Dear Writers,<\/p>\n
Here’s our latest roundup of calls for writers — directly from editors, covering a wide variety of themes and topics.<\/p>\n
Please<\/em> carefully study the publication before contacting the editor. When writing your pitch, be sure to:<\/p>\n — Jacob Jans<\/p>\n Thanks to Fatima Saif for compiling this list.<\/em><\/p>\n Elite Daily<\/strong> is an online news platform for millennials. Their associate experiences editor is \u201caccepting lifestyle pitches for compelling and timely essays on unique travel experiences, hot takes on TikTok trends, home decor, food, and more things making an impression on you.\u201d They are currently not accepting roundups or itineraries. Their rates start at $250. Email your pitches to lara.walsh@bustle.com<\/a>. To read their associate experiences editor\u2019s Twitter thread, click here<\/a>. To visit their website, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Metro Opinion<\/strong> is a platform by Metro.co.uk. They are \u201clooking to commission someone who has had an at home abortion to write a quick turnaround first-person\/opinion piece.\u201d Their rates<\/a> generally start at \u00a370 for 600 to 800 words. If interested, send your pitches to siobhan.smith@metro.co.uk<\/a>. To learn more, refer to this Tweet<\/a>. To read Metro Opinion\u2019s articles, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Stylist Magazine<\/strong> is a weekly magazine and a website for smart, successful, and sophisticated women. They are seeking feature pitches around Ramadan. They pay<\/a> \u00a3150 for 800 to 1,000 words. Send your pitches to digital.commissions@stylist.co.uk<\/a>. For details, read their commissioning editor\u2019s Tweet<\/a> and their pitching guidelines<\/a>.<\/p>\n Jewish Currents<\/strong> is a print and digital magazine that is \u201ccommitted to the rich tradition of thought, activism, and culture of the Jewish left.\u201d They are accepting pitches for their Fall 2022 issue which is themed Rest. They are seeking \u201creported features and essays on subjects including labor and anti-work politics; debt jubilees and other interruptions of the political status quo; mutual aid; attempts to accommodate rest within the work of social reproduction; illness, disability, and the care of the sick; sleep and dreams as a place of possibility; ecological questions around regeneration and degrowth; Jewish frameworks for collective rest including shmita and Shabbat; and more.\u201d They pay at least $400 for reviews and essays, and up to $1 per word for deeply reported print features. If interested, email submissions@jewishcurrents.org<\/a>. For details, read their assistant editor\u2019s Tweet<\/a> and their pitch guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n Deadline: April 30th, 2022<\/p>\n Fanfyte<\/strong> is Fanbyte\u2019s wrestling section. They are seeking WrestleMania\/NXT\/Mania Week Indie pitches. They don\u2019t want pitches about Roman\/Brock, Cody\/Seth, Sami\/Knoxville, and Bianca\/Becky. For pieces under 1,000 words, they pay $150. For pieces between 1,000 and 1,500 words, they pay $200. Pitches should be sent to carrand@fanbyte.com<\/a>. Read their editor\u2019s Tweet here<\/a> and their pitch guide here<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Institute for Science & Policy<\/strong> is \u201ca catalyst for solving problems through civil dialogue and scientific thinking.\u201d They commission \u201cfreelance submissions year-round on topics involving science, policy, and decision-making (climate, health, energy, natural resources).\u201d They pay $300 to $500 for reported work and essays (around 1,000 words). For more information, read their Tweet<\/a> and submission guidelines<\/a>.<\/p>\n Greater Greater Washington<\/strong> is a nonprofit organization that is \u201cdevoted to improving the vitality of Washington, DC and the walkable cities and neighborhoods in the Washington metropolitan area.\u201d They are seeking \u201cpitches for explainers, features, historical pieces, and news articles about transportation, housing, land use, and sustainability in the Washington region.\u201d They pay $300 for pieces of 500 to 1,000 words and $150 for informative news briefs of 250 to 450 words. Pitches should be emailed to editor@ggwash.org<\/a>. Read their Tweet here<\/a> and their pitch guidelines here<\/a>.<\/p>\n RunX<\/strong> creates a secure, scalable, and compliant infrastructure stack for startups. They have tweeted, \u201cWe are pleased to announce the RunX Technical Writer Program, where you can contribute to the RunX blog with Opta tutorials, articles, posts about DevOps, Kubernetes, and the Cloud space in general.\u201d Rates are $150 for opinion pieces on DevOps and cloud infrastructure and $200 for tutorials about Opta. Opta tutorials that receive up to 1,000 views in 4 weeks will get $100 extra. For more information, refer to this Twitter thread<\/a> and this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Hudson Valley Magazine<\/strong> is a monthly lifestyle publication about the food, art, and people of Hudson Valley. They are looking for regional freelancers\/pitches for their upcoming summer\/fall issues. FOB, features, dining, home and design opportunities are available. Pay is 30 to 50 cents per word. If interested, email ffurey@hvmag.com<\/a>. To learn more, refer to their associate editor\u2019s Twitter thread<\/a>. To contact them, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n lock-on<\/strong> is a gaming journal by Lost in Cult (an indie publisher and design studio). They are seeking \u201cdeveloper conversations or long form pitches\u201d in relation to any of these:<\/p>\n -Sifu Game<\/p>\n -Ghostwire: Tokyo<\/p>\n -Acid Nerve<\/p>\n -The Artful Escape<\/p>\n Their rates<\/a> start at around \u00a3100 per article. Email your pitches to publishing@lostincult.co.uk<\/a>. To learn more, refer to this\u00a0Tweet<\/a> and this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Elite Daily<\/strong> is an online news platform for millennials. Their senior entertainment editor is \u201caccepting pitches for essays, original reporting, cultural commentary, and\/or thoughtful reactions\u201d to Bridgerton\u2019s second season. Rates start at $250. Send your pitches to jonathan.borge@bustle.com<\/a>. To read their editor\u2019s Twitter thread, click here<\/a>. To visit their website, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Euronews Next<\/strong> is a future-focused website covering innovation, science, and technology from a European perspective. They are broadening their pool of freelancers. They are looking for: \u201cSharp writing and a good eye for stories and new angles on the following areas of tech and innovation – mobility, money, health, work and home (which covers home tech but also future of cities etc).