✍️ 70+ paid pitch calls & freelance writing opportunities
Start your week with dozens of new paid writing calls.
Welcome to Monday’s FWN newsletter, with 70+ pitch calls, freelance & contract writing opportunities!
January continues to go from strength to strength. We’re seeing far more opportunities — both freelance and contract — than at the same time last year (including pitch calls, which seem to be increasing in volume).
Today we’re sharing more than 70 brand new opportunities!
FWN Workshop: Write Your First Pitch!
Struggling to write your first freelance pitch? Join FWN event host Sithara on Thursday, January 22nd at 12pm ET / 5pm GMT for a live workshop.
Whether you’ve never written a pitch, you’re drafting emails you’re too nervous to send, or you’ve pitched without landing paid work yet, this session will give you the structure and examples you need to succeed.
You’ll see real pitch examples that landed assignments, learn a proven structure you can adapt to any publication, and get direct answers to your specific questions. This is your chance to workshop ideas, get real-time guidance, and finally send that pitch!
What’s in today’s newsletter?
Among today’s 80+ paid writing opportunities…
Pitch calls are open across engineering, ethical technology, entertainment, style, politics, AI policy, and culture, including reported features, essays, and first-person stories. Pays up to $2/word.
Journalism and reporting roles include local and national news, government and public safety reporting, international bureaus, sports coverage, and investigative research. Pay up to $38/hour.
Copywriting and content writing opportunities span brand, sustainability, finance, education, SaaS, food and beverage, and direct-response work across freelance and contract roles. Pay up to £350/day or $40/hour.
Editing, editorial and strategy roles include newsletter editing, content editing, internships, communications leadership, and creative strategy support. Pay up to $47/hour.
Monday 19th January
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