✍️ 130+ 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 new pitch calls, freelance & contract writing jobs.
This week we’ve shared a whopping 200 paid writing opportunities, with tons of gigs that you won’t find scrolling through dead job boards or once-a-week newsletters.
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What’s in today’s newsletter?
Among today’s new paid writing opportunities…
Pitch calls are open across revolution and social change, LGBTQ+ identity, gaming and culture, politics, science, fashion, and animal rights, including reported features and cultural commentary. Pay up to $2/word.
Journalism and reporting roles include games analysis, politics coverage, sports writing, fellowships, and investigative training opportunities. Pay up to $843/week.
Copywriting and content writing opportunities span brand, healthcare, travel, wellness, supplements, higher education, and multilingual content. Pay up to $75/hour.
Editing, editorial and strategy roles include copy editing, policy and tech editing, social strategy, and digital experience leadership. Pay up to $116/hour.
Looking for lit mags to submit to in May?
We shared tons of new lit mags accepting submissions in May, and every single one of them pays writers for their work. With this roundup, May could be the month your work finds its next (or first) literary home!
Thursday 30th April
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