Narrative Gigs

ATTENTION, business and community journalists: Apply by March 23 for NPF's expenses-paid Local Business Journalism Fellowship April 26-29 in Washington, D.C. Take your beat reporting to a whole new level.
https://nationalpress.org/training/apply-local-business-journalism-fellowship-2/

Apply: 2026 Investigative Editor Training Program The yearlong ProPublica Investigative Editor Training Program aims to broaden the ranks of investigative editors.

📣 Applications are now open for our Investigative Editor Training Program!

Submissions are due March 30 at 9 a.m. ET.

Journalist Safety Advisor JOURNALIST SAFETY ADVISOR Job Title: Journalist Safety Advisor Department: Emergencies Job Band: Management I (Individual Contributor) Office Location: NYC office / U.S. remote - EST Reports to:…

🚨📢JOB ALERT📢🚨 @pressfreedom.bsky.social is hiring a Journalist Safety Advisor to provide physical and digital safety consultations, guidance, and training to individual journalists and newsrooms around the world. cpjorg.bamboohr.com/careers/93

Awards, prizes and bursaries | The Freelance ...a running list...

Latest journo awards, prizes and bursaries up for grabs! ✍️ 🏆

Some fantastic opportunities here for freelancers. Go for it :)

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Good luck!

The Climate Newsroom: Canada Cohort — Covering Climate Now Learn about CCNow’s training program aimed at helping reporters, editors, newsroom managers, and meteorologists produce more robust climate coverage for digital, social, radio, TV, and print. …

🇨🇦 Calling all Canadian journalists!

Our free training program, The Climate Newsroom, provides story ideas and support so you can deliver solutions-driven climate stories in 3 sessions.

ONE WEEK LEFT! Apply by Friday, March 13:

Washington Reporter, Defense – Ida B. Wells Society Ida B. Wells Society

#JournalismJobs @ProPublica.org is hiring an investigative journalist to help expand coverage of the Pentagon and the U.S. armed forces. The Department of Defense is the government’s largest agency, with a budget of nearly $1 trillion.
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Freelance information - Chicago Reader We are primarily staff-written, but we also run features, news, criticism, videos, and visual works that come from freelance contributors.

hello people of the internet. just an occasional reminder that i am an editor with a (very meager) budget to pay you to write stories for me. rates are generally $200-$500.

if you live in chicago and have an idea for a news story, pitch me!

full pitch guidelines on our website:

CALLING ALL SCIENCE WRITERS! NEW PITCH OPPORTUNITY! I'll be leading a new science and health publication called Refractor. It's a spin-off from New Atlas with a new editorial approach. We&#3... CALLING ALL SCIENCE WRITERS! NEW PITCH OPPORTUNITY! I'll be leading a new science and health publication called Refractor. It's a spin-off from New Atlas with a new editorial approach. We'll be laun...

📣Freelance call by Refractor

🔹Open to short, focused news pieces to longer, exploratory features

🔹Everything science (biology, geology, history, psychology, space, medicine)

🔹Contact: rich [at] refractor.io

#ScienceJournalism #freelanceGig #SciWri #pitch #story

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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.

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

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....

MOLLY Prize for Political Cartooning & Comics Journalism Art Contest Open To Cartoonists Working On Political Satire, Comic Journalism and Narrative Non-Fiction. $1,000 Award. Deadline is March 20. Link in our bio or visit TexasObserver.org to learn more.

You draw what others won’t say.

Submissions are open for the inaugural MOLLY Prize for Political Cartooning & Comics Journalism.

Political satire or comic journalism published in 2025?

🏆 $1,000 + engraved stein
🗓 March 20 deadline

#LinkinBio

#MOLLYPrize

CALLING ALL SCIENCE WRITERS! NEW PITCH OPPORTUNITY! I'll be leading a… | Rich Haridy | 15 comments CALLING ALL SCIENCE WRITERS! NEW PITCH OPPORTUNITY! I'll be leading a new science and health publication called Refractor. It's a spin-off from New Atlas with a new editorial approach. We'll be laun...

Pitch opportunity.

