Happy Sunday to 7,300 motivated writers 👋🏼 

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

It’s been a glorious week back in the UK. It’s so nice to spend time and catch-up with family.

Taking a break from the old day job is always refreshing, too 😊

I’m running a little late so let’s get straight to it!!

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So, what do we have this week?

1️⃣ Resource: Free scholarships on training on how to become a freelance editor

2️⃣ 20 calls to pitch, 18 early access for TWJN Pro ⚡️

3️⃣ 21 writing jobs

Let’s get to it! ⬇️ ⬇️

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1️⃣ Resource of the week

Free scholarships on training on how to become a freelance editor

The folks at Hachette are funding five scholarships to onboard and train writers to become freelance editors.

No experience is required, but a desire to work in a freelance capacity is essential!

Read more about the opp here

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2️⃣ Calls to Pitch

Free subscribers receive these updates on Sunday. TWJN Pro Supporters got an update on Wednesday with all posts with a ⚡️

Sign up to get early access to opportunities here

⚡️($500) Okay Player | Midwest or Michigan based journo! Ashley is looking for a writer for a cultural/political assignment. DM or email for more info! 

⚡️($400 - $650 NZD) Pantograph Punch | NZ Writers! 🇳🇿 Submissions are open for the Augist issue that respond to the idea of Carving space; they're playing with the idea of "space" Guidelines here 

⚡️($350) Lonely Planet | Canary Islands-based writers 🏝️ Annemarie is looking for local writers to contribute to an upcoming guidebook project Deadline Aug 31

⚡️($325) Source NM | New Mexico reporters! Austin is looking for freelancers who are in or can write about New Mexico.. wanna get out to Sante Fe to see the adobe houses one day 😊 Rolling call

⚡️($250 - $400) Kindred | Parents! 🐣 Brooklyn is looking for family stories from a Black perspective Guidelines here Estimate here 

⚡️($250) Apartment Advisor | Data journos! 📈 Lilly is looking for a monthly freelance contributor for regular work at Apartment Advisor

⚡️($215) Insider | Fans of big grocery chains 🛒 Emily is looking for writers who travel a long ways for specific groceries or shops! Guidelines here Rolling call

⚡️(£150, estimate) Pink News | LGBTQ+ writers! 🦄 Harriet is looking for a hot take or deep dive that you're burning to write, especially for topical things like the Women's World Cup Estimate here

⚡️($150 CAD) New Feeling Coop | Canadian music writers! 🍁 They are looking for expand their freelancer writer pool for reported features and artist profiles Apply here

⚡️($100) Open Secrets | Personal essays! ✏️ Everything secret that you might want to share; 9/11, veterans, abortion care in the US post-Roe, and a bunch more Guidelines here

⚡️(£75 - £250) The Fence Magazine | Christmas pitches in August 🥵 🎄Investigations, deep dives, listicles, and more Estimate here

⚡️($45 - $450) Ploughshares | Their reading period is open Fiction, nonfic, and poetry. See more in guidelines here

⚡️($1 per word) Wall Street Journal | Travel writers! ✈️ Sebastian is a new editor and looking for pitches. Stories that help inform future travellers for future plans! Rolling call

⚡️($0.50 - $1 per word) Insider | Grace is looking for pieces about economy, tech, work, education, and climate.. all focused on the US. Check the thread for examples of prev work More about their team here

⚡️(£0.40 per word) Penguin Randomhouse | Fiction fans! 📚 Katie is looking for readers of James Patterson, Lee Child, and a bunch others for a piece ✍️

⚡️(£0.36 per word, estimate) Guardian US | Jenna is taking pitches for the Guardian US. Likely new, politics, opinions, and more. Reach out to Jenna for more info! Guidelines here

⚡️(£0.30 per word, estimate) British GQ | Culture & entertainment writers! Jack is going to be commissioning a few pieces for @BritishGQ, TV episodes, movies, and more

⚡️(£0.25 per word) SevenTravel | Travel writers! Rhodri is looking for writers who have visited Hail, Tabuk, Ushaiger, and Al Jouf for a commercial campaign

