50 calls for journalism/writing pitches (May 29, 2023)
This evening we tied one end of some floss to a mini drone, the other end to my son’s wobbly tooth, and with multiple full batteries launched into Mission Free Fang. The drone swept high, then low, and with a buzzzzzz-buzzzzzzz-hcchhnnnnnnnk wrapped itself around the chair. Tooth still embedded. Take two, and the drone buzzed high, then low, and with a kind of choked-puppy-whine wrapped itself around my son’s arm. Take three - dad was now in charge of driving - and the drone buzzed high, low, and dove with a clattering clang into the sink of unwashed dishes (dad was in charge of them too). Take four and finally we worked out how to fly in a line, and the drone buzzed, it flew straight and fast and hard, and with a ping! the pearly white was successfully sprung from its lair. Now the boy is sleeping over a letter to the ‘toof fairy’ thanking her for her money, while I edit the video to make it look like a perfect one-take wonder shot.
This week’s calls for pitches below.
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Journos & PR's! Looking for pitches covering three topics for a Telegraph supplement! Please see below for details, and email me on layla.turner@aplmedia.co.uk #journorequest #prrequest
https://twitter.com/LaylaaTurner/status/1661717129836503041
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Help editor friends: I'm looking for a writer who can turn a story about economics/interest rates into a fascinating mag long-read. Someone who can do narrative journalism & is shithot on finance. Any recs?
https://twitter.com/lucydougtweets/status/1661746757037084675
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We're hiring a temporary science and health writer! Scroll down past the Culture writer (Salon is adding two positions at the moment, a breath of fresh air as the journalism world around us contracts...) Pay is $1250/week—More details at the link below:4/4
https://salon.com/about/hiring
https://twitter.com/filth_filler/status/1660481892767141889
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Are you a freelancer? Then keep reading.
I'm looking for parenting and health pitches, mostly personal essays, open to some reported pieces when it makes sense.
Email me directly: cpreti@insider.com
https://twitter.com/conz/status/1661114805535514652
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http://thesun.co.uk
eCommerce team is looking for beauty and fashion writers for casual shifts. We are looking for skilled and adaptable writers, with a proven published portfolio, to write engaging and entertaining shopping-focused fashion and beauty content #journorequests
https://twitter.com/harrietkhark/status/1661754671353184262
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My company pays $250 per article! If you’ve been published online before and you have a history of writing articles about reality TV shows, the royal family, real estate, or interior design, let me know if you’re interested.
We have a referral program right now
https://twitter.com/stephprincess95/status/1660678737816600576
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ONLINE SUMMER CALL SUBS OPEN NOW!
KARAOKE: we're looking for work in all genres engaging with all things pop music.
Send us your pop daydreams, your power ballads, your cathartic belters- we wanna hear it all!
For more info: …https://gulfcoastajournalofliteratureandfinearts.submittable.com/submit/262777/karaoke…
https://twitter.com/Gulf_Coast/status/1659266797139369991
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#journorequest for love and relationship stories for glossy women's monthly. Must feature UK-based 35+ woman and can't have been in any other national press. Freelance pitches welcome. Please send details of story to email in bio!
https://twitter.com/Georgia_NGreen/status/1660588006674145281
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National Geographic is commissioning “a couple of travel writers with a hyper-focus on Japan for a project”. Strong clips are needed. The rate will range from $1,000 - $2,000. Send inquiries to starlight.williams@natgeo.com by this Tuesday, May 30.
https://twitter.com/studyhallxyz/status/1661753141694537728