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Pitch Calls
Conz is looking for essays from parents who lived through the 2007-2009 recession. How did you manage your money? Was childcare affected? Did your kids come back from college to live with you? Email pitches to cpreti@insider.com, rates around $230.
Rest of World is looking for experienced freelance journalists to send their pitches to mehboob@restofworld.org for Asia and indranil@restofworld.org for the Middle East and Africa. Please go through RoW's pitch guidelines before reaching out to them. Pay has ranged but is usually at least $0.50/word.
The call for pitches for the next Green European Journal print edition is out now. “How do we rethink freedom for an era of far-right politics, deep polarisation, technological revolutions, geopolitical upheaval, and climate breakdown?” Deadline is March 26th. Usually pays 300-350 Euros.
Cake Zine’s seventh issue, Forbidden Fruit, explores temptation and transgression in the context of fruit. “We are looking for pitches about secrets, contraband, vice, and indulgence—if it’s irresistible, illicit, or intoxicating, we want to hear about it." Pays $125-$300.
Sophia is looking for pitches for issue 005 of Digital Frontier Magazine – this one’s theme is OUTLIERS – details all in this thread. “OUTLIERS are the thinkers who raise eyebrows, the builders who innovate on a whim, the subcultures that shape society (without pomp and circumstance) – these are the stories I want to tell in issue 005.” Rates are £0.30/word, deadline is March 31st.
Motley Bloom Pitch Call. “Our April digital theme is beauty: inner, outer, and natural. We're looking for a variety of short- and long-form articles, listicles, researched and reported pieces, and first-person narratives on the intersection of neurodivergence and beauty.” Pays $300-500. Guidelines here.
APC is looking for personal stories highlighting resilience, challenges, triumphs of women human rights defenders in the face of threats from state and societal actors. Send your pitch by 18th March.
From the Desk of Amy Suto is commissioning a 500-word personal essay from a writer, and the rate is $500. Deadline to Submit 12th March! The topic is this: what was a moment when you had a “writing breakthrough” in your career? This could be a particular project, a creative burst of inspiration, or something else. I’m looking for stories that plant the reader in a scene or moment, and give visceral descriptions as well as a bird’s-eye-view reflection. Apply here.
Parapraxis is an all-volunteer magazine that publishes twice a year in print and semi-frequently online. Print Issues are themed. “We are actively seeking pitches for Issue 07: Romance (Winter 2025) and for our (un-themed) website, where we do not adhere to any theme.” Pays $500 online, $500-$800 for work in print.
Ethan Lao has shared a regular callout for pitches for the Globe and Mail's business opinion section (Canada). Pitch at elou@globeandmail.com. For reference, these are the pieces that have run in their section.
Are you a military veteran (or military connected)? Are you a writer or a journalist interested in writing news and features for and about other veterans, service members and their families? “At U.S. Military Publishing, we produce two print magazine titles -- Reserve + National Guard and Military Families Magazine -- and their websites, and we're looking for new voices to freelance for us.”
NACLA is looking for pitches for their web coverage! “Excited to keep reading short proposals related to political and economic issues in Latin America and the Caribbean.” Read our Style Guide here. Pays $100-$200 depending on the type of piece.
Strange Horizons' articles department invites contributions (articles, essays, conversations, interviews) to a special issue on Ageing and SF, which is scheduled to be published on March 30, 2025. Please send your pitches/pieces to gautam.strangehorizons@gmail.com. Pays $40-$150.
Open Secrets Magazine is currently accepting submissions of unpublished first person 1,000-2,000 word personal essays written entirely by the author without use of AI and based on the author’s life experience relating to climate change and/or cliimate issues. Deadline: May 31, 2025. Pays $50.
Latin America Bureau is looking for pitches for its Environmental Defenders series. Pays £130 per article. Pitch guide here.
Veg News is on the hunt for freelance pitches again. “Help us dazzle VegNews readers with the most scintillating meat-free content, which all starts with a great pitch.” Many contributions to VegNews are paid, though specific rates have not been shared.
An editor as Mslexia (the bestselling quarterly magazine for women who write) is looking to get in touch with books journalists/writers with experience of author interviews for upcoming issues of the magazine.
