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Meher Mirza

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Writer @ BBC Travel, CNN Travel, Guardian, Food52, Saveur. Birthing a book along the way.

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Tyler Olsen @tyolsen.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
VERY relatedly, The Tyee now has a bit of a reporting hole that we will need to fill. If you're a journalist who has knowledge of the BC interior and is open to do some work, please message me.
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HORROR PRESS @horrorpress.com · 28/04/2026
We’re now officially accepting pitches for PRIDE MONTH! Use the google form below to submit your pitch! All accepted submissions will be paid $50 via ZELLE. #LGBT #writersky #horrorsky forms.gle/Xij1WuGb7Vj5...
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Zoë Hannah is bisexual @zoehhannah.com · 01/05/2026
If you got laid off today, I hope you are able to spend the next days or weeks grieving and healing and coming to terms. After that, I hope you pitch me at @mothership.blog for any gender or identity stories you’ve got. I’ll always happily give pitching advice, too. Solidarity ❤️
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Deleted Saves @deletedsavesmag.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Deleted Saves will run paid special features to help support those affected by the closure of Paste/Endless Mode. These will run outside the quarterly cadence to put money in pockets faster. Pitch me at deletedsaves@gmail.com. Literally anything you want.
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Channel Kindness @channelkindness.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
🏳️‍⚧️ Your story can help trans young people feel seen + shape future research. Learn more about our #ChannelKindness call for stories in honor of #TransDayofVisibility and share your story today: www.channelkindness.org/trans-visibi... ✨ $100 honorarium if accepted 🗓 Deadline: May 1
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Labour Climate and Environment Forum @lcefuk.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
📢 💬 Food Security Series: Call for Pitches 📢 💬 LCEF will be publishing a series of blogs over the upcoming weeks on Food Security, and we'd love to hear from you! Please do share with anyone you think might be interested - you can get in touch at the email below! 📩 pitch@lcef.co.uk
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Earth Island Journal @earthislandjournal.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Earth Island Journal is seeking pitches for an upcoming special edition on education and the environment. Know of an incubation of environmental innovation? Censoring content that's threatening the climate movement? Surprising impact of global heating on learning? Message us!
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Call for Pitches: Education and Environment :: Earth Island Journal
Earth Island Journal supports environmental activists and leaders working to protect the biological and cultural diversity that sustains our environment
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Oxford American @oxfordamerican.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
The Oxford American is now accepting pitches for our special Summer/Fall 2026 double issue dedicated to Home! Full details: oxfordamerican.org/submissions
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Lex Roman @lexroman.com · 05/03/2026
I just locked the April editorial calendar and I am still seeking pitches for May and June. I publish small business revenue stories. For May: Seeking pitches related to parenthood and entrepreneurship. Deadline to pitch is March 31.
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Cake Zine @handle.invalid · 10/03/2026
Call for Pitches: Spoiled Rotten • Our eighth issue is now open for pitches
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Call for Pitches: Spoiled Rotten
Our eighth issue is now open for pitches
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Urban History Association (the official account) @urbanhistorya.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Call for Contributors: Cities at Play We at The Metropole are excited to issue a call for our next theme month: Cities at Play We welcome submissions about any aspect of play, recreation, or leisure in the urban environment. How have cities uniquely shaped the way their inhabitants play, and how…
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Call for Contributors: Cities at Play
We at The Metropole are excited to issue a call for our next theme month: Cities at Play We welcome submissions about any aspect of play, recreation, or leisure in the urban environment. How have cities uniquely shaped the way their inhabitants play, and how has play in turn shaped the built environment, the social dynamics, and the politics of cities?
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Tony Ho Tran @tonyhotran.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
CALL FOR PITCHES: I'm looking for ambitious features and and personal essays for Slate's Business & Tech section. I’m interested in stories about the surprising ways tech and business are reshaping our lives, work, and culture. Strong characters, deep reporting, and big ideas always welcome. 🧵
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Ethan Lou @ethanlou.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
This is my regular callout for pitches for the Globe and Mail's business opinion section. Pitch me at elou@globeandmail.com. For reference, these are the pieces that have run in my section: www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com....
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Business Opinion
The Globe and Mail offers the most authoritative business news in Canada, featuring columnists who give their take on the world of business
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Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
🚨🚨Submissions call. 🚨🚨 Strange Horizons invites non-fiction submissions for our March 30 special issue on “Fungi in SFF.” Please send in your mycelial pitches to gautam.strangehorizons@gmail.com. For word-count, formats, and remuneration: strangehorizons.com/submit/non-f...
