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Calls For Pitches
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Unless a closing date is included, all the following are open to pitches.

Journalists (Latin America) | IJNet

Deadline: 9 January 2025

Grants are available to help journalists in Latin America produce high-quality, factual reporting on the impact of conservation crimes and more

Freelance Writers | Urban History Association

The UHA blog is taking pitchers for its February theme on The Celluloid City: cities and film all aspects from depictions of cities to the policies cities enact to attract more filmmaking

Freelance Writers | IJNet

IJNet is looking for pitches about journalism tools, apps or resources that they haven’t covered?

Freelance Writers | Earth Island Journal

Earth Island Journal are looking for thoughtful journalism pieces about environmental and other intersectional issues.

Journalists, Writers and Artists | Acacia Magazine

Pitch Deadline: 17 December 2024

Acacia Magazine is accepting pitches for Issue 03.

Freelance Writers | Current Affairs

Current Affairs are accepting pitches for new articles on animal welfare and the environment. And they'll consider other topics, too.

Freelance Writers | Leicester Gazette

The Leicester Gazette says it's always open for pitches, so check them out.

Freelance Writers | The Sun

Looking for women's stories and opinion pieces for the Bodies section on Fab Daily in The Sun. Topics covered could be body image, fitness, wellness trends, weight etc. UK only.

Freelance Writers | Network Weaver

Network Weaver are accepting pitches for this year’s 2024 – 2025 BIPOC Editorial series until July 2025

Feature Writers | Freethink

Freethink covers tech, business, and society. They’re always looking for feature ideas on transformative trends and innovations, including interviews with industry leaders, scientists, and others.

First Person Writers | Nonlinear Love

Nonlinear Love is looking for first-person essays about “nonlinear love.”

SEO Writers/Experts | Sitebulb

If you have unique SEO insights, case studies, tips, or just want to get your name associated with a particular topic, Sitebulb wants to hear from you.

Feature Writers | Freethink

If you're passionate about exploring the intersection of tech, business, and society, Freethink want to hear from you.

Edmonton-based Freelance Writers | CBC

CBC is looking for 1st person pitches from writers living in Edmonton, Canada.

Freelance Writers | New Lines Magazine

New Lines Magazine is looking for pitches for two verticals, for November, December and January. Deadline for pitches is 31 October.

Freelance Writers | Planetizen

Planetizen are accepting pitches for feature articles that bring an expert lens to today's key planning issues.

Freelance Writers | Future Commerce

Future Commerce is still accepting pitches on “the future of how we buy and belong”. Pay: $0.20 to $0.50 per word for at least 1,500 words.

Freelance Writers | Religious Dispatches

Religious Dispatches is calling for pitches from writers of color, queer writers and disabled writers.

Health Writers | Keppel Health Review

Keppel Health Review is an independent platform publishing diverse & digestible journalism on current issues and solutions in health & healthcare.

Law & Space accepts a wide variety of short blog-style articles written with academic integrity but intended for a broad audience.

Personal Finance Writers | Toronto Star

The Toronto Star is accepting pitches from experienced personal finance writers.

Food / Travel Writers | Resy

Resy is always accepting pitches for restaurant-related stories and ideas.

Freelance Editing
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Freelance Editing Opportunities

Please Note: these roles are advertised as being remote. However, please read the fine print, as some of them require you to be in the United States (or other countries) and others simply want you to be authorised to work in that country.

Content Editor | Catena Media

Posted: 26 November 2024

You'll be responsible for writing, editing, and posting content on high-value pages, including operator reviews. The role requires a deep understanding of brand guidelines and SEO best practices for affiliate marketing websites. 

Jekyll / Github Editor | Law & Space

Law & Space is built using Jekyll, a static website generator, and hosted publicly on Github. They are looking for people who have the technical skills to edit using these tools.


Tips From The Experts
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Tips From The Experts

Editor Breaks Down Their Idea Of A Great Pitch

I came across this post on X/Twitter, courtesy of James Durston’s weekly newsletter “What Editors Want”. In the post, an editor breaks down a pitch from a travel writer and explains why it’s so good. Definitely worth a read.


Writing Work (Remote)
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Remote Writing Gigs/Jobs

Please note that all "dates posted" are based on Australian Eastern Standard Time. Which means that if you're in the United States we'll be a day ahead. So it might feel like we're coming to you from the future 😊.

Digital Marketing, Content Writer | Sand Cherry

Date posted: 26 November 2024

You will be responsible for creating compelling, SEO-optimized content that educates and engages this pet insurance company's audience while driving organic traffic. 

Senior Technical Writer - Unit 42 | Palo Alto Networks

Date posted: 26 November 2024

Collaborating closely with Unit 42 leadership, operational teams, security consultants and subject matter experts you will take presentations, reports and assets through the technical writing, editing and delivery process.

Content Developer, Sales Enablement (Remote) | CrowdStrike

Date posted: 19 November 2024

You'll be responsible for working alongside key stakeholders to develop and deliver effective content for the sales organization.

Senior Technical Writer | GitLab

Date reposted: 11 November 2024

You'll be responsible for ensuring that the documentation for all of our products is clear, correct, comprehensive, and easy to use. And you'll be working with the Technical Writing team which manages the docs.gitlab.com site and its content, processes, and tooling.

Contract Writer | Snappt

Date posted: 5 November 2024

You'll be writing educational and informative blogs and you'll need to be interested in tech innovation in real estate.

Posted: 29 October 2024

You'l be analysing and writing accurate legal content (blog posts, website content, newsletters, articles) and conducting appropriate legal research.

Freelance Content Writer (US Based) | Maximus

Posted 28 October 2024

You'll be writing engaging, scientifically accurate articles on men’s health, fitness, nutrition, mental well-being, and lifestyle.

Freelance Blog Writers | MyThirdPlace

Date posted: 17 September 2024

MyThirdPlace has just launched their community blog! They are looking for blog/content writers to produce a single article for their website (approx.1000-1500 words).

We leave these jobs up for a bit longer because not that many people have these skills ... so it takes longer to fill the positions. Don't be put off if the date looks a little bit old.

Dutch Copywriters and Translators | Klinget

Date posted: 16 September 2024

No info provided other than that Klinget is looking for Dutch copywriters and translators.

Latino Freelance Writers | Indy Espanol

Date posted: 10 September 2024

They are looking for pitches about culture, health, entertainment, lifestyle and politics.

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DualShockers - List Article Writer | Valnet

Date posted: 26 November 2024

You'll be creating original, informative, and eye-catching articles that will change the way people think about gaming!


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