📬 Freelance Friday — The home of evergreen freelance pitch calls

Hello folks and welcome to the first Freelance Friday! Last week we announced the launch of Freelance Friday — a dedicated spotlight on freelance journalism opportunities. Today, we’re delivering on that promise.

We just added another 500 evergreen pitch calls to our database, which means that paid subscribers now have access to more than 1,000 pitch calls from hundreds of publications, and across 18 different categories and 54 different sub-categories (full list at the bottom of this newsletter).

Every Friday, you’ll find curated pitch calls, freelance roles, and submission opportunities from publications actively seeking contributors. No more scouring Twitter threads. No more missed deadlines. Just opportunities, organized and delivered.

We’ve included some of the different pitch calls by category below. If you want access to all 1,000, plus our full suite of journalism resources, then we have the Black Friday offer for you.

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📢 Community Callouts

For Editors & Publications

Are you an editor or publication actively seeking freelance contributors? Hit reply or email daniel@insidethenewsroom.com with your pitch call details, and we’ll feature you in an upcoming Freelance Friday.

For Freelancers

Know of an evergreen pitch call we’re missing? Found a publication always accepting pitches? Reply with the details (publication, topic, rate if known, link) and we’ll add it to our database and credit you next week.

Success Stories

Landed a pitch from Freelance Friday? We’d love to hear about it. Share your win (anonymously if preferred) and inspire other freelancers. We’ll feature your success in a future newsletter.

📬 Evergreen Pitch Calls by Category

🎨 Arts & Entertainment

🌲 The New Yorker Pitch Call: Fiction, Poetry, Cartoon, In the Dark Podcast, Short-film and Documentary | Rate: Varies | Remote | Writer | Pitch here

🌲 Little White Lies Pitch Call: Acting Up, Anniversary Pieces, Festival First-Look Reviews, Film Reviews, Interviews | Rate: Varies | Remote | Writer | Pitch here

📈 Business & Finance

🌲 1843 by The Economist Pitch Call: Business, Conflict, Politics, Science, Technology | Rate: $1/word | Remote | Writer | Pitch here

🌲 Harvard Business Review Pitch Call: Business Analysis | Rate: Varies | Remote | Writer | Pitch here

🔥 Climate & Environment

🌲 American Forests Pitch Call: Magazine Submissions | Rate: Varies | Remote | Writer | Pitch here

🌲 Bay Nature Pitch Call: Environment, Op-Eds | Rate: Varies | Remote | Writer | Pitch here

✍️ Culture & Personal Essays

🌲 Acacia Pitch Call: Personal Essays | Rate: $300 | Remote | Writer | Pitch here

🌲 100 Days in Appalachia Pitch Call: Op-Eds and Essays | Rate: Varies | Remote | Writer | Pitch here

🍷 Food & Drink

🌲 Bon Appétit Pitch Call: Cooking, Culture, Drinks, Recipes, Restaurants, Travel | Rate: $250 | Remote | Writer | Pitch here

🌲 Eater Pitch Call: Regional Teams, Travel, Trends and Reports, Video, Visuals | Rate: Varies | Remote | Writer | Pitch here

🎮 Gaming & Tech

🌲 IGN Pitch Call: Entertainment Features, Games Features, News, Previews, Reviews | Rate: $150-$300+ | Remote | Writer | Pitch here

🌲 Polygon Pitch Call: Gaming/Digital Entertainment | Rate: $0.40/word | Remote | Writer | Pitch here

🔬 Health & Science

🌲 Scientific American Pitch Call: Features, News Articles, Opinion and Analysis, Poetry | Rate: Varies | Remote | Writer | Pitch here

🌲 STAT News Pitch Call: Features, Multimedia, STAT+ | Rate: $1/word | Remote | Writer | Pitch here

🔍 Investigative & Longform

🌲 ProPublica Pitch Call: Investigations | Rate: Varies | Remote | Writer | Pitch here

🌲 The Atavist Magazine Pitch Call: Longform Narrative | Rate: $6,000 | Remote | Writer | Pitch here

