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✍️ 50+ Calls for Pitches That Pay | October 19, 2026

An established podcast is paying $3,000 per piece accepted, a prestigious literary review is offering AU$3,000 for non-fiction, and a Scottish arts network is commissioning posts on monstrosity.

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Oct 19, 2026
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  • A prestigious literary review is seeking non-fiction pitches (essays, memoir, and reportage up to 4,000 words) exploring how we recognise influence in our lives and how to tell control from guidance. Pay is AU$0.75/word, up to AU$3,000 for a maximum-length piece.

  • An established American food-culture podcast is seeking experienced audio reporter-producers to pitch single 20-minute narrative episodes about the changing South through foodways. Pay for a completed episode starts at $3,000, inclusive of travel and expenses.

  • A Scottish arts network is commissioning guest blog posts on the theme of Monstrosity, from monsters in myth and folklore to power and the climate crisis, open to Black writers and writers of colour based in Scotland. Pay is GBP 170 for about 700 words or GBP 255 for about 1,050 words.

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