✍️ 19 Publications Seeking Freelance Pitches on Health & Science
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Today we'll be featuring 19 publications seeking evergreen pitch calls on health & science, including Scientific American, SELF and New Scientist. These 19 pitch calls are part of more than 1,200 in total that we have compiled in our database, so be sure to become a paid subscriber should you want to browse the full catalog.
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🆕 New England First Amendment Coalition
The New England First Amendment Coalition defends First Amendment freedoms and government transparency, and runs monthly online workshops aimed at journalists based across the U.S. and around the world.
30 Minute Skill Session: Copyediting 101
- Type: Workshop
- When: March 19, 2026
- Location: Remote
- Eligibility: Journalists from around the world
- Registration Deadline: Rolling
E.W. Scripps
E.W. Scripps is one of the nation’s largest local TV broadcasters, and aims to serve its communities through quality, objective local journalism. Browse all of its openings here, and remember to mention that we sent you. 🙏
Scripps are hiring for two positions in particular. Please reach out to me directly if you'd like a personal introduction to its recruiters.
Senior Reporter/Fill-In Anchor
- Station: WTMJ
- Location: Milwaukee, WI
- Type: Full-Time
- What You'll Do: Generate ideas for stories for multiple platforms; Report live on location from various news events; Prepare informative, engaging, and factual stories for viewers; Research stories through personal contacts, the internet, and other sources; Collaborate effectively with News, Promotion, Production, and Engineering on daily broadcast, special projects, and online coverage.
- Salary: Competitive
- Deadline: ASAP
- Station: KSTU
- Location: Salt Lake City, UT
- Type: Full-Time
- What You'll Do: Develop and organize newscasts or local programs; Write story development and showcasing; Collaborate with reporters, anchors, news managers and assignment editors to determine content needs; Enhance content with graphics, video, research, and station branding; Oversee live broadcast and up to the minute editorial decisions.
- Salary: Competitive
- Deadline: ASAP
The Guardian Foundation
The Guardian Foundation offers a number of bursaries each year for a postgraduate qualification in journalism. The primary aim of these bursary awards is to assist students who face financial difficulty in attaining the qualifications needed to pursue a career in journalism, and who come from backgrounds that are underrepresented in the media. The majority of bursary recipients are supported to secure a role in journalism at The Guardian.
- Type: Bursary
- Stipend: Tuition fees + at least £7,415 living expenses
- Location: UK
- Ideal Candidate: Please read the FAQs to who is eligible.
- Deadline: March 23, 2026
The Robert B. Silvers Foundation
The Robert B. Silvers Foundation is a charitable trust established by a bequest of the late Robert B. Silvers, a founding editor of The New York Review of Books, with the aim of supporting writers working in the fields of long-form literary and arts criticism, the intellectual essay, political analysis, and social reportage.
2026 Silvers Grants for Work in Progress
- Type: Grant
- Stipend: Up to $10,000
- Location: Worldwide
- Deadline: March 31, 2025
📬 🔬 Health & Science Pitch Calls
- 🌲 ADDitude Pitch Call: Mental Health Writing | Rate: $0.20-$0.40/word | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
- 🌲 Aeon Pitch Call: Mental Health Writing | Rate: $200-$300 | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
- 🌲 AHA Media Group Pitch Call: Healthcare Content Editors | Rate: Varies | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
- 🌲 Business Insider Pitch Call: Mental Health Writing | Rate: $200-$300 | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
- 🌲 Discover Magazine Pitch Call: Mental Health Writing | Rate: $1/word | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
- 🌲 Monitor on Psychology Pitch Call: Mental Health Writing | Rate: $1/word | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
- 🌲 New Scientist Pitch Call: Mental Health Writing | Rate: £500 | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
- 🌲 OC87 Recovery Diaries Pitch Call: Mental Health Writing | Rate: 250 | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
- 🌲 Rooted in Rights Pitch Call: Mental Health Writing | Rate: 400 | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
- 🌲 Scary Mommy Pitch Call: Mental Health Writing | Rate: $0.30-$1/word | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
- 🌲 Simple Practice Pitch Call: , Health and Medical Writers | Rate: $400/article | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
- 🌲 The Ability Toolbox Pitch Call: Mental Health Writing | Rate: 50 | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
- 🌲 The Art of Autism Pitch Call: Mental Health Writing | Rate: 25 | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
- 🌲 The Scientist Pitch Call: Mental Health Writing | Rate: $0.33/word | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
- 🌲 The Transmitter Pitch Call: Mental Health Writing | Rate: 1000 | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
- 🌲 Undark Pitch Call: Mental Health Writing | Rate: $1/word | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
- 🌲 Vox Pitch Call: Mental Health Writing | Rate: $0.30 a word | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
- 🌲 Australian Geographic Pitch Call: Science Writing | Rate: 300 | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
- 🌲 Eos Pitch Call: Science Writing | Rate: $1/word | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
💰 Top 5 Highest-Paying Publications
Looking to maximize your earnings? These five publications offer the best rates in the health & science category:
- The Reporters’ Collective - Rs 40,000 | Public Health | Pitch here
- Discover Magazine - $1/word | Mental Health Writing | Pitch here
- Monitor on Psychology - $1/word | Mental Health Writing | Pitch here
- The Transmitter - 1000 | Mental Health Writing | Pitch here
- Undark - $1/word | Mental Health Writing | Pitch here
Note: Rates are based on information available at time of publication. Always confirm rates with editors before accepting assignments.
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That's it for this Health & Science edition of Freelance Friday.
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Until next time, Daniel