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The Oxford American is now accepting pitches for our special Summer/Fall 2026 double issue dedicated to Home! Full details: oxfordamerican.org/submissions

Environmental Video Reporting Opportunity | Mongabay x ALT EFF — ALT EFF

Video reporting opportunity by Mongabay India and ALT EFF 2026📹

▫️Theme: Solutions for Heat Resilience
........
+ sub-themes

💰Production Grant: USD 1,400
⭕Application Deadline: March 13, 6 PM IST.

#ScienceJournalism #science #journalism ##opportunity #freelanceGig

www.alteff.in/environmenta...

Solo Together A conference for independent journalists and creators to find community and build thriving businesses March 5 and 6, 2026 – live, online 14+ hours of entrepreneurship, learning, and community-building for independent and creator journalists Register at TheIIJ.com Only $99

Have you been sleeping on this deal? 😴 Well, rise and shine! The IIJ Freelance Conference kicks off TOMORROW but there's still time to grab your spot!

🧵 Here's what you can expect over the next two days......

An introduction to who’s funding what — and how to start your applications

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Sojo.net focuses on stories at the intersection of faith and social justice. Managing editor Tyler Huckabee says he’s looking for nuanced stories with diverse perspectives. Learn more on the Freelance Journalism Podcast: youtu.be/A1ykzUcC-vM

Does your journalism shine a light on mental health issues and treatments? Apply for the $10,000 Mattingly Award by March 6! ⏱️ https://nationalpress.org/awards/carolyn-c-mattingly-award-for-mental-health-reporting/

Graphics Intern Job Title: Graphics Intern Location: New York Application Deadline: March 26th, 2026. About Springer Nature Springer Nature is one of the leading publishers of research in the world. We publish the la...

🚨Internship opportunity!🚨 Now accepting applications for Scientific American summer/fall graphics internship: springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Spring... Apply by March 26. Please feel free to share, especially within the 📊 dataviz community.

Highly recommend applying for this!

It’s FREE to enter, is international (=more inclusive and interestingly competitive) and is one of the easier submission processes out there.

AND if you win you get a super cool orange glass globe trophy for your desk! To keep us motivated. 😎

A new month means it's time to take another look at all the OPEN PROGRAMS on blcklst.com. Learn more here: blcklst.com/programs

Submissions are NOW OPEN for our new horror initiative with Tubi! One horror script will be selected by Tubi, with the intention of production and distribution on the platform. blcklst.com/programs/tub... 📓

Write for us - The Sick Times The Sick Times is accepting pitches for reported news features and essays/commentary pieces. We take pitches only; do not send full drafts on spec. We prioritize pitches from people with Long COVID an...

😷 We're always accepting op-ed pitches. We take pitches only; do not send full drafts on spec. We prioritize pitches from people with Long COVID and related diseases.

🚫🤖 We will not review pitches that were drafted with AI.

To pitch us, email editors@thesicktimes.org.

More: bit.ly/4l1AKaD

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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

🌍 We’re hiring!

Our global newsroom seeks two full-time remote roles:

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🌏 Contributing Editor (Asia Pacific): buff.ly/6xNp6iH

Strong journalism experience and excellent English required.

Retraction Watch journalism internship Retraction Watch covers science and research integrity through the lens of retractions. Its staff of three full-time journalists, as well as its two founding editors and a network of freelance writ…

Now accepting applications: @retractionwatch.com is accepting applications for its 10-week-long remote summer journalism internship. The application deadline is March 1, 2026. retractionwatch.com/internship/

Great news, writers: We’re partnering with Tubi to discover a NEW HORROR SCRIPT to be produced and distributed by Tubi! Read more about the program, exclusively @deadline.com.

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Senior Correspondent, Politics WIRED is where a better future is imagined. For three decades, we have been the indispensable guide to a world in constant transformation. We cover humanity’s biggest challenges, from climate change t...

Journalism job alert: @wired.com is hiring an experienced politics writer. I might be biased, but WIRED is doing some of the best political coverage out there. This is your chance to join our amazing newsroom! condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CondeC...

The Atlantic is hiring a staff writer to cover extreme weather and natural disasters atlanticmedia.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Career...

Great news, authors: The 2026 Unpublished Novel Award is now OPEN for submissions! Four writers will receive a $10,000 grant to support their manuscript on its journey to publication.

Learn more here: blcklst.com/programs/202...