✍️ TWJN 184 | 28 opps!! Lonely Planet, The Cut, SELF 📝 💌 📬

Happy Sunday to all you writers & creatives 👋

How’s everyone doing?

It’s been a bit light on the pitch calls this month as August and even July are usually on the quieter side, but September is right around the corner! I’ve got some more contract gigs if you’re looking for some additional writing work.

If you missed the last newsletter with over 40 writing & freelance opportunities, check it out here.

So, what do we have this week?

1️⃣ 8 calls to pitch 🚨 📣

2️⃣ 20 writing & marketing jobs 💼

Let’s get to it! ⬇️ ⬇️

1️⃣ Calls to Pitch

($500 - $600+) The Cut | The Cut is always looking for ideas about politics, feminism, work, money, relationships, mental health, fashion, and issues relating to equality. Rates start at $500 for 1,000-1,500 word essays & columns and $600 for 1,500-2,000 word features. Pitch guide here. Send pitches to [email protected]

($500) Planetizen | Are you a practicing planner, scholar, or work in a related field? Planetizen is always accepting pitches for feature articles that bring an expert lens to today's key planning issues. They welcome pitches from urban planners, scholars, and professionals in the fields of design, development, and any of the numerous other fields that intersect with the world of planning. For professional writers (i.e., those for whom writing is their primary source of income), they pay a standard flat fee of $500 per feature or career-related article. Pitch guide here. Send pitches to [email protected]

($450 - $800) SELF | SELF is always looking for new writers to work with. They’re looking for stories that explore personal, community, or public health, ideally with a service element. Rates start at $450 for short and quick news stories. Reported service stories start at $500; features start at $800. See pitch guide for more info and to find the appropriate editor to send pitches to.

($400+) point.me | Katie is looking for stories of people doing amazing things with their points (e.g. spending little money on epic trips, turning big expenses into free travel). Can be you or a subject you interview. Pay starts at $400. Pitch here

($220, estimate) Business Insider | Conz is looking for pitches on the following for Business Insider: Parenting hot takes (things you said you'd never do and now do, ways you've changed your mind); Relationships (friendships, romantic, weird ways you met someone); Teacher/professor advice to parents; Boomers who can't retire or moved outside of the US to afford it. Rates for BI are usually around $220 per piece. Send pitches to [email protected]

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