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Non-Fiction Submission Guidelines
How to submit or query about essays, round-tables, interviews, and columns.
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Make a Scene! Scenario Festival @makeascenemn.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
We fondly remember The Sternest Good Night! Thank you for these kind words about support we give scenario authors. Everyone, the deadline to pitch us a #larp is March 9th. We pay authors $300 for their games.
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The Sick Times @thesicktimes.org · 28/02/2026
Help break the stigma around #LongCOVID: share your story by writing an op-ed! To help demystify the process of writing and pitching, we hosted a free webinar with expert guests Torie Bosch, Funmi Okunola, and Madeline Miller. Watch now, or share with a writer friend! bit.ly/4s1qJxb
 screenshot of a Zoom chat between Miles, betsy, Torie, Funmi, and Madeline. Their names are emphasized in starburst shapes. The text reads, “The Sick Times. Watch now! Expert tips on pitching and
writing Long COVID op-eds.”
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Jo-eek! ‘Dead-chibe' W. 👻 @thestacks.ca · 28/02/2026
February 2026 review for The Stacks is up, with the big news that The Stacks is now open for paid submissions (well, and has been for a week). Please feel free to submit any pitches my way if you think your work would be a good fit! thestacks.ca/posts/2026-0...
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February 2026 in Review
A quick overview of what happened in February 2026 for Joey and The Stacks.
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The Pickup @thepickupdotcom.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Do you want to write about music for The Pickup? We're looking for freelance music writers! Email pitches@thepickup.com with an introduction to you and your work. Please include your best writing samples/clips. (Send this to a friend who writes about music!)
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Green European Journal @greeneujournal.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
📢 Send us your pitches! Our next print edition will explore Europe’s new demographic reality. We are looking for... ✍️ Essays and interviews 📷 Photo essays 🖌️ Comics and graphic journalism 📖 Fiction and creative nonfiction ⏰ Deadline: 24 March 2026 Learn more👇
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Call for Pitches: Demographic Futures
The next print edition of the Green European Journal will look at Europe’s new demographic reality. We are open to essays, photo essays, interviews, graphic journalism, and more.
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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 18/02/2026
The Mississippi Free Press is looking for new Voices writers. Columns should be between 700-1,200 words and sources fact-checking the included information. Submit opinion columns to the MFP at voices@mississippifreepress.org.
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Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT) @gifct.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
@gnetresearch.bsky.social is seeking pitches on violent extremism & tech - with a focus on hard tech (3D-printed weapons, drones), AI use by extremists & PCVE practitioners, and online subcultures of nihilistic violence. ➡️ Learn more: gnet-research.org/write-for-us/ #GNET #CVE
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The Institute for Independent Journalists @indiejournalists.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Robin Kazmier is senior digital editor for Science Friday, and she wants pitches that demonstrate how science helps us better understand the world we live in. On the Freelance Journalism Podcast, she shares key insights for freelancers looking to pitch: youtu.be/nupktV_EK5M
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For $1/word, Science Friday wants enterprise stories that spark curiosity
Robin Kazmier is senior digital editor for Science Friday, overseeing the digital operation for the beloved radio show that’s broadcast to more than 500 publ...
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Joseph Bien-Kahn @josephbienkahn.com · 12/02/2026
Shared how to pitch @essesmag.com but also everything I learned about pitching in a decade as a freelancer. Enjoy! And hit me up if you have any questions — everyone in the freelance mines gotta stick together (even when they momentarily are above ground in a job)! open.substack.com/pub/essesmag...
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How to Pitch Esses (and Everywhere Else)
A comprehensive guide to working as a contributor with our magazine
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Lesley Conner @lesleyconner.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
@apexmag.bsky.social is open to nonfiction pitches. We would love to hear about your thoughts and experiences within speculative fiction. Check out the full guidelines on how to submit here: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
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Apex Magazine Submission Guidelines
Visit our page for a full list of submission guidelines.
