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Pitches wanted (tiny living) | ~41+ cents per word
COMPANY/PUBLICATION: BUSINESS INSIDERDeadline: 30 September 2025Paige DiFiore, Deputy Editor for Life and Entertainment at Insider, is looking for pitches:I’m commissioning more stories for Business Insider on tiny living!Looking for: People who live in "micro apartments" (under 350 square feet) or tiny homes — or used to live in one of these set-ups but left in the past 2~ yearsRates start at $250 for 600 wordsDeadline to get in touch is September 30Pitch me using this form:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd_xriW9OLfXMPV5A...
Pitches wanted (literary journalism) | $100 per piece
COMPANY/PUBLICATION: DERANGECALL FOR PITCHES: Derange is looking for literary journalism. We can pay $100 per piece, and the subject matter can be about anything. Ideally, your story will pair boots-on-the-ground reporting with narrative flair. Full details below.PITCH GUIDE:We are looking for literary journalism. The subject matter can be about anything, but ideally these stories will pair boots-on-the-ground reporting with narrative flair. These should be 2,000-3,000 words with a 2-4 week turnaround time. Have something totally different in m...
Remote Editors wanted (NYC) | $50 to $75 per hour
COMPANY/PUBLICATION: URBAN OMNIBUSDeadline: 15 September 2025We’re expanding our reach with the addition of two editors-at-large to our small editorial team. The editors-at-large research, commission, and develop features. We seek original and fresh perspectives, rigorously researched or reported and accessibly and engagingly written, on topics at the intersection of the production of NYC’s built environment and everyday social life that are not receiving sustained attention elsewhere.The editors-at-large will be urbanists with a strong com...
Submissions wanted (no-entry-fee short fiction writing contest) (worldwide) | $150 top prize
COMPANY/PUBLICATION: JERRY JAZZ MUSICIAN SHORT FICTION CONTESTDeadline: 30 September 2025The Jerry Jazz Musician Short Fiction Contest was first held in 2002. Since then, three times a year Jerry Jazz Musician has awarded a writer who submits, in our opinion, the best original, previously unpublished work of short fiction.The Jerry Jazz Musician reader has interests in music, social history, literature, politics, art, film and theater, particularly that of the counter-culture of mid-twentieth century America. Our newsletter subscribers include ...
[PLUS+ Digest #2298] 16 opportunities today paying up to $2 per word
Here are today's opportunities:1. Pitches wanted (technology, crime): MIT Technology Review | $1 to $2 per word2. Pitches wanted (Southeast Asia): New Naratif | ~$200 per article3. Pitches wanted (environment, politics, energy, etc.): Grist | 80+ cents per word4. Scriptwriter wanted (controversial/influential figures): Boostraft | $250 to $300 per project5. Copywriter wanted (healthcare): EOS Healthcare Marketing | $300 to $600 per project6. Pitches wanted (literature, culture, politics): The London Mag | £150+ per piece7. Content and Copy...
Pitches wanted (technology, crime) | $1 to $2 per word
COMPANY/PUBLICATION: MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEWDeadline: 26 September 2025Rachel Courtland, Commissioning Editor at MIT Technology Review, is looking for pitches:MIT Technology Review is seeking pitches for an upcoming print issue. The theme is Crime.We're looking for pitches for longer pieces: narrative features, compelling investigations, essential profiles, and super-sharp essays. This call for pitches is aimed at journalists, but if you're an expert with a strong idea, please don't hesitate to reach out.The pitch deadline is Friday S...
Pitches wanted (Southeast Asia) | ~$200 per article
COMPANY/PUBLICATION: NEW NARATIFThrough the heyday of the timber industry to the rise of palm oil, West Kalimantan’s peatlands became ground zero for its many turns of fate.Indonesian researcher and ethnographer Ratu Tammi retraces how corporate greed has exploited legal loopholes, fueling erasures of indigenous wisdom and ecological loss under the banner of “national development” in the peatlands of Sambas, West Kalimantan.Read ‘The Land That Remembers: Agrarian Extractivism and the Struggle for Peatland Life’ by Ratu Tammi here: htt...
Pitches wanted (environment, politics, energy, etc.) | 80+ cents per word
COMPANY/PUBLICATION: GRISTGrist is always looking for investigative and narrative features that tell climate and environmental stories through the lenses of justice, culture, politics, health, business, and solutions. The publication seeks magazine-style reporting of 2,000 to 4,000 words that can sway opinion, shape policy, or hold wrongdoers accountable, as well as shorter news and analysis pieces of 800 to 2,000 words backed by original reporting. Successful pitches should explain what is new, why it matters now, and why the writer is the rig...
