✍️ 105 paid pitch calls & freelance writing opportunities
Quality new leads to help you pitch smarter, earn more, and keep your editorial calendar full.
Welcome to the latest FWN newsletter, with 105 new pitch calls, freelance & contract writing jobs.
This week we’ve shared more than 165 paid writing opportunities, with tons of gigs that you won’t find scrolling through dead job boards or once-a-week newsletters.
Don’t forget: FWN subscribers can access every single new opportunity right away. In freelance writing, that early access is the difference between your next high-paying commission or your name being lost in a pile of applicants.
What’s in today’s newsletter?
Among today’s new paid writing opportunities…
Pitch calls are open across the American West, climate and environmental reporting, holidays and wellbeing, investigative journalism, parenthood, business commentary, travel, and creative writing. Pay up to $1/word.
Journalism and reporting roles include pop culture, courts, tech and AI reporting, investigative fellowships, and regional journalism. Pay up to $30/hour.
Copywriting and content writing opportunities span UX, finance, healthcare, energy, SEO, LinkedIn, and outdoor brand content. Pay up to $75/hour.
Editing, editorial and strategy roles include arts and culture editing, comedy coverage, digital editing, and growth strategy. Pay up to $70,000/year.
Creative, technical, grant, and medical writing roles include tech scripting, construction documentation, proposal writing, ghostwriting, and medical communications. Pay up to £55/hour.
In our next live session with Isabel on Monday 11th May, we’re digging into the $$$. Digging into the real earnings behind her freelance career, this session pulls back the curtain on the financial side of the work — relevant wherever you’re based and whatever currency you’re paid in.
You’ll come away with a clearer sense of:
How to build a financial roadmap for your writing career
How to think long-term about income, not just the next byline
Transparency on how to charge, and what work is most lucrative
Enter code FWN25 at checkout for 25% off the cost of your ticket.
Thursday 7th May
🆕 Pitch Calls
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