Dear Writers —<\/p>\n
Ready to get published? Here’s our latest list of calls for writers, directly from editors. We’ve done the legwork of finding contact information and payment rates — so you can quickly connect with the right editors for your work. Before approaching these publications, please be sure to carefully study them, and prepare a pitch that fits their needs.<\/p>\n
You don’t have to struggle to break into freelance writing<\/strong>. In fact, it can be very simple with the right training, and some road-block-busting mentorship. That’s why I’m giving you everything you need to get published in 2022. Claim your gift here.<\/a><\/p>\n — Jacob Jans<\/p>\n Thanks to Fatima Saif for contributing to this article.<\/em><\/p>\n SheKnows<\/strong> empowers women through discussions and articles related to women\u2019s issues including health, relationships, sex, parenting, and beauty. Their editor is looking for pitches related to Black History Month. Rate is $150 to $175. Email your pitches to kenzie.mastroe@shemedia.com<\/a>. Read their editor\u2019s Tweet here<\/a> and contact them here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Insider<\/strong>\u2019s editor of lifestyle\/entertainment freelancers has tweeted, \u201cAnyone going on a long BUS ride (6+ hours) or a cruise soon and would be interested in getting paid to write about it?\u201d There is no deadline for this opportunity. Rates start at $130 per piece. If interested, DM their editor on Twitter. Read their editor\u2019s Tweet here<\/a>. Contact them here<\/a>.<\/p>\n KRITIQAL<\/strong> is a website that \u201ccovers games as political instruments, artistic statements, and cultural objects.\u201d They have tweeted, \u201cWe are looking for game crit pitches again. Particularly anything about smaller games, stuff I’ve never heard of, SEO nightmare kinda ideas.\u201d They will pay $100 for 1,000 to 2,000 words. Send your pitches to contact@kritiqal.com<\/a>. For details, refer to their Tweet<\/a> and this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Progress Network<\/strong> is \u201ca movement that speaks to a better future in a world dominated by voices that suggest a worse one.\u201d They are seeking \u201cwriters to profile\/interview Justice Ayesha Malik, the first female judge nominated to Pakistan’s supreme court.\u201d For something like a listicle, their rates start at $100. While for a long reported feature, their rates top out at about $1,000. If interested, email your pitches to hello@theprogressnetwork.org<\/a>. Read their Tweet here<\/a> and their pitch and submission guidelines here<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Inspired Source<\/strong> is a solutions-focused opinion piece series by EachOther (a UK-based human rights project). They are looking for pitches: \u201cHave you ever experienced abuse while working in retail? For #TheInspiredSource series, we want to commission someone to explore the rights impact of abuse in retail work environments.\u201d The stories should be focused on the UK and the writers should be based in the UK as well. They prioritize emerging writers from marginalized backgrounds. They pay \u00a3100 per piece (600-900 words). Interested writers should send their pitches to editorial@eachother.org.uk<\/a>. For more information, refer to this Twitter thread<\/a> and this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Personal Finance Insider<\/strong> is Insider\u2019s personal finance section. They are \u201cseeking stories from writers who left cults, high-demand religious groups, and other hyper-insulated communities about how these experiences affected their personal relationship with money.\u201d They will pay $300 per piece (1,000 to 1,200 words). If interested, email pfipitches@businessinsider.com<\/a>. To learn more, refer to their Twitter thread<\/a> and their website<\/a>.<\/p>\n Editorialist<\/strong> is \u201ca premier online magazine featuring the top edit in luxury accessories and fine jewelry.\u201d Their senior beauty editor is looking to expand her freelance roster. Interested beauty writers can send their hot takes, op-eds, and beauty pitches to gabriela@editorialistyx.com<\/a>. Rates start at $150. To learn more, refer to their editor\u2019s Tweet<\/a>. To contact them, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Daily Dot<\/strong> is a website that covers internet culture and life online. Their news director is seeking \u201cstory pitches at the intersection of internet culture\/sports\/race\u201d for their Presser project. They will pay $450 to $650 per piece (800-1,200 words and around 1-3 sources). Send your pitches to ramon@dailydot.com<\/a>. For more information, refer to their news director\u2019s Twitter thread<\/a> and this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Sidecar Global<\/strong> creates \u201cthe professional development tools a leader needs to grow their career and their purpose-driven membership organization.\u201d They are looking for 1 to 2 new contributors for their blog. Rate is $0.25 per word for 800-word posts every 1 to 2 weeks. Topics are leadership, business, and new tech. If interested, email jose.triana@sidecarglobal.com<\/a>. For details, refer to this Tweet<\/a> and this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Whetstone Magazine<\/strong> is a print and digital magazine about global food culture and origins. They are open for pitches. They pay a flat rate of $300 for journal stories. They want stories that \u201clook at food through the lens of history, migration, culture, ecology, economy and\/or politics, or vice versa.\u201d They also want \u201cpoems, creative nonfiction, more academic-leaning work.\u201d If interested, send your pitches to editor@whetstonemagazine.com<\/a>. To learn more, refer to their editor\u2019s Twitter thread<\/a> and their ‘about’ page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Input<\/strong> is a tech publication. They are looking to commission a longform feature (with a tech hook) about The Great Outdoors for a package they are doing in May. Rate is $0.75-$1.00 per word. If interested, send your ideas to mark.yarm@inputmag.com<\/a>. Read their features editor\u2019s Tweet here<\/a> and contact them here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Deadline: February 4th, 2022<\/p>\n Mental Hellth<\/strong> is \u201ca newsletter about your broken brain.