Scriptwriter wanted (controversial/influential figures) | $250 to $300 per project
COMPANY/PUBLICATION: BOOSTRAFTDeadline: 12 October 2025We’re starting a documentary channel that dives into the real stories of history’s most controversial and influential figures, and we’re looking for a top-tier scriptwriter to write 10–15 minute scripts.HERE'S THE DEAL:We need someone who can research like crazy and turn those findings into highly storytelling scripts that feel like Netflix-style mini-movies. This channel is the perfect example of the style we are looking to model after: https://www.youtube.com/@MagnatesMediaWHA...
Copywriter wanted (healthcare) | $300 to $600 per project
COMPANY/PUBLICATION: EOS HEALTHCARE MARKETINGPay: Set rate for projects ($300 for brochure copywriting, $600 for website copywriting) and anything outside of those will be paid at $30/hour.JOB DESCRIPTION:EOS Healthcare Marketing is seeking a versatile and detail-oriented Copywriter (Remote Contract, Hourly) to support our creative team. This role is ideal for a writer who can shift effortlessly between tones and messaging styles to serve a wide range of healthcare clients.The right candidate will be comfortable using AI-assisted writing tools ...
Pitches wanted (literature, culture, politics) | £150+ per piece
COMPANY/PUBLICATION: THE LONDON MAGDeadline: 30 September 2025The London Mag is inviting pitches for essays, reviews and interviews that explore literature in its many intersections with culture, politics and the personal. Further details here:https://thelondonmagazine.org/submission-guidelines/We are accepting pitches on a rolling basis. Please have a look through our submissions guidelines before sending pitches to pitches@thelondonmagazine.org. All articles that appear in print will be paid. The rates are variable depending on the scope of e...
Remote Content and Copywriting Strategist wanted (residential energy) | $110 to $150 per hour
COMPANY/PUBLICATION: RENEW HOMERenew Home is on a mission to change how we power the world by making it easier for customers to save energy and money at home as part of the largest residential virtual power plant in North America.We partner with industry-leading brands to better manage residential energy for users by prioritizing efficiency, savings, and comfort — and cleaner energy for everyone.We are an Equal Opportunity employer striving to create a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment where everyone feels that they have a vo...
Submissions wanted (biographies, no-fee writing contest) | £5,000 top prize
COMPANY/PUBLICATION: ELIZABETH LONGFORD PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL BIOGRAPHYDeadline: 30 September 2025Celebrated author, Antonia Fraser, and fellow historical biographers and historians launch a new contest for younger writers:Elizabeth Longford Brief Lives 2025 Essay Award, worth £2000ELIZABETH LONGFORD PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL BIOGRAPHY: A NEW INITIATIVESee clhb.uk/brieflives for more informationThe jury of the Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography founded in 2003, all eminent historical biographers and historians, are to also judge a new...
[PLUS+ Digest #2297] 16 opportunities today paying up to $1 per word
Here are today's opportunities:1. Pitches wanted (health, medicine, personal finance, etc.): Medscape | $1 per word2. Writer/Content Creator wanted (gaming, Dallas): Restart | ~$200+ per article3. Pitches wanted (food, drink, travel): Late Checkout | ~75 cents per word4. Pitches wanted (parenting, family): Insider | $200 to $300 per article5. Scriptwriter wanted (Minecraft): Spicy | $300 to $6006. Writers wanted (diet, nutrition): ContentWriters | $150 per article7. Business Journalist wanted: Watershed Analytics | $75 per hour8. Submission...
Pitches wanted (health, medicine, personal finance, etc.) | $1 per word
COMPANY/PUBLICATION: MEDSCAPESarah Yahr Tucker, Medical Lifestyle Editor at Medscape, is looking for pitches:Sarah Yahr Tucker is always accepting pitches for reported features and video content aimed specifically at healthcare professionals. She’s interested in stories that explore the human side of working in medicine — including topics like mental health, side gigs, relationships, parenting, fitness, and personal finance. The focus is on shared experiences and challenges that resonate across the medical field.Rates are $1 per word for re...