(£225 - £300) JRNY Magazine | US Travel writers! ✈️ Pitches about Alabama and New England More info here

($1 per word) National Geographic | Travel writers in Switzerland! ✈️ Starlight is looking for a travel guide writer for the country Guidelines here

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2️⃣ Writing jobs

⚡️(£85,000 - £100,000, Hybrid UK) Open Democracy | Editor in Chief opp! They’re looking for a leader to steward the publication, focused on reporting on Democracy and building a more equitable journalistic future More info and apply here 

⚡️($80,000 - $120,000, Remote US) Lygos Biotech | Biotech writers! Industrial biotechnology, @LygosBiotech is developing bio based sustainable solutions Full time digital content manager/writer for a contractor stint More info and apply here

⚡️($71,000 - $85,000, Remote US) Guardian US | Full time trending news reporter to join the breaking news desk. They’re hoping to grow the US footprint significantly over the next few years, so would be a great time to join! More info here 

⚡️($65,000 - $75,000, Remote) Capital B | Copy editor opp! Responsible for fact checking stories, graphics, socials, and more Apply here

⚡️($42,000 - $52,000, Remote US) L2T Media | Freelance writer to put out high quality blogs and web copy for their clients, mostly in the automotive industry

⚡️(£25,000, Hybrid UK) Rory Peck Trust | Support freelance journalists! The Rory Peck Trust provides support to journos and families. They're looking for a training assistant More info here

⚡️($1,750 per month, Remote) Shelterforce | Housing writers! Lillian is looking for a freelance writer to cover housing, who will contribute 1-2 articles per month More information and apply here Deadline Aug 25

⚡️($125 - $350 per piece, Remote US) RVO Health | Freelance drug content writer to create in-depth articles for consumer about brand name drugs. Contributing a few articles a month

⚡️($42 per hour, Remote US) Five ThirtyEight | Love the data visualisations from these folks! Temporary editor / reporter for a full-time, 30 week opp running up to the 2024 election More info and apply here

⚡️(Paid, Remote US) HotCars | Freelance automotive writer to cover the latest trends and classic cars. High volume, at 5 articles per week, with opp for monthly performance based bonuses

⚡️(Paid, Remote US) Apple | Sports opp! 🏈 Freelance, contract opp with knowledge of soccer and baseball Reach out to Christian for more info 

⚡️(Paid, Remote) NIHCM | Healthcare writer Grants! NIHCM are taking applications for healthcare journalism Freelance reporters, non-profits More info and apply here

⚡️(Paid, Remote EU) CLEW Journalism Network | Climate opp for EU journos! Opp for an expenses paid study trip to cover the elections in Poland

(£45,000 - £55,000, Remote EU) Sifted | Tech newsletter writer! Senior reporter to be the chief writer of their daily flagship newsletter, making it the destination for tech news in Europe Deadline Aug 22

($1,600, Remote) Data Citrica | Grants for writers in LATAM, women, non-binary, and LGBTQIA+ journalists. This organisation aims to drive investigations on crucial regional issues. This grant is focused on sexual diversity. More info here. Deadline Aug 31

(£400 - £500 per day, Remote UK) Mavis | Freelance copywriter to join their team building an AI-powered tech brand. Starting ASAP!

(£140 - £160 per day, Remote UK) PCR Digital | Freelance sports news journalist on a contract basis to support news and feature writing Deadline Aug 28

(£14 per hour, Remote) Queer AF | Freelance audience producer for part-time, two days per week, to recycle and repurpose content for social media channels Deadline Aug 22

(Paid, Remote UK) Guardian | Freelance subeditor to work across the Guardian and Observer, working with reporters and editors to support reviewing content Deadline Aug 21

(Paid, Remote US) Tebra | Freelance writers for their media site that publishes news, research, and reports that give operators information on how to run an independent healthcare practice

(Paid, Remote) PepsiCo | Freelance mid-senior writer to help with an upcoming campaign across social and TV for some big brands

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PPS - I’m getting mixed feedback about the new style. Some of y’all love it, others hate it. What do you think? More pink? less pink? too Barbie??