Previous Pitch Calls With Deadlines
Kitchen Work Issue #10 will be devoted to stories about Cities! “Please send us writing about markets, cafes, urban picnics, tiny kitchens, and big dinner tables in your favorite city.” Pays $0.20/word. The deadline to submit for kitchen work Issue #10 ‘Cities’ is March 15th.
For the upcoming Spark Magazine series, National Center for Institutional Diversity invites scholars to provide critical analysis and insights about community resilience in the face of environmental changes. Submit a pitch by March 15th.
Fortunately Magazine has shared a call for pitches: “Partnerships, parleys, polycules—In Issue 02, we explore forms of communal exchange and transfers for unprecedented times and uncertain futures. This issue probes how institutions influence our daily transactions, which range from the subtle to the explicit: a look across the room, a heated dialogue between conspirators, or the frenzy of the market. FAIR considers ways for ideas, commodities, and resources to flow from production to consumption in systems that prioritize collective well-being over accumulation through pragmatic or even deviant means." $300+, deadline March 17th.
Curationist seek proposals to publish new writing on their platform.
”Curationist’s editorial features critically investigate and contextualize the Works in open access archives. Writers build essays from the histories, narratives, and art of global cultures across time.” The ideal guest writer will have an interest in the history and contemporary context of cultural objects and materials. Pays $1500 with a deadline of March 30th.The Winter 2025-26 issue of The Stinging Fly, due to publish in November 2025, will have a special focus on the climate crisis. “We now invite pitches for pieces of creative non-fiction engaging with this topic. Your pitch, which should be submitted through this form, should clearly outline what you wish to write about, how you intend to develop it, and what will make your essay effective, unique or compelling.” Pitches will be accepted until March 31st.
Are you estranged from family? Do you have a story to tell about it? Jenny Bartoy, editor of the anthology NO CONTACT, forthcoming from Catapult (April 2026), is seeking personal essays and flash nonfiction around this topic. Full guidelines here. All contributors will be paid a fee (minimum $50 flash nonfiction / $100 essay). Deadline April 1st.
Call for pitches: prospective Education About Asia authors are invited to submit a 250-word abstract for feature articles, teaching resource essays or multimedia content. Pitches received by May 1, 2025 will be considered for the spring 2026 issue.
Trails Magazine is looking for pitches for Issue 11. The themes are ‘Connection’. Ryan, an editor at Trails, has shared lots of useful pitch information here. Pays $0.50/word minimum. Deadline is some time in May for Issue 11.
Now in its 16th year, the C New Critics Award is designed to help identify, develop, and promote the work of emerging art critics, and to encourage creative discourse on current art practices. Writers are invited to submit an 800-1,000 word review of a recent exhibition, performance, publication, or moving image work, by May 30, 2025. The winner will receive $750, editorial support to prepare their article for publication in a future issue of C Magazine, and a two-year subscription. All participants will receive a one-year subscription.
Who’s Hiring: North America
The Athletic is seeking a Senior Editor for one or multiple of its sports-based desks, including but not limited to NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, or College.
The Athletic also seeks a Staff Editor for its colleges desk. The candidate will be involved in all the day-to-day coverage of college football and college basketball, including writer collaboration, editing and publishing of content, and strategy.
Wirecutter is looking for an experienced staff writer to cover Emergency Preparedness.
The War Horse is passionate about reporting that demands accountability from the military and its leaders and defends the underdogs and underserved. They’re hiring an Investigative Reporter.
The travel website Only In Your State is looking for freelance writers.
Athlon Sports is looking for freelance writers to cover the following teams: MLB (St. Louis Cardinals & Kansas City Royals) and College (Missouri Tigers).
one5c is a climate-action publication aimed at helping their audience identify specific ways they can combat the environmental crisis. They’re looking for a Senior Editor, Reviews.
Pensions & Investments, Crain Communications’ international news source for institutional investors and money management, is seeking a senior reporter to join their team to cover alternative investments and the two largest public pension funds in the U.S.
The Beacon, an in-depth journalism organization covering Kansas and Missouri with newsrooms in Wichita and Kansas City, is looking for freelance writers.
