Category that describes your organization: Product review arm of The New York Times

Range of fees you pay your writers: Short-form pieces (700-1,000 words) start at $500 and go up from there, depending on the reporting (and possible testing) required. Feature-length reviews start at $1,500, but often command higher fees (again, depending on the reporting and testing required)

Types of projects you typically assign: In-depth reviews of consumer products and services

Areas of expertise: Journalism experience required; product review experience preferred, but not necessary

Are you looking for pitches? No pitches, please – I’d like to use this meeting time to get to know new writers. Thank you!

Additional info: https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/

Category that describes your organization: Digital and print publication

Range of fees you pay your writers: Flat fee: $300-550 for digital; various for print

Types of projects you typically assign: We’re looking for pitches for 1,200-1,500-word articles for Fodors.com. Here are the current pitch guidelines: https://www.fodors.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Fodors-Pitching-Guidelines-2024.pdf

Areas of expertise: We want to work with writers who can deliver a strong story where “place” is a main character. We’re also always looking for writers who can discuss various aspects of travel — including news, business, medical, and legal.

Are you looking for pitches?: Here are the current pitch guidelines: https://www.fodors.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Fodors-Pitching-Guidelines-2024.pdf

Category that describes your organization: Next Avenue, a PBS website

Range of fees you pay your writers: Flat fee of $400 for reported articles of 800 to 1,200 words. For personal essays, we pay a flat fee of $300.

Types of projects you typically assign: We are looking for articles on older adults’ experience in the workplace, government policies that affect people over 50, second careers that involve starting a business, saving and investing for retirement, general arts & culture, health and fitness for older adults, and navigating Medicare and Social Security.

Areas of expertise: We are looking for people who are knowledgeable about advances in mainstream medicine that are particularly relevant to older adults and who can write compelling people-centered narratives about them. We also are eager for articles on fitness after 50.

Are you looking for pitches? Our editorial guidelines can be found on our website at https://www.nextavenue.org/submission-guidelines/

We only consider pitches submitted digitally. A link to our pitch form is in the penultimate paragraph of the Submissions page above. Please do not pitch stories by email to individual editors.

Additional info: Our mandate is broad. We have published articles on topics ranging from medical advances to museum shows, scams that target older adults to tiny houses. We are proud to have contributors from many parts of the country and abroad.

Category that describes your organization: Print publication

Range of fees you pay your writers: Up to $2/word

Types of projects you typically assign: Pieces ranging from 500 to 1,200 words; very very occasionally, 4,000-word features

Areas of expertise: I am looking for writers who can cover money-related issues that apply to Americans 50 and older.

Are you looking for pitches? One or two would be nice.

Category that describes your organization: Digital/website publication

Range of fees you pay your writers: Flat fee: $1/word

Types of projects you typically assign: 800-1,500 word articles with a two-week turnaround. The most common word count I assign is 1,200 words.

Areas of expertise: AARP.org is looking for innovative and engaging content that can help Americans age 50 and older make informed decisions on how to live the healthiest life possible. We cover everything from general health and wellness to medical breakthroughs, to health care policy and delivery. Our online articles offer the reader the “news they can use” to take steps to improve their health.

Are you looking for pitches? I much prefer pitches. I cover the healthy living beat —diet, exercise, disease prevention —as well as vision, dental, hearing and mental health. Your pitch should include a headline and deck that would grab the reader and do well in newsletter promotion. Take a look at www.aarp.org/health/healthy-living. You could also sign up for our daily newsletter or biweekly health newsletter to see the types of articles that are featured. Go to www.aarp.org/newsletters/ and scroll down to Your Health. (You don’t need to be a member, but you’ll need to register with the website.)

Additional info: Please do a search of aarp.org as well as a google search (our internal search engine isn’t great) to make sure the idea you are pitching hasn’t been covered. Health articles should include a minimum of two topic experts. We sometimes want to include a “real person” in the story as well, depending on the subject. Every article should be annotated for fact checking purposes, and we require transcripts or detailed interview notes that include direct quotes.

Category that describes your organization: Digital and print publication

Range of fees you pay your writers: $1.25/word

Types of projects you typically assign: We’re looking for pitches for 350- to 650-words.

Areas of expertise: Automotive. Technology. Sporting goods (sports trends). Travel.

Are you looking for pitches? I am looking for targeted story pitches during meetings. We are a monthly magazine, and we work a minimum of 3 1/2 months in advance of each issue.

Additional info: Costco Connection magazine runs stories about all things Costco. Since we have an auto buying program and sell tires, batteries, maintenance products and auto accessories, we’re open to wide range of automotive-related topics. We feature travel stories every month to support Costco Travel. We run a monthly tech column to support sales of home electronics. In May, we feature stories about camping, hiking and other outdoors endeavors to support sales of sporting goods.

Category that describes your organization: Print publication

Range of fees you pay your writers: $2/word

Types of projects you typically assign: Most feature stories run about 4,000 words. Ideas may also end up as online pieces, shorter Prologue (front-of-the-book) articles or even episodes of the “There’s More to That” podcast.

Areas of expertise: World and American history, archaeology, astronomy, conservation, agriculture, the Arts

Are you looking for pitches? Yes, we are looking for pitches.

Additional info: Please look online or at print issues at your newsstand to find out more about our content and voice.

Category that describes your organization: Digital/print publication

Range of fees you pay your writers: In Features, we pay 50 cents a word for stories that are 900 to 1,400 words.

Types of projects you typically assign: We’re looking for pitches for 900- to 1,400-word lifestyle stories with a two-week turnaround on assignments. We also have assignments that are guides and points-of-interest (POI) stories, which take longer to report and produce.

Areas of expertise: We are looking for writers who can cover topics including unusual/unique L.A. histories, social media trends, dating/romances/relationships, health and wellness, general trends happening in Los Angeles, L.A. neighborhoods, and hiking and the outdoors. Although we publish traditional reported stories, many of our assignments are guides and points-of-interest stories about L.A.

