Freelance Writing Network

Happy Monday, writers! 65+ new pitch calls and writing jobs just went live to start your week. Apply this morning and you land near the top of someone’s inbox. But speed only gets you so far. Before you hit send, take the time to understand the outlet or company, build a pitch or application around a compelling story, and review it carefully. The writers who win commissions are the ones who do all three. Today’s roundup includes: ✍️ Pitch calls covering sport, trade & industry, cruising, racism, reported nonfiction, culture, politics, technology, food & animal-focused fiction: up to $1/word 📰 Journalism & reporting roles in local news, family features, food writing, sports coverage & investigative reporting 💻 Copy & content writing opportunities across brand copywriting, social-first campaigns, finance, SaaS, legal content & consumer features: up to $55/hour 📝 Editing, editorial & strategy roles including commissioning, newsletter editing, fact-checking & content strategy: up to $90/hour 🔬 Technical, grant & medical writing roles covering AI research, cybersecurity, educational content, grant proposals & medical editing: up to $60/hour 👉 See today’s full list: https://lnkd.in/eQ28XjxG 📣 And happening in one hour: our live workshop, Write Your First Pitch! FWN host Sithara walks you through planning, writing and sending your first freelance pitch, with real examples, a proven structure and live Q&A. Perfect if you’ve never pitched, keep hesitating to hit send, or have pitched without landing that first paid assignment. 👉 Join here: https://lnkd.in/e4NiQZgK

Our first-pitch workshop is tomorrow! ✍️ If you’ve been putting off writing your first freelance pitch, or have a draft sitting unsent, join us for some practical support to take that next step. 📅 Tomorrow, Monday 12th October, at 12pm ET / 5pm UK time, FWN host Sithara will walk you through planning, writing and sending your first pitch. We’ll cover: • Real pitches that landed assignments and why they worked • How to find the right publication and editor • A proven pitch structure you can adapt • How to build the confidence to hit send 💬 Bring your questions and ideas. There’ll be a live Q&A and space to get guidance on your own pitching challenges. The workshop is included in a full Freelance Writing Network membership, alongside twice-monthly live sessions and all our other member benefits. Join FWN and RSVP: https://lnkd.in/eQ_VhcPf Just want to attend this session? One-off tickets are also available: https://lnkd.in/e9MV3jm7 See you tomorrow! 🚀

220+ paid writing opportunities shared this week, and that’s just from the daily roundups. And the message keeps getting clearer: businesses, brands and media outlets need writers. They want human voices telling real stories, and the work is out there across a huge range of niches. Here’s a snapshot of what’s live in today’s edition: ✍️ Pitch calls covering literary writing, food, software, Canadian politics & culture, death & grief, gaming history & critical essays: up to $1,000/project 📰 Journalism & reporting roles in tech, AI, crypto, food, sports & local news: up to $25/hour or $0.10/word 💻 Copy & content work across brand, SEO, B2B, social, campaigns & animal protection: up to $200/hour 📚 Editing, editorial & strategy roles, from publishing and outline editing to content strategy & campaign leadership: up to $200/hour 🔬 Technical, grant & medical writing opportunities covering cybersecurity, bids, scientific communications & medical content: up to $125/hour Access all of this week's opps inside👇

50+ new paid writing opportunities today, bringing the weekly total to 170+, and it's only Wednesday. If you haven't browsed Monday and Tuesday's combined 120 yet, it's worth the time. There's a lot waiting for you. A few highlights from today's batch: 💰 $1/word for social innovation stories at a national magazine 💰 $40/hour as an animal protection writer 💰 $60/hour as a freelance copywriter Plus 50+ more opportunities across pitch calls, journalism, copy, editing and strategy. Today's roundup includes: ✍️ Pitch calls covering voting rights, historical science, travel, history, culture, faith & social innovation — reported features, essays & original research — up to $1.25/word 📰 Journalism & reporting roles in lifestyle, AI, digital tools, local news & practical reporting — up to $25/hour 💻 Copywriting & content opportunities spanning pharma, brand, legal, social, email & marketing content — up to $60/hour 📝 Editing, editorial & strategy roles including desk editing, copy editing, content editing, social editing & senior strategy work — up to £450/day See the full list👇

Want to write your first freelance pitch, but not sure where to start? ✍️ What do you say? Who do you send it to? And how do you stop second-guessing yourself long enough to hit send? 📅 On Monday, 12th October at 12pm ET / 5pm UK time, we’re running a live workshop to help you plan, write and send your first pitch. FWN host Sithara will walk you through the entire process, covering: • Real pitches that landed assignments and why they worked • How to find the right publication and editor • A proven pitch structure you can adapt • How to build the confidence to finally send 💬 There’ll also be a live Q&A, with space to discuss your ideas and get guidance on your specific questions. Whether you’ve never pitched, have a draft sitting unsent, or have tried but haven’t landed your first paid assignment yet, this session is for you. The workshop is included in a full Freelance Writing Network membership, alongside twice-monthly live sessions and all our other member benefits. Join FWN and RSVP: https://lnkd.in/eQ_VhcPf Prefer to attend without joining? We’ve also opened a small number of one-off tickets for this session. Buy a one-off ticket: https://lnkd.in/e9MV3jm7 Come along with your questions and ideas. Let’s get that first pitch sent! 🚀

