Happy Sunday to 7,470 motivated writers 👋🏼 

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

We’ve got a few treats for you 😉 20 pitch calls and 10 writing jobs! 🥳

Feels good to be back home for a week.. Hope you all are enjoying fall 🍂

It’s always so funny to see how much Americans love autumn.. back in the UK it’s the miserable time before Christmas 😅

Also Halloween decorations - already?!

Let’s get to it! 

So, what do we have this week?

1️⃣ 20 calls to pitch, 15 early access for TWJN Pro ⚡️

2️⃣ 10 writing jobs

Let’s get to it! ⬇️ ⬇️

1️⃣ Calls to Pitch

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⚡️($750) Rest of World | Bangladeshi writers! Anup is looking for pieces on tech and how it affects the country, regular contributor. More info here

⚡️($750) Globe Content | Indigenous Toronto-based writers! Jessica is looking for an Indigenous freelance writer based in Toronto to attend a panel at Elevate festival and write a sponsor content assignment

⚡️($400) Cosmopolitan | Sixty+ writers! Naureen is looking for pitches about women's sex lives after 60. Essays, opinion pieces, especially from POC and LGBTQ+ writers. Guidelines here

⚡️($400) The Daily Beast | Tech writers! Tony is looking for pitches about how tech shapes and impacts our lives, especially focusing on topics of AI, VR/AR, robotics, etc. Guidelines here

⚡️($300+) Condé Nast Traveler | Travel writers! Condé Nast Traveler is accepting pitches for all sorts of travel stories including about women who travel, cruising, shopping stories, the future of travel, etc. Guidelines and apply here

⚡️($250) Auto Straddle | Queer writers! Nico is looking for pitches for Auto Straddle’s Anonymous Sex Diaries 👀🤫

⚡️($250) Insider | Conz is looking for stories about parents who moved from the US or to the US to write about how different school systems work. Rolling call

⚡️(€250 - €350) EU Observer | EU journos! Nikolaj is looking to commission articles on EU-funded pilot projects launched in Bulgaria and Romania on preventing irregular arrivals, border migration management, and returns

⚡️($220) Insider | Halloween writers! 🎃 Stephanie is looking for stories from current or former employees of Spirit Halloween or Party City about mistakes customers make around Halloween. Deadline is Oct 4

⚡️($190) Insider | Traveling writers! 🧳 Fíona is looking for some stories for Insider if you are traveling to Las Vegas, Atlanta, New York City, Florida, Italy, London, or Paris

⚡️(£150 - £220) Material Queer | LGBTQ+ writers! 🏳️‍🌈 Damian is looking for pitches about LGBTQ+ culture, anything from internet culture to unique venues to hot new takes on latest film, music, and TV

⚡️($1 per word) Guardian US | Environmental writers! Frida is looking for pitches about climate/environmental justice and its intersections with food, labor, housing, etc. 

⚡️($1 per word) Betches | Freelance writers! Katie is looking for pitches about sex, dating, divorce, friendship, weddings, parenting, pop culture, LGBTQ+, pregnancy, work/career

⚡️(£0.50 per word) Grazia UK | Lifestyle writers! Anna is looking for pieces about ‘relatable’ topics, specifically about money, relationships, cheating, exhaustion, friendship, dating, work, or any topics women in their 20s - 40s would be interested in 🤷🏻‍♀️

($300) Court Watch | Investigative journos! Seamus is constantly looking for freelance pieces from reporters about federal court proceedings. Info and guidelines here

($100) Hey Alma | Jewish writers! Vanessa is looking for Halloween content from a Jewish perspective. Deadline is Oct 13

($1 per word) The Food Section | US foodie writers! 🍕🌯 Hanna is actively seeking stories about underexamined food culture in the American South. Guidelines here

(£0.10 per word) The Gazette | Leicester writers! Emma is looking for pitches on Diwali from Leicester-based writers. Deadline is Oct 13. Guidelines here

2️⃣ Writing Jobs

⚡️($180,000 - $220,000, Remote US) New York Times | Senior writers! The New York Times is seeking a senior editor to lead the newsrooms’ efforts to make use of generative AI. Apply here

⚡️($115,000 - $140,000, Remote US) Bloomberg | Retail reporters! Bloomberg is hiring a reporter to cover Walmart and other big box retailers. Guidelines and apply here

⚡️($100,000+, Boston, MA) Boston Globe | Experienced journos! The Boston Globe is looking to hire a senior reporter to explore the racial wealth gap in Boston and beyond. Apply here

⚡️($95,000 - $115,000, Remote US) The Guardian | Investigative journos! 🕵🏼‍♀️📝 The Guardian is looking to hire a full-time investigative reporter. Details and apply here

⚡️($88,000 - $90,000, Remote US) Inverse | Video game writers! 🎮 Jake is hiring a deputy editor to run Inverse’s video game section. Apply here

⚡️($75,000 - $95,000, Syracuse, NY) Syracuse University | Journalism professors! 🍎 S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University is looking for a full-time assistant teaching professor of journalism to start in August 2024. Three-year contract position! Information and apply here

⚡️($72,500 - $80,500, Remote US) High Country News | Indigenous writers! Gretchen is looking to hire an Indigenous affairs editor to help guide and produce stories that are important to Indigenous communities and tribal nations across the Western US. Deadline is Oct 20. Apply here

⚡️($25 - $35 per hour, Remote US) Wealth of Geeks | US writers! Michael is looking to fill three weekend editor positions to write about entertainment, politics, and news

($120,000 - $153,610, Remote US) Women’s Equality Center | ASAP!!! Communications experts! Women’s Equality Center is hiring a Director of Strategy & Comms. Deadline is TODAY Oct 1! Info and apply here

($94,000 - $150,000, New York, NY) WIRED | Politics writers! Katie at WIRED is looking to hire a senior editor and two senior writers for their politics team. They’re moving fast, so apply ASAP if interested. Here for senior editor. Here for senior writer

PS - what’s your fave ice cream flavor? I’m loving this tres leches from Lick in Austin rn 😊