Archive - What Editors Want

75+ calls for journalism/writing pitches (June 23, 2025)

What are your thoughts on the recent ‘an editor stole my idea’ fiasco running over on Twitter/X?

18 hrs ago •

50+ calls for journalism/writing pitches (June 16, 2025)

I was on a long-haul flight the same day Air India flight 171 came down.

Jun 16 •

75+ calls for journalism/writing pitches (June 10, 2025)

I’m three airports into a five-flight, 10-day trip, so not much energy to do anything but offer this week’s calls for pitches below.

Jun 9 •

75+ calls for journalism/writing pitches (June 2, 2025)

Recently I made a garage sofa out of the cardboard and bubble-wrap that had contained other things I bought.

Jun 2 •

May 2025

75+ calls for journalism/writing pitches (May 26, 2025)

In last week’s post I mentioned how I submitted a story with a typo, omitting the ‘O’ in County, in the name of a hotel.

May 26 •

75+ calls for journalism/writing pitches (May 19, 2025)

Last week I filed a piece about the Marriott County Hall in London, with a typo - I omitted the ‘O’ in County.

May 19 •

75+ calls for journalism/writing pitches (May 12, 2025)

I’ve seen the two extremes of the hotel-hopping journo life in the past week.

May 12 •

75+ calls for journalism/writing pitches (May 5, 2025)

I know whining about hotel mini bar prices is somewhat trite, but I still get a shock when I come face to face with the blatant gall of charging $15 for…

May 5 •

April 2025

75+ calls for journalism/writing pitches (April 28, 2025)

I love the silence and stillness of the early mornings, when the world, or at least my little bubble of it, is yet to stir.

Apr 28 •

75+ calls for journalism/writing pitches (April 21, 2025)

Returning from a helter-skelter 18-day trip across China and Hong Kong, the quietness of the southern English countryside felt off, like when your…

Apr 21 •

75+ calls for journalism/writing pitches (April 14, 2025)

Is there a world’s most hospitable people?

Apr 14 •

75+ calls for journalism/writing pitches (April 7, 2025)

I am currently in China and havoc is being wreaked - on my waistline by the food; on my internet access by the firewall; and on my ability to buy decent…

Apr 7 •

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