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✍️ TWJN 266: Pitch Calls, Writing Opportunities, Media Jobs
The Athletic, Deleted Saves, Esquire, The New Yorker ✨📝 📬
Akhil Chauhan
May 05, 2026
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Happy Tuesday to all you writers & creatives 👋
This issue has 40 pitch calls, writing opportunities, and media jobs from The Athletic, Deleted Saves, Marie Claire UK, Future, The Guardian, Mothership, Esquire, The New Yorker, Business Insider, The New Republic and tons more.
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1️⃣ Calls to Pitch
($6,000 baseline) The Atavist Magazine | The Atavist Magazine put out a call for pitches! They’re seeking pitches for deeply reported, narrative-driven longform features ranging from 8,000 to 30,000 words. Stories can be historical or current, covering crime, science, adventure, romance, or first-person experiences. They are not looking for news dispatches, think pieces, trend pieces, profiles of well-known figures, op-eds, or anything without a clear narrative arc. No AI-assisted pitches or drafts will be considered. The baseline story fee is $6,000, with a 25% kill fee guaranteed on all assigned stories, plus quarterly royalties based on traffic. They also run a Revived series, republishing lost longform work (5,000+ words) from defunct outlets for a $2,500 fee. Anyone can pitch — early-career or seasoned, domestic or international. More details in the pitch guide. Send pitches to [email protected] and/or [email protected].