Happy Sunday to 6,350 motivated writers 👋🏼 

How’s everyone doing? Yikes, I’m pooped. It’s been a long weekend for me.. but I’m back in the U.K. for a bit 😊

BUT I’m a little jet lagged 🥱

Anywas, that's enough about me. I hope you all are doing well. If you've been keeping up with the news, weeks like this can be tough. We just saw the news that BuzzFeed News shutting down. My heart goes out to anybody affected.

I am seeing a few editors bandy together and show their support by putting out calls to pitch, though.. keep your head up!

Alight let’s get to it (before I PTFO)! ⬇️⬇️

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So, what do we have this week?

1️⃣ Resource: Library of successful pitches

2️⃣ 21 calls to pitch, 13 early access for TWJN Pro 

3️⃣ 24 writing jobs

Let’s get to it! ⬇️ ⬇️

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1️⃣ Resource of the week 

Library of successful pitches

I love a good *free* resource that helps writers get their voice out there.

Seeing how others have done this successfully in the past is always sooo useful.

Journo resources is one of my fav places to check for things like this

Check em out read here

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2️⃣ Calls to Pitch

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⚡️($2,500) Ploughshares | Emerging writer’s competition for writers of fiction, non fiction, and poetry who are yet to publish a book. Submission is $24 or free for their subscribers More info here 

⚡️($1,000) Narratively | They’re looking for stories about Latin American people who are doing things their own way - see guidelines here for more Deadline April 30

⚡️($350) Inside Hook | Bonnie is looking for pitches about all things culture. Open to international submissions!  Guidelines here Rolling call

⚡️($300 - $350 AUD) Junkee | Reena is looking for a First Nation writer with a perspective on the AFL’s response to Nicky Winmar. For all my Aussie friends down under 😊 Deadline ASAP

⚡️($300) Food & Wine | Daniel is looking for foodie pitches, mainly 1st person roundups and reviews. Check out more in the guidelines here

⚡️($300) Going Places | Katie is looking for travel writers who know Montana or Puglia very well for a piece to be commissioned ASAP Submit here

⚡️($250) Showcase | Rong is looking for rotational super writers to help developers earn a living through technical writing. These pieces will be high quality and SEO-optmiized about trending technical articles  Guidelines here

⚡️($125 - $300) YouthPAC | Amaris is running a free writer workshop to help get published. They’re looking for writers under 25, ideally who’ve never published before. More info here

⚡️($100 - $150) Acceleramota | Gabe is calling pitches for two auto focused pieces. One focused on car models and to review buying guides 

⚡️($30) End of the Bench | Sports writers! They’re taking original satire and humour submissions for their publication. Examples in their guidelines here

⚡️($0.50 per word) Yoga Journal | The yoga focused vertical in Outside Magazine has Ellen as the new digital editor. She’s open for pitches all focused on health, wellness, and yoga Outside guidelines here and yoga-specific guidelines here

⚡️(EUR 0.08 per word) The Contrapuntal | They’re looking for in-depth news features, critical commentaries, and opinions with a focus on ecology, political economy, migration, and culture. All around the theme of ‘Mobilities’

⚡️($0.05 - $0.25 per word, estimate) Okay Player | Jaelani is looking for music journalists to cover Frank Ocean’s Coachella performance. He’s probs my fav music artist so LMK if you pitch for this one! Estimate here

($500) Time Out New York | Shaye is looking for NYC focused pitches. Especially trends. Arts, lifestyle, theatre, food, etc. Guidelines here Rolling call

($350) Inside Hook | Bonnie is still open for pitches, esp in light of the recent layoffs with BuzzFeed News shutting down.. Rolling call!

($250) Daily Dot | Kris is taking pitches at the intersection of internet & identity. Guidelines here Rolling call! 