Are you looking for pitches? I’d prefer to skip full-on pitches during our meetings. I’d much rather hear three possible story ideas. And I’d like to get to know the individual writers and have a clear understanding about what they know about Los Angeles and Southern California.

Additional info: In Features at the Los Angeles Times, we tend to cover topics that are uniquely about L.A. and things that matter to Angelenos. We don’t often report on trends that are happening on a national or international level. Also, aside from our Funday Sunday series, we don’t focus on celebrities and Hollywood. We leave that to our colleagues in Entertainment.

Category that describes your organization: Newspaper and digital arts and entertainment news publication

Range of fees you pay your writers:

• Datebook Picks: $50
• Sidebars: $50-$300
• Round-ups, Q&As and book reviews: $350
• Live reviews: $400
• Standard story feature/narrative with multi sources: $450
• Kill fee: $100

Types of projects you typically assign: We’re looking for arts, entertainment and culture pitches that have some sort of Bay Area tie, whether the subject is a Bay Area native or ithe movie/book/song is set in the Bay Area, etc. Story lengths are typically between 600-1,000 word with turnaround that could be a couple days or a couple weeks pending on time pegs and production deadlines.

Areas of expertise: We are looking to fill gaps in our full-time staffing, so writers who can cover topics, including classical music, classical and contemporary dance, visual arts, comedy and television.

Are you looking for pitches? I would like to just meet and get to know writers.

Additional info: Please look online or at print issues at your newsstand to find out more about our content and voice. We expect narrative features to include at least two to three sources.

Category that describes your organization: Digital and print publication

Range of fees you pay your writers:

Between $150-$550 – depends on story complexity, length, urgency and a variety of other factors

Types of projects you typically assign:

We take freelance pitches mostly in the following categories. Note that we lean toward stories that have a tie to Seattle or Washington state. Occasionally we will take a story with a broader Pacific Northwest tie.

• tv
• books/authors
• outdoors
• travel
• culture
• visual arts
• music

Areas of expertise: See above!

Are you looking for pitches? Happy to entertain some relevant pitches if writers have any.

Additional info: We are the largest media outlet in the Pacific Northwest and we really lean into our local coverage. We take pitches about stories that relate to life, culture and entertainment in the Seattle area or as relates to people with ties to Seattle or WA state.

Category that describes your organization: Star Tribune; digital and print news publication serving a primarily Minnesota audience.

Range of fees you pay your writers: $150 – $450 per story.

Types of projects you typically assign: We are looking for Minnesota-based travel stories that run about 600-1,000 words. We are in need of people specializing in outdoor activities (boating, snowmobiling etc.) and we also accept general travel stories.

Areas of expertise: Travel and Outdoors

Are you looking for pitches? E-mail me at sue.campbell@startribune.com, or andy.putz@startribune.com or simon.groebner@startribune.com

Additional info: Please see startribune.com and its Outdoors and Travel modules for examples of what we cover.

Category that describes your organization: Book publishing

Range of fees you pay your writers: Work for hire contributors receive ~$5,000 per chapter, up to $35,000 per book or more. Grant of rights contracts vary tremendously; starting advances ~$25,000 but can go much higher, depending on sales potential; royalties usually 10% of list to 10K, 12.5 to 20K, 15 thereafter; sales bonuses possible

Types of projects you typically assign:

• Book proposals in keeping with our mission and sales expectations
• WFH writers for complex book projects Nat Geo Books organizes
• Fact checkers and text editors

Areas of expertise: Natural history, history, science, travel, photography

Are you looking for pitches? I would rather talk generally about the writer’s interests and background along with interests and expectations of National Geographic Books.

Category that describes your organization: Brand storytelling agency that was founded by The Atlantic

Range of fees you pay your writers: Based on the size of the client we’re working with (from small and medium-size businesses to large corporations) and the expertise of the writer, we tend to go with the writer’s recommended rate. For a recent project with a tech client, our freelancer settled on a flat rate per story, which included interviews with subject matter experts, writing, and a couple rounds of edits.

Types of projects you typically assign: Our clients are brands typically in need of thought leadership and magazine-style product marketing articles. Our agency often conducts an audience strategy before bringing in the writer, so when we do onboard someone, we have a pretty precise goal for the content. We rely on the writer to help us research and pitch articles, and then of course conduct interviews, produce outlines for the client, write, and go through 1-2 rounds of edits.

Areas of expertise: We’ve worked with a wide variety of B2C and B2B brands that cover topics such as: social media and society; IT consulting; nonprofit accounting; risk management; and government data.Formats that we’ve produced include: long-form articles; social posts; resource content; newsletters; data stories; short video explainers and mini narratives (under 8 minutes); you-name-it!

Are you looking for pitches? We’re in the process of confirming our client pipeline and subsequent editorial calendar, so our freelance needs aren’t set in stone at the moment. But likely we may need writers with expertise or knowledge in the following areas:

• Government contracting, specifically in the IT space
• The public sector in general
• B2B thought leadership (someone who is familiar with the needs of management consulting firms)

Additional info: We love working with writers who enjoy pitching and can talk about their ideas with clients. We will support you and provide all the context you need to understand the client, their needs, and ways of working.

Category that describes your organization: Digital publication

Range of fees you pay your writers: $200-$800 per article.

Types of projects you typically assign: We will be looking for article pitches for post-January, after Halloween/holiday.

Areas of expertise: Parenting and relationships (minus food, beauty and health).

Are you looking for pitches? We aren’t assigning immediately. Looking for post-holiday pitches.

Additional info: Pitching guide that describes tone, audience, and the types of stories we look for: https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/about/a37261766/good-housekeeping-freelancers-pitch-guidelines/

Category that describes your organization: Digital magazine

Range of fees you pay your writers:

• Op-eds-$500. Word range usually 600 to 900
• Reviews and Q&As $1 a word
• Reported stories vary by length and complexity

Types of projects you typically assign: We assign pieces on what works in public health, what doesn’t, and why. We expect pitches to synthesize research, policy, and the public/population who will be affected. Solutions–things that could improve a health outcome–are of primary importance to us.

