Thread by @nilanjanab

This will be an ongoing thread on high-paying writing opportunities collected from various sources. Below are mostly specialized publications that pay really well. Good luck!
#PitchToThisEditor

Inverse.com is looking for entertainment pitches with a focus on reported features, high-profile interviews, and extremely good columnists. Pitch to [e-mail].

Nat Geo Travel is looking for sustainable travel stories. Pay $0.50 to $1.00 per word. Send pitches to [e-mail].
nationalgeographic.com/travel/feature…

faithandleadership.com/submission-gui… pay $1,500 for 2000 words for reported stories on Christian institutions. It's a biweekly, online magazine for Christian leaders. Send pitches to [e-mail].

Outside Magazine covers adventure, gear, travel, sports, fitness, health, culture, and the environment. They are interested in pitches from women, BIPOC, LGBT+, and other diverse voices. Pay starts at $0.50 per word.
bit.ly/2WLi3OT

Pando is accepting pitches! "We're particularly looking for interesting tech culture analysis pieces, fresh perspectives on the tech news cycle, and underreported stories."
Send pitches to [e-mail]
Pay $0.25 to $1.00
pando.com

BestReviews.com is looking for more BIPOC voices for steady, long-term freelance writing and editing positions. Pay is $100+ for most articles depending on length.
Pitch to [e-mail]

Mentalfloss.com is always looking for new voices to write on history, science, entertainment, language, pop culture, art etc etc. You can pitch Listicles or feature stories. Pay is upwards of $150 (depends on length, work involved)
Pitch here: [e-mail]

TOGGL BLOG is looking for pitches for reported pieces, explainers, feature stories, interviews and personal essays on work culture, workplace trends and technology, productivity hacks and time management.
Pitch here: forms.gle/BWv2MxTsLE9Mny…
Fee: $150-500

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@HuffPostIndia HuffPostIndia is looking for Kolkata-based freelancers. See tweet from @Amannama 👇

https://twitter.com/amannama/status/1288365345128869890?s=21

@BuzzFeedIndia are also accepting pitches for personal essays and they pay competitive rates.
google.co.in/amp/s/www.buzz…

[e-mail]

(This was a msg from one of their editors. Thank you. Where writers and editors work together - that's an amazing community)

CURRENT AFFAIRS is a magazine of political commentary and analysis. They pay $250 for print articles and $150 for online articles.
images.currentaffairs.org/2020/07/Writer…

RELIGION NEWS SERVICE are an independent, nonprofit and award-winning source of global news on religion, spirituality, culture and ethics. They pay at least $200 for an original piece. EMAIL YOUR PITCHES TO: [e-mail]

BRUT INDIA is looking for a newsletter writer, documentary filmmaker, video producer, branded content lead, account manager, syndication & special events. Send your CV and a couple work samples to [e-mail]

BACKSTAGE wants to expand their freelancer network. You can write about interviews and write features about film, TV, and theater, and the people who make it. Send your resume and relevant samples to [e-mail]. Pay is at least $100 per piece.

Here's a round up of all the tips and writing opportunities on @Medium
medium.com/@nilanjanabhow…

Personal essay writers:
Vice Life Desk’s senior editor is accepting freelance pitches specifically about “relationships, sex, money, work, identity, and health.” They usually pay $0.50 per word. Send your pitches to [e-mail].
vice.com/en_in

Opinion writers:
The Independent is looking for culture themed opinion pitches. Payment reports indicate that they pay an average of $0.26 per word. Send your pitches to [e-mail]
independent.co.uk

The Temper explores life through the lens of sobriety, addiction, and recovery They are looking for pitches for their Oct-Nov issues. They typically pay $100 per piece (800-1,000 words). Send pitches to [e-mail]
thetemper.com/submissions/

Some opportunities for creative writers:
Yale Drama Series: David Charles Horn Prize
This contest is for an original, unpublished full-length play in English.
Value: $10,000
Deadline: 15 August 2020
Details here
yalebooks.yale.edu/yale-drama-ser…

TU Dublin Short Story Competition
Fiction submissions of 1,500-2,000 words. The planned 2020 anthology will be called ‘Creation, Cosmos, & Caboodle' so submissions should reflect this title.
Value: €500, €250, €150
Deadline: 19 Aug 2020
Details here
redlinebookfestival.ie/news/2020/entr…

