♕ STUDY HALL OPPORTUNITIES 03/01/2024 ♕

CALLS FOR PITCHES 

Please note that we are not endorsing every publication or company listed here. Engaging with a publication or company is entirely up to the reader. We currently split pitch calls into three sections: Time-Sensitive (Above Fair Rates), Evergreen (Above Fair Rates), and Time-Sensitive + Evergreen (Below Fair Rates) — and sort each section by highest to lowest rates. We currently define “fair rates” as above $200 USD for around 700-800 words and above $0.20 per word for longer pieces. However, we cannot guarantee that every publication pays this rate. If you have more information on a rate or exploitative business practices from a publication posted, email [email protected].

NEW: -Cosmopolitan’s senior features editor, Nicole Pasulka, is looking for pitches of “original nonfiction STORIES (not just topics you want to explore) with gripping narratives about memorable people” or “a bonkers trend no one is talking about” for their fall issue. “Stories should appeal to women in the US under 35.” The rate ranges from $1.50-$2 per word. See our Opportunity Finder listing for more info and send pitches to [email protected]. 

–Narratively and Creative Nonfiction magazine are looking for pitches for their new series, The Art of Nonfiction Storytelling. They are interested in getting at the heart of “what makes a great story truly great.” According to executive editor Jesse Sposato, they’re: ”looking for pieces quite literally about the art of narrative, an obscure essay you once read that changed your life; an aha moment you had while reporting undercover for your local alt-weekly; the subtle difference between immersion journalism and due-diligence reporting (and why it matters).” The rates start at $1,500 per story. See our Opportunity Finder listing or their pitch guide for more info, and submit through their Submittable page by this Monday, March 4.

–Barn Raiser‘s guest editor, Lydia Moran, is looking for pitches of reported features, creative nonfiction, and photo essays for a special series of arts and culture stories. “Stories will explore the work of artists, environmental stewards, community organizers, and artistic and social justice movements informing Midwestern creativity and social change, with a focus on reimagined or nontraditional forms of cartography and mapping.” The rate is a flat fee of $1,000. See our Opportunity Finder listing for more info and send pitches – including a 200-300 word description of your idea and 2-4 links to recent and relevant work – to [email protected]. The pitch call is rolling, but the priority deadline is March 15. 

–Business Insider‘s special projects editor, Julia Naftulin, is commissioning a writer with a Cambodian background for a specific story covering the Cambodian New Year Celebration in Silver Spring, MD, on April 13. The rate is $700. See our Opportunity Finder listing for more info, and send pitches to [email protected] by this Tuesday, March 5. 

NEW: –New Lines Magazine‘s North Africa editor, Erin Clare Browne, is looking for pitches for two verticals at the magazine that will run in June, July, and August. One is Spotlight, a newsletter about underreported news and cultural trends from around the world. The other is pitches of “insightful, complex, and provocative stories that tackle the culture and intellectual life of North Africa, the Sahel, and Francophone West Africa.” Spotlight features are usually $600 and regular essays are $800. See our Opportunity Finder listing or the pitch guide for more info, and send pitches to [email protected] by March 22.

NEW: –Parks & Rec Business (PRB) is looking for pitches of stories about waterparks for their July issue. “Tell us all about your slides, obstacle courses, lazy rivers, and everything in-between.” The rate is $400 for 1,200-word articles. See our Opportunity Finder listing or their pitch guide for more info, and send your stories, pitches, and questions to Northstar Publishing Inc.’s editor, Jefferey Spivey, at [email protected]. 

NEW: –ARTnews‘ executive digital editor, Harrison Jacobs, is looking for pitches of stories on Impressionism and Surrealism for a special editorial package – “from museum previews/reviews to evergreens exploring the history of Impressionism and Surrealism.” They are also always looking for pitches and new writers to work with. The rates “typically start at $0.33/word, and stories run between 650 – 2,500 words.” See our Opportunity Finder listing or their pitch guide for more info, and send pitches on Impressionism and Surrealism through their pitch form by next Friday, March 8. 

NEW: –Food & Wine‘s senior editor, Daniel Modlin, is looking for pitches of guides to “food and kitchen products you love and swear by. Wine glasses? Vegetable choppers? Organization hacks? Send me an email if you’ve got something fun.” The rate is $300 per article. See our Opportunity Finder listing for more info, and send pitches to [email protected]. 

NEW: –Apartment Therapy‘s News & Culture assistant editor, Noella Williams, is looking for pitches of “stories about how anxiety, depression, OCD, and any other mental disorder influences cleaning, organizing, and decluttering — through personal stories, expert recommendations, resources, and more. Through these, we hope to make people feel seen, find solutions, and learn.” The rates start at $200. See our Opportunity Finder listing for more info and send pitches through their pitch form.