Writer/Content Creator wanted (gaming, Dallas) | ~$200+ per article
COMPANY/PUBLICATION: RESTARTWe're looking for a freelancer/content creator in the Dallas area for a paid opportunity. Is that you? Know anyone? Let us know! hello [at] restart [dot] run!CONFIDENTIAL NOTE: Reports indicate that Restart pays $200+ per article. It is recommended that you discuss the rate(s) with the editor/employer before commencing work.ABOUT RESTART: Restart is a digital platform that offers gaming content without the clutter. It provides news, reviews, and insights into the gaming industry, focusing on delivering concise an...
Pitches wanted (food, drink, travel) | ~75 cents per word
COMPANY/PUBLICATION: LATE CHECKOUTDaria Smith, Senior Editor at Late Checkout, is looking for pitches:We’re building out Late Checkout’s October editorial calendar, and as always, we’re open to pitches.A quick reminder: Late Checkout covers food, drink, and travel through a cultural lens. Trend-driven, timely, and tied to hospitality. If it’s lighting up group chats, showing up in restaurants, hotels, or design spaces, or crossing over into culture in a fun way, we want to hear it.We pay $150 flat for 200 wordsU.S.-based only (tax rules...
Pitches wanted (parenting, family) | $200 to $300 per article
COMPANY/PUBLICATION: INSIDERConz Preti, Deputy Editor at Insider, is looking for pitches:I'm looking for stories on the following topics:Unconventional living: do you live with your bff and their kids? Did you parents move in with you after retirement? Did your college kid decide they didn't want to go to a dorm?Grandparents: being extra helpful or extra not helpful, hit me with your grandparent stories (that are verifiable)Military families: open to all types of fresh essays.Moving regrets/loves: did you move for work? Love? To give yo...
Scriptwriter wanted (Minecraft) | $300 to $600
COMPANY/PUBLICATION: SPICYLooking for experienced writer to review my Minecraft footage and write a story based on the gameplay for a 30-ish minute video.IDEAL CANDIDATEYou must have experience working with other channelsEagerness to consistently work on improving the scriptsKnowledge about Minecraft or Pokemon would be greatJOB REQUIREMENTSYou must have experience working with other channelsPortfolio of your workWillingness to learn and adapt to the gameplay and my writing.--------------------CONTACT INFORMATION:Original job posting: Click her...
Writers wanted (diet, nutrition) | $150 per article
COMPANY/PUBLICATION: CONTENTWRITERSContentWriters is seeking detail-oriented and knowledgeable Registered Dietitians (RDs) or Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs) to join our writer network. In this role, you will research and create authoritative content on health and nutrition topics, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and engagement in every piece.The overarching goal of this position is to deliver expert, evidence-based content that strengthens authority and trust within the health and wellness space. You will be responsible for developing ar...
Remote Business Journalist wanted | $75 per hour
COMPANY/PUBLICATION: WATERSHED ANALYTICSWatershed Analytics, in partnership with Axios HQ, seeks a senior business journalist to write a daily Smart Brevity® news brief for our client, a Fortune 500 corporation in the transportation industry. Clear, trusted internal communications is critical now as the industry navigates potential consolidation and M&A activity. Our client relies on us to cut through the noise, build trust, and prevent rumors from filling daily information voids. Watershed’s client contact (VP of Communications) recently ca...
Submissions wanted (no-fee sijo writing contest) (worldwide) | $500 top prize
COMPANY/PUBLICATION: 2025 SEJONG INTERNATIONAL SIJO COMPETITIONDeadline: 30 September 20252025 Sejong International Sijo CompetitionSubmission deadline: September 30, 2025 (11:59pm CDT USA)Sejong Cultural Society has been hosting Sejong Writing Competition (Essay and Sijo Category) since 2008 for USA and Canada residents only. Due to the many requests from around the world, we have decided to offer a separate INTERNATIONAL Sijo Competition. This is the 5th Sejong International Sijo Competition. Please note that this is a different competition f...
Deadlines this week!
Sep 8, 2025 | Pitches wanted (short film, moving image culture): Talking Shorts | €275 to €550 per articleSep 8, 2025 | Pitches wanted (running): RUNHER Magazine | 50 cents to $1 per wordSep 10, 2025 | Remote Writer wanted (promotional medical communications, medical affairs, publications): Omnicom Health | $90 to $130 per hourSep 12, 2025 | Pitches wanted (politics, culture, social issues): This Magazine | $150 to $300 CAD for featuresSep 14, 2025 | Remote Mortgage Reporter wanted: National Mortgage News | $5,000 to $6,667 per monthSep 14,...
