News & Pitch Calls from FanSided

Monday, November 21st 2022

FanSided is Accepting Pitches

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 Looking for Stories about the Intersection of Sports and Climate Change

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 Looking for Pitches

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 Accepting Feature Pitches

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 Seeking Pitches at the Intersection of Sports and Climate Change

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 Open for Sports Pitches

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 Seeking Personal Fan Stories

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 Accepting Story Pitches

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.