Dear Writers,<\/p>\n
Here’s our latest roundup of calls for pitches directly from editors.<\/p>\n
A friendly reminder: <\/em>Please do not contact these publishers without carefully studying the publications first. Make sure you understand their publication, and the types of articles they publish, before you send them a pitch.<\/p>\n If you’re not sure how to write a good pitch, then sign up for a free month of training with Writing Launch. That way you can learn the ropes. I recommend the seven day pitching course as a good place to start. Get your free month here.<\/a><\/p>\n Sincerely,<\/p>\n Jacob Jans<\/p>\n Thanks to Fatima Saif for contributing to this article.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Pink Intrigue<\/strong> is a content writing company. They are looking for 3 writers who can write health-related articles. They will pay $100 per 1,000 words. If interested, email intriguework@gmail.com<\/a>. To learn more, refer to their Tweet<\/a>. To contact them, refer to this page<\/a>. Update: They’ve filled the position. Please do not send a Whatsapp message contacting them about work. Only contact them via email. Please carefully study their Tweet first<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Guardian<\/strong> is a British news and media website. They are seeking pitches for Guardian Opinion. They would \u201clove to hear pitches from a disabled or older person living in a care home who has thoughts on the mandatory jab rule for care staff.\u201d According to their freelance charter, they pay 31p per word. For more information, refer to this Twitter thread<\/a> and their freelance charter<\/a>.<\/p>\n SheKnows<\/strong> empowers women through discussions and articles related to women\u2019s issues including health, relationships, sex, parenting, and beauty. Their health\/sex editor is accepting health, sex, and wellness pitches for end of year\/start of next year. The stuff that their editor likes: \u201cdebunking health myths & grifts, reclaiming\/finding joy in movement from the ableist\/capitalist \u2018work out\u2019 culture, witchcraft, weird or cool wellness products you tried, community care, being in the sandwich generation, caregiving\/parental burnout & more.\u201d Their rates start at $125 to $175. Send your pitches to kspeller@shemedia.com<\/a>. To learn more, refer to their health\/sex editor\u2019s Twitter thread<\/a>. To contact them, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Unwritten<\/strong> is an online magazine for disabled people by disabled people. They would \u201clove to have a deaf person write about what Rose’s appearance on Strictly means to them.\u201d They will pay \u00a375 for 700 to 900 words. Pitches should be sent to theunwrittenpub@gmail.com<\/a>. For details, read their founder and editor\u2019s Twitter thread<\/a> and their pitching guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n Deadline: November 19th, 2021<\/p>\n Game Developer<\/strong> is a website that focuses on video game development and industry. They are accepting pitches. They are interested in \u201cinterview-led stories that dig into the creation of recent and upcoming games, from indie to triple-A.\u201d Their rates start at around $200. If interested, send your pitches to features@gamedeveloper.com<\/a>. To learn more, refer to their editor-in-chief\u2019s Twitter thread<\/a>. To contact them, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n SFGate<\/strong> covers news and entertainment from the Bay Area and beyond. Their culture editor is looking for pitches. He has tweeted, \u201cHello freelancers, I’d love some SF-specific culture pitches with newsy hooks, highlight something that you love about the city in a new way, or go deep on the history of ~beloved~ venues.\u201d Rate is $150 to $300+. Read their editor\u2019s Twitter thread here<\/a> and contact them here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Verywell Mind<\/strong> is a resource for mental health information. They are seeking \u201ca freelance writer who can speak to the experience of living with ADHD and can create evergreen content with a personal, friendly, relatable touch.\u201d They will pay a flat rate of $200 per piece. If interested, email writeforus@verywell.com<\/a>. To learn more, refer to this Twitter thread<\/a>. To contact them, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Cut Fruit Collective<\/strong> is a SF Bay Area-based grassroots organization creating art for Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community care. They are looking for writers to help them \u201ccreate impactful content to uplift and build coalitions across AAPI communities.\u201d The content writers will create 1-3 posts a month about AAPI culture, heritage, etc. They will pay $50 per post (150 -300 words). They will pay $0.25\/word for longer works. To learn more, refer to their Twitter thread<\/a> and this form<\/a>.