Friday, January 20th 2023
Healthline is a health information website. They’re seeking health and wellness writers who can tackle general health and wellness topics (condition overviews, symptom identification, tips for prevention, etc.). Average rate is $200 for about 1,000 words. No pitches required. All assignments will include a detailed outline. For details, read their health and wellness editor’s tweet and their call for writers.
Sunday, January 15th 2023
Healthline is a health information website. Their editor is seeking mental health pitches for You're Not Alone content series. What they’re looking to cover (not an exhaustive list): “finding mental health care and difficulties that can come w/ that, what self-care can look like for people in intense therapy, how to receive treatment for phobias, how to receive mental health support from work.” POC LGBT+ to the front. Rates start at $300. Pitches should be sent to mlee@rvohealth.com. To learn more, refer to their editor’s Twitter thread and You’re Not Alone series.
Sunday, October 16th 2022
Healthline is a health
information website. For the upcoming Native American History Month, they are
seeking pitches from freelancers from a Native community. Their editor has
tweeted, “I’d love for pitches to center identity, history, and their
connection to mental health, but I’m open to all ideas that focus on Native
American history in connection with some health-related topic.” Pay is $250. Please
note that they cannot currently onboard freelancers from CA, IN, MA, NJ, or WV.
If interested, send your pitches to twhite@healthline.com.
Read their editor’s Twitter thread here.
Learn more about them here.
Deadline: October 21st, 2022
Tuesday, September 20th 2022
Healthline is a health information website. They are seeking pitches on suicide prevention: “I'm looking for a take on what prevention can look like by incorporating facts without removing the personal nature of the topic. I'd love for this to come from a person who has either experienced a mental health crisis, works in mental health, or currently navigating mental illness.” Rate is $250 to $300 for 800 to 1,000 words. They can accept pitches from US or international freelancers, but cannot currently onboard new freelancers in CA, IN, MA, NJ, or WV. Email your pitches to twhite@healthline.com. To learn more, refer to this Twitter thread and their ‘about us’ page.
Deadline: September 21st, 2022
Tuesday, September 20th 2022
Healthline is a health information website. They are seeking pitches related to the upcoming holiday season. The pitches should be on the following topics:
-“First topic: What is the importance of creating new holiday traditions and how can we foster them? I'm looking to talk about folks in new situations. New parents (esp. through adoption or fostering), new couples, blended families, etc.”
-“Second topic: I'm looking for someone who has figured out how to have a stress-free December by planning and shopping ahead of time. Give me your game plan and the timeline.”
-“Third: How to thrive during the holiday season with your chosen family. I'm looking for a Queer writer to discuss the process of grief and acceptance and give tips around embracing folks in your inner circle that may not be blood related, and the varied ways this can look.”
Rate is $250 per piece (no longer than 1,200 words). US or international freelancers are fine, but they cannot onboard new freelance writers from CA, IN, MA, NJ, or WV. If interested, send your pitches to twhite@healthline.com. To learn more, refer to this Twitter thread and their ‘about’ page.
Friday, June 3rd 2022
Healthline is a health information website. They are seeking stories based on the idea of "Boosting Community Immunity." “Stories would address barriers to community-wide immunity by spotlighting experts committed to the cause and supporting stories with health research.” They are looking to commission 2 pieces. They will pay $350. Send your pitches to stephcoelhowrites@gmail.com. To learn more, refer to this Twitter thread and their ‘about us’ page.
Deadline: June 8th, 2022
Sunday, May 1st 2022
Healthline
is a health information website. Their editor is looking for pitches for their
nutrition vertical to publish over the next few months. They are specifically
looking for personal essays about culture, identity, and relationships with
food. Queer, BIPOC, fat, disabled, neurodivergent, and rural writers are encouraged
to pitch. They also want to hear from people who grow food. Rate is $300 to
$400 per article. If interested, email your pitches to rthorne@redventures.com. Read their editor’s
Twitter thread here.
Learn more about them here.
Thursday, April 21st 2022
Healthline
is a health information website. They are seeking writers for their new series
about gender-affirming care. This opportunity is only for trans/gnc/nb/gender-expansive
writers. Folks with intersectional identities/exp are especially encouraged to
connect. The topics that they are covering are: “101 guide for youth, guide for
caregivers, medical prof insights, & gender in clinical trials/research.” Pay
is $350 to $450 per piece (1,400 to 1,700 words). Interested writers should
email dcollins@healthline.com. To
learn more, refer to their sex and relationships editor’s Twitter thread
and their ‘about us’ page.