Areas of expertise: Writers need to be comfortable writing about science and policy. We are not a health care magazine. We look at population health outcomes.

Are you looking for pitches? We are always open to pitches.

Category that describes your organization: Digital publication

Range of fees you pay your writers: Flat rate: $300 for up to 2,000 words (rarely shorter than 600 words, usually around 1,200-1,500), $600 for 2,000 to 4,000 (usually lower to mid on the range), etc.

Types of projects you typically assign: I am in charge of our Automotive Advice section (linked below) and assign articles based upon our scoring data, audience goals and SEO needs. I do not accept pitches. I assign to freelancers typically once per week, and they have a week to complete the assignments. Our content is consumer-focused and derives from our rankings and reviews to help individuals choose the right vehicle to buy. We do not cover automotive news. Some of my content features automotive financing, leasing, warranties, etc. https://cars.usnews.com/cars-trucks/advice

Areas of expertise: I can only hire writers who have automotive experience, or who are experts in consumer finance and can cover automotive financing, leasing, etc.

Are you looking for pitches? No, I do not accept pitches. Time meeting with me would be to discuss your experience writing articles about vehicles with a buyer focus or content concerning consumer finance.

Category that describes your organization: Branded Content Studio

Range of fees you pay your writers: Our fee for an 800-word article is $1,500, and assignments overall can pay less or, in many cases, more based on the product and the scope of work.

Types of projects you typically assign: Most of the studio’s work appears on Forbes.com as paid content created in partnership with an advertiser. Fortunately for us, this means we’re writing about AI with a major tech company or how to protect a small business with a top insurer.

Through our BrandVoice product, which focuses on thought leadership, we assign articles and premium posts, which are completely custom and overseen by an onstaff editor and designer. These design-forward posts can allow for more creative writing and exploration of formats beyond the article.

For Forbes Insights, we produce 1,500-word reports based on survey research that we design and conduct. There are also Insights articles, premium posts and briefs.

Areas of expertise:

• Business technology, including artificial intelligence
• Wealth management, especially for high net worth
• Business finance, including payments
• Luxury goods and spirits

Are you looking for pitches? We are not.

Additional info: We produce premium content and strive to create premium experiences for our clients, so your professionalism in conducting interviews and responding to feedback is valued just as much as your creativity.

Category that describes your organization: Digital

Range of fees you pay your writers: Flat fees, $150 for stories of 500+ words, $200 for subject matter experts. $250 for original recipe posts.

Types of projects you typically assign: We’re looking for pitches for 500-1,000 word articles and are very flexible on deadlines.

Areas of expertise: Subject matter experts in alcohol (WSET, cicerone, sommelier, etc) cheese (CCPs, mongers, cheesemakers) chocolate and olive oil but also strong writers with science or business background

Are you looking for pitches?: Please see our guidelines for details on pitching: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lBX_MKWs4vDfj2AVM_IPKgcyejQA0qn223wGEzBp_tk/

Additional info: Please be very familiar with our publications and have read our guidelines. If you are not a subject matter expert we expect you to find original sources and get quotes from experts.

Category that describes your organization: Literary agency

Types of projects you typically assign: In non-fiction, Kim Lindman represents and is actively looking for: platform- or expertise-driven cookbooks, cocktail books, investigative journalism, social justice, social science, pop science, pop culture, self-help and wellness. While she is primarily drawn to books with some level of practical elements and actionable takeaways, she is also looking for narrative non-fiction that adds nuanced perspective to broad topics or that makes niche subjects accessible and engaging for a general audience.

Areas of expertise: Please see the projects I typically represent

Are you looking for pitches? Yes. For writers pitching books, a proposal draft will be helpful to our conversation (and appreciated), but is not strictly necessary at this stage.

Category that describes your organization: Digital publication

Range of fees you pay your writers: Flat fee: $500 for 800-1000 word piece

Types of projects you typically assign: Looking for pitches for 800-1000 word articles with a two- to three-week (on average) turnaround on assignments.

Areas of expertise: Would love to speak with writers knowledgeable about workplace technology and how it is changing our working days for better (or worse). Our audience is made up of the business leaders involved in implementing the tools in question. Timely news analysis pitches are always welcome

Are you looking for pitches?: No pitches during the calls, would prefer to learn a bit more about their expertise, thank you!

Additional info: We expect articles to include at least two to three sources. Writers are responsible for ensuring accuracy of their work (couldn’t have put it better myself haha). We will do a cursory fact check (names, dates, etc) in edits, but will not follow up with sources to verify information.

Category that describes your organization: Digital publications focused on geopolitics.

Range of fees you pay your writers: $500-600/750 word feature

Types of projects you typically assign: Features on trends in international affairs/geopolitics.

Areas of expertise: Foreign affairs, politics, regional beats, economy

Are you looking for pitches?: Yes, we’re always open to pitches. I would use this time to get to know the writers. Pitches can be sent subsequently by email.

Additional info: Writers are responsible for ensuring the accuracy of their work.

Category that describes your organization: Literary agency

Range of fees you pay your writers: N/A

Types of projects you typically assign: Agency represents adult non-fiction titles on wide-ranging subjects, including health, history, parenting, music, how-to, popular science, business, biography, cooking, memoir. www.ritarosenkranzliteraryagency.com

Areas of expertise: She represents first-time as well as seasoned authors, and looks for projects that present familiar subjects freshly or lesser-known subjects presented commercially. Rita works with major publishing houses, as well as regional publishers that handle niche markets.

Are you looking for pitches?: Would like a pithy pitch, leaving adequate time for me to respond.

