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Sep 28, 2026
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  1. Issue · Sep 28, 2026

    145+ calls for journalism/writing pitches (Sep 28, 2026) (opens the original)

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    I got locked out of my office the other day, and took the opportunity to look at a piece of art. Because I had no other option, I had to slow down. It’s easy to talk about slowing down, enjoying the peaceful moments, much harder to live that promise. This day I did, and the artwork unfolded in front of me. It’s a video I glimpse every day on a wall as I enter the office, of what looks like the inside of someone’s living room. The only clue it’s a video is the occasional movement in a curtain as

  2. Issue · Sep 21, 2026

    150+ calls for journalism/writing pitches (Sep 21, 2026) (opens the original)

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    Question for writers: In determining how productive you’ve been on any given writing day, do all words count, even if they’re deleted? I’m building something to reward productivity and punish procrastination.Calls for pitches:================================================================================VARIOUS================================================================================🔹 DEB HAYNES SWIDER SEEKS WRITER FOR SOCIAL MEDIA REPUTATION CAMPAIGNS<

  3. Issue · Sep 14, 2026

    150+ calls for journalism/writing pitches (Sep 14, 2026) (opens the original)

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    I am reading Endurance by Alfred Lansing at the moment, the tale of Ernest Shackleton’s doomed attempt to cross Antarctica. The story is dominated by the insufferable conditions the crew had to endure for months on end while trapped in the frozen, unforgiving region. But one line I read the other day somehow, for some reason, rammed that misery home more than any other. One of the sailors had lost his gloves in the gale-like winds thrashing across the boat. So, while rowing for what must have fe

  4. Issue · Sep 7, 2026

    150+ calls for journalism/writing pitches (Sep 7, 2026) (opens the original)

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    One of the paradoxes of being an employee in the corporate world: the reward for doing good work is more work, often without more money or more freedom. In freelance land the reward for doing good work is also more work, should we want it, potentially with more money and more freedom. That’s the true definition of freedom isn’t it - being able to choose. Calls for pitches:Pitchwhiz ExclusiveSubmissions now open for Off-Field Volume #2Off-Field is a sports storytelling platform spanning audio, di

  5. Issue · Aug 31, 2026

    180+ calls for journalism/writing pitches (Aug 31, 2026) (opens the original)

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    No time, no energy, no motivation, not enough coffee, too many dishes to clean and dogs to walk, Netflix docs to binge and property/holiday/shopping websites to browse…. what’s YOUR excuse for not writing that damn book that’s been festering inside you for so many years? Mine is pretty much all of the above, with a small online poker habit and 26-year media career thrown in for good measure. So I built something, a gift to myself, to help. And if you like, you could join too. It all started back

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