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Harriet Fitch Little @harrietfl.ft.com · 23/01/2026
Do you do a job *in* the hospitality industry? Is there a trend you've noticed on the ground that no one is reporting on yet? Please tell me about it harriet dot fitchlittle at ft dot com and maybe it could become one of our Insider's Notebook pages! Some writing experience necessary
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Mothership @mothership.blog · 24/01/2026
We're thrilled to say we've already started accepting freelance pitches beyond our launch stories! If you're curious about how to pitch Mothership, everything you need to know is here: www.mothership.blog/write-for-us/
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Write for us
Here at Mothership, we have a specific focus: the intersection of games and identity, specifically as it pertains to gender, sexuality, and the bodies we inhabit in reality and in games. By “games,” w...
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Bolts @boltsmag.org · 26/01/2026
Bolts is always looking to work with freelancers to report on critical voting rights and criminal justice stories across the United States. If you have a story that you think would fit Bolts, here is how to pitch us:
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Please pitch us! - Bolts
If you have a story pitch that would fit Bolts, we would love to hear from you.
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David Hayden @seventydys.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Very much enjoyed editing Helen Pierce’s richly informative and superbly entertaining history of the British political caricature, ‘The Profaned Pencil’. Out this October from @reaktionbooks.bsky.social.
The PROFANED PENCIL A History of British Political Caricature
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HELEN PIERCE
Published by Reaktion Books October 2026
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Lex Roman @lexroman.com · 13/01/2026
I'm looking for one more Black History Month pitch if anyone is interested or knows someone interested. Stories about being Black in business, how Black entrepreneurs can make more money or a Black History/Black Futures angle. Deadline to pitch January 23 www.revenuerulebreaker.com/contributor-...
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Contributor Guide
How to pitch and how to write for Revenue Rulebreaker
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Josh Shepperd @joshshepperd.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
I curate the history series at public media's trade journal Current. We're looking for pieces on the history of NPR, PBS and its affiliates, with some space to imagine public media's future. We accept academic articles repurposed for wide readership. Plus, we pay. Please circulate!
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Rewind: The Roots of Public Media
This series features scholars of media history looking back at both familiar and lesser-known chapters in public broadcasting’s evolution. “Rewind” is presented in partnership with the Radio Preservat...
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Black Science Coalition and Institute (B-SCI) @b-sci.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
B-SCI is now accepting story pitches for B-Scientists! We're launching a science communication platform that centers around stories about Black and underrepresented communities! If you have a story, send an email to submissions@b-scientists.com or fill out our pitch form: bit.ly/B-scientists...
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Patrick Strickland @patrickobrienstrickland.com · 13/01/2026
Pitch us at Inkstick. We're a nonprofit newsroom focused on endless war and all that it entails: the military industrial complex, growing authoritarianism, militarization of policing, borders everywhere, and human rights crises in the US and beyond. (We pay -- rates depend on scope of pieces, etc.)
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Prism @prismreports.org · 13/01/2026
📢 CALL FOR PITCHES We're seeking pitches for a story about orgs working in Black communities to do air monitoring & addressing asthma in light of the news that the EPA will *no longer consider* public health benefits in limiting deadly air pollutants. #️⃣1500 words 💌ray@prismreports.org 🙋Guidelines!
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Pitch Prism - Prism
Hi! 👋🏾 We’re Prism, an independent, nonprofit newsroom led by journalists of color. Our mission is to share stories from grassroots perspectives. Our
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Shannon Palus @shanpalus.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Rates vary by complexity of the reporting involved. For my sections, they start at ~$300 for essays, and ~$1,500 for features (2,500+ words).
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AmericanTruckSongs10 @ethangach.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
If you are a freelancer interested in covering the Fortnite and Roblox creator economies as platforms please email me at ethan.gach@kotaku.com
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Bigg @bpbigg.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
ATTN PORN GAME ENTHUSIASTS AND WORD PERVERTS: Pitches for the 4th issue of the Adult Analysis Anthology, the web's premiere destination for high-quality long-form writing about adult games & adult game culture, are OPEN! Anthology & pitch info through link! www.bpgamesinc.com/adult-analys...
Logo for the fourth issue of the Adult Analysis Anthology. Logo is placed against a light orange background. The words "ADULT", "ANALYSIS", and "ANTHOLOGY" are stacked vertically in a pyramid shape, with the first "A" of each word a bright red. The "OLO" of "ANTHOLOGY" has been rendered to resemble a smugly smiling face. There is an ink-spattered circle around the three words that resembles a coffee cup imprint. In the bottom-right is a bright red "4".