Category that describes your organization: Ghostwriting agency

Range of fees you pay your writers: N/A

Types of projects you typically assign: Non-fiction and fiction, speechwriting and presentations, reports and white papers, articles

Areas of expertise: Technology (AI especially), finance, business, health and wellness, memoir

Are you looking for pitches? No

Category that describes your organization: Literary agency and advisory services

Range of fees you pay your writers: N/A

Types of projects you typically assign: We represent research-based titles in many non-fiction categories such as history, science, psychology, business, finance, health and medicine. We’re always interested in fresh, counter-intuitive, even radical approaches to traditional topics per one of our recent titles: What I Learned About Investing From Darwin, Pulak Prasad. Also, we would like to consider a few historical fiction titles preferably in the ‘thriller’ genre.

Areas of expertise: We are fond of writers who are ‘weavers’ i.e. blending research with personal and historical observations or advise based on professional experience – in any topic area.

Are you looking for pitches? We prefer conversations on projects ‘in the works’ with proposals ready vs. speculative mind storming.

Additional info: We now offer a content and strategy consulting service for aspiring authors based on 40+ years of editing and agenting experience. More information is available on our website: www.LiteraryServicesInc.com

Category that describes your organization: Digital B2B publication; content marketing agency

Range of fees you pay your writers: We have a standard rate card for our products that are flat rates, but the baseline is $1 a word.

Types of projects you typically assign: We offer lots of different types of content to our clients: ebooks, whitepapers, short and long-form articles, infographics, webinar scripts, etc

Areas of expertise: We are looking for B2B-only writers who can cover topics including “technical knowledge and expertise” in both the medtech/biopharma, CIO/cybersecurity, CFO, risk and compliance, CX, and banking space. The ideal writer has deep expertise in one or more of those areas and has a background in content marketing and journalism.

Are you looking for pitches? No.

Additional info: studioID is Industry Dive’s award-winning global content studio. We bring a deep understanding of our audience and a journalistic approach to content development to help brands tell their stories.

The studioID Expert Network is a group of content creators, subject matter experts and data analysts. They drive conversations around key trends and topics in their industry, alongside top brands. studioID content creators much have rigorous industry knowledge and excellent written skills.

Category that describes your organization: Digital publication aimed at undergraduate readers

Range of fees you pay your writers: Unfortunately, I am not allowed to disclose this publicly beyond “competitive” but I can share it with individual reporters in our meetings. It is a flat fee, not a per word rate.

Types of projects you typically assign: Long-form journalistic reports (with footnotes) on a single issue in the news and the debates surrounding it, for a core audience of undergraduates.

Areas of expertise: We cover a wide range of topics and are open to all beats as well as generalists, but particularly in need of people with strong international/foreign policy knowledge at the moment.

Are you looking for pitches? We do both pitches and assignments so either is fine.

Additional info: Our publication sits at the intersection of journalism and academic publishing. We’re not breaking news, we’re explainers of context. Our debates are usually about policy, or otherwise at the systemic level, not geared to the individual’s decisions. E.g. “Should lab grown meat be more tightly regulated” not “should consumers switch to lab grown meat”?

Category that describes your organization: independent book publisher (digital + print)

Range of fees you pay your writers: Advances range from $0-2,000. Royalty rates are negotiable but no lower than 6% and typically more around the 10-12% range.

Types of projects you typically assign: I’m interested in adult literary fiction with elements of sci-fi or the surreal similar to George Saunders’s Tenth of December and Yvette Lisa Ndlovu’s Drinking from Graveyard Wells. I also acquire manuscripts on bourbon, whiskey, cocktails, and food and drink from creative cocktail recipe books to well-researched narrative food memoir.

Areas of expertise: We always looking for writers with creative and interesting perspectives on the bourbon and whiskey industry from social/cultural history to current trends to recipe books.

Are you looking for pitches? Either one is fine.

Additional info: The University Press of Kentucky has a dual mission—the publication of academic books of high scholarly merit in a variety of fields and the publication of significant books about the history and culture of Kentucky, the Ohio Valley region, the Upper South, and Appalachia. We publish 50-60 books a year. We are a top bourbon publisher having published Susan Reigler, Michael Veach, Peggy Noe Stevens, and Heather Wibbels.

Category that describes your organization: Financial Magazine and website

Range of fees you pay your writers: $1/word

Types of projects you typically assign: We are looking for short pitches for the magazine

Areas of expertise: We are looking for writers on Finance, corporate finance, banking, fintech, management.
The should be familiar with the economy and the markets in the US and/or in other countries.

Are you looking for pitches?: I want writers/freelancers to show their knowledge of one or more of the subjects we cover.
We then include them in a monthly call for pitches, and we usually embark new writers for short stories first.

Additional info: Please look first at our website www.gfmag.com to get an idea of what we cover.

We write for a corporate audience worldwide. We do not cover personal finance or suggest investments.

Our primary target audience are corporate executives, like CEOs, CFOs and Treasurers.
A plus could be if you have any work experience on awards.

Category that describes your organization: Digital and print content for communicating cutting-edge research at a premier medical school.

Range of fees you pay your writers: Usually $1.00 per word for a 500-600 word article.

Types of projects you typically assign: Digital and print content for communicating cutting-edge science that can be basic or clinical research for a general audience.

Areas of expertise: We are looking for writers who can communicate science in an engaging and accessible way for a broad audience. Topics include cancer, genetics, immunology, public health, clinical trials, etc. We assign the stories and provide researcher contact.

Are you looking for pitches?: No.

Category that describes your organization: Marketing/Branding Agency

Range of fees you pay your writers: Depending on the project, we pay either a flat fee or between $1.00/wd and $2:00/wd if high-end medical or legal writing.

Types of projects you typically assign: Most assignments are recurring, and range from blogs and articles (800-1,000 words), to Ebooks (2,000-4,000 words), inforgraphics, messaging frameworks, video and podcast scripts, social media.

Areas of expertise: Our clients include financial services (investments, banks, insurance, annuities), healthcare (hospital groups, life sciences, labs, wellness), technology (AI, cloud, digital workspace, multicloud, cyber security), education, retail, professional services. We also create branding materials for firms of all disciplines.