Lunch Ticket: The Gabo Prize for Literature in Translation & Multilingual Texts
This award is for translators and authors of multilingual texts, in poetry or prose.
Value: $200
Reading period: 1-31 August 2020
Open for: All writers
Details here
lunchticket.org/contests/gabo/

Amazon: Kindle Storyteller Award
This is for writers in any genre, for a book published exclusively through Kindle Direct Publishing in both eBook and print formats between 1 May and 31 August 2020.
Value: £20,000
Deadline: 31 August 2020
Details here
amazon.co.uk/b?ie=UTF8&node…

Self magazine covers health and wellness. They want stories on health, fitness, food, beauty, love, and lifestyle. Their rates start at $300 for stories with minimal to no reporting, $400 for reported service stories, and $800 for features.
self.com/story/how-to-p…

Computer Business Review (CBR) is a business technology publication that delivers IT news, interviews, and analysis on big data, Internet of Things (IoT), cloud, cybersecurity, and more. Pay is about 40p per word. Send a query to [e-mail]
cbronline.com

The Bellows is “a Marxist online magazine, featuring analysis, criticism, and opinion on the political scene, current events.” Pay is between $150-$250 depending on the length of the articles commmissioned. Pitch to: [e-mail]
thebellows.org/contact/

A round up is available here - and guess whats this is now a medium publication called The Nut Graf. If you have any writerly musings - do send it through.

medium.com/nut-graf/think…

BUSTLE is a news and opinion website. It provides a fresh spin on news, entertainment, fashion, beauty, lifestyle, books, and any thing else that concern women. Pitch email addresses are here:
medium.com/nut-graf/where…

COSMOPOLITAN is an international fashion magazine for women. Includes articles on women’s issues, relationships, sex, health, careers, self-improvement, celebrities, fashion, and beauty. Who to pitch to details here 👇
medium.com/nut-graf/where…

Global Citizen is a social action platform that covers major issues on the planet including topics on women’s issues, health, education, finance&innovation, food and hunger, water and sanitation, environment, citizenship.
[e-mail]
globalcitizen.org/en/

Bitch is looking for interviews with feminist culture-makers, book, film, and music reviews and nuanced analyses of particularly horrifying and/or inspiring examples of pop culture.”
Pitch here 👇
bitchmedia.submittable.com/submit

HELLOGIGGLES is a positive online community for women (although men are always welcome!). They are interested in personal essays, cultural criticism with unique and diverse points of view, LGBTQ perspectives, original reports, and illustrations.”
[e-mail]

COLORLINES is a daily news site where race matters, featuring award-winning in-depth reporting, news analysis, opinion and curation. You can also pitch photo essays.
[e-mail]
colorlines.com

....and a roundup here:
medium.com/nut-graf/where…

Deadline this Friday! Apply to join this excellent team of feminist investigative journalists as a US fellow.

https://twitter.com/ClaireProvost/status/1296072661353865217?s=20

Modern Love column publishes personal essays on contemporary relationships.
1,500-1,700 words
Submissions ([e-mail] )are now open (till Dec)
Pays around $500 (but always good to figure that out with the editor before you move ahead).
nytimes.com/article/how-to…

Thank you @changarlene for pointing me to these two @scroll_in vacancies.
They are looking to hire a Sub-editor/senior sub-editor (News Desk) and a Social Media Manager. For more details check out the #AskingForAFriend newsletter.

nilanjana.scrollstack.com/post/989/Are-Y…

I can already see (in my mind) many hands going up among Indian and US writers :)
@taylorzandrews is an editor with @Cosmopolitan

https://twitter.com/taylorzandrews/status/1306980498556805120

The Guardian is a British news and media website. Their deputy opinion editor has tweeted that he’s accepting pitches for a series loosely titled ‘The year that changed me’ – serious or fun. They pay £310 per 1,000 words.

WiredUK is always looking for nonfiction pitches in tech, science, and innovation. According to two payment reports, they paid £1,400 for a longread feature of 4,000 words. Email your pitches to [e-mail]. Here’s their contributor’s guidelines.

OpenDemocracy is seeking stories that track the backlash against women’s and LGBTIQ rights in the Eurasia region. Rates are £100 to £350 per piece. Pitch to [e-mail]. For more opportunities sign up here.
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