✍️ 45+ New Pitch Calls and Freelance Writing Jobs - May 13, 2026
Today's writing job board is full of new, vetted paying opportunities for writers.
🔓 Today’s gigs are live — and filling fast!
We’ve hand-picked 50+ new paid freelance writing opportunities you won’t find scrolling job boards. Vetted, ready to pitch, and delivered straight to your inbox.
200+ paid writing opportunities shared since Monday, with plenty more left to come. That’s more than most newsletters will share with you in a month, and we’re only halfway through the week.
We’ve hand-picked 50+ new paid freelance writing opportunities you won’t find scrolling job boards. These are vetted, ready to pitch, and delivered straight to your inbox.
FWN members are pitching these right now. Will you be next?
What’s in today’s edition?
Pitch calls are open across AI, science, longform nonfiction, travel, health, and regional reporting, including luxury travel content, investigative essays, and UK tech coverage. Pay up to $1/word.
Journalism and reporting roles include finance and markets coverage, business reporting, gaming journalism, data journalism, and fast-turnaround news writing. Pay up to $180,000/year FTE or $25/hour.
Copywriting and content opportunities span thought leadership, ecommerce, SEO, fashion, healthcare, comms, and content design work. Pay up to $63/hour.
Editing, editorial and strategy roles include SEO editing, remote editorial support, brand strategy, commerce search strategy. Pay up to $45/hour.
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Looking for more paid writing opportunities?
We’ve already shared 200+ new paid opportunities for writers this week, spanning multiple roundups and a new update of outlets paying for writing about sports and outdoor adventure — many of whom are always open to new pitches.
🆕 Wednesday 13th May
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