Are you looking for pitches? We encourage our editorial partners to bring ideas to our attention to pitch together. If we close, we hire you and give a finder’s fee on top of the typical writer fees, and that applies as long as we retain the account.

Category that describes your organization: Literary Agency

Range of fees you pay your writers: N/A

Types of projects you typically assign: I represent adult nonfiction on a wide range of topics, and am especially looking for projects in narrative science, history, pop culture, film, medicine, psychology, urban design, and current events. I also represent literary fiction. I’m always eager to find writers telling stories from new and diverse points of view.

Areas of expertise: My sweet spot is writers who bring deeper expertise–or deep research– to their subject area and who know how to craft an engaging narrative.

Are you looking for pitches? I would like to hear pitches for book-length projects. I’m happy to discuss something even if it’s just in early stages.

Additional info: Jennifer Thompson and I founded our agency in 2018 after working for many years within publishing houses. I’m a 30+ year veteran of the trade book industry and have placed titles with imprints in the Big 5 and outside of it. See our website for our submission guidelines: www.NordlysetAgency.com

Category that describes your organization: Hybrid book publisher

Range of fees you pay your writers: For book ghostwriting, $15,000-60,000+. For book coaching, $8K+. For editing, approx. 3-7 cents per word in manuscript depending on editing level.

Types of projects you typically assign: Ghostwriting, book coaching, developmental and copy editing for all book genres but primarily nonfiction, particularly business, self-help, and memoir.

Areas of expertise: We are looking for seasoned book ghostwriters and editors with a proven track record of successful collaborations in our major genres.

Are you looking for pitches?: No.

Additional info: We also have a referral program and are eager to hear from writers’ clients and contacts who may be a fit for hybrid publishing.

Category that describes your organization: Print magazine and online resource for cancer patients.

Range of fees you pay your writers: $1.00 a word for magazine articles, to specifications. $350 for web-based articles that are between 600 and 800 words.

Types of projects you typically assign: We’re looking for pitches for web articles that help to translate cancer research for the average consumer. We’re published by a cancer research organization, so our goal is translating research findings and helping patients make sense of treatments.

Areas of expertise: We are looking for writers that can translate science for the consumer and tease a part research studies to help them make sense.

Are you looking for pitches? We accept pitches for articles surrounding survivorship, adjust to a cancer diagnosis and making sense of new treatments, like immunotherapy, targeted therapy and antibody drug conjugates. We also are looking for pieces that look at recent research findings or studies and explains why they are relevant to patients.

Additional info: Our outlet is for cancer patients, but our organization is published by a scientific organization. We are looking for writers who can task questions that patients would ask and translate research findings and trends into easy-to-understand information so patients can make decisions for themselves.

Category that describes your organization: Print magazine and website

Range of fees you pay your writers:

• For articles published on our website, the rate is $0.50/word, with typical assignments around 700 words.
• For articles published both in our print magazine and on our website, the rate is $1/word, with assignments ranging from 420 words to 2,000 words.

Types of projects you typically assign: We are looking for articles between 400 and 800 words with a two- to three-week turnaround on assignments. Story assignments typically ask writers to report on new cancer research findings, interviewing at least two subject matter experts.

Areas of expertise: We are looking for writers who can write about cancer research. Writers are expected to review scientific studies, interview researchers and present the latest findings in a way that patients can easily understand. Additional experience writing about health topics like nutrition or exercise is a bonus.

Are you looking for pitches? Story pitches are welcome.

Additional info: Cancer Today is a quarterly magazine and online resource for cancer patients, survivors and their caregivers. Please visit CancerTodayMag.org to see examples of the types of articles we publish.

Category that describes your organization: Digital publication for neuroscientists

Range of fees you pay your writers: Based on experience, but we start at $1 per word.

Types of projects you typically assign: News stories (~1,000 words), profiles (~2,000 words) and features (can be quite long).

Areas of expertise: Writers well versed in neuroscience and the concept of basic research. We do not cover healthcare or clinical work.

Are you looking for pitches? https://www.thetransmitter.org/editorial-policies/#writing-journalists

Additional info: Our outlet is aimed at academic researchers in the neuroscience field.

Category that describes your organization: Springer Nature

Range of fees you pay your writers: $1.65/word for three-source features and other trend stories. $1.25/word for single-source Q&As and research news pieces.

Types of projects you typically assign: I am part of a global team that produces all branded and custom content for Nature and Scientific American. I assign science stories—often on biotechnology and drug development, but sometimes also covering another field of science, including drug development, healthcare and sustainability. Typical stories include from one to three sources and range from 500 to 1000 words, although we sometimes run longer pieces.

Areas of expertise: We have regular opportunities for writers who can cover life sciences, biotech and drug development for either consumer audiences or the scientific community. We sometimes have opportunities for writers who can cover sustainability, health and healthcare, clinical medicine and many additional fields of science.

Are you looking for pitches? No — we assign all our stories.

Additional info: We are the commercial media arm of both Scientific American and Nature. Our stories typically run in one of these two publications; occasionally they run in both. Scientific American (scientificamerican.com) is the world’s leading science magazine, reaching a large audience of savvy, educated and science-curious consumers. Nature (nature.com) is a leading scientific journal that goes out the global scientific community.

Category that describes your organization: Digital publication

Range of fees you pay your writers: n/a

Types of projects you typically assign: Content agencies

Areas of expertise: Investing and trading

Are you looking for pitches? n/a

Category that describes your organization: Content marketing agency

Range of fees you pay your writers: Our rates vary per client.

Types of projects you typically assign: Writing/editing: Articles or whitepapers for clients in various industries: tech, finance, lifestyle. We also provide strategic services (so any strategy leads would be great to meet), SEO and graphic design work!

Areas of expertise: Tech, finance, lifestyle, health/wellness

Are you looking for pitches? Would rather use meeting time to get to know writers to see if their expertise meets our needs for future assignments.