🛍️ Lifestyle & Consumer

🌲 AARP The Magazine Pitch Call: Food and Nutrition, Health and Fitness, Personal Essay, Relationships, Travel, Work and Money | Rate: Varies | Remote | Writer | Pitch here

🌲 HuffPost Pitch Call: Culture, Food & Drink, National Politics, Personal, Style & Beauty, Wellness | Rate: Varies | Remote | Writer | Pitch here

🗳️ Politics & Social Justice

🌲 The Appeal Pitch Call: Critical Analyses, First-Person Pieces/Commentaries, Op-Eds, Politics | Rate: $1/word | Remote | Writer | Pitch here

🌲 Bolts Mag Pitch Call: Critical Voting Rights/Criminal Justice Stories | Rate: $800 | Remote | Writer | Pitch here

🏃 Sports & Outdoors

🌲 Runner’s World Pitch Call: Art and Photography, Features, Gear, News/Human Interest/Culture, Service (Training, Health, Nutrition) | Rate: Varies | Remote | Writer | Pitch here

🌲 Outside Magazine Pitch Call: Adventures, Art and Photography, Culture, Features, Gear, Health, News Tips, Travel | Rate: Varies | Remote | Writer | Pitch here

🌍 Travel

🌲 AFAR Magazine Pitch Call: Print Features and Essays | Rate: $1/word | Remote | Writer | Pitch here

🌲 Lonely Planet Pitch Call: Destination Experts, Features, Stories | Rate: $275-$400 | Remote | Writer | Pitch here

🎯 First Edition: Help Us Build This

This is our first official Freelance Friday, and we want to make it the best freelance newsletter out there.

What do you want to see? More of certain categories? Different formats? Specific types of opportunities?

Hit reply and let us know: • What categories are most valuable to you? • What format works best for how you use this? • Any other feedback to make Freelance Friday better

Email me at daniel@insidethenewsroom.com with your thoughts, suggestions, or just to say hello. We read every message and use your input to build something truly valuable for the freelance community.

We read every reply and use your input to make this resource better every week.

That’s it for this week’s Freelance Friday.

Remember: Our full database is always available and constantly growing. If you found this useful, forward it to a fellow freelancer.

Until next Friday!

📋 All Available Categories

Here’s a complete list of all categories we cover in our 1,000+ pitch call database. We’ll rotate different categories each week to ensure you see a diverse range of opportunities:

Business & Finance: Business, Finance, Economics, Work and Money, Career-Focused

Climate & Environment: Climate, Environment, Sustainability, Conservation, Wildlife

Culture & Personal Essays: Personal Essays, Culture, Human Interest, Relationships, Identity

Food & Drink: Food Writing, Cooking, Recipes, Restaurants, Drinks, Wine, Beer

Gaming & Tech: Gaming, Technology, Video Games, AI, Crypto, Science & Technology

Health & Science: Health, Science, Medicine, Mental Health, Psychology, Neuroscience

Investigative & Longform: Investigations, Longform, Features, In-Depth Reporting

Politics & Social Justice: Politics, Social Justice, Criminal Justice, Voting Rights, Policy

Travel: Travel Writing, Destination Guides, Adventure, Hotels, Cruises

Arts & Entertainment: Arts, Entertainment, Film, TV, Music, Books, Reviews

Lifestyle & Consumer: Lifestyle, Beauty, Fashion, Shopping, Consumerism, Wellness

Sports & Outdoors: Sports, Outdoors, Adventure, Running, Cycling, Nature

Parenting & Family: Parenting, Family, Motherhood, Fatherhood, Relationships

Education: Education, Teaching, Learning, Academic, Research

Photography & Visual: Photography, Photo Essays, Illustration, Graphic Design, Visual Art

Poetry & Fiction: Poetry, Fiction, Short Stories, Creative Writing, Literary

Regional & Local: Local News, Regional Stories, Community, Hyper-Local

Op-Eds & Opinion: Op-Eds, Opinion, Commentary, Essays, Analysis