The following is a list of editors and publishers seeking pitches directly from freelance writers on a wide variety of topics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Please<\/em> do not pitch these editors unless you are confident your idea closely matches their needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you aren’t sure how to generate the right ideas and craft a good pitch, then I highly recommend The No B.S. Course on Freelance Writing. You can learn more about it here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sincerely,<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jacob Jans<\/p>\n\n\n\n PS: Thanks to Fatima Saif for her extensive work on this article.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Increment<\/strong> is a quarterly \u201cprint and digital magazine about how teams build and operate software systems at scale.\u201d They are seeking pitches on all things remote. They want pitches about \u201corg structure, process, access, research, transformations, inclusion, learning, experiments, communication, failures, surprises, the works.\u201d They pay $1 per word for \u201coriginal through-written pieces\u201d and fair rates for other types of work. Send pitches to submissions@increment.com. Read their editor-in-chief\u2019s Tweet here<\/a> and learn more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Atavist Magazine<\/strong> is a digital-only publication that releases one blockbuster nonfiction story every month. They are looking for \u201cpitches for longform, character-driven, narrative nonfiction stories.\u201d The stories should be 8,000 to 30,000 words long. Their editor-in-chief has tweeted: \u201cWe’ve done a lot to boost gender diversity in the last 2 years, but we need to do better wrt other metrics. Female, Black, LQBTQIA+, however you identify\u2014send me your best narrative longform ideas.\u201d They pay at least $6,000 per story plus expenses. They pay kill fees upfront. Send pitches to seyward@atavist.com. For details, refer to this Twitter thread<\/a> and this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Wall Street Journal<\/strong> provides coverage of news, business, politics, technology, real estate, arts, culture, and more from the US and around the world. They are seeking \u201cpitches for WSJ Mag online (interviews, Q&A\u2019s, profiles, features, etc.) for July and August.\u201d They don\u2019t want essays or commentaries. According to payment reports, they pay $0.66 per word. Send your pitches to myles.tanzer@wsj.com. For details, refer to this Tweet<\/a>. To read the magazine, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n OneZero<\/strong> is a Medium publication about technology and science. They are accepting freelance pitches. They highly value \u201cfuture-facing tech and science, scoopy reported stories.\u201d Email their commissioning editors at yasmin@medium.com, mz@medium.com, skessler@medium.com, and bmerchant@medium.com. Payment reports indicate that they pay up to $1.25 per word. To learn more, refer to this Tweet<\/a> and this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Whetstone Magazine<\/strong> is a print and digital magazine about global food culture and origins. They are accepting pitches for stories. They will pay $300 per piece. Send pitches to whetstonemagazine@gmail.com. For details, refer to their founder\u2019s Tweet<\/a>. To contact them, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Narratively<\/strong> publishes original and untold human stories. Their editorial assistant is seeking \u201creported stories and memoir pieces that shed a light on labor justice around the world, spotlighting compelling characters with truly unique methods for fighting against gentrification, exploitation and abuse in the workforce.\u201d The length of most of their stories is 1,500 to 3,000 words. They pay $400 for reported stories and $300 for memoir pieces. Send pitches or submissions to julia@narratively.com. To learn more, refer to this Twitter thread<\/a> and this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Deadline: July 15th, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Texas Observer<\/strong> is a bimonthly magazine and website that offers sharp reporting on news, politics, and culture of Texas. They are looking for freelancers. They publish short news stories (500 to 1,000 words), political commentaries and opinions (500 to 1,000 words), book reports (800 to 1,200 words), features (1,500 to 4,000 words), culture features (2,000 to 3,500 words), essays (1,000 to 1,500 words), postcards (2,000 to 3,500 words), and poems (30 lines or shorter). According to payment reports, they pay up to $0.50 per word. Send your pitches to pitches@texasobserver.org. For details, refer to their Tweet<\/a> and writer\u2019s guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Oklahoma Today<\/strong> is a regional bimonthly magazine that covers Oklahoma\u2019s people, places, culture, history, food, and events. They are always seeking \u201cgreat new voices, especially from BIPOC writers, photographers, and artists in or from Oklahoma.\u201d Their base rate is $0.33 per word. Their stories are typically 600 to 2,000 words. Their rate for poetry is $100. Contact their editor-in-chief at nathan.gunter@travelok.com. Read his Tweet here<\/a> and their submission guidelines here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rewire.News<\/strong> is a daily online publication that publishes evidence-based news, commentary, analysis, and investigative reporting on sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice. Their senior editor is accepting pitches, especially related to sex and parenting. According to payment reports, they pay $250 to $300 per piece. Send pitches to gim.esther@rewire.news. To learn more, refer to their editor\u2019s Twitter thread<\/a> and their pitching guidelines<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n MedTruth<\/strong> is a digital magazine that reports on health, safety, and justice. They are \u201caccepting July pitches related to drugs, medical devices, patient safety, justice, chronic illness & summer.\u201d Writers of color, LGBTQ+, Trans, BIPOC to the front. Pay is $0.25\/word for non-reported writing and $0.40\/word for original reporting. Send your pitches to info@medtruth.com. 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