Additional info: We match freelancers with our clients based on expertise. Once we get a new client, we search for someone who is an expert in that specific field to execute the content!

Category that describes your organization: Literary Agency

Range of fees you pay your writers: We are an agency. We place books on behalf of authors with publishers.

Types of projects you typically assign: We represent adult fiction and non-fiction titles on a wide-range of subjects including health, history, parenting, music, how-to, popular science, business and biography.

Areas of expertise: See above

Are you looking for pitches? Getting to know the author is always helpful and useful, but ideally authors should have something ready to be presented for my help to be at its most positive.

Category that describes your organization: Digital financial publication

Range of fees you pay your writers: We pay $400 flat for our content — two types:

• Financial product reviews (credit card reviews, bank reviews, lender reviews) methodologies and research required (typically 1,800 words)
• Evergreen personal finance content (sourcing required) typically 1,600 words.

Types of projects you typically assign: In-depth, well-researched articles (1,500-2,000 words)

• Shorter, actionable guides and how-to pieces (800-1,500 words)
• Product reviews and comparisons (1,000-2,000 words)
• Opinion pieces and thought leadership articles (1,000-2,000 words)
• Case studies and success stories (1,000-1,500 words)

Areas of expertise: We seek freelancers with expertise in personal finance, specifically in the areas of:

• Credit cards (rewards programs, credit scores, debt management)
• Banking (checking and savings accounts, CDs, money market accounts)
• Home equity (HELOCs, home equity loans, home equity investments)
• Mortgages (mortgage types, refinancing, home buying process)

Are you looking for pitches?: Yes, we encourage writers to pitch story ideas during our meetings. We maintain an editorial calendar with planned themes for each month, which we can share with writers to help guide their pitches. We’re particularly interested in timely, newsworthy topics and unique angles on evergreen personal finance subjects.

If you have a strong background in a particular area of personal finance and would prefer to be considered for assignments based on your expertise, please let us know.

Additional info: We value writers who can distill complex financial topics into engaging, reader-friendly content. Ability to meet deadlines and openness to editorial feedback are musts. We prefer to build long-term relationships with our freelancers and offer steady work to those who consistently deliver high-quality content.

Familiarity with SEO best practices is a plus. We encourage writers to suggest headline options and provide meta descriptions for their articles. Finally, please include links to your portfolio or published writing samples in your application. We’re excited to learn more about your work and how you could contribute to our team!

Category that describes your organization: Literary Agency

Range of fees you pay your writers: N/A

Types of projects you typically assign: We represent adult non-fiction titles in a wide-range of categories, including health & wellness, self-help, parenting, popular culture, mind/body/spirit, cooking, gift/packaged/branded books, and more. For adult fiction, we specialize in commercial and upmarket stories with a strong hook.

Areas of expertise: For our nonfiction list, we are always eager to hear from writers with bold ideas that have have been celebrated in other venues (newspaper, magazine, social media, podcasts, and so on). For fiction, we are looking for serious writers with polished manuscripts, and we have a special interest in women’s stories.

Are you looking for pitches? I am open to pitches, and writers can submit their work by emailing me at submissions@wsherman.com. Please include my name and “ASJA” in the subject line. I’m particularly interested in highly informed and platformed nonfiction, upmarket fiction tied to real-life events, and intelligent rom-coms.

Additional info: At WSA, we offer our clients a comprehensive strategy for navigating the publishing world. While our main office is in New York City, we also have agents in San Francisco and Los Angeles, making us a bi-coastal agency. We partner with major film and television agents to provide full-service representation, and pride ourselves on our proven track record in identifying quality material and staying ahead of market trends. We love to discover new authors and continue to ambitiously manage the growth of our writers with established careers. Visit our website to learn more about our agency and the authors we represent.

Category that describes your organization: Digital and print city magazine for Washington, DC area

Range of fees you pay your writers: $1-$1.50/word

Types of projects you typically assign: Longform feature stories connected to the Washington, DC area with a two-month lead time from first draft to publication.

Areas of expertise: General interest—what matters is having a great story to tell, and the ability/access to tell it well.

Are you looking for pitches? Yes—please see here for our pitch guidelines: https://www.washingtonian.com/writers-guidelines/

Additional info: Again, please read our writer’s guidelines: https://www.washingtonian.com/writers-guidelines/

Category that describes your organization: Mostly digital, some print magazine

Range of fees you pay your writers: $500 for 1200 – 1500 words

Types of projects you typically assign: I am the Senior Heath and Fitness editor; all of my assignments are service and specifically designed to running and cycling.

Areas of expertise: We love writers who are coaches!

Are you looking for pitches?: Yes, always happy to get a pitch. Likely, though, I will give you an email address so you can send in in writing. Definitely want to just have a casual conversation with writers.

Additional info: If your idea is something like “you should be a runner/cyclist,” remember that our readers are already passionate about those sports so the pitches have to be in the weeds and very tied to research and/or coaching tips.

Category that describes your organization: Literary agency

Range of fees you pay your writers: N/A

Types of projects you typically assign: Representing adult non-fiction in both faith-based and general markets. See our most recent deals here: https://www.wordserveliterary.com/books/?get=2024

Areas of expertise: The writers who succeed with us are those who already contribute meaningfully to their area of interest from an informed and compassionate perspective through their own channels (IE Youtube, Substack).

Are you looking for pitches? Yes, we would love to hear a 30-second pitch for your book concept. If you are an established writer without a book idea, be prepared to discuss where your voice and experience match up with our current editor wishlist.

Category that describes your organization: Book publisher and editorial agency

Range of fees you pay your writers: Advance and royalties can be discussed after receipt of book proposal.

Types of projects you typically assign: We are seeking nonfiction books written by journalists who present strong research and critically analyze current issues.

Areas of expertise: We are open to submissions of intellectual and engaging books; our particular interest lies in topics with significant social, cultural, and political resonance, offering fresh perspectives and a critical reevaluation of contemporary topics. We are currently commissioning nonfiction titles in current affairs, politics, psychology, sociology, technology, editing and publishing, fashion, arts and culture, economics, and more.