The Grit Group is looking for Freelance Editors and Writers.
Planet Interactive is seeking a Copywriter and Editor with high-net-worth product experience or capital markets writing, private banking, financial world writing experience.
Bionews is seeking a full-time copy editor to edit and fact-check science and medical articles aimed at informing patients and caregivers with rare and chronic diseases.
McClatchy’s Publishing Center is looking for a creative, versatile editor who can collaborate with our newsrooms and other teams to produce high-quality, audience-focused digital and print products.
Agilent is hiring for a Senior Science Writer/Editor.
Marketing Choices is hiring for a Content Editor.
Donut Media is seeking an experienced YouTube Writer and Researcher who has a passion for cars and comedy.
Kapitus is seeking a content editor to add to its marketing team.
Bloomsbury Academic is seeking an Editorial Assistant to provide editorial and administrative support to a commissioning editor who acquires in Communication Studies.
Gazette is looking for a full time reporter to cover the Western Districts region, including Glenelg, Southern Grampians, Moyne, Warnambool, Ararat, and Corangamite.
Bustle Digital Group is seeking a remote, part-time Affiliate Shopping Writer (Fashion & Women’s Lifestyle) to join our Commerce and Affiliate Marketing team.
The Cleveland Jewish Publication Company is a rapidly growing multimedia publication company seeking a dynamic, creative and innovative Lifestyles Magazine Editor to join our team.
Fluxe is hiring for Content Marketing Agency Blog Writers.
Inspired Vibe is hiring a Part-Time Financial Industry Copywriter.
Virtual Coworker is seeking a talented freelance journalist with experience in writing for Forbes and other top-tier business and industry publications. This role involves crafting high-quality, engaging, and insightful articles on behalf of our company and clients.
A Helping the Community Grant Writer is needed at Dallas, for VOLY.org.
Reclaim is seeking an experienced Grant Writer (.5FTE) to join their team.
BeInCrypto is looking for a Features Guest Writer (US Time-Zone).
Yonten Innovations LLP is a company specializing in 2D drafting, 3D modeling, concept design, assembly design, simulation, and prototyping services. They’re hiring for a Ghostwriter.
Who’s Hiring: UK & Ireland
Maddy is looking for someone to write 2-3 articles (news & and longer-form evergreen features) per week for ClassicFM.com on a freelance basis.
Ginny is urgently in need of a Freelance Copywriter to help define a brand name for a tech product in the SE European market.
Harper is looking for a freelance B2B Content Marketer (1-2 days per week) to help scale their presence by crafting high-impact content that sparks conversations and attracts new retailer partners.
Sports Interactive is seeking a Mid-Level Copywriter to sit within the Content team, which operates within the Marketing & Communications department.
Cultureshock is looking for an early-career writer and researcher to join our editorial team, to work across print and digital client publishing.
Cultureshock is also looking for four Freelance Layout Sub Editors.
Into Film is the UK’s leading charity for film in education and the community. They’re hiring a Marketing Officer.
Stylist (part of DC Thomson) is the UK’s leading media brand for women and is hiring an Associate Editor.
Design Business Association is hiring an Events, Programmes and Marketing Coordinator.
The Outdoor Teacher LTD is hiring a Freelance Social Media & Digital ADs Specialist.
Elevation Recruitment Group is hiring a hybrid Content Writer.
Quant Capital is hiring a hybrid Technical Writer.
Thredd is hiring for a remote Technical Writer.
Platform.sh is looking for a remote Technical Content Writer.
Apply4U, Job search & Recruitment Platform, is hiring a Freelance Copywriter - Content Writer.
Who’s Hiring: Worldwide
Video Games Industry Memo is looking for two newsletter writers over the summer, and will pay $300 per newsletter.
CarBuzz is seeking passionate and knowledgeable freelance writers to contribute original, engaging content on a regular basis.
Halr Tech Group is hiring a Freelance Copywriter, open to anywhere worldwide.
Truelancer.com is hiring for a Senior Content Writer.
TransPerfect is hiring for a Freelance Regulatory Writer (EU).
Meet Life Sciences is hiring a Freelance Medical Writer (EU).