Happy Sunday to 7,356 motivated writers 👋🏼 

How’s everyone doing? I’m doing great!

It’s been (another!) busy week of travel for me 🥱 

The time I’ve just got back after a nice weekend in Houston.. Long drives in that Texas heat really take it out of you! 🚙

But anyway, it looks like it’s a great week of opps here.. publications are gearing up for Fall after the long weekend here in the US.

We’ve got 35 (!) opps, across freelance pitches and full-time gigs..

Let’s get straight to it!

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So, what do we have this week?

1️⃣ 25 calls to pitch, 20 early access for TWJN Pro ⚡️

2️⃣ 10 writing jobs

Let’s get to it! ⬇️ ⬇️

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1️⃣ Calls to Pitch

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⚡️($350 - $400, estimate) The Body | Writers living with HIV.. Rolling call for pitches from you! Juan is looking for personal stories and more Estimate here

⚡️($300 - $800, estimate) Scalawag | Pitch Sherronda on things that still haunt the South, in a literal and figurative sense Estimate from prev post here Deadline Sept 28

⚡️($300 - $600) Long Now Foundation | Pieces about long-term thinking.. These folks are taking pitches for essays, reported features, reviews, fiction, poetry, and more. See thread for examples. Guidelines here. Rolling call

⚡️($300 - $500) Inside Hook | Culture, wellness, leisure writers! Lindsay is looking for writers based in Asheville and Denver Guideline here Estimate here

⚡️($300) Washington Post | Parents! 🐣 Emma @washingtonpost is looking for personal essays about the increasing cost of childcare Guidelines here

⚡️($200 - $250) Insider | Mom writers... who like to party 😉 Conz wants to hear experiences from Mom's who've gotten shamed for having fun Guidelines here

⚡️($200) Linear Notes | Music writers! 🎵 Catalog are looking for pitches for their publication. They're looking for writers to explore overlooked artistry and report on the industry. Essays, interviews, scene reports, and more. Guidelines here Rolling call

⚡️($185) Insider | Traveling writers! 🚝 Fiona is looking for people traveling between Paris and Rome or Amsterdam later this summer/autumn Train reviews! Guidelines here

⚡️($150) Sixty | Midwest writers! Sixty are taking pitches about the performing arts in the Midwest Guidelines here

⚡️($100 - $120) Metro UK | 🦄 Queer writers of color! Sharan at Metro UK is taking pitches for opinion and first person stories Check out the times of things they report on here

⚡️($75 - £250) The Fence Magazine | Fiction submissions! It's all around the theme of 'coming of age', this time Guidelines here

⚡️($1-$2 per word) MIT Tech Review | Science and tech writers! 🧪 Rachel is looking for pitches for their upcoming issue on exploration & hidden worlds Guidelines here

⚡️($1.5 - $2 per word) Cosmopolitan | Personal essays from 60+ writers 📄 Kayla is looking for erotic personal essays about real-life experiences Estimate here and here 

⚡️($1 per word) National Geographic | Nature and climate writers! Sarah is always open for pitches for all things National Geographic 🔥 Guidelines here

⚡️(£0.50 per word) Hyphen Online | Muslim writers! Husna commissioning features about Muslims in the UK and Europe

⚡️($0.50 per word) Seattle Met | Seattle-based writers! Eric is looking for interesting pieces about what's happening in and around Seattle

⚡️($0.50 per word) Prism Reports | Hawaii-based writers 🏝️ Carolyn is looking for pitches about the aftermath of the Lahaina fire 🙏

⚡️(£0.27 per word) New internationalist | Nick is a new editor and open to pitches.. focused on concise, pieces for their Command section, all about how we deal with power structures, neoliberalism, neocolonialism, and more

($185) Insider | Insider @thisisinsider is all about AMTRAK this summer 👀 This time, Emily is looking for an Amtrak employee to write about what it's like to work on a train 🚝 Guidelines here

(£150) Manchester Mill | MCR journos! Joshi is looking for pitches for Sept and Oct. Long reads, cultural pieces, and more. See guidelines here

(£120) Junei | UK writers! Junei is looking for personal money stories.. 800 - 1,000 words of first-person narrative. Guidelines here

($1.50 - $2 per word) Cosmopolitan | Pitches for Cosmo! Deeply reported features.. ambitious and original journalism 🙌🏽 Lengthy stories that will run in Spring 2024. 2,500 - 4,000 words Guidelines here

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2️⃣ Writing jobs

⚡️($72,000 - $76,000, Remote US) Neiman Labs | AI-focused staff writer, at the intersection of generative AI and journalism More info here

⚡️($68,000 - $72,000, Remote US) Neiman Labs | General staff writer, interested in future of news and journalism online More info here

⚡️($5,500 per month, Remote US) Rest of World | Fact-checking lead Ideally for experienced editors with 5-7 years experience to fact-check longform features and enterprise pieces  More info here Deadline Sept 22

⚡️($20.32 per hour, Remote US) Sundance Film Festival | Movie buffs! 🍿 Bailey is looking for an editor to help cover the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, from Oct '23 thru Jan '24 More info here

⚡️(Paid, Remote) WPMU DEV | Aniss is looking for a conversion copywriter who can write about Wordpress, Copywriting, nd Writing

($90,000 - $125,000, Remote US) Modern Healthcare | Deputy editor to help oversee this publication focused on healthcare business news. Ideally, with experience managing reports onsite and remotely

($50 - $60 per hour, Remote US) High Country News | Grant writer for a part-time yearlong contract. Aiming at 10 hours per week to draft and review grant proposals aligned to the organisational priorities

(Paid, Remote UK) Kinship | Jess is looking for UK-based writers to rewrite US content for a UK audience, short term project

(Paid, Remote UK) MailOnline | Weekend freelance sub-editor to join their Snapchat Discover team’s weekend shifts 👻

(Paid, Remote US) SEMRush | Freelance content writer for their organic search tea for their product, a platform for digital marketers

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I’m out!