[PLUS+ Digest #2296] 16 opportunities today paying up to $1.75+ per word
Here are today's opportunities:1. Pitches wanted (culture, media, politics): Mother Jones | $1.75+ per word2. Pitches wanted (Black working class, politics, culture): Grassroots Thinking | ~20 to 30 cents per word3. Pitches wanted (mineral supply chains, raw materials): Climate Home News | 46 cents per word4. Writers wanted (sweepstakes): SweepstakesCasino.com | 20+ cents per word5. Pitches wanted (gaming, culture, entertainment): Aftermath | $300 to $500 per article6. Pitches wanted (Korean media forms, fandom): MENT Magazine | $100 per ar...
Pitches wanted (culture, media, politics) | $1.75+ per word
COMPANY/PUBLICATION: MOTHER JONESSophia Murguia, Deputy Managing Editor at Mother Jones, is looking for pitches:I’m looking for pitches for Mother Jones’ print culture section, Mixed Media. These are approximately 2,000-word essays that combine reporting, cultural criticism, historical research, and/or personal narrative. More details in our pitch guidelines here: https://www.motherjones.com/contribute/writer-guidelines/We don’t typically publish standalone reviews or Q and As; instead, these are reported essays that make a clear argument...
Pitches wanted (Black working class, politics, culture) | ~20 to 30 cents per word
COMPANY/PUBLICATION: GRASSROOTS THINKINGGrassroots Thinking is always looking for pitches of stories that matter to the Black working class. They seek articles that explain news, politics, and culture through reportage, analysis, commentary, interviews, and essays with an anti-capitalist and anti-imperialist perspective, and they are especially interested in pitches from Black writers. Contributors of all experience levels are encouraged to apply, including first-time writers. Accepted pieces should be persuasive, well-written, and grounded in ...
Pitches wanted (mineral supply chains, raw materials) | 46 cents per word
COMPANY/PUBLICATION: CLIMATE HOME NEWSChloé Farand, Climate Editor at Climate Home News, is looking for pitches:Do you have original story ideas about the trends shaping supply chains for energy transition minerals and how to address their sustainability challenges? Get in touch!CALL FOR PITCHES: Climate Home News seeks story ideas on critical mineral supply chainsClimate Home News is seeking pitches on the trends shaping the extraction, processing and governance of key raw materials for the energy transition, including lithium, nickel, copper...
Writers wanted (sweepstakes) | 20+ cents per word
COMPANY/PUBLICATION: SWEEPSTAKESCASINO.COMDeadline: 6 October 2025I have been active in the sweepstakes niche, and one of my friends is looking for writers who can write on sweepstakescasino.com, which is a website sharing reviews and guides on the popular Sweeps Stakes Casinos.REQUIREMENTS:Specific experience in Sweepstakes casino.Immediately available to start.No AI contentBasic Knowledge of On-Page SEOPlease let me know if there is anyone who has experience in this niche. They need experts in this niche. The pricing would be fair, and pricin...
Pitches wanted (gaming, culture, entertainment) | $300 to $500 per article
COMPANY/PUBLICATION: AFTERMATHNathan Grayson, Founder of Aftermath, is looking for pitches:Reminder that Aftermath’s per-article freelance rate is $300-$500 depending on length/required reporting effort. We’re not at a scale to accept all pitches we receive, but our goal is to at least ensure that people are properly compensated for their work.Our pitch guide: https://aftermath.site/aftermath-freelance-pitch-guide--------------------CONTACT INFORMATION (please do not share the email address publicly):Questions/submissions: mail@aftermath.si...
Pitches wanted (Korean media forms, fandom) | $100 per article
COMPANY/PUBLICATION: MENT MAGAZINEDeadline: 30 September 2025At MENT, we believe that adoration carries agency, and fandom can function as critique. If that resonates, join our conversation.Pitch us for Issue 003 by 9/30. Currently, issue 3 rate is $100/contribution! See detailed pitch guidelines here:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OjdPi9ln3LW78RLu80da7tkreF_CibHpsl2UHht38WI/--------------------CONTACT INFORMATION (please do not share the email address publicly):Questions/submissions: editors@mentmagazine.comWebsite:https://www.mentmagazin...