November 25, 2025 | | Opps of the Week: MIT Technology Review, Hearst Magazines, Business Insider An opportunity to write about the legal system for $500 |
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| Balls & Strikes | $500 for 1,000 words | | Pitches of essays, explainers, and more on courts, judges, and the legal system. | | Balls & Strikes' Editor-in-Chief, Jay Willis, is looking for pitches of “original reporting and voice-y commentary on court opinions, judicial nominations, the legal profession, and legal academia.” They also “love pitches that are a little less tethered to the news cycle: explainers of import... | | Details and pitch contact here |
| MIT Technology Review | $1 to $2 per word | | Pitches of features, investigations, and more on "Nature" with a tech angle. | | MIT Technology Review's Commissioning Editor, Rachel Courtland, is looking for pitches of “narrative features, compelling investigations, essential profiles, and super-sharp essays, all with a technology angle” on the theme of “Nature.” “With Nature, we're not only looking for stories abou... | | Details and pitch contact here |
| Script Health | Starts at $350 to $450 CAD | | Pitches of LGBTQ2S+ health stories, including interviews and reported stories. | | Script Health's Managing Editor, Ziya Jones, is always looking for pitches of LGBTQ2S+ health stories, including interviews and reported stories, from both Canadian and internationally-based writers. Stories should have a Canadian focus. “We want Script to serve as a by us and for us health resour... | | Details and pitch contact here |
This is just a sample of this week's new opportunities. There are more News listings on the opps finder. Arts and Culture Opps| Vacanza Magazine | $200 to $300 for features | | Accepting pitches of "experimental travel stories" on the act of partying. | | Vacanza's Editor-in-Chief, Cat Sposato, shared with SH that she's looking for pitches for the magazine's debut print issue, Play Harder. They “want pitches on parties, celebrations, raves, and mass-meetings that bring together large swaths of people from around the world—if there’s a function... | | Details and pitch contact here |
| Business Insider | $225 for about 600 words | | Pitches of personal essays on multigenerational living, downsizing, and more. | | Business Insider’s Health and Parenting editor, Rosemary Donahue, shared with SH that they’re looking for pitches of personal essays “about multigenerational living and living with family, relationships with grandparents (this could be about grandparents helping with childcare, your child not... | | Details and pitch contact here |
This is just a sample of this week's new opportunities. There are more Arts and culture listings on the opps finder. Creative Opps| Beaver Magazine | | | Accepting submissions of poetry, flash fiction and nonfiction, hybrid works, and art. | | Beaver Magazine is accepting submissions of “poetry, flash fiction and nonfiction, hybrid works, art and anything else you have to offer.” They “celebrate and yearn for work from LGBTQIA2S+ and BIPOC” and want “a beaver dam of a piece that keeps the perfect amount of water in, art we can b... | | Details and pitch contact here |
| Jelly Squid | | | Accepting submissions of poetry, fiction, and more for Issue 4: Mending. | | Jelly Squid is accepting submissions of prose, poetry, visual art, and hybrid work for Issue 4, themed “Mending.” They accept “work from writers of all backgrounds, but we are especially interested in publishing work from writers who have been published six times or less (or not at all).” Po... | | Details and pitch contact here |
| Libertroph Magazine | | | Submissions of nonfiction, fiction, and more on "white anti-racist organizing." | | Libertroph Magazine is accepting submissions of “art and stories about white anti-racist organizing” on the theme of “Lineage" for Issue 02. They want “visual art, comics, somatic practices, photography, nonfiction, fiction, interviews and profiles, prose and poetry, facilitation or practice... | | Details and pitch contact here |
This is just a sample of this week's new opportunities. There are more Creative listings on the opps finder. Deadline Approaching | ABC Audio Studios | $88,000 to $94,000 | | Hiring a Podcast Video Producer based in Sydney, AUS. | | ABC Audio Studios is hiring a Video Producer based in Sydney, Australia, on a temporary 14-month contract to “produce, shoot and edit video content for podcasts.” Candidates should have “experience in all aspects of video production, from working with cameras, microphones, lighting... | | Details and pitch contact here |
| Transitions | $250 per piece | | Pitches of stories, features, photo/video essays, and more on the Balkans. | | Transitions is looking for pitches of “in-depth stories, features, photo/video essays, or data-driven pieces” from “freelance journalists, photographers, and multimedia creators covering the Balkans.” They are specifically “looking for original, in-depth reporting that sheds light on key i... | | Details and pitch contact here |
| Boshemia Magazine | | | Accepting submissions of written and visual work on "Fantasy." | | Boshemia is accepting submissions of written and visual work for its next issue, themed “Fantasy.” They welcome everything from “stories about krakens, musings on ghosts, thoughts on tech and technofeudalism,” to “editorials on the future of fashion, fantastical art pieces, listicles about... | | Details and pitch contact here |
| The Frick Collection | $75,000-$80,000 | | Hiring a Manager of Communications based in NYC. | | The Frick Collection is hiring a Manager of Communications based in NYC to play “an integral role in the Communications Department, which focuses on press/earned media and institutional messaging to support public engagement with The Frick Collection.” The role involves leading press campaigns... | | Details and pitch contact here |
| Hearst Magazines | Salary range of $88,000 - $100,000 | | Hiring a Senior Manager of Newsletters based in NYC. | | Hearst Magazines is hiring a Senior Manager of Newsletters, Lifestyle, based in NYC, to “lead strategy, execution, and innovation for digital newsletters across some of Hearst’s most beloved lifestyle brands—including Cosmopolitan, Country Living, Delish, Good Housekeeping, House Beautiful, Th... | | Details and pitch contact here |
| Documented | Salary range is $55,000 to $65,000 | | Accepting applications for its Research Fellowship based in DC or remote. | | Documented is accepting applications for an 18-month Research Fellowship based in DC or remote within the US. Fellows “will take on a variety of roles to support the Documented research team as we expand our democracy work. The exact job responsibilities are fluid day to day, and require creative... | | Details and pitch contact here |
| Bacchanalia Literary Magazine | | | Accepting submissions of flash fiction, non-fiction essays, and poetry. | | Bacchanalia Literary Magazine is accepting submissions of flash fiction, poetry, essays, and visual art for its first issue. They welcome “digital art, photography, and scanned traditional art,” as well as written work up to 3,000 words or poems up to two pages. Contributors may submit up to thr... | | Details and pitch contact here |
| The Paris Review | $20 per hour | | Accepting applications for its six month Editorial Internship in NYC. | | The Paris Review is accepting applications for its Spring/Summer 2026 Editorial Internship in NYC. The six-month internship provides interns with an in-depth introduction to both the publication of a literary magazine and the wider publishing world, and each term covers two full issues of the quarte... | | Details and pitch contact here |
| Vestal Review | $75 | | Accepting submissions of flash fiction up to 500 words. | | Vestal Review is accepting submissions of flash fiction up to 500 words. They also accept “book reviews and author or editor interviews, 500 words maximum, all with some connection to flash fiction.” Please note: Their "target audience is over 18, so R-rated content is okay, but not X-rated. We... | | Details and pitch contact here |
| YoungArts | Salary range is $70,000 to $76,000 | | Hiring a Fundraising Manager based in NYC or Miami. | | YoungArts is hiring a Fundraising Manager based in NYC or Miami to “manage the team’s grants calendar, including proposal writing, reporting and administrative support." Candidates should have at least three years of professional experience, “with proven success in accomplishing professional g... | | Details and pitch contact here |
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