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✍️ 126 paid pitch calls & freelance writing opportunities

Including 52 quality new leads to help you pitch smarter, earn more, and keep your editorial calendar full.

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George ~ FWN
Mar 05, 2026
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Welcome to the latest FWN newsletter, with 126 pitch calls, freelance & contract writing opportunities!

We’re sharing 52 quality new leads (plus 74 opportunities from Tuesday & Wednesday) to help you pitch smarter, earn more, and keep your editorial calendar full.

And, as always, paid subscribers can access every single new opportunity right away — every minute you wait is a minute someone else could be getting commissioned for your perfect writing opportunity.


What’s in today’s newsletter?

Among today’s new paid writing opportunities…

  • Pitch calls are open across ideas and intellectual culture, masculinity and identity, food and lifestyle, disability and creative nonfiction, urban life, and regional reporting. Pay up to $2,000/story.

  • Journalism and reporting roles include sports, commerce writing, climate and nature reporting, digital news, and internship opportunities. Pay up to $20/hour, with creator journalism grants up to $50,000.

  • Copywriting and content writing opportunities span brand storytelling, healthcare, fashion, SEO, psychology, marketing, and tech-focused content. Pay up to $100/hour.

  • Technical, grant and medical writing roles cover regulatory documentation, engineering and product documentation, proposal writing, and medical communications. Pay up to £75/hour.


The Unglamorous Secrets of Freelance Writing

Join our next FWN live workshop on following up, finding sources, contacting editors, and handling rejection in freelance writing.

On Wednesday 11th March at 1pm ET (10am PT / 5pm GMT) we’ll dig into all those unglamorous but essential parts of freelance life — how to follow up without feeling like a pest, find and contact sources effectively, build genuine relationships with editors and contacts and deal with rejection without it destroying your momentum!

RSVP now!


Thursday 5th March

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