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✍️ 66 paid pitch calls & freelance writing opportunities

Quality leads to help you pitch smarter, earn more, and keep your editorial calendar full.

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George ~ FWN
Apr 19, 2026
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Welcome to the latest FWN newsletter, with 66 new paid pitch calls, freelance & contract writing jobs.

Want to be the first name in an editor’s inbox on Monday morning?

This roundup is your Sunday-night edge: line up pitches, submissions, and applications now, so by the time everyone else opens their laptop, your work is already waiting for them.

And don’t forget: FWN subscribers can access every single new opportunity right away.


What’s in today’s newsletter?

Among today’s new paid writing opportunities…

  • Pitch calls are open across gender inequality, architecture, outdoors and travel, arts and culture, regional reporting, horror fiction, and satire, including investigative features, essays, and creative work. Pay up to $2/word.

  • Journalism and reporting roles include science, environment, local news, sports coverage, and investigative reporting, including major newsroom positions. Pay up to $120,000/year.

  • Copywriting and content writing opportunities span B2B, ecommerce, legal, cybersecurity, animal welfare, and brand/agency work. Pay up to £375/day and $85/hour.

  • Editing, editorial and strategy roles include commerce and fintech editing, newsroom leadership, internships, and senior brand and marketing strategy positions. Pay up to $300,000/year or $40/hour.


Missed anything last week?

Don’t miss our latest Q&A with Rachel Meghan, plus Thursday’s roundup of 66 new paid writing gigs — plenty still live and waiting for you to pitch!

"A machine doesn’t have your experiences or your perspective, and can never truly replicate a human voice."

"A machine doesn’t have your experiences or your perspective, and can never truly replicate a human voice."

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