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artemis, scary boss of stop caring @stopcar.ing · 03/01/2026
Stop Caring's contact page has been edited to reflect that: *We now offer a flat rate of 150USD *We will reject pitches that violate the BDS boycott of Microsoft/Xbox *We operate on a first come first serve basis, and our earliest available spot is early August More details below, pitch me!
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Contact
Want to write for Stop Caring? Want to get in touch with me? Want to make art? Please send all inquiries to stopcaringvg @ gmail . com We are looking for unique features, essays and articles about v...
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Shannon Palus @shanpalus.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
I'm back at Slate next week after mat leave, and will be looking at pitches again! Particularly interested in health and science opinion and analysis, and/or with a first person angle, as well as features (2,500+ words, deeply reported) that turn a big idea on its head. shannon.palus@slate.com
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This Magazine @thismagazine.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
🚨Attention Writers!🚨 This Magazine is open for pitches for our annual Culture Issue. We're looking for stories about Canadian media, music, film, TV, fashion, food, art, literature, and online life. The deadline is January 12! this.org/contribute/
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This Magazine → Contribute to This Magazine
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HorrorMovieBlog.com @horrormovieblog.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Do you love to write? Do you love horror as much as we do? Horror Movie Blog is currently open to pitches from new writers! DM us for more info! We currently pay $25/article. *HMB is a WOC owned, self-funded labor of love. We want to amplify the voices of our unique and diverse communities.
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Deleted Saves @deletedsavesmag.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Deleted Saves is open for pitches for Issue #2 - Spring 2026! Send your ideas to deletedsaves at gmail dot com. We focus on critical analysis of games and are open to new and experienced writers alike! Pay is $275/piece.
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Lauren Gilbert @lgilbert.co · 12/12/2025
In Development's first call for pitches is up! . Tell us a compelling story about how something works — or fails to work — in the developing world. 2k-4k words, rolling review through Jan. 12 indevelopmentmag.substack.com/p/call-for-p...
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Call for Pitches: In Development Issue 1
Word count: 2,000-4,000 words
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Maxine @maxineadavies.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Good morning! I'm looking for pitches on any aspect of creative writing for Mslexia (@mslexia.bsky.social) Issue 109. Particularly interested in hearing from writers from diverse backgrounds :)! Please email maxine[@]mslexia.co.uk – by the end of the week would be great! ✨
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Henry Stockdale @henrystockdale.com · 09/12/2025
With UploadVR, @ianhamilton.net will share what's next in time. For now, freelancers, I've updated our pitch guide (link in blog). Devs/PR, please email our general inbox (tips@uploadvr.com) instead of me. It's a big change but I can't wait to work with Future Friends and the team. Bring on 2026!
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Lex Roman @lexroman.com · 08/12/2025
I could use one more contributed post in December. Should be timely either end of year or new year. Revenue recaps, business pivots, what worked/didnt work, something else. Read my contributor guide and pitch me! www.revenuerulebreaker.com/contributor-...
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Contributor Guide
How to pitch and how to write for Revenue Rulebreaker
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NüVoices 女性之音 @nuvoices.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
CALL FOR PITCHES: China Books Review is looking for writers! Do you have an argument about a recent book on or from China and the greater Sinophone world? If so, reach out to their editors at info[at]chinabooksreview.com See all details (including rates) here: chinabooksreview.com/submit/
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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 11/11/2025
3/ ✍️ Writers: We're looking for pitches from early talent Trans+ writers and journalists to write 700-1000 word history articles - one for each day of Trans+ History Week 🏳️‍⚧️ Apply 👉 www.wearequeeraf.com/telltranshis...
Graphic on light grey background with bold purple text that reads: Get paid to write about Trans+ History. We're looking for pitches from early talent Trans+ writers and journalists looking to build and develop a journalism career to write 700-1000 word history articles - one for each day of Trans+ History Week: We're looking to tell history stories, but we're interested in focusing on the lessons from them. We're looking for your perspective on history, so the topic you pick will be strongest if it's based in your experiences and viewpoint. You’ll get a £175 stipend for your time plus you’ll benefit from a QueerAF unique communication and journalistic 'Retro' skills session. To pitch send a working headline, and some bullets on what your piece will cover.
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Ziya Jones @ziyajones.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
This month, after almost a year of development, we launched a whole new publication! @scripthealth.bsky.social is a brand new platform dedicated to covering LGBTQ2S+ health in a period where our rights and healthcare access are under extreme threat. www.script.health
the script health logo on a rainbow gradient background
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