✍️ 52 New Pitch Calls and Freelance Writing Jobs - May 6, 2026
Check out 140 new paid writing opportunities from this week alone.
🔓 Today’s gigs are live — and filling fast!
We’ve hand-picked 52 new paid freelance writing opportunities you won’t find scrolling job boards. Vetted, ready to pitch, and delivered straight to your inbox.
116 opportunities shared already this week, with plenty more left to come. Are you ready to find your next paid writing gig?
FWN members are pitching these right now. Will you be next?
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.
What’s in today’s roundup?
Among today’s new paid writing opportunities…
Pitch calls are open across feminist politics, criminal justice, future tech, global affairs, culture, and first-person lifestyle essays, including reported features and opinion pieces. Pay up to $2/word.
Journalism and reporting roles include local and national news, style and product writing, social editing, and fellowship opportunities. Pay up to $65,000/year.
Copywriting and content writing opportunities span ecommerce, B2B, nonprofit, SEO, UX, and newsletter production work across freelance and contract roles. Pay up to $78/hour.
Editing, editorial and strategy roles include digital editing, environmental writing, and content and social strategy leadership. Pay up to $71/hour.
Looking for non-writing freelance gigs?
This week, The Freelance Jobs Network has already shared 92 paid & remote freelance opportunities.
These non-writing freelance gigs spanning marketing, PR, comms, social media, strategy, video, audio, design & more, and might fit if you’re looking for opportunities beyond just writing.
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