\u201d If interested, email your CV\/pitches to david.walsh@euronews.com<\/a> or DM their managing editor on Twitter. To read their managing editor\u2019s Twitter thread, click here<\/a>. To visit their website, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Popular Science<\/strong> is a science and technology magazine. Their tech section is seeking freelance journos who love to cover big tech, privacy, security, aerospace, transportation, EVs, and more. They pay<\/a> $250 per 600 to 800 word article. If interested, contact rob@popsci.com<\/a>. To learn more, refer to their technology editor\u2019s Tweet<\/a> and their writers\u2019 guidelines<\/a>.<\/p>\n Dazed<\/strong> is a British style magazine and an online platform that covers music, film, TV, fashion, culture, science, technology, and more. They are seeking a freelance SEO specialist for a project. For written pieces, their rates<\/a> start at around \u00a3150. If interested, email first.last@dazedmedia.com<\/a>. To learn more, refer to their digital director\u2019s Tweet<\/a>. To contact them, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Opportunity to Write for Hearst’s Branded Content Studio:<\/strong> \u201cI am once again looking to onboard lifestyle writers for Hearst’s branded content studio. Reply to this thread if you cover travel, entertainment, finance, tech, etc. Looking for incredible generalists.\u201d Rate is $500. For details, refer to this Twitter thread<\/a>.<\/p>\n SKI Magazine,<\/strong> published 4 times a year, covers ski resorts, instructions, trends, gear, athletes, and more. Their editor-in-chief is seeking pitches related to mental health. You can pitch personal essays, news, opinions, and interviews. Should be solutions-based. Pay is $300+. To read their editor-in-chief\u2019s Tweet, click here<\/a>. To visit their website, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Every<\/strong> is \u201ca writer collective of operators in tech covering productivity, strategy, web3, the creator economy, internet culture, and more.\u201d They are always accepting pitches. They usually pay $500 for guest posts. Read their Twitter thread here<\/a>. Learn more about them here<\/a>.<\/p>\n ReproJobs<\/strong> is \u201ca worker advocacy organization in the reproductive justice, rights, and health movement.\u201d They have tweeted, \u201cIf you\u2019re a hiring manager at a repro organization and want to write tips for candidates \u2014 email us: hello@reprojobs.org<\/a>.\u201d Pay is $400 per blog post. To read their Tweet, click here<\/a>. To learn more about them, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Bay Nature<\/strong> is a print and digital magazine that covers the nature, wildlife, and environment of the San Francisco Bay Area. They welcome proposals for San Francisco Bay Area-based stories about:<\/p>\n \u201c-Environmental science<\/p>\n -Species and habitat<\/p>\n -Conservation issues<\/p>\n -People working with nature<\/p>\n -Environmental justice\u201d<\/p>\n They pay $0.20 to $1 per word. They don\u2019t pay for op-eds. To learn more, refer to their Tweet<\/a>, this form<\/a>, and their contributor guidelines<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Bellows<\/strong> is \u201can online magazine for working-class populism.\u201d They are seeking new pitches. They are especially interested in pieces touching on:<\/p>\n \u201c-Is there\/will there be a de-transition away from “green energy” in response to recent geopolitics around Ukraine?<\/p>\n -The acceleration of the (re)creation of marginalized groups as capitalism lurches through crises (e.g. “the unvaccinated”, anti-Russian discrimination)<\/p>\n -An explainer on reserve currency and the importance it has in the maintenance of US power, and for how long\u201d<\/p>\n They also welcome pitches on other topics. They pay $150 for 500 to 800-word articles, $200 for 1,000 to 1,500-word articles, and $250 for 2,000+ words long articles. If interested, get in touch with them at editors@thebellows.org<\/a>. To learn more, refer to their Twitter thread<\/a>. To contact them, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Post is a newspaper for Liverpool and Merseyside.<\/strong> They are seeking some budding Liverpool-based journos to help them with some reporting. They pay \u00a350 for some help with on-the-ground reporting and \u00a3250 for an in-depth long read that takes a few weeks of reporting. If interested, email mollie@livpost.co.uk<\/a>. Read their Tweet here<\/a> and learn more about them here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Fifth Season<\/strong> is a vertical farming company. They are accepting story pitches from food writers, comedy writers, and essayists on a rolling basis for their recipe blog, The Green Room: \u201cIn case you\u2019re wondering if the recipe needs to be a salad, it doesn\u2019t. (Though salads are welcome!). It merely must contain a leafy green in some form.\u201d Base rate is $500. The story should be 350 to 600 words (not including the recipe). 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