Are you looking for pitches? Writers are welcome to present ideas but will be asked to submit a formal book proposal.

Additional info: We offer an independent, in-house editorial team of experienced editors who can coach you through the publishing process while still allowing you to stay in control of your text. Since we review manuscripts internally, you can expect faster turnarounds for publishing projects than at traditional presses. Authors can also see our current call for proposals at flatpage.com/publishing.

Category that describes your organization: Literary Agency

Range of fees you pay your writers: N/A

Types of projects you typically assign: We represent only nonfiction. Our areas of interest are narrative, architecture, history, politics, natural history (especially birds), true crime, science (especially the brain), the environment, women’s issues, parenting, cooking, psychology, health, wellness, business, non-religious contemporary spirituality, middle grade nonfiction children’s books, lifestyle, sustainability, popular reference, and leisure activities including sports, narrative travel, and gardening. We represent books that have something new to say, are very well-written and that will, if possible, make the world a better place.

Areas of expertise: We are always looking for books in our areas of interest as outlined above, especially well-written narrative nonfiction. Writing is key for us. A social media presence is a big plus as well.

Are you looking for pitches? Yes! Please pitch well thought out books! And be ready to say up front why you are the right person — i.e. with the right credentials –to write this book!

Additional info: You can see the books we’ve represented at our website www.reginaryanbooks.com. The site also includes instructions on how to structure a successful proposal.

Category that describes your organization: Print and digital trade magazines; news-and-information website

Range of fees you pay your writers: $0.50 – $1/word

Types of projects you typically assign: We’re looking for pitches for 1,500- to 3,000-word articles that help executives and entrepreneurs in the legal cannabis and hemp spaces prepare their businesses for the future. Turnaround typically is two to four weeks. Example digital editions of previous magazines are may be found here: bit.ly/3AnwzCY, bit.ly/46Gcd41, bit.ly/3WMIe5I, bit.ly/3AvMkYo

Areas of expertise: Topics of particular interest include money matters (funding, budgets, etc.), retail trends, retail design and operations, marketing and advertising (B2B and B2C), executive profiles (usually assigned, but pitches accepted), agricultural management and operations, sustainability, manufacturing management and operations, legal issues, legislation, and regulations.

Are you looking for pitches? Specifically seeking pitches across the board for November’s finance-themed issue and December’s marketing-themed issue. Would love to see some new ideas not covered to death in other publications or crossover treatments of issues and ideas from other strictly regulated industries. Also very interested in getting to know writers who believe their interests and experience match our needs.

Additional info: mg Magazine and associated properties are 80% freelance-written, and we prefer long-term relationships with writers instead of one-offs. All our properties are trade journals; we are not looking for consumer-oriented material. Example digital editions of previous magazines are may be found here: bit.ly/3AnwzCY, bit.ly/46Gcd41, bit.ly/3WMIe5I, bit.ly/3AvMkYo

Category that describes your organization: Content Marketing Agency

Range of fees you pay your writers: Prices dependent per project and assignment

Types of projects you typically assign: We’re looking for writers with expertise in consumer healthcare, travel, and/or B2B industries. All assignments require expert interviews, so it’s critical that writers have the skills to interpret expertise (sometimes clinical) and translate this into accessible, easy to understand information. Journalistic backgrounds preferred, but not required.

Areas of expertise: For consumer healthcare, we cover a range of topics that span from wellness topics (sleep, nutrition, etc.) to clinical (mental health, cardiac, women’s health etc.).For travel, we cover a mix of consumer-leaning topics (travel inspiration) as well as B2B topics, including how to grow and operate a travel business/agency.

Are you looking for pitches? Pitches are welcome but not required. We hand-select contributors with assignments best fit for their expertise. Because of this, we would like to use this time to get to know writers, their interests and expertise, and why they value this work.

Category that describes your organization: Journalism nonprofit

Range of fees you pay your writers: Multiple factors determine the size of grants we offer, including but not limited to the size of the outlet, the difficulty of reporting involved, the quality of writing, the journalist’s experience and their prior relationship with EHRP. We are currently distributing small grants that are not intended to cover their entire cost of these projects. Our typical grant amounts are as follows:

• Personal essays/Op-Eds, $750-1500
• News stories, $800–1,500
• Narrative features, $1–1.25/word, capped at $2,500
• Investigative reports, $1–1.25/word, capped at $2,500

• Documentaries: Because of the size of these projects, we tend to only partially fund them on a small scale, typically supporting short documentaries up to $5,000. In lieu of a grant, we occasionally collaborate on documentaries, contributing our resources and network.
• We are not currently supporting feature films, but would like to do so again should our funding permit.
• Smaller nonfiction comics or illustrated works can receive $500–1,000; larger projects are capped at $2,500.
• Photo essays, $500 a day, typically capped at five days.

• Audio projects: Because of the size of these projects, we tend to only partially fund them on a small scale. Rates are typically $1,500–4,000. In lieu of a grant, we occasionally collaborate on podcasts, contributing our resources and network.

Types of projects you typically assign: We support a variety of projects:

• Personal essays/Op-Eds, typically 700-1500 words
• News stories, typically 800-1500 words
• Narrative features, typically 2000-3000 words
• Investigative reports, typically 2000-5000 words
• Documentaries: length varies
• Nonfiction comics or illustrated works
• Photo essays
• Audio projects, including radio features, radio documentaries and podcasts

Please note that we operate on a co-publishing model. We ask that contributors pitch us stories that have already been placed with a large national outlet that has agreed to co-publish with EHRP. Detailed instructions about the order of operations and a link to the letter of commitment template we ask co-publishers to fill out are on our website.

