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✍️ TWJN Pro 146: Pitch Calls, Writing Opportunities & Media Jobs
Apple News, Intrepid Times, The Conversation, Rotten Tomatoes ✨📝 📬
Akhil Chauhan
November 16, 2025
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Happy Sunday to all you writers & creatives 👋
This issue has over 50 pitch calls, writing opportunities, and media jobs from Apple News, Intrepid Times, Oregon Humanities, Marie Claire, The Farmer’s Dog, Rotten Tomatoes, GitHub, Coursera, Roblox, The Conversation U.S., ProPublica and tons more.
It’s a light week for new pitch calls, but there’s loads of contract roles and a few newsroom, writing, and marketing/communications internships. If you’re looking to pivot into a full-time position in the new year, there’s also a ton of roles to check out in content writing, editing, copywriting, social media & marketing, and communications. It’s an especially packed issue today, so there’s definitely something in here for you!
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1️⃣ Calls to Pitch
($750 - $1,500) Oregon Humanities | Oregon Humanities is accepting pitches and feature-length submissions from Oregon writers for their Spring issue, Labor. They’re looking for stories about work, effort, and toil. Accepting essays, journalism, and criticism between 1,500 and 4,000 words. Pay is $750–1,500, depending on length and complexity. Submission deadline is December 15. More details in their call for submissions. Submit one proposal or one draft to [email protected].