<\/p>\n Deadline: November 24th, 2021<\/p>\n Scalawag<\/strong> is a Black-led, woman-run website and magazine dedicated to the American South. They are always seeking opinionated arts writers. They are also always seeking poets. Their base pay rate is $500 to $1,200. If interested, email your pitches to alysia@scalawagmagazine.org<\/a>. For details, refer to their art & soul editor\u2019s Twitter thread<\/a> and their submissions page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Teen Vogue<\/strong> is an online publication that offers the latest on fashion, celebrity style, entertainment, beauty, teen issues, etc. They are seeking holiday pitches for their politics section. They want stories + opeds on: \u201crest under capitalism\u2014time off (or lack thereof), the supply chain \u2018crisis\u2019, faith and justice, labor, untold histories,\u201d and more. Rates range from $250 for opeds without reporting to up to $400 for reported pieces. Pitches should be sent to alexa_mcmenamin@condenast.com<\/a>. To learn more, refer to their contributing politics editor\u2019s Twitter thread<\/a>. To contact them, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n In geveb<\/strong> is a journal of Yiddish studies. Their pedagogy editor is accepting pitches for their pedagogy section: \u201clet me know if you have a syllabus, worksheet, reflection, essay, roundup, listicle, interpretive dance etc. sitting in a drawer and you’d like to get it out!\u201d They will pay an honorarium of $100. To learn more, refer to their editor\u2019s Twitter thread<\/a>. To contact them, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Elephant<\/strong> is a magazine about contemporary art and visual culture. Their deputy editor is always accepting pitches on the visual arts, especially \u201creported features, trend pieces, the secret history of little-known creative movements, opinion pieces, spotlights on art and photography books.\u201d They are not looking for profiles. They pay 15p per word and typically commission around 1,000 words. Send your pitches to l.benson@elephant.art<\/a>. Read their deputy editor\u2019s Tweet\u00a0here<\/a> and their guidelines here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Refinery29 UK<\/strong> is a media and entertainment company that focuses on young women. Their entertainment editor is looking for entertainment pitches: \u201cWatched a new film or trending TV show and have a controversial\/funny\/personal take on it? Or want to pen an opinion piece on a much-loved\/hated movie classic you\u2019ve revisited? Email me at maybelle.morgan@vice.com<\/a>.\u201d Rate is \u00a3180 to \u00a3250. To read their entertainment editor\u2019s Tweet, click here<\/a>. To visit their website, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Input<\/strong> is a tech publication. They are seeking \u201cwomen and PoC who can write about outdoor gear \/ tech.\u201d This is not a style position. They want \u201csomeone that can write about camp stoves, tents, and power stations.\u201d They pay $325 for roundups (700 to 900 words and 7 to 9 product suggestions). To learn more, refer to their guides editor\u2019s Twitter thread<\/a>. To contact them, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Remezcla<\/strong> is an independent media brand that covers emerging Latin music, entertainment, and culture. Their music and features editor has tweeted, \u201cEvergreen tweet to say I’m always open to pitches: music, culture, food, identity, beauty, fashion\u2014everything except film\/TV.\u201d They accept pitches by Latine\/x\/a\/o writers. Their rates start at $100. To learn more, refer to their editor\u2019s Twitter thread<\/a>. To contact them, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Oregon Humanities Magazine<\/strong> is a triannual publication that \u201cconnects Oregonians to ideas that change lives and transform communities.\u201d They are accepting nonfiction submissions for their next issue on \u201cCare.\u201d They want to \u201chear stories about responsibility and custody, attention and affection, worry and grief.\u201d They will pay $500 to $1,000. If interested, send your proposals or drafts to editors@oregonhumanities.org<\/a>. To learn more, refer to their Tweet<\/a> and call for submissions<\/a>.<\/p>\n Deadline: December 21st, 2021<\/p>\n gal-dem<\/strong> is a British online and print magazine that is dedicated to sharing the stories of women and non-binary people of color. They are seeking new commissions for staycations for their Wanderthirst travel series. Their rates<\/a> average around \u00a3150 for features (1,200 words) and start at \u00a380 for comment pieces (600 to 800 words). Read their Tweet here<\/a> and submit your pitch here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Huck Magazine<\/strong> celebrates and explores \u201cindependent culture \u2013 people and movements that paddle against the flow.\u201d Their politics editor is seeking LGBTQ+ writers for upcoming stuff. They pay \u00a3120 and up for shorter features, and \u00a3225 and up for longer features. If interested, email ben.smoke@tcolondon.com<\/a>. Read their politics editor\u2019s Tweet here<\/a> and their submissions guidelines here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Kindling<\/strong> is a magazine for people with children. Their editor-in-chief has tweeted, \u201cKindling call-out: Are you a parent or caregiver with a hot take on why Regina George’s mum is not just a cool mum but a good mum, actually? Pitch me! harriet@kinfolk.com<\/a>.\u201d Rate is 50c per word. To read their editor-in-chief\u2019s Tweet, click here<\/a>. To read Kindling magazine, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n CafeMom<\/strong> is a website for mothers and mothers-to-be. Their managing editor has tweeted, \u201cLook for a writer who is pro-vaccine in general, but is hesitant or flat-out not getting their kid the Covid shot, to do an essay for CafeMom. It is small, 500 words-ish or under, $75 op-ed essay.