Deadline: April 29th, 2022
Friday, February 25th 2022
Healthline
is a health information website. Their editor is seeking writers for personal
essays for a mental health series. She is seeking writers who have the
following mental health conditions: borderline personality disorder, posttraumatic
stress disorder (PTSD), and social anxiety. If you have any of these conditions
and “swear by and trust certain products, apps, or platforms/services to
positively impact your life on a daily basis,” then email their editor at mellee@redventures.com. Rates start at
$375. Read their editor’s Twitter thread here and
learn more about them here.
Thursday, February 24th 2022
Healthline
is a health information website. Their editor is “looking for a writer who has
been living with eczema for a long time (15+ years) to write a personal essay
about what they've learned managing the condition for so long.” Rate is $200 to
$300. Word count is 600 to 1,000. Pitches should be sent to jonimsweet@gmail.com. Read their editor’s
Twitter thread here. Learn
more about them here.
Deadline: March 2nd, 2022
Sunday, February 6th 2022
Healthline
Nutrition provides evidence-based, expert-written content on nutrition, health,
and weight management. Their associate editor is commissioning a few pieces
this month: “Good fits will explore identity-based & cultural relationships
to food, nutrition, or diet culture; diet/weight loss topics are not fits for
me.” They usually pay around $300 to $400 per article (800 to 2,000 words). To
learn more, refer to this Tweet
and this page. To visit their
website, click here.
Friday, January 28th 2022
Healthline
is a health information website. Their editor is looking to assign a story to someone with premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). Rate is $325. If
interested, email mellee@redventures.com.
Read their editor’s Twitter thread here.
Learn more about them here.
Wednesday, January 26th 2022
Healthline
is a health information website. Their editor has tweeted, “I'm seeking pitches
from Black writers with eczema for a personal essay for Healthline that
explains how mindfulness, stress reduction, and other mind-body strategies
helped them manage their eczema.” Rate is $200 to $300. Word count is 600 to
1,000 words. Pitches should be sent to jonimsweet@gmail.com.
To read their editor’s Twitter thread, click here. To
learn more about them, click here.
Deadline: February 4th, 2022
Sunday, January 23rd 2022
Healthline
is a health information website. Their editor has tweeted, “I’m commissioning a
Healthline article on why it’s never too late to transition + need2kno info for
ppl transitioning later in life (30+).” Rate is $350 to $400 for 1,400 to 1,700
words. This opportunity is only for trans journalists. If interested, email tcatlett@healthline.com. Read their editor’s
Twitter thread here and
learn more about them here.
Sunday, January 16th 2022
Healthline is a health information website. They are looking for trans journalists for freelance writing opportunities for their nutrition and fitness sub-brands on:
“-TK
Trans Athletes You Should Know
-Trans Women in Sports: Questions Answered”
They
will pay $300 to $400. They will also add you to their list of writers. If
these two topics are not good fits for you, you can still reach out to them as
they will add you to their list of writers for future articles on
nutrition/fitness themes. If interested, DM their associate editor on Twitter.
Read their associate editor’s Twitter thread here and
learn more about them here.
Tuesday, January 4th 2022
Healthline
is a health information website. In 2022, they would like to commission more
freelancers for their market wellness vertical. They specifically want “people
who have experience writing more clinical health content in the men's and
women's health fields.” POC to the front. Rates for updates start at $250 and
rates for new content start at $300. If interested, send your intro/bio, a link
to your website (if available), and clips to mellee@redventures.com. To learn more,
refer to this Twitter
thread and their about
us page.
Tuesday, November 30th 2021
Healthline
is a health information website. Their community editor is looking for “writers
living with depression to write perspective pieces.” Their rates start at $200
for 800 to 1,200 words. If interested, email your pitches to kdomonell@healthline.com. To read
their community editor’s Tweet, click here. To
learn more about them, click here.
Sunday, September 12th 2021
Healthline
is a health information website. Their community editor has tweeted, “Are you a
writer living with type 2 diabetes? I'm looking for folks to write essays and
tip-based articles about life with type 2 (POVs, nutrition, exercise,
family/relationships).” Pay is $200 to $250 per article. Pitches should be sent
to kdomonell@healthline.com. Read
their community editor’s Tweet here and
learn more about them here.
Sunday, September 12th 2021
Healthline is a health information website. Their sex & relationships editor is seeking “writers with lived experience to write a service-y article” about the ways sex and sexuality can “evolve throughout our 40s, 50s, 60s, 70+.” Although their editor is seeking writers with lived experience, these aren’t first-person or POV narratives. Rate is $250 to $350 per article (1,200 to 1,600 words). If interested, contact tcatlett@healthline.com. For details, refer to their editor’s Twitter thread and their ‘about’ page.