($200 - $350) Observer | Christa is looking to grow their freelancer pool over the next 6 months, specifically looking for arts and culture pitches right now

($100 - $150, estimate) Refinery 29 | Elizabeth is looking for sex and relationship pitches. Guidelines here. Rates estimated from previous posts here, here, and here

($100) Cleispress | They’re open for the 10th annual “Best Women’s Erotical of the Year” 😉 More info here Deadline July 1

(£80 - £150) WhyNow | They’re looking for a range of pitches: features, interviews, stories, reviews, and more. All focus on music, art, film, and TV Guidelines here

(€1 per 12 words) The Contrapuntal | Open for original in-depth news features and commentaries around the theme of ‘Mobilities and migration’. Focused on ecology, politics, migration, and culture Guidelines here

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2️⃣ Writing jobs

⚡️($70,000 - $90,000, Remote CA) Cal Matters | Politics and campaign reporter to cover happenings in California Apply here

⚡️($70,000, Remote US) States Newsroom | National reporters to cover state policy news who have their stories featured in other publications More info and apply here 

⚡️($54,000+, Remote TX) Greentown Labs | They’re looking for a comms coordinator to join their team, writing the newsletter and managing marketing collateral Apply here 

⚡️(EUR 47,000- 49,500, Remote) Bellingcat | Experienced editor to commission and publish stories and investigations from their contributors. This is a collective of international researchers, investigators who are investigating conflict, crimes, misinformation, and more. More info and apply here Deadline May 7

⚡️($5,000, Remote US) Solution Journalism Network | CTN Fellowship is open and asking the question “what are the great solutions stories to be done in times of intense conflict?” Sounds like a great opp. More info and apply here Deadline April 27

⚡️($200 - $500 per piece, Remote US) Insider Inc | Freelance fitness tech & wearables writer to provide helpful shopping advice to readers. Includes reviews, buying guides, comparisons, and more

⚡️($100 - $550 per piece, Remote US) Insider Inc | Freelance VPN writer for all things VPN. Buying guides, reviews, explainers, comparisons and more. Working with commerce director to create SEO articles

⚡️($40 per hour, Remote) Broadview Magazine | Features and front of book editor for a part-time role for this print magazine. They’re a leading special interest magazine in Canada but take writers from anywhere Apply here Deadline April 27

⚡️($25 per hour, Remote US) Stadium Insiders | Freelance writers to join a new publication focused on the sports stadium and fan experienced. They’re not focused on events, games, and scores etc.

⚡️($15 per hour, Remote US) The Reader | Freelance newsletter writer to curate local news items for their daily morning newsletter all about the happenings in Omaha More info and apply here

⚡️(Paid, Remote UK) Religion Media Centre | Freelance journalists to cover religion in the UK. Covering all faith traditions and worldviews

⚡️(Paid, Remote) The Drum | Freelance journalists and content producers to build and develop campaigns for their clients in the APAC region

⚡️(Paid, Remote) Rainforest | Freelance blog content writer to help manage and deliver their marketing content in the B2B SaaS space. 

⚡️(Paid, Remote) Courtney Laidler | Freelance principal medical writer to join their expanding team. Experiences asa medical educator preferred

($105,000, Remote US) Nova Institute for Health | Media fellowship program for a 12-month stint. They give recipients time, space, and resources to research the topics that validate and show the importance of an expansive health network More info and apply here Deadline July 5

($60,000 - $85,000, Remote US) Axios | Entertainment reporter to write original stories helping readers navigate their downtime. More info and apply here

($60,000 - $70,000, Remote US) Axios | Jade shared a bunch of these opps. Here’s a breaking news reporter on their Newsdesk. More info and apply here

($50,000 - $90,000+, Remote US) Law 360 | Reporter, senior reporter, and management roles at Law 360, including a managing editor in their Tax division. Will cover all things Law related in the US!

($45,000 - $50,000, Remote CHI) Chicago Reader | Chicago reporters and editors! There’s a bunch of openings at this publication. They’ve recently pivoted to a non-profit to help get news and information to the local community. More info on al the openings here

($42,000 - $55,000, Remote AZ) Luminaria | Full time reporter to join their local state-focused newsroom in Arizona. It sounds like a v inclusive place to work More info here

($21 per hour, Remote) Multiple | Mashed, Daily Meal, Tasting Table, and a few more publications are looking for flexible news writers. Working 10+ hours per week. More info here 

($20 per hour, Remote US) MIT Tech Review | They’ve got two fellowships for editorial for emerging journalists. Great publication and exposure to high quality reporting.. I’m a fan! Apply here 

(Paid, Remote UK) Northern Echo | Trainee reporter to join this well established newspaper and publication covering the North of England, supporting WFH and office More info and apply here Deadline April 30

(Paid, Remote US) Front Office Sports | Reporter for their flagship daily newsletter. They cover media for the modern sports consumer. Check out details and info about a few other roles here 

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