EVERGREEN PITCH CALLS (ABOVE FAIR RATES)

NEW: –National Geographic editor Starlight Williams is always looking for pitches of “timely culture, history, health/wellness, and trend explainers/stories.” She is a “lover of all mythology, supernatural, strange history, fitness trend stories.” The rates start at $1 per word. See our Opportunity Finder listing for more info (including the pitch format to use), and send pitches to [email protected]. 

NEW: –Narratively’s executive editor, Jesse Sposato, is always looking for pitches for three of their most popular sections: Deep Dives (longform features), Memoir (first-person), and Secret Lives (reported profiles and first-person essays). Please note that they have dropped their pitch fees and are only accepting pitches as opposed to unsolicited full-story submissions, so that their team is able to review each and every query they receive carefully. The rates start at $1,000. See our Opportunity Finder listing or their pitch guide for more info, and send pitches through their Submittable page.

NEW: –DAME Magazine is always looking for pitches of features and op-eds “on the care economy, elder care, women’s health, and climate stories that have intersections with other issues.” They do not accept recaps or straight reviews, poetry, fiction, or art, pitches of stories previously published, or fully written or reported stories. The rates range from $350-$750 for reported stories. See our Opportunity Finder listing or their pitch guide for more info, and send pitches through their Pitch Form.

NEW: –Inverse‘s deputy gaming editor, Shannon Liao, is always looking for pitches of reported features on “the craft or psychology of video games.” According to their pitch guide, “Inverse editors welcome pitches from people without a lot of experience and are happy to develop ideas with new freelancers.” The rates start at $300. See our Opportunity Finder listing or their pitch guide for more info, and send pitches to [email protected]. 

NEW: –Business Insider’s senior editor, Conz Preti, is always looking for pitches of personal essays on a range of content. On February 28, 2024, she did a pitch call out for “essays and reported pieces on nanny shares.” She is also generally interested in pitches on health, parenting, sex and relationships, college life, and LGBTQ issues. The rates start at $250. See our Opportunity Finder listing or their pitch guide for more info, and send pitches to [email protected]. 

NEW: –Monster Children is always looking for pitches of short features on “anything within the worlds of skate, music, surf, and art.” They are specifically not “looking for op-eds or social criticism (no ‘why I think gen z sucks’ pitches).” The rate is $200 for 700-800 words, “possibly more depending on the amount of work or research involved.” See our Opportunity Finder listing for more info, and send pitches to [email protected]. 

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TIME-SENSITIVE + EVERGREEN PITCH CALLS (BELOW FAIR RATES) 

NEW: –SICK Magazine is looking for pitches from “folks who are sick/chronically ill/mentally ill/disabled.” They are specifically looking for writing and artwork that thinks through the experience of illness and disability in new ways, or explores a topic that is framed by this experience.” The rates start at $150 (or £115) for 800-1,000 words. See our Opportunity Finder listing or their pitch guide for more info, and send pitches to [email protected] by March 10.

–Full Stop Quarterly guest editor Natália Affonso is accepting submissions of essays, book reviews, interviews, and more on the theme of “Tender Tongues.” She is interested in “the power of multilingualism,” how “critics, artists, and writers push back against imperialist/colonial hierarchies (of tongues),” and other topics. The rate is $150 for essays, $60 for book reviews, and $40 for interviews. See our Opportunity Finder listing or their pitch guide for more info, including specific pitch email guidelines. The pitch deadline is March 13.

–Cunning Folk Magazine is looking for pitches of “interviews with musicians and artists, personal essays, articles, rituals, poetry, and short fiction” on the theme of Sound and Vision. “Due to limited capacity, we are not open to fiction submissions from North America at this time.” The rate is £100 ($126.57 USD) for each commissioned article and short story. See our Opportunity Finder listing or their pitch guide for more info, and send pitches to [email protected] by March 20.

NEW: -The soon-to-be relaunched website Juicy Pink Box is always looking for pitches for its  Culture, Confessions, and Erotic Fiction verticals, including essays, recommendations, reported features, and other content. The rates range from $0.10-$0.50 per word, or “more depending on experience.” See our Opportunity Finder listing or their pitch guide for more info, and send pitches to [email protected]. 

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FREELANCE, PART-TIME, AND TEMPORARY JOBS 

NEW: –Grist is hiring a Western North Carolina-based reporter to cover climate change in Appalachia for Blue Ridge Public Radio. Candidates should have at least five years of reporting experience, including “demonstrated news judgment, ethics, and creative approaches to storytelling.” The salary range is $62,500-$70,000, and the role is a year-long position piloting a partnership between Grist and BPR. The position is covered by the Grist Newsguild. See our Opportunity Finder listing for more info and apply through their job page.