Hey, writers - this one is for you! We’re back at you today with another 50 new paid writing opportunities. That means we’ve already shared 120+ paid gigs already this week, and it’s only Tuesday. I’d also recommend browsing yesterday’s roundup of 70+ new opportunities if you haven’t already — tons of fantastic paid opportunities still live and waiting to hear from you! There are some great new roles today too, with high-paying pitch calls, top rates in freelance copywriting, and a bunch of new journalism roles. Check out today's newsletter: https://lnkd.in/ep4xECQJ So what’s in today’s newsletter? -> Pitch calls are open across art, solutions journalism, business, technology, science, travel, food, literary culture, and documentary storytelling. Pay up to $1/word. -> Journalism and reporting roles include fashion, finance, sports, crypto, and bilingual local news coverage. Pay up to $3,000/week. -> Editing and editorial opportunities span magazine editing, food and lifestyle content, copy editing, and editorial production. Pay up to $55/hour. -> Copy and content writing roles cover B2B marketing, brand campaigns, SEO, finance, and SaaS content. Pay up to $100/hour. Sign up here to never miss another update: https://lnkd.in/edUi-Qpc

Is freelance writing finally recovering? Let's talk numbers. The last few years have been brutal for freelance writers. If you've felt that, you're not imagining it. AI is the obvious villain. Research from CESifo found job postings for automation-prone writing and coding work dropped 21% within just eight months of ChatGPT's launch. And that's before you factor in the economic picture: global growth slipping, inflation climbing, and marketing budgets (your client base) getting squeezed hard. Gartner's 2026 CMO survey found nearly 40% of marketing leaders planning to cut agency spend this year. Journalism hasn't fared better, with thousands of newsroom job cuts across the UK and US in the past year alone. So yes, it's been rough. But here's what I'm actually seeing on the ground. I run a membership that scans thousands of links every week to find paid writing work. It's the most real-time view of the market I have access to. And over the last six months, the numbers have shifted: from sharing 170-180 opportunities a week, to regularly hitting 230-240+. That's nearly a third more, built gradually and holding steady. Why? A few reasons: 🔹 The AI shine is wearing off. A recent Clutch survey found over half of consumers are now less likely to buy from brands they know use AI in their content. Readers can tell. Research from USC reviewing 130+ studies found AI output is consistently less varied than human writing. It raises the floor, but not the ceiling. 🔹 Cost is catching up with hype. Running the top-tier AI models at scale isn't cheap, and the cheaper models simply aren't good enough at writing to replace a professional. 🔹 Writers are getting proactive. Too many of us only reply to job postings and compete with a hundred others for each one. The writers actually landing work right now are increasingly the ones cold pitching, building a tight portfolio, identifying businesses with an obvious gap, and reaching out directly before any job post exists. I've had real success doing exactly the latter this year: pitching local restaurants on newsletters they didn't know they needed, and rewriting website copy for a moving company right after experiencing their terrible customer journey myself. Neither posted a job ad, yet both became clients. So is the writing world picking back up? Gradually, yes, though it's obviously still very tough. But there is real movement in the right direction, and the writers finding success are the ones being proactive about it. If you want the opportunities I'm seeing week to week, FWN members currently get 230-240+ paid pitch calls and writing jobs weekly, plus live sessions on pitching, pricing and outreach. 👉 Try it free for 7 days: https://lnkd.in/gbtBAGv7 And one very honest note: a membership isn't a guarantee of paid work. It only helps if you actually use it. Click the links, send the pitches, follow up. We're one part of the equation. You're the bigger part.

Happy Monday, writers. 70+ new opportunities just went live to start your week. Pitch calls, plus roles in journalism, copy, content, editing, script writing and more. Pick a few that match your experience, and put real time into your pitches, proposals and applications today — there's no better way to start the week than landing a new commission. Today's roundup includes: ✍️ Pitch calls covering science, biotechnology, technology, entertainment, politics, health & London stories — features, essays & investigations — up to $2,500/project 📰 Journalism & reporting roles including tech, auto, travel, science & community reporting — up to $25/hour 💻 Copy & content writing opportunities spanning medical, SEO, finance, B2B, brand & digital content work — up to $65/hour 📝 Editing & editorial roles including sports, newsroom & senior content editing — up to $55/hour 70+ live opportunities. One Monday. Make it count. See today's full list 👉 https://lnkd.in/eFdgr_Aq Want next Monday's roundup landing in your inbox automatically? Join the Freelance Writing Network: https://lnkd.in/edUi-Qpc

Senior Managing Editor role. 40 hours a week. Full-time. Guess how much they want to pay you for this. NOTHING! Not only will they not pay you a dime for working full weeks, you also must have: -> Bachelor's degree required; advanced credentials in Publishing or disciplines related to SIL domains preferred -> 3+ years experience managing editorial teams, or cross-functional content projects -> 5+ years experience working in SIL domain or project roles (or equivalent) preferred -> 5+ years of editorial experience in non-profit academic publishing, or extensive experience as a regularly published author of academic articles or books At the Freelance Writing Network, this is exactly the sort of terrible exposure-type gig we weed out daily. Hit the 'Sign up' button above to keep updated with the latest PAID writing jobs & more.

If your freelance admin currently lives across: ➡️ Your inbox ➡️ A spreadsheet you rarely open ➡️ Notes on your phone ➡️ A half-finished Notion board ➡️ An invoicing tool ➡️ A calendar you keep meaning to update …you probably do not need another generic productivity app. You need a system built for a freelance writer’s actual workload. That is why I created Finnygook. It lets you: ➡️ Track pitches and set follow-up reminders ➡️ Manage projects and break work into clear tasks ➡️ Keep drafts connected to the relevant project and client ➡️ Create and send branded invoices ➡️ Set payment reminders before an invoice becomes awkward ➡️ Track expenses and export them when tax season comes around ➡️ Sync key dates with Google Calendar As one early user put it: “It’s not trying to be my CRM, my accountant, and my second brain. It’s trying to answer what needs doing next.” That is the point. Try Finnygook free here: https://www.finnygook.com/ And you can use code FJN for 50% off your first three months.