✍️ 120+ Pitch Calls & Freelance Writing Opportunities | FWN | October 30, 2025
Review more than 230 writing related opportunities from this week alone.
Welcome to Thursday’s newsletter, with 120+ new pitch calls, freelance & contract writing opportunities!
The full list is for paid subscribers (as well as lots of other great FWN content), so make sure you’re on the premium list to read them all.
It’s a huge roundup of opportunities this week, so be sure to access them while they’re live!
🆕 What’s in today’s newsletter?
Among today’s 120+ paid writing opportunities…
New pitch calls up to $1/word spanning science, politics, gaming, and memoir writing, alongside a $5,000 essay contest.
Newsrooms and environmental organizations are seeking reporters and editors across beats from conservation to sports, paying up to $52/hour.
Agencies and brands are recruiting copywriters for ecommerce, performance marketing, and web projects, offering $40–$50/hour or up to $2,000/month.
Editors, proofreaders, and strategists are needed for publishing, business, and legal projects, paying up to £400/day or $40/hour.
Creative agencies and publishers are hiring voice actors, narrators, and creative teams for year-end projects, paying up to $800/day.
Missed the previous newsletter?
The previous newsletter had more than 75 paid writing gigs, with more than 210 shared in total throughout last week.
Many opportunities are still live, but you’ll need to act fast if you want to use this newsletter to find your next paid writing gig.
Today I also shared a new collection of writing grants, bursaries and fellowships — another fantastic extra on the Freelance Writing Network.
If you’ve ever considered something like this for additional funding support (and you should!) this list will have an opportunity that’s right for you, with more coming at you regularly throughout the year!
Thursday 30th October
🆕 Pitch Calls
ESSAY CONTEST: Aemula’s $5,000 Essay Contest is a decentralized protocol for independent journalism on a mission to reverse the trend of polarization in the media. “To champion independent voices, we are hosting a $5,000 essay contest through the end of October, with all topics welcome. To enter, simply publish to Aemula, and the post that receives the most support votes will win $5,000! Every interaction with your post on Aemula is monetized, so even if you don’t win the top prize, you still earn from your work!”
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