–Freelancing With Tim’s founder, Tim Herrera, is hiring an assistant to help improve and grow the newsletter and its resources. The position is aimed at journalism students or early-career journalists. “Video editing and/or illustration skills [are] a huge plus!” The rate is $20 per hour “for like 5-ish hours a week or so (with potential for lots more work and involvement)”.  See our Opportunity Finder listing for more info, and send a resume and “suuuper quick note” to [email protected]. There is no hard deadline; the position will be open to applications for “two weeks or so.” 

-The Artist Management Association (AMA) is hiring a part-time communications coordinator to oversee all of its social channels, including FB, Instagram, and Linkedin. Candidates should have some project management experience and “a background in social media, including strong writing skills and an eye for design.” The salary is $40,000, paid bi-weekly, and requires working 20 hours per week. The position is remote. See our Opportunity Finder listing for more info. No deadline was given, but the anticipated start date is this Monday, March 4.

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FREELANCE, PART-TIME, AND TEMPORARY JOBS 

NEW: –Grist is hiring a Western North Carolina-based reporter to cover climate change in Appalachia for Blue Ridge Public Radio. Candidates should have at least five years of reporting experience, including “demonstrated news judgment, ethics, and creative approaches to storytelling.” The salary range is $62,500-$70,000, and the role is a year-long position piloting a partnership between Grist and BPR. The position is covered by the Grist Newsguild. See our Opportunity Finder listing for more info and apply through their job page.

–Freelancing With Tim’s founder, Tim Herrera, is hiring an assistant to help improve and grow the newsletter and its resources. The position is aimed at journalism students or early-career journalists. “Video editing and/or illustration skills [are] a huge plus!” The rate is $20 per hour “for like 5-ish hours a week or so (with potential for lots more work and involvement)”.  See our Opportunity Finder listing for more info, and send a resume and “suuuper quick note” to [email protected]. There is no hard deadline; the position will be open to applications for “two weeks or so.” 

-The Artist Management Association (AMA) is hiring a part-time communications coordinator to oversee all of its social channels, including FB, Instagram, and Linkedin. Candidates should have some project management experience and “a background in social media, including strong writing skills and an eye for design.” The salary is $40,000, paid bi-weekly, and requires working 20 hours per week. The position is remote. See our Opportunity Finder listing for more info. No deadline was given, but the anticipated start date is this Monday, March 4. 

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FULL-TIME JOURNALISM JOBS

NEW YORK CITY

NEW: –ARTnews is hiring a reporter to write an average of one to two online articles per day, as well as several longer features per month. Candidates should have at least two years of journalism experience, “ideally covering art/culture or tech/AI.” The salary is $65,000. “Ideally, This role would be based in our New York or London offices.” See our Opportunity Finder listing for more info and apply through the job page.

REMOTE-FRIENDLY

NEW: -Civil Eats is hiring a senior editor who “cares deeply about food and agriculture policy, social justice, and environmental issues, is interested in news and trends on these subjects, and has a passion for storytelling and elevating underreported stories.” Candidates should have “at least six years of experience in journalism, editing, or publishing, as well as managing reporters.” The salary starts at $100,000. See our Opportunity Finder listing or the job page for more info, and send a cover letter, CV, and writing sample to [email protected]. 

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OTHER FULL-TIME JOBS 

NEW YORK CITY

NEW: -The Hollyhock Foundation is hiring a program analyst to “conduct research to build the foundation’s knowledge base and provide analytical and administrative support across our grant due diligence process.” Candidates should have at least three years of relevant experience. The salary range is $100,000-$115,000. See our Opportunity Finder listing or the job page for more info, and send a cover letter and one-page resume to [email protected]. 

NEW: -The Bowery Residents’ Committee (BRC) is hiring an NYC-based digital communications and content manager to oversee the BRC website and social media platforms. Candidates should have “superb writing and editing skills, as well as the ability to translate complex ideas into accessible and engaging prose.” The salary range is $50,000-$70,000. See our Opportunity Finder listing for more info and apply through the job page.

–The Drift is hiring an NYC-based business manager to oversee and grow the magazine. Candidates should have experience with handling the finances of a magazine. “The role is somewhat flexible, and we’re open to considering candidates who prefer part-time or full-time work.” The salary range is $30,000-$60,000, depending on time commitment and experience. See our Opportunity Finder listing or the job page for more info, and send a resume, cover letter, and the names and contact information of two references to [email protected] by this Monday, March 4.

