1,500 Evergreen Pitch Calls
Inside The Newsroom’s Freelance Board is the largest curated database of journalism pitch calls we know of — magazines, digital newsrooms, audio, and niche outlets that are actively open to ideas.
If you pitch for a living (or you’re building that pipeline), this is where you go instead of doom-scrolling for submission pages.
1,500 evergreen pitch calls · Updated regularly · Built for working journalists
What’s on the board
- Reporting & features — news, enterprise, longform, explainers
- Essays & opinion — reported commentary, personal essays, criticism
- Audio & video — podcast pitches, documentary and explainer work
- Data, visuals & photo — graphics, photo essays, illustration commissions
- Specialty beats — climate, tech, politics, culture, labor, health, food, sports, and more
Most calls are remote-friendly. We label evergreen (open year-round) vs time-limited (theme issues, special projects, hard deadlines) so you know what’s urgent and what you can return to.
This Week’s New Pitch Calls
A sample of publications currently open to pitches from the evergreen board. Paid members get the full database with rates, links, and filters.
🌲 Bon Appétit — Pitch Call: Cooking | Rate: $250+ | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
🌲 Mongabay — Pitch Call: Coastal Climate Solutions | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
🌲 The Verge — Pitch Call: Transportation | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
🌲 The Walrus — Pitch Call: Short Essays | Rate: $4,000 | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
🌲 Type Investigations — Pitches | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
🌲 Undark — Pitch Call: Op-Eds | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
🌲 Vox — Pitch Call: Future Perfect | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
🌲 Washingtonian — Pitch Call: Technology | Rate: $2/word | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
🌲 Wellcome Collection — Pitch Call: Webcomics | Rate: $0.55/word | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
🌲 Wine Enthusiast Magazine — Pitch Call: Trend-Driven Features | Rate: $0.50+/word | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
🌲 Wired — Pitch Call: Science | Rate: $1/word | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
🌲 Wirecutter — Pitch Call: New Reviews | Rate: $2,500 | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
🌲 Xtra Magazine — Pitch Call: Culture | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
🌲 YES! Media — Climate/Environment Writing | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
Want the full set? Paid membership unlocks 1,500 pitch calls across beats, formats, and pay ranges.
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How We Curate
Every listing is checked as a real call for pitches, categorized by outlet and beat, and kept only if there’s a realistic path to publication or payment.
We keep: editor guidelines, open submission pages, and paid/reported calls worth a working journalist’s time.
We cut: “write for exposure” mills, AI content farms, predatory platforms, and vague opportunities with no clear editor or pay path.
When you sit down to pitch, everything in front of you should be worth opening.
Free vs paid
Free subscribers
- Weekly newsletter with a couple handfuls of freelance opportunities
Paid members
- Full access to 1,500 freelance pitch calls
- Rates listed when outlets publish them
- The wider opportunities hub: Job Board, Journalism Calendar, Journalism Toolbox, and Media Salaries
Monthly $7: Free Trial
Yearly $60: Free Trial
Questions about the freelance board? Email daniel@insidethenewsroom.com