Category: Content Writing

Looking for pitches on loneliness/community for Glamour UK. First-person narratives, inspiring stories, listicles etc., open to all angles at this point. Also, if you run a club/community/event for women, get in touch too! Send to Anya.meyerowitz@condenast.co.uk

We are always accepting pitches from guest writers! We are especially looking for writers who can speak to death practices and traditions from equity deserving groups, the Global South, and Indigenous writers. We also welcome anyone living with marginalized experiences to send us their pitches.

ANTICS is looking for essay pitches. They can be personal remembrances, trend analysis, humor pieces or (and I would welcome this) just the weird ideas no one else would touch. Think Might, Spy, early Spin, MEL, The Cut, that sort of thing. Hit me up at michael.tedder@anticsmag.com

Last Word on College Football is looking to add freelance writers to cover the following schools:

hashtag#Colorado, hashtag#FloridaState, hashtag#Iowa, hashtag#Miami, hashtag#Michigan, hashtag#Oklahoma, hashtag#PennState, hashtag#Tennessee, hashtag#Texas, TexasA&M (hashtag#TAMU), hashtag#UCLA, and hashtag#Wisconsin.

hashtag#hiring hashtag#sportswriter

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If you are a writer, journalist, researcher, scholar, or activist passionate about various issues in Southeast Asia, you might be interested in writing for New Naratif!

We are looking for feature or explanatory articles of 1500-2000 words long, which have to be original and have never been published in any other publication before.

Pitches should be sent to pitches @ newnaratif.com, and they should contain a working title, with an accompanying paragraph of at least 100 words in length, containing:

• What this article is going to be about
• Who/which individual or community in Southeast Asia would relate to this article
• Where/when (e.g. the location/time period of) the events/phenomenon elaborated in the article takes place
• Why it is important for New Naratif to publish this article
• How will this article be written (e.g. Literary research? Interview? Location visit? Survey? FGD? etc.)

Send in your pitch to the above email with the following subject format: [Theme]_PITCH.

Every month, New Naratif invites writers to send pitches under a special theme. So, look out for the announcement of the theme of the month!

Due to an overwhelming number of participants, only writers of successful pitches will be contacted.

Writers should be able to finish the article in two weeks time, and to stand by for at least a week afterwards for the editing process. Published articles will be paid a fee of USD 150~200 depending on word count.

Open Themes

Feeling an itch to send a pitch but your idea does not fit with the theme of the month? Don’t worry! New Naratif is always open to pitches for articles outside of the monthly theme, as long as they fall within the theme umbrella below:

• Democracy (including but not limited to: law and policy making, politics in SEA, elections, etc.)
• Migration (including but not limited to: statelessness, forced displacement, migrant workers, etc.)
• Gender (including but not limited to: queer experience, feminism, LGBTQ+ struggles, sexual/gendered violence, etc.)
• Environment
• Freedom of speech (including but not limited to: civilian resistance and protest organisers, police/military brutality, state sponsored surveillance, state sponsored extrajudicial killings, arrests, and terrors, etc.)
• Press freedom
• Race and ethnicity
• Welfare (including but not limited to: economy, healthcare, housing, etc.)
• SEA history (including but not limited to: historical events in a Southeast Asian country, important figures in a nation’s history, folktale discussions, etc.)

Potential pitches will be shelved to wait for a time when the theme occurs in our calendar, or slotted in our publications schedule should there be a spot available!

As a reminder, we're taking Switch 2 feature pitches over at GamesRadar. Tell me about all the cool stuff you're playing while I seethe at my decision to not get one yet!

Learners turn to for everything, from discovering the best Python courses to staying updated on the state of online education. With comprehensive course guides, the largest catalog of online courses, and expert industry insights, Class Central makes it easier to navigate the ever-changing world of online learning.

As the leading search engine for online courses, Class Central is also home to Class Central’s Report, the most widely read publication on online education. Our goal is to become the Wirecutter or Consumer Reports of online learning, setting the benchmark for trusted guidance in the field.

We’re seeking an experienced Technical Writer/Reporter to join our team. This role requires a balance of solid technical understanding, research skills, and engaging writing to produce content that deeply resonates with learners.

Class Central’s articles reach millions of learners and education enthusiasts around the world. We're looking for someone who can deliver nuanced analysis to our audience, and write with clarity, depth, and impact. You’ll join a collaborative team of passionate writers, innovative developers, and MOOC experts, committed to raising the bar for quality journalism.

