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✍️ TWJN Pro 159: Pitch Calls, Writing Opportunities, Media Jobs
Chicago Reader, Business Insider, Meet the Press, CN Traveller ✨📝 📬
Akhil Chauhan
March 09, 2026
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Happy Monday to all you writers & creatives 👋
This issue has over 50 pitch calls, writing opportunities, and media jobs from Chicago Reader, Business Insider, InStyle, Meet The Press, Apartment Therapy, Inverse, Condé Nast Traveller, Homes & Garden, The Hollywood Reporter, Forbes and tons more. It’s a pretty packed edition today, with quite a few deadlines coming up soon in March 👇
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1️⃣ Calls to Pitch
($200 - $500) Chicago Reader | Editor Shawn Mulcahy is looking for news stories over at the Chicago Reader! They’re open to pitches for narrative features, neighborhood news, criticism, and multimedia work across several sections: City Life, News & Politics, Arts & Culture, Music, and Photography & Illustration. Rates are generally $200-$500. Find more details and who to send your pitch to in their pitch guidelines.