News & Pitch Calls from The Independent

Tuesday, February 28th 2023

The Independent is Accepting Music Pitches

The Independent is an online British newspaper. They’re accepting pitches for fun/clever/entertaining music things. According to one payment report, they paid £75 for an opinion piece of 600-800 words. If interested, email your pitches to roisin.oconnor@independent.co.uk. To learn more, refer to their editor’s tweet. To contact them, refer to this page.

Friday, July 29th 2022

The Independent wants pitches on life, relationships, work & our values


The commissioning editor of Independent Voices, the comment desk  section of The Independent, has issued a call for pitches. “we’re looking for ‘vibe shift’ pitches, tapping into vital conversations about life, relationships, work & our values”. They do accept pitches from writers who would prefer to be anon. See the Twitter thread for details.



Monday, July 11th 2022

Independent Voices is Looking for 'Vibe Shift' Pitches

Independent Voices is The Independent’s comment desk. They are “looking for ‘vibe shift’ pitches, tapping into vital conversations about life, relationships, work & our values.” According to payment reports, they pay £75-£90 for opinion pieces of 600-800 words. If interested, send your pitches to their commissioning editor at harriet.williamson@independent.co.uk. To read their commissioning editor’s Twitter thread, click here. To visit their website, click here.

Sunday, May 1st 2022

The Independent is Seeking Lifestyle Features

The Independent is an online British newspaper. Their deputy lifestyle editor has tweeted, “Looking to commission some timely features and expand our freelancer pool for Independent Lifestyle.” They cover “relationships, health/wellbeing, food, sustainability, fashion, women's rights and the royal family.” According to one payment report, they paid £180 for a feature. Get in touch with their editor at laura.hampson@independent.co.uk. Read their deputy lifestyle editor’s Twitter thread here. Contact them here.

Tuesday, September 28th 2021

IndyBest is Commissioning Some Book Roundups

The Independent's IndyBest is a source for all things shopping. They publish product reviews, buying guides, trend round-ups, and more. They are looking for experienced book review journalists to write some book roundups for them. According to one payment report, they paid £100 for a product review of 1,500 words. If interested, send your CVs and examples of work to emma.henderson@independent.co.uk. To learn more, refer to their editor’s Tweet and this page.

Saturday, August 28th 2021

IndyBest is Looking for Beauty Writers

The Independent's IndyBest is a source for all things shopping. Their deputy editor is commissioning some new beauty writers, so if you are “an experienced beauty journalist with great industry contacts and plenty of product reviews under your belt,” then email ellie.fry@independent.co.uk. According to one payment report, they paid £100 for a product review of 1,500 words. To read their deputy editor’s Tweet, click here. To read IndyBest’s articles, click here.

Saturday, July 10th 2021

The Independent is Looking for Missouri Writers

The Independent is an online British newspaper. Their editor is looking for fast Missouri writers who do excellent op-eds. They pay $300 per piece. If interested, contact holly.baxter@independent.co.uk ideally by Monday morning. To learn more, refer to their editor’s Tweet. To contact them, refer to this page.

Sunday, March 28th 2021

IndyBest is Seeking Gardening Writers

The Independent's IndyBest is a source for all things shopping. They publish product reviews, buying guides, trend round-ups, and more. Their editor has tweeted, “I'm looking for brilliant gardening writers to cover tried and tested reviews for us.” According to one payment report, The Independent paid £50 for a 500-word review. If interested, email emma.henderson@independent.co.uk. To learn more, refer to their editor’s Tweet. To read IndyBest’s articles, refer to this page.

Sunday, February 14th 2021

IndyBest is Seeking Plus Size Fashion Writers

The Independent's IndyBest is a source for all things shopping. They publish product reviews, buying guides, trend round-ups, and more. They are seeking plus size fashion writers. According to one payment report, The Independent paid £50 for a review of 500 words. If interested, contact eleanor.jones@independent.co.uk. To learn more, refer to their executive editor’s Tweet. To read IndyBest’s articles, refer to this page

Sunday, February 14th 2021

The Independent is Seeking Travel Features

The Independent is an online British newspaper. Their deputy travel editor has tweeted, “Travel writers - I am open for pitches for destination-led green/sustainable travel features! Ideally you'd be based there, but will also accept pitches if you know the destination really well.” “Want to stress we're looking for colourful features that excite and give a sense of place, rather than laying out a dry list of eco-credentials. Think cities that have a burgeoning eco-dining scene, a slew of new sustainably designed hotels, innovative transport design etc.” According to one payment report, they paid £160 for an 800-word travel feature. Send your pitches to helen.coffey@independent.co.uk. Read their editor’s Twitter thread here and contact them here.

Friday, November 6th 2020

The Independent’s Travel Editor is Accepting Pitches for UK Places

The Independent’s deputy travel editor is accepting pitches for their new series, Home Towns. Part guide, part love letter, the series celebrates where we’re from. The pitches can be for UK places only. Payment reports indicate that they pay up to $0.47 per word. Email your pitches to helen.coffey@independent.co.uk. To learn more, refer to their editor’s Twitter thread. To contact them, refer to this page.

Tuesday, August 4th 2020

The Independent’s Acting Travel Editor is Accepting Pitches from Next Week

The Independent’s acting travel editor is accepting travel pitches from next week. She likes colorful, narrative stories that involve doing something that Independent Travel’s “readers might like to, and can afford to, do.” Their current focus is mainly the UK and also other countries in this list. According to payment reports, they pay an average of $0.26 per word. Send pitches to qin.xie@independent.co.uk. For details, refer to her Tweet. To contact them, refer to this page.

Tuesday, August 4th 2020

The Independent is Looking for Culture Themed Opinion Pitches

The Independent is an online British newspaper. They are looking for culture themed opinion pitches. Payment reports indicate that they pay an average of $0.26 per word. Send your pitches to matthew.jenkin@independent.co.uk. To learn more, refer to this Tweet and to contact them, refer to this page.

Tuesday, July 21st 2020

The Independent is Looking for Timely Opinion Pieces

The Independent is an online British newspaper. They cover news, politics, sport, culture, lifestyle, and more. They are looking for timely opinion pieces. According to payment reports, they pay an average of $0.26 per word. Send pitches to matthew.jenkin@independent.co.uk. To learn more, refer to this Tweet. To contact them, refer to this page.

Tuesday, March 17th 2020

The Independent is looking for travel pitches

The Independent’s acting travel editor is looking for travel pitches. She likes colorful, narrative stories that involve doing something that their “readers might like to, and can afford to, do.” According to payment reports, they pay an average of $0.26 per word. Send pitches to qin.xie@independent.co.uk. Read her Twitter thread here. Contact them here.