Deadline: September 17th, 2021
Tuesday, August 31st 2021
Healthline is a health information website. Their sex and relationships editor is seeking writers with “lived experience to write service-y articles” about
Exploring sexuality and sensuality during menopause
How sex and sexuality can evolve throughout our 40s, 50s, 60s, 70+
Although they are looking for writers with lived experience, these are not first-person or POV narratives. Rate is $250 to $350 per article (1,200 to 1,600 words). The articles will be published in October as part of their “healthy aging” campaign. If interested, email your pitches to tcatlett@healthline.com. Read their editor’s Twitter thread here and learn more about them here.
Deadline: September 8th, 2021
Tuesday, August 17th 2021
Healthline
is a health information website. They are looking for “pitches from writers
living with a chronic condition for an article about sustainability and making
the environmental movement inclusive.” Rates start at $200 to $250. If
interested, send your pitches to ehills@healthline.com.
For details, refer to their associate editor’s Tweet. To
learn more about them, refer to this page.
Tuesday, August 17th 2021
Healthline
is a health information website. They are looking for writers living with Psoriatic
Arthritis, MS, Breast Cancer, IBD, migraine, type 2 diabetes, and Rheumatoid Arthritis.
They will pay $200 to $250 per article. Pitches should be sent to ehills@healthline.com. Read their
associate editor’s Tweet here and
learn more about them here.
Tuesday, March 2nd 2021
Healthline is a health information website.
Their editor has tweeted, “Seeking personal stories around learning to be alone
during a pandemic/how it impacted your mental wellness. Did it change what
caring for yourself/others looks like? If you dreaded aloneness, are you more
comfortable w/ it now? Unexpected sources of support you found? Esp. interested
in POVs touching on substance use/sobriety/recovery, but def not a requirement.
Earth-shattering epiphanies/radical transformations also not required!” Rate is
$200 to $250 per piece (800 to 1,200 words, no reporting required). Pitches
should be sent to kmorrell@healthline.com.
To learn more, refer to their editor’s Twitter
thread. To contact them, refer to this page.
Deadline: March 10th, 2021
Sunday, January 24th 2021
Healthline is a health information
website. They are looking for pitches from writers who are living with
psoriatic arthritis (PsA). They are seeking POVs about the experience of living
with PsA and also tip-based content. Rate: $200 to $250 per article. Send
pitches to kdomonell@healthline.com.
To learn more, refer to their editor’s Tweet. To
contact them, refer to this page.
Friday, January 15th 2021
Healthline is a health information
website. Their editor has tweeted, “Need writer of Asian descent for personal
piece on Chinese New Year. How do you support health with traditional foods?
How does CNY benefit mental health/family togetherness?” Pay will be $250 for
1,000 words. If interested, contact choshaw@healthline.com.
Read their editor’s Tweet here
and contact them here.
Saturday, November 21st 2020
Healthline is a health information
website. Their wellness team is seeking freelancers. They are looking for product
writers and writers who have “experience writing/reporting on sexual health,
substance use, and mental health.” Rates start at $200 to $225. If
interested, DM their senior wellness editor on Twitter or email her at alannakristinanunez@gmail.com. To read
her Tweet, click here. To contact Healthline, click here.
Friday, May 22nd 2020
Healthline is a health information website.
Their editor is looking for pitches related to Pride. She wants unique angles,
lists, tips, etc. Pay is $200 for 1,000 words. Send pitches to choshaw@healthline.com. Read her Tweet
here.
Contact them here.
Monday, May 11th 2020
Healthline is a health information
website. Their editor is looking for pitches about your unusual ways of
handling everyday mental health challenges. Pay is $200 for 1,000 words. Send
pitches to choshaw@healthline.com.
Read their editor’s Tweet here.
Contact them here.
Sunday, April 26th 2020
Healthline is a health information website.
Their editor is looking for “male perspective on beauty disruptors like Dollar
Shave Club & HIMS” and how “these brands are changing the way men relate to
their beauty routines.” Pay is $200 for 1,000 words. Send outlines with unique
angles to choshaw@healthline.com.
Read their editor’s Tweet here
and contact them here.
Tuesday, April 14th 2020
Healthline’s editor is looking for Latinx
writers with a unique angle on health and wellness. They pay $175 to $200 per
article. Send pitches to choshaw@healthline.com.
Read their editor’s Tweet here
and contact them here.
Friday, April 10th 2020
Healthline is a health information website. They are hiring seasoned writers for health content. They are also seeking experienced beauty writers. They pay $175 to $200 per article. Read their editor's Tweets here and here. To contact them, refer to this page.