\u201d If interested, email lauren.gordon@wildskymedia.com<\/a>. Read their managing editor\u2019s Tweet here<\/a> and contact them here<\/a>.<\/p>\n International Journalists’ Network<\/strong> (IJNet) offers the latest tips, training opportunities, trends, and tools for professional and emerging journalists around the world. They have tweeted, \u201cDo you want to write an article and share tips and tricks that can help journalists globally? We are accepting pitches.\u201d Rate is $200 per article. To read their Tweet, click here<\/a>. To submit your pitch, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Globe and Mail<\/strong> is a Canadian news media company. They are seeking story pitches on women and work for their new editorial initiative, Globe Women\u2019s Collective. The ideal story is 400 to 500 words long, features 1 to 2 sources, and \u201ctouches on a timely topic relevant to working women across Canada (by a Canadian writer!).\u201d Rate is $400 to $500 per story. Pitches should be sent to GWC@globeandmail.com<\/a>. To learn more, refer to their content strategist\u2019s Twitter thread<\/a>, Globe Women’s Collective<\/a>, and this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Opportunity for Games Writers:<\/strong> \u201cGames writers, I’m looking for your pitches pls Video game content relevant to indie game developers for a new launch (mediafoundry2021.com) as well as more general hot takes on the industry as a whole right now. What’s great? What’s awful?\u201d Base rate is \u00a3200 for 800 words. Pitches should be sent to kate@talenthouse.com<\/a>. To learn more, refer to this Tweet<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Flock<\/strong> is a digital space for \u201csmart, enquiring women who want to lead a good life.\u201d They are seeking \u201cfeminist and conscious takes on news and culture stories for November.\u201d They pay \u00a3100 per feature. If interested, email your pitches to hello@flockmag.com<\/a>. To learn more, refer to their Tweet<\/a>. To contact them, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Future Tense<\/strong> is \u201ca partnership of Slate, New America, and Arizona State University that examines emerging technologies, public policy, and society.\u201d Their associate editor has tweeted, \u201cHey if any Astro friends have a take on #astro2020 and what it means and want to write about it, please send me a pitch!\u201d Their rates start at $350 for 800 to 1,200 words. Pitches should be sent to jaime.green@slate.com<\/a>. For details, refer to their associate editor\u2019s Tweet<\/a> and their pitch guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n MIT Technology Review<\/strong> is a media company that explains the commercial, political, and social impact of the newest technologies. They are currently seeking pitches for online. They are open to everything (news pieces, features, analysis, scoops, etc.), any topic. They pay $1 to $2 per word. Send your pitches to niall.firth@technologyreview.com<\/a>. To learn more, refer to their editorial director\u2019s Tweet<\/a> and their ‘about’ page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Glamour<\/strong> is an online magazine for women. Their acting website director has tweeted, \u201cWriters: like a journalistic Santa, I’m starting to bank Christmas and New Year content, and I want all your ideas. Any first-person experience or opinion pieces? Case studies\/ experts you want to interview? Pitch me something I haven’t read before.\u201d They pay \u00a3200 for standard pieces and \u00a3300 for more in-depth reports and investigations. Pitches should be sent to ali.pantony@condenast.co.uk<\/a>. For details, refer to their acting website director\u2019s Tweet<\/a>. For more contact information, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Nat Geo Travel\u2019s<\/strong> associate editor has tweeted, \u201cOn the hunt for winter\/holiday travel, travel + wellness, and public lands pitches. Others welcomed. Need to have working hed\/nutgraf prepped (no topics!).\u201d Pay is around $800 to $1,000. They are not accepting listicles. If interested, contact starlight.williams@natgeo.com<\/a>. For details, refer to their associate editor\u2019s Tweet<\/a> and their pitching guidelines<\/a>.<\/p>\n The New Inquiry<\/strong> is an online magazine and website of cultural and literary criticism. They are seeking submissions for their next issue, ASSETS. They are looking for 1,500-3,000 word essays. They pay $150 per piece. Send your pitches to submissions@thenewinquiry.com<\/a>. To learn more, refer to this Tweet<\/a> and their call for submissions<\/a>.<\/p>\n Deadline: November 20th, 2021<\/p>\n Cut Fruit Collective<\/strong> is a SF Bay Area-based grassroots organization creating art for Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community care. They are looking for writers to help them \u201ccreate impactful content to uplift and build coalitions across AAPI communities.\u201d The content writers will create 1-3 posts a month about AAPI culture, heritage, etc. They will pay $50 per post (150 -300 words). They will pay $0.25\/word for longer works. To learn more, refer to their Twitter thread<\/a> and this form<\/a>.<\/p>\n Deadline: November 24th, 2021<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dear Writers, Here’s our latest roundup of calls for pitches directly from editors. 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