Freelance Opportunities for Freelancers Like Me - Sept 27 Edition

Maybelle Morgan, Associate Editor at I News, 2024 National Newspaper of the Year, is looking for pitches (first person, reported feature ideas) on pensions/money with a lifestyle angle - email Maybelle at maybelle.morgan@inews.co.uk 

DIGITAL FRONTIER MAGAZINE

Sophia Epstein @sophstein: I'm looking for feature pitches for #dfmagazine issue 003, the theme is cUriOsiTy  "Curiosity" can be interpreted however you like: a startup that began as a down-the-rabbit-hole exploration, a platform that helps you discover via curiosity rather than an algorithm, an online subculture you've always wanted to investigate the origins of. This is your chance to figure out the answer to the question that's been gnawing at you for as long as you can remember (as long as it relates to emerging, digital tech and how it's impacting our lives, ofc). Everyone is welcome to pitch, no matter who, what, where you are. Please send your good, optimistic, nuanced pitches to sophia@digitalfrontier.com, rates are 30p/word. Deadline is October 3rd. 

BUSINESS INSIDER

Conz Preti [Editor at Business Insider]: Freelancers, this one is for you: For @businessinsider — looking for people who were pushed out of the workforce because of Return To Office mandates (RTO). Looking for people with corporate jobs. email me pitches: cpreti@insider.com [$250] 

LONELY PLANET

Alicia Johnson @AjGoinPlaces: Hello! I'm looking for travel writers for a few chapters of the Brazil guidebook: Brasila & Goias; Rio de Janeiro State; Rio Grande do Sul. My email is Alicia.johnson@lonelyplanet.com. This is guidebook work, so rates are specific to the individual writer. [for Lonely Planet] 

Isabelle Fraser @izzyfraser: I'm looking for a feature writer in Spain who can take on a tax/property story for me. Get in touch - isabelle.fraser@telegraph.co.uk 

assign a feature for 
@thekitchn. If cooking has helped with your mental health or having a mental illness made cooking challenging, please share your story with us. Pitch me at paulina@thekitchn.com. Rates start at $300 

Refinery29 UK @Refinery29UK: Looking for a writer/journalist with experience in covering social/autobiographical photography series for R29. Email your CV/portfolio to kristine.romano@refinery29.com [text in image: Must have: experience interviewing photographers/communicating their story and work; Ability to research and pitch original angles suitable for R29; Be in touch with a network of photographers that cover a range of topics: lifestyle, gender, sexuality, relationships, youth culture etc.; A sensitive and social anthropological approach to culture writing]

New York Amsterdam News @NYAmNews: The New York Amsterdam News is looking for freelance writers to cover various news topics. Go to http://amsterdamnews.com/freelance for more information. ["We pay $80 per story, and $30 per photograph and significantly higher for longer, more deeply reported stories."] 

Rachel Courtland [Editor at MIT Technology Review]: MIT Technology Review is seeking pitches for an upcoming print issue. The theme is Relationships. As always, the theme is a loose prompt. We're looking for pitches for longer pieces: narrative features, compelling investigations, essential profiles, and super-sharp essays. All with some connection to technology. This call for pitches is mostly aimed at journalists, but if you're an expert with a strong idea, please don't hesitate to reach out. The pitch deadline is Friday September 27. If you haven't seen it, please review our pitch guide (https://lnkd.in/ghW8vbiT). It includes general pitching advice, word rates, my e-mail address, and other helpful details.