Happy Sunday to 7,366 motivated writers 👋🏼 

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

Just getting off a long drive from Houston (again!) It’s running up against my bedtime so I’m gonna hit the hay.

It’s a big week of opps! Over 35 for you to browse 🧐

Let’s get straight to it!

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So, what do we have this week?

1️⃣ Free Ebook: Pricing strategies for Freelancers

2️⃣ 20 calls to pitch, 15 early access for TWJN Pro ⚡️

3️⃣ 16 writing jobs

Let’s get to it! ⬇️ ⬇️

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1️⃣ Resource of the week

Free Ebook: Pricing strategies for Freelancers

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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) New York Times | Guest essays for NYT. Reported essays, opinion pieces, big swings.. and more! Guidelines here

⚡️($400) Next City Org | Detroit based reporters! Deonna is looking for someone to cover efforts to keep veterans in the city housed See their publication here

⚡️($250 - $350) Translash Media | Black trans femmes! The folks at Translash Media are looking for Black Trans submissions for an upcoming Zine collab Guidelines here Deadline Sept 30

⚡️($250) Insider | ASAP! American football pitch for @thisisinsider, parents who don't let their kids play football.. but also watch football Deadline ASAP

⚡️($250, estimate) Insider | Conz at Insider is also looking for a pitch about school spirit days… in response to another piece that was against them. She’s looking for a parent that’s for them! Estimate here

⚡️($250) Food for the Worm | Horror writers! Essays on US horror films that are based on books 👻 Guidelines here Deadline Sept 27

⚡️($185) Insider | Another call for AMTRAK employees! Emily is looking for current or former employees who want to talk about what it's like to work on a train… choo choo Guidelines here

⚡️(£150) Stylist | Women writers! Ellen is looking for stories about mental health Estimate here

⚡️($150) Statement Africa | Entertainment writers! 🍿 These folks are commissioning a review of a movie, C.J. Obasi’s Mami Wata Deadline Sept 18

⚡️($100 - $500+) Berkleyside | Foodie writers! 🌮 Tovin is looking for food story pitches in the East Bay. Community and under-the-radar food stories preferred, but also other things like restaurant reviews Guidelines here

⚡️(£50) PolyesterZine | Entertainment + pop culture! Gina is looking for pitches .. deep dives on internet culture + personal essays

⚡️($0.50 - $1 per word) Bay Nature | SF writers! Kate has a rolling call out for pitches on impact of a few federal bills that affect the wildlife in the area

⚡️($0.50 - $1 per word, estimate) Guardian US | Western US wrtiers! Justin is looking for pitches on a bunch of topics from writers based West of TX.. Inc. features that capture joy 😊 Estimate here

⚡️($0.50 per word, estimate) Prism Reports | Bay area freelancers! Carolyn is looking for someone to cover new strategies on how drug dealing cases in the city will be prosecuted. Estimate here

($350) Paper | Features opp! Matt is looking for features for the re-launch of PAPER magazine. Everything covering fashion, music, internet culture - and more

($300) Courtwatch News | Legal writers! Seamus is looking for freelancers to cover federal court proceedings. They're looking for fact-based reporting on federal court records Guidelines here Rolling call

($200) Pop Sugar | Entertainment writers! 🍿Noelle is looking for SEO pieces for celebs & entertainment posts on things like movies/TV, roundups, and more Estimate here

($175+, estimate) Huck | Ben is looking for evergreen, big features for the rest of the year. Check the thread for some examples of topics Estimate here

($0.50 per word) Afar | Indigenous & Native writers! Mae is looking for a piece about Indigenous travel. Feature-style stories, round-ups, and more Deadline Sept 22

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2️⃣ Writing jobs

⚡️($150,000, Remote US) The Hechinger Report | Exec editor! Another leadership opp to help run their newsroom.. they cover all things education. Remote possible, but preference to specific locations More info and apply here

⚡️($114,000 - $228,000, Remote US) The Emancipator | Editor in Chief opp! They're hiring a new leader at @the_emancipator, at grade 52.. compensation table here

⚡️(£45,000 pro rate, Remote UK) Norwich Seeker | Editor opp! Part-time, freelance, for 2-days per week. Min. 3 month commitment

⚡️($20 - $50 per hour, Remote US) USA Today | Look at this!! 👀 👑 🐝 Beyonce Reporter.. full time!! Keeping up to date and writing about Beyonce is up to: music, business, media, and more More info and apply here

⚡️($20 - $50 per hour, Remote US) USA Today | Swifties!! Another opp here.. Follow T Swift on her European tour and 2024 tour stops to report on her impact on music + culture More info and apply here

⚡️($15 - $18, Remote US) Bonneville | Content editor opp! Will be producing content for KTAR and ArizonaSports, part-time at 20-30 hours per week More info and apply here

⚡️(Paid, Remote) CQ Researcher | Freelance writer opp, looking for seasoned journos with experience writing in-depth reports

⚡️(Paid, Remote CAN) Maisonneueve | Another Editor opp! Associate editor for @maisonneuvemag, will be editing and reviewing pieces for publication + managing social media acc's More info here Deadline Sept 26

⚡️(Paid, Remote CAN) UrbanToronto | Freelance writer opp! They’re expanding their freelancer pool with experience related to the GTA. Development, planning, architecture, real estate, and more.

⚡️(Paid, Remote US) Wealth of Geeks | Political editor! Michael is looking for a writer with a sense of humor to break down topics, in a fun nonpartisan way. Part-time, 30 hours per wk

⚡️(Paid, Remote) Money to the Masses | Damien is looking for a freelance consumer writer for a 6-month stint for maternity cover

(£140 per day, Remote UK) Pop Verse | UK based pop culture writers 🇬🇧 Chris is looking for UK freelancers to cover some news and features for weekdays

(Paid, Remote UK) The Worcester Guardian | Freelance journalist opp! This nonprofit indie newsroom is looking for freelancers with an interest in community news. Topics include municipal government, education, real estate, etc. More info here

(Paid, Remote UK) Farfetch | Freelance content sub-editor to review copy and work across a range of departments to localise content for their German market

(Paid, Remote US) Illume Fertility | Freelance content copywriter and project manager to join their Marketing and Strategic Growth team

(Paid, Remote US) Stone Press | Freelance content producer / researcher to help mange content for their high profile B2B websites. Blog posts that will support their business

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PS I’m out!