Monday, November 21st 2022
FanSided is a network of fandom-focused sports, lifestyle, and entertainment websites. Their creative editorial director is interested in hearing about anything sportsy that excites you. They publish the following series:
Fansided Features: Their FanSided Features stories are usually 2,000 to 10,000 words and although in the past, they have mostly published reported non-fiction, they are always interested in publishing other kinds of pieces as well.
Fan Voices: This series is their “home for fan-forward stories about the experiences of fans and how relationships with sports, teams and athletes have rippled through their lives.”
Why We Play: This series is their “home for stories about the power of sports to bring us together, overcome obstacles, make positive change and reach everyone.”
According to a previous tweet by their creative editorial director, their rates start at $100-$150. To learn more, refer to this Twitter thread and this page.
Friday, July 15th 2022
FanSided is a network of
fandom-focused sports, lifestyle, and entertainment websites. Their creative
editorial director is seeking pitches for “stories about the intersection of
sports and climate change.” The stories don't have to be solution-oriented. Their rates
start at $100 to $150. Pitches should be emailed to freelance@fansided.com. Read their
creative editorial director’s Tweet here and
their pitch guidelines here.
Sunday, May 22nd 2022
FanSided
is a network of fandom-focused sports, lifestyle, and entertainment websites.
They are seeking pitches for all kinds of things but especially for their “Features,
Fan Voices and Why We Play series right now.” FanSided Features stories are
2,000 to 10,000 words and although in the past, they have mostly published reported
non-fiction, they are always interested in publishing other kinds of pieces as
well. Fan Voices is their “home for fan-forward stories about the experiences
of fans and how relationships with sports, teams and athletes have rippled
through their lives.” Why We Play is their “home for stories about the power of
sports to bring us together, overcome obstacles, make positive change and reach
everyone.” Their rates
start at $100-$150. To learn more, read
their creative editorial director’s Tweet and
their pitch
guidelines.
Tuesday, February 22nd 2022
FanSided
is a network of fandom-focused sports, lifestyle, and entertainment websites.
They are accepting pitches for their two feature series: FanSided Features and
Fan Voices. Their rates
start at $100-$150. If interested, email your pitches to freelance@fansided.com. To learn more,
refer to their associate sports editor’s Twitter
thread and their pitch guidelines.
Tuesday, January 25th 2022
FanSided
is a network of fandom-focused sports, lifestyle, and entertainment websites.
Their creative editorial director has tweeted, “I'm currently looking for any
and all pitches for a special series later this year, exploring the
intersection of sports and climate change. Interested in stories that focus on
both macro and micro, any sports at any level of competition.” They will pay at
least $150 per piece. Send your pitches to ian.levy@fansided.com. For details,
refer to their creative editorial director’s Tweet and
their pitch
guide.
Sunday, January 2nd 2022
FanSided
is a network of fandom-focused sports, lifestyle, and entertainment websites.
They are “open to pitches for opinion columns, essays, detailed analysis,
interviews, reported features, cultural criticism related to the world of
sports, fan fiction any anything else you might dream up related to the world
of sports.” Their rates
start at $100 to $150. If interested, send your pitches to freelance@fansided.com. For more
information, read their Twitter
thread and pitch
guide.
Sunday, July 4th 2021
FanSided is a network of fandom-focused sports,
lifestyle, and entertainment websites. They are accepting pitches for their Fan
Voices vertical. They want “personal stories about the experiences of fans and
how relationships with sports, teams, and athletes have rippled through their
lives.” Their rates
start at $100-$150. Pitches should
be sent to freelance@fansided.com. To
learn more, refer to their creative editorial director’s Tweet and
their pitch
guide.
Saturday, June 19th 2021
FanSided is a network of fandom-focused
sports, lifestyle, and entertainment websites. They are accepting pitches for
stories in both their Features and Fan Voices verticals. For the Features
vertical, they look for longform pitches that go deeper with stories that their
“readers are already familiar with, or introduce them to new characters and
corners of the sporting world.” For the Fan Voices vertical, they look for “personal
stories about the experiences of fans and how relationships with sports, teams,
and athletes have rippled through their lives.” Their rates start at $100 to
$150. If interested, send your pitches to freelance@fansided.com. For details,
read their creative editorial director’s Twitter
thread and their pitch guide.