Dave Greber Freelance Writers Book and Magazine Awards for Social Justice Writing

There are two separate awards. The book award is set at $5,000 and the magazine award is set at $2,000. Since the awards can be given before publication and book and magazine publishing timelines can differ, so do the requirements for each award.

Eligibility Requirements For All Magazine or Book Award Submissions:

Residency

Applicant must be a continuing resident of Canada and at the date of application lived in Canada for the last twelve months.

70% Freelancer Requirement

Applicant must be working a minimum of seventy per cent of their work time as a self-employed freelance writer.

Eligible Publication Methods

Submissions to be published in print or on the Internet will be accepted if the writer meets all other eligibility requirements of the Call for Submissions but note that works that are self-published only are not eligible.

Submissions that are to be only self-published are not eligible.

Publicity/Media

Award winners are asked to agree to make a considered effort to acknowledge this prize upon publication and to acknowledge the Dave Greber Freelance Writing Awards in the published work and when interviewed by media about the winning submission.

We’re looking for an experienced Features & Spotlight Writer to join our editorial team on a freelance basis. This isn’t an entry-level fashion writing role. We're looking for someone who can develop meaningful stories by building real connections with industry professionals.

You’ll be reaching out to and interviewing leaders at top companies like Aritzia, Lululemon, Mejuri, and many more. Your stories will explore what it’s like to work at these brands, how they’re hiring, and what job seekers need to know to get in.

Legion Magazine is published six times a year by Canvet Publications Ltd. for a national readership composed of members of The Royal Canadian Legion and their families, as well as serving members of the Canadian Forces, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the general public. Among paid circulation magazines with national distribution, Legion Magazine has a reader base of 470,382.

Areas of coverage include military history, military and veterans affairs, policing issues, issues of concern to senior citizens, health, recreation, humour and current affairs of interest to a national audience. A large number of personal war-related and peacetime memoirs and diaries are used. Extensive coverage is also given to Legion functions and events, but these are handled by magazine staff or Legion correspondents.

Average article length is between 1,500 and 2,200 words, although stories as short as 600 and as long as 3,000 words are accepted on occasion. The magazine does not accept fiction, poetry, travel writing or simultaneous transmissions.

Manuscript fees for first North American serial rights range from $150 to $1,200, payable after final edit. For the right to post a selected article on the magazine’s Web site, the magazine pays the author 10 per cent of the manuscript fee.

Please note that the magazine often has a large backlog of unsolicited manuscripts, including numerous memoirs. Send a query letter before sending in an article. Persons submitting unsolicited manuscripts should be prepared to wait several months for a decision from the editors, and publication may be up to 20 months after acceptance.

ActiveCampaign needs freelance writers with journalism chops for a new website.

MIT Technology Review is seeking pitches for an upcoming print issue. The theme is The Body.

We're looking for pitches for longer pieces: narrative features, compelling investigations, essential profiles, and super-sharp essays. This call for pitches is mostly 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 May 30. If you haven't seen it, please review our pitch guide (https://lnkd.in/ghW8vbiT). It includes general pitching advice, word rates, my e-mail address, and other helpful details.

Would you like to write for New Scientist? We always work with freelancers, but occasionally I put out a call like this for new writers. I'm looking for 300-700 word news stories about new discoveries. Don't pitch us press releases or the big journals, we have those covered. Pay starts at 51p/word

Fun news: I just started as a features editor at New York magazine. Wildly excited to join this team. Pitch me!

I’m particularly interested in angles on the news, the political/cultural zeitgeist, and historical or contextual analysis of the time we’re in. natalie.shutler@voxmedia.com

Last Word on NFL (lastwordonsports.com/nfl) is looking to add freelance writers to cover the following teams and topics:

- hashtag#NFL Teams: Arizona Cardinals (2), Atlanta Falcons (1), Baltimore Ravens (1), Buffalo Bills (1), Carolina Panthers (2), Cleveland Browns (2), Denver Broncos (2), Detroit Lions (1), Green Bay Packers (2), Houston Texans (2), Jacksonville Jaguars (2), Las Vegas Raiders (2), Los Angeles Rams (2), Miami Dolphins (2), Minnesota Vikings (2), New England Patriots (1), New Orleans Saints (2), New York Giants (1), New York Jets (1), Philadelphia Eagles (1), Pittsburgh Steelers (1), San Francisco 49ers (1), Seattle Seahawks (2), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2), Tennessee Titans (1)
- NFL Fantasy (3)
- NFL Draft & Prospects (3)