and their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en_us\/article\/mbmx3a\/pitch-guidelines-for-the-vice-life-desk\">pitch guidelines<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Shondaland<\/strong> is \u201cthe pioneering storytelling company founded by Shonda Rhimes.\u201d&nbsp;Their culture editor is accepting pitches for the months of May and June. She is accepting pitches about entertainment, books, and culture. Send pitches to <a href=\"mailto:britni@shondaland.com\">britni@shondaland.com<\/a>. Rate: $400+. To learn more, refer to this <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BritniDWrites\/status\/1250820005559586818\">Twitter thread<\/a>. To contact them, refer to this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shondaland.com\/about\/a12180358\/contact-us\/\">page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SF Weekly<\/strong> is a source for news, movies, music, food, reviews, and events in San Francisco. They are accepting pitches for their Quarantine Thoughts essay series. They will only accept pitches from \u201cwriters from San Francisco or neighboring cities (i.e. Oakland, Alameda, Daly City).\u201d They will pay $75 per essay (600 to 800 words). To learn more, refer to this <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SFWeekly\/status\/1252382044539064326\">Twitter thread<\/a> and this <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeZp7L2XxOXOivypHQwz__TaFkkNgZPLTFz57x7YWAI8bAIRg\/viewform\">page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Well+Good<\/strong> covers fitness, cutting-edge nutrition, natural beauty, travel, and more. Their managing editor is seeking \u201csurprising\/weird\/heartfelt\/not-been-covered-a-ton story ideas and essays\u201d for mental health awareness month. She is also accepting generalized wellness pitches. Their rates start at $150. To learn more, read their managing editor\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/samanthajoleal\/status\/1250525682897207298\">Twitter thread<\/a>. To contact them, visit this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/contact-us\/\">page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Contingent Magazine<\/strong> is a nonprofit online magazine for \u201ceveryone interested in the past.\u201d They are accepting pitches for mini-essays (200-500 words) that address \u201cthe impact of COVID-19 on non-tenure-track historians (defined broadly to include archivists, museum workers, grad students etc.).\u201d Their base pay is $75. For details, read this&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/contingent_mag\/status\/1251934287345192960\">Tweet<\/a>. For pitching information, refer to this <a href=\"https:\/\/contingentmagazine.org\/pitch-us\/\">page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Deadline: April 30th, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ours to Save<\/strong> is a new journalism initiative that focuses exclusively on the climate crisis. Their interactive map shows \u201ccrowdsourced, breaking climate news from all over the world.\u201d They are open to pitches. They pay \u00a350 per article. To learn more, refer to this <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ourstosave\/status\/1251104715137593347\">Tweet<\/a> and this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourstosave.com\/about\">page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Rest of World<\/strong> is a new international nonprofit journalism organization that is focused on \u201cthe impact of technology beyond the Western bubble.\u201d They are seeking narrative magazine pitches (1,000-5,000 words) that \u201creport on the interplay of digital technology with cultures around the world, with nuance and detail.\u201d This includes profiles (around 1,500 words), mid-length features (less than 2,000 words), and longer features (3,000 words and above). They don\u2019t want stories set in the United States, Canada, Western Europe or Australia. According to their<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tamerra_nikol\/status\/1251164559089340418\"> editor<\/a>, their rates start at $1 per word. To learn how to send them a pitch, refer to this<a href=\"https:\/\/restofworld.org\/pitches\/\"> page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Eidolon<\/strong> is an \u201conline journal for scholarly writing about classics that isn\u2019t formal scholarship.\u201d They welcome submissions from authors with historically underrepresented identities. They prefer articles about the ancient world. Their articles are generally 1,500 to 3,000 words long. They pay \u201c$150 for columns and long-form articles, $100 for essays, and $50 for reviews and lighter content.\u201d To learn more, refer to this<a href=\"https:\/\/eidolon.pub\/write-for-eidolon-d495b40079b4\"> page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kveller.com<\/strong> is a website for people \u201cwho want to add a Jewish twist to their parenting.\u201d They want essays about women\u2019s issues and parenting that are written from a Jewish perspective. Their suggested word count is between 500 and 1,000 words. Payment reports suggest that they pay $0.03 to $0.04 per word. To learn more, read their<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kveller.com\/article\/submission-guidelines\/\"> submission guidelines<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Anime Herald<\/strong> is a website that offers news, reviews, interviews, and commentary on anime and anime fandom. According to their<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sam_animeherald\/status\/1178674113038159872\"> editor-in-chief<\/a>, they pay $50 per article and $20 per newsdesk post. To contact them, refer to this<a href=\"https:\/\/www.animeherald.com\/contact-us\/\"> page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Toward Freedom<\/strong> is a news and analysis publication that offers a progressive perspective on world events. They are looking for \u201cnews and analysis pieces on a wide range of topics, from anti-mining activism in South Africa to struggles in defense of the land in the US; from popular movements in India to feminist revolution in Argentina.\u201d They can pay for shorter, reported pieces (under 1,000 words). They have a larger budget for in-depth pieces (1,500 to 1,000 words). They have a small budget for reviews of books (under 1,000 words) and translations to English. According to this<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TowardFreedom\/status\/1177378303239438337\"> Twitter post<\/a>, they pay $75 for reviews. Details<a href=\"https:\/\/towardfreedom.org\/submissions\/\"> here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Curbed<\/strong>, a website focused on housing and urban planning, is now seeking pitches for longform journalism, essays, and narratives for their website.&nbsp; They pay competitive rates, and reports indicate payment of up to $1000 for a 4,000 word article. This website seems to be part of a new breed of niche websites that are able to pay reasonably well, taking the role that niche magazines long held. Interestingly, they are owned by Vox, which is now a major website publisher. To learn more, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.curbed.com\/2016\/8\/4\/12376064\/curbed-seeks-longform-journalism-writers-guidelines\">read this page.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All of these publishers pay the writers they publish, anywhere from $50, up to $1,000 or more. If you&#8217;re looking for more opportunities, The Paid Publishing Guidebook for 2020 is now completely free. Get your copy here. Jacob Jans PS: Don&#8217;t know how to take advantage of these opportunities? Watch this free webinar. 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