REMOTE-FRIENDLY

NEW: –Project for Public Spaces is hiring a director of communications and marketing. Candidates must have experience in communications strategy, campaign development, and media relations to be considered. The position is remote but requires meeting in person in NYC once per quarter. The salary is $93,000. See our Opportunity Finder listing or the job page for more info, and apply through the job form. “Applications will be reviewed and interviews conducted beginning the week of March 11.”

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EVENTS AND RESOURCES

-Sterling College is hosting an eight-week workshop on food and environmental nonfiction. The course will teach students to craft compelling stories, allow them to workshop their pieces, and receive feedback on pitches. The tuition fee is $1,250, but a large number of tuition-free fellowships are available. The course begins the week of March 11.

-NYU School of Professional Studies is hosting a paid winter program, How to Write Op-Eds and Personal Essays. The program will teach participants how to pitch a story to an editor and will conclude with a complete essay ready for publication. The tuition for the course is $1,099, and the course will run from this Monday, March 4, through May 6. NYU Instructor Jennifer Mattson edits two essays and a pitch letter, so you’ll come away with plenty of finished material to send off.

-Gabrielle Sierra, the director of podcasting at the Council on Foreign Relations, is hosting a Women in Podcasting Meet Up at South By Southwest in Austin, TX. Join the meetup “to mingle with fellow female podcasters and producers and join a community filled with very cool and talented women. Come one, come all!” The event will take place March 11 from 4-5 PM CT at the Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 410. 

-Reporters Without Borders is conducting a survey “to help create the first U.S. State Press Freedom Index in partnership with Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI).” The project will rate the press freedom records of all U.S. states and territories based on information gathered from working journalists and media experts around the country. They are specifically looking for journalists from all 50 states and U.S. Territories to get involved. Sign up to take the survey when it launches here.

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GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS, CONTESTS, AND AWARDS

-The International Women’s Media Foundation is accepting submissions for its 2024 Courage in Journalism Awards. They are “currently accepting third-party nominations (no self-nominations) in English, Spanish, and French,” and “this includes the Wallis Annenberg Justice for Women Journalists Award intended for women and nonbinary journalists who are detained, jailed, or imprisoned.” Self-nominations are not accepted. See our Opportunity Finder listing for more info. Send submissions in English, Spanish, or French by this Sunday, March 3.

–The Atlantic is accepting submissions for its 2024 Michael Kelly Award. The award recognizes work published in a US-based print or online publication that exemplifies “the fearless pursuit and expression of truth.” Please keep in mind that entries must be for work published in a U.S.-based print or online publication in 2023. The winning entry will be awarded $25,000, and each finalist will receive $3,000. See our Opportunity Finder listing or the award page for more info, including how to apply. There is no entry fee, and the deadline to apply is March 29. 

-The International Women’s Media Foundation is accepting applications for its Fund for Women Journalists. The program provides funding to women and nonbinary journalists for either reporting projects or professional development opportunities. The amount per project will vary, but the average grant size from 2021 to 2022 was $6,000. Applications are “accepted on a rolling basis and are open to journalists of all nationalities,” however, “applications may take up to eight weeks for the IWMF to process, from October 2023 to April 2024.”

-The Pulitzer Center is accepting applications for its Deep Dives: Ocean and Fisheries Reporting Grant. The program is aimed at “freelance and staff journalists who wish to report on vital ocean and fisheries issues and [need] support for their reporting projects.” The funding covers airfare, hotels, meals, records requests, data analysis/visualization, and other costs. There is no application deadline; they “accept grant proposals on a rolling basis.” 

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FELLOWSHIPS AND INTERNSHIPS

NEW: -Mother Jones is accepting applications for its Ben Bagdikian Fellowship Program, which offers a crash course in investigative journalism. The next fellowship cycle will begin in June 2024, and run for one year. Fellows receive $23.52 per hour and are covered by the AFL-CIO union. The program is remote, but fellows can work in a bureau office in San Francisco, Washington, DC, or New York City. Send questions about the fellowship to their Research Editor, Ruth Murai, at [email protected]. See our Opportunity Finder listing or the fellowship page for more info and apply through their application form by March 24. 

–ProPublica is accepting applications for its Investigative Editor Training Program. The program includes an intensive weeklong boot camp held June 2-6, 2024, in New York, with remote sessions via Zoom throughout the year. Expenses for meals, travel, and lodging will be covered during the boot camp. The ideal applicant will have “a minimum of five years of journalism experience.” For additional questions, please send an email to assistant managing editor Talia Buford at [email protected]. See our Opportunity Finder listing for more info, and apply through the fellowship page by March 11.