\u201d They are accepting pitches: \u201creminder that i take pitches for Mental Hellth! Wanna interview someone about psychiatry and capitalism, or write an essay about some deep Freudian concept and how it applies to current events? Pitch me! (Those are just random examples, pitch me anything relevant!)\u201d Their rates start at $150 for Q&As and $300+ for essays. Pitches should be emailed to moskowitz@gmail.com<\/a>. To learn more, refer to this Twitter thread<\/a> and their website<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Financial Diet<\/strong> is \u201cthe #1 destination for women to talk about money.\u201d Their creative director is seeking personal essays\/video scripts for an ongoing project: \u201cDo you have an interesting savings strategy you’d like to share? A ~juicy~ opinion on a trending money topic?\u201d They will pay $250 for personal essays (800-1,000 words). If interested, send your pitches to holly@thefinancialdiet.com<\/a>. To learn more, refer to their creative director\u2019s Tweet<\/a> and this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Jack Sommers, an editor at Business Insider<\/strong> is currently seeking pitches “about people whose career has changed drastically during two years of Covid.” Please email your pitches to jsommers@insider.com. Do not pitch yourself as a subject. Rates start at $350. To learn more, read this Twitter post.<\/a><\/p>\n Fodor\u2019s Travel<\/strong> is a source for expert travel advice. Their assignments editor is currently seeking stories ” from queer writers about womanhood and women in general for #WomensHistoryMonth<\/a>.”\u00a0 According to their editor<\/a>, they pay $250 to $400 per story. To learn more, refer to this Tweet.<\/a> Pitches can be sent to pitches@fodors.com.<\/p>\n Alma<\/strong> is an online community for Jewish millenial women. The editor just Tweeted <\/a>that they’re always open to pitches, with standard pay of $100 per article. To learn more, read this Tweet<\/a>, and the submission guidelines here.<\/a><\/p>\n FanSided<\/strong> is a network of fandom-focused sports, lifestyle, and entertainment websites. Their creative editorial director has tweeted, \u201cI’m currently looking for any and all pitches for a special series later this year, exploring the intersection of sports and climate change. Interested in stories that focus on both macro and micro, any sports at any level of competition.\u201d They will pay at least $150 per piece. Send your pitches to ian.levy@fansided.com<\/a>. For details, refer to their creative editorial director\u2019s Tweet<\/a> and their pitch guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n Maisonneuve<\/strong> is a Montreal-based quarterly of arts, opinion, and ideas. They are accepting pitches as well as complete submissions for their unthemed Summer 2022 issue. They are looking for reported features, essays, and memoir that have some kind of Canadian connection. Their standard rate is 15 to 20 cents per word. If interested, email madi@maisonneuve.org<\/a>. To learn more, refer to their Twitter thread<\/a> and this pitch guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n Deadline: February 14th, 2022<\/p>\n Discover Britain Magazine<\/strong> is a bimonthly magazine that unlocks the hidden treasures of the UK. Scotland Magazine is a bi-monthly magazine for those who love Scottish history, travel, and traditions. Their editor is open to pitches and is also commissioning a short piece (by 26th<\/sup> January, 2022) on Buxton. Rates start at 20p per word. If interested, email sally.coffey@chelseamagazines.com<\/a>. Read their editor\u2019s Tweet here<\/a>. Contact them here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Fatherly<\/strong> is a digital media brand for dads. They are adding to their pool of writers to assign health\/science stories to. They are only looking for health\/science reporters. They will pay $200 to $250 for straightforward health\/science explainers. If interested, send your portfolio to tara.santora@bdg.com<\/a>. To learn more, refer to their editor\u2019s Tweet<\/a>. To contact them, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Healthline<\/strong> is a health information website. Their editor has tweeted, \u201cI\u2019m commissioning a Healthline article on why it\u2019s never too late to transition + need2kno info for ppl transitioning later in life (30+).\u201d Rate is $350 to $400 for 1,400 to 1,700 words. This opportunity is only for trans journalists. If interested, email tcatlett@healthline.com<\/a>. Read their editor\u2019s Twitter thread here<\/a> and learn more about them here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Opportunity to write for Tech + VC clients:<\/strong> \u201cLooking for freelancers to write voice-y, editorial features for tech + VC clients on an ongoing basis \u2014 $1 \/ word. Experience writing about the tech industry required.\u201d To learn more, refer to this Tweet<\/a>.<\/p>\n Fast Company’s Co.Design<\/strong> highlights \u201cthe world\u2019s best examples of design and innovation, working in concert.\u201d They are looking for freelance pitches. Their \u201ccoverage runs the gamut, but especially interested in sharp, reported takes on branding, product design, accessibility, and fashion\/retail.\u201d They are generally seeking pieces of around 750 words. Their rates start at $300. Pitches should be emailed to arawlins@fastcompany.com<\/a>. To read their editor\u2019s Twitter thread, click here<\/a>. To visit their website, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Input<\/strong> is a tech publication. Their features editor is seeking tech\/culture story pitches about the Super Bowl. They pay $0.50 to $1.00 per word. If interested, send your pitches by the end of this month to mark.yarm@inputmag.com<\/a>. To learn more, refer to their features editor\u2019s Twitter thread<\/a>. To contact them, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Mic<\/strong> is a digital news company that caters to millennials. They are currently seeking culture story pitches \u201cspecifically (but not limited to) the series Hits Different and Good Ones.\u201d They are also seeking other culture ideas. Their rates start at $400 for most essays (800-1,500 words). For more information, read their editor\u2019s Twitter thread<\/a> and their pitch guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dear Writers — Ready to get published? Here’s our latest list of calls for writers, directly from editors. We’ve done the legwork of finding contact information and payment rates — so you can quickly connect with the right editors for your work. 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