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Freelance Opportunities! is a newsletter that compiles a list of #freelance roles for: • #socialmedia pros • #writers, journalists, editors • video/photographers • audio pros • #designers • #developers • etc. Subscribe to discover new opportunities every week: www.findfreelanceopportunities.com

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If you're a writer early in your career, please pitch us! We don't pay a ton, but we do pay, and we have a great editorial team.

Freelancing is hard enough already, and inflation sucks. Defector is raising our base freelance rates by 20 percent. Great time to pitch us. Email me or pitches@defector.com

INBOX: Our Climate News Task Force newsroom partner @grist.org is seeking pitches on how the United States can break its reliance on fossil-fuel-powered transportation — and what a better system might look like. The deadline to send ideas is Wednesday, June 10th. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Freelance journalists and writers: @technologyreview.com has a new call for pitches, for its Kids issue. Pitches due Friday April 3. Please share! More details here: www.linkedin.com/posts/rcourt...

So you hated one of our columns in the March issue. You know the one. Think you can do better? Submit one. We accept columns (or news or analysis) that focus on the intersection of journalism and accessibility. Pitch us at editor@the-word.news. Deadline to submit for April is March 25.

Call for Pitches: Spoiled Rotten • Our eighth issue is now open for pitches

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....

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

Some exciting news! I'm working with a bunch of talented editors, illustrators, and writers to put together Golden Goal, a one-off print magazine about the 2026 World Cup. If you're interested in supporting us, we're currently doing a small fundraiser www.kickstarter.com/projects/mag...

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....

Are you a laid-off journalist? These publications want to pay you!! www.findfreelanceopportunities.com/p/2026-paid-...

Washington Post is shuttering its book section, part of the ongoing war against literacy & knowledge. We at Current Affairs want to pick up the slack by expanding book reviews. Writers: pitch us anytime! And if you subscribe/donate we'll use the funding to commission book coverage.

What kind of freelance work are you looking for right now?

I've clarified the distinction between articles and essays somewhat in our submission guidelines. Please pitch us! www.liberalcurrents.com/submission-g...

Trotters is launching in 2026 – and we need travel writers. Please send pitches to gofortrotters@gmail.com (rates and other info below). The focus is on interesting, funny, unusual writing, rather than hotel, museum and cocktail bar recommendations.

Environmental reporting is under pressure — just as biodiversity loss and climate impacts accelerate. Mongabay’s Y. Eva Tan Conservation Reporting Fellowship supports early-career journalists from tropical countries with paid mentorship & publishing support. Apply Dec. 15–Feb. 1: buff.ly/oARaICG.

Do you use grants as a part of your business? If you don't, you should! There are grants that independent contractors can use to create new products and fund their creativity. You'll find some of them in this newsletter!

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Use your library more often! It's a great working space and offers low-cost printing, copying, and research materials.

We are so excited to present to you, The Listeners: Hyper-local documentaries that reflect communities back to themselves in real and honest ways. If you're an independent, pitch us a piece over at Transom, and we might be able to fund it. Learn more here: transom.org/the-listeners/

Freelance writers, I'm commissioning! I'd love you to pitch me features on the business of freelancing. freelancewritingjobs.substack.com/p/call-for-p...

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A fast thread of my favorite opportunities in today's issue of @findfreelanceopportunities.com 🧵 1. The Net Gains Newsletter (US) needs a freelance writer to curate its B2B newsletter 2. Move Over Bob Magazine needs a consultant to refine its print issue (2-3 weeks, 5-10 hours/week)

Hi freelancers, I just posted a call for pitches for @technologyreview.com's upcoming print issue. The theme is Nature. Pitch deadline is December 5. More info here! www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Looking for freelance work? This newsletter just shared a bunch of paying opportunities for freelance journalists, marketers, strategists, podcast producers, audio engineers, designers, developers, writers, videographers, photographers, and all kinds of creatives. Comment "freelance" to get it now!

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In a wild turn of events, we've had SEVEN people subscribe to the Big Chungus tier at $1000 each. This is so amazing and way more than we expected! If we could get FIVE more Big Chungus subscribers, that'll cover our freelance writers budget for the whole of next year.

Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House. Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity. They are not the same.

I did not enjoy writing this; it can't even serve as an ad for my newsletter, which I've suspended due to an overbilling situation that has me almost regretting leaving Substack. But, you know, it's evidence for the piece I just didn't get to include. talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/patro...

Exploits is looking for movie essays. $10 for 350 words on just about any movie you want. New writers and contributors especially welcome! Feel free to DM me with pitches. And it should probably go without saying but any use of AI will not only disqualify you but get you permanently banned.

I will be on the ground covering the No Kings protest in downtown LA today. The work of filming, photographing, and reporting is unpaid. If you’d like to sponsor my coverage, send a tip on KoFi. It covers today’s coverage and helps make-up for missing work at my other job. ko-fi.com/joeyneverjoe

🚨 JOB OPPORTUNITY ALERT 🚨 HIRING: South Asia Managing Editor 📍Remote role – South Asia ⌛ Deadline: 3rd November 2025. 🔗 : https://loom.ly/tX7bMl0

A periodic reminder that while this is a free country, and you can pitch me however you like, the best avenue is my Globe and Mail email, elou@globeandmail.com. That is because only my Globe email will have an out-of-office response if I'm not around.