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✍️ TWJN 268: Pitch Calls, Writing Opportunities, Media Jobs
Eater, Slate, The Onion, Monocle ✨📝 📬
Akhil Chauhan
May 27, 2026
Happy Wednesday to all you writers & creatives 👋
This issue has over 40 pitch calls, writing opportunities, and media jobs from Eater, Slate, The Onion, Entertainment Weekly, The Atlantic, Remezcla, Monocle, The Guardian, Current Affairs, Playboy, Business Insider, Food52 and tons more. Loads of new pitch calls after the long weekend!
Looking for advice on what makes a truly solid pitch? Check out Deputy Editor Paige DiFiore’s post where she shares what makes a pitch stand out in an editor’s inbox 📬
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1️⃣ Calls to Pitch
(£0.50 per word) Monocle | Monocle is looking for global stories on international affairs, urbanism, entrepreneurship, culture, design, fashion and hospitality. They’re interested in optimistic, solutions-oriented tone and publish opinions, features, explainers, and Q&As. Pay is £0.50 per commissioned word for digital stories. See Monocle’s pitch guide for more details. Send digital pitches to [email protected].