Areas of expertise: The Economic Hardship Reporting Project is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that produces compelling journalism on economic inequality in America. We give grants to independent journalists reporting on issues related to poverty, economic class, workers’ rights, and income disparity in the U.S., and co-publish their work in partnership with major media outlets. Many of our contributors are journalists struggling to financially sustain themselves in the increasingly low-paying media industry. We encourage people from underrepresented backgrounds to apply.

Please read our work and submission guidelines before pitching us. It’s very important that folks understand the types of stories we’re after – typically character-driven narratives about economic inequality that include a robust analysis of class throughout and are written with an engaging, distinct voice.

Are you looking for pitches? Yes! We accept pitches on a rolling basis. We have very specific submission guidelines, so please be sure to read our work, our submission guidelines and the instructions in our pitch portal to set your pitch up for success. Please note that we only consider pitches submitted through our pitch portal and we only decide on pitches as a team. I’m happy to discuss your ideas during our meeting and offer guidance, but I cannot make any decisions on the spot.

Submission guidelines: https://economichardship.org/submission-guidelines/

Pitch Portal: https://economichardship.org/pitch-portal/

Website (read our work!): https://economichardship.org/

Additional info

Please read our work and submission guidelines before pitching us. I can’t emphasize this enough! We map out a path to a successful pitch on our website and answer many of the FAQs we’ve heard over the years. Please read this thoroughly before pitching or asking questions.

Category that describes your organization: Digital and print publication

Range of fees you pay your writers: 75 cents/word

Types of projects you typically assign: We’re looking for 550-word front of the book stories (usually a two-week turnaround), 1,500-2,500 word features (a month to two months), and 3,000-plus-word features (one more or more).

Areas of expertise: We cover any subject as long as it has a very strong Colorado angle.

Are you looking for pitches? We’d love any pitches, but not looking for anything specific at the moment.

Category that describes your organization: High quality college magazine

Range of fees you pay your writers: $1.00-1.25/word

Types of projects you typically assign: We are looking for consumer-quality pieces that highlight our diverse range of alums engaged with the most pressing issues of the day. We occasionally assign stories about college initiatives, but the writer has to be able to quickly “grok” the Vassar culture.

Areas of expertise: Our alums are in every profession and endeavor you can think of–STEM, arts, literature, not-for-profits, business–we have more than 700 CEOs among our alum ranks!

Are you looking for pitches? I’m looking for pitches specifically about Vassar alums involved in trending topics. Even better if there are three or more you can suggest who can be grouped together. But chances are, if you suggest one alum, we may know of others who relate to the topic. Or the alum’s story may be so compelling that we go solo. Pitches to: vq@vassar.edu. Put PITCH in the subject line so our editorial assistant knows to forward it to me.

Additional info: My goal for our alum magazine has always been to make it interesting enough that non-alum want to read it. Indeed, many alums tell me they have to wrestle our magazine away from their spouses to read it. Of that, I’m proud!

Category that describes your organization: Cancer research content creation

Range of fees you pay your writers: About $1 per word for press releases, rates may differ for different article types.

Types of projects you typically assign: Writing Meeting News stories that involves interviewing cancer researchers and developing the article with very quick turnaround time, writing scientific press releases that mostly focuses on discovery science in cancer research

Areas of expertise: We’re looking for writers with experience covering health care, medical, and scientific research – particularly cancer research.

Are you looking for pitches? We are a cancer research organization. I’m looking for writers who can take our assignments and produce scientifically accurate but lay-friendly drafts.

Additional info: Some examples of the type of science writing: https://www.aacrmeetingnews.org/, https://www.aacr.org/about-the-aacr/newsroom/news-releases/

Category that describes your organization: Content Marketing Agency

Range of fees you pay your writers: Prices dependent per project and assignment

Types of projects you typically assign: We’re looking for writers with expertise in consumer healthcare, travel, and/or B2B industries. All assignments require experts interviews, so it’s critical that writers have the skills to interpret expertise (sometimes clinical) and translate this into accessible, easy to understand information. Journalistic backgrounds preferred, but not required.

Areas of expertise: We’re looking for writers with experience in writing in the health and wellness industry. This could include clinical topics, nutrition and fitness, skincare, sleep, mental health, and more.

For travel, we cover a mix of consumer-leaning topics (travel inspiration) as well as B2B topics, including how to grow and operate a travel business/agency.

Are you looking for pitches? Pitches are welcome but not required. We hand-select contributors with assignments best fit for their expertise. Because of this, we would like to use this time to get to know writers, their interests and expertise, and why they value this work.

Category that describes your organization: Literary agency specializing in non-fiction

Range of fees you pay your writers: N/A

Types of projects you typically assign: We represent adult non-fiction with a specialty in personal development, wellness, health, spirituality and business.

Areas of expertise: The authors we have the most success with are those who are authorities in their subject area and can demonstrate a sizable following or other credentials that speak to their expertise (lectures, organization memberships, etc.). This is what publishers are looking for. We are also looking for writers for hire to work with authors on book proposals and manuscripts.

Are you looking for pitches? My interest is in representing authors to publishers or finding writers to work with my list of authors.

Category that describes your organization: Non-profit/Foundation

Range of fees you pay your writers: We don’t have a set fee, we ask writers to provide fair and reasonable rate information and then look at what our budget allows

Types of projects you typically assign: The Rippel Foundation is committed to fostering equitable health and well-being across the United States. We believe in the power of shared stewardship—people, organizations, and networks coming together to create a future in which everyone has the vital conditions they need to thrive together, with no exceptions. The types of projects we usually assign include op-eds, press releases, long form thought leadership pieces, story profiles and interviews, etc.

Areas of expertise: We are looking for writers who can write about population health and well-being from a holistic perspective, who understand that most of what impacts individual and community health is beyond the scope of hospitals and medicine — it is about the vital conditions we all need in order to thrive,

Are you looking for pitches? We aren’t looking for pitches. I’m interested in meeting writers to see if their focus areas and expertise would be a good fit for future assignments

Additional info: We talk about health and well-being and what it will take for all people to truly thrive. Please take a look at our website: https://rippelfoundation.org/