Tuesday, September 30th 2025
The Local Magazine is an independent magazine that explores Toronto’s urban health and social issues. They’re assigning for their winter issue. Their executive editor has posted this on BlueSky: “Call for pitches: we're assigning for @thelocal.to's winter issue. Going back to our roots with a healthcare issue, and specifically interested in stories about privatization and places where money and health collide. Features, essays, first-person, etc, starting at 0.75 cents/word.” If interested, send your pitches to nick@thelocal.to. To read their executive editor’s post, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.
Saturday, May 8th 2021
The Local is an independent magazine
that explores urban health and social issues in Toronto. They are looking for
pitches about the vaccine rollout. They like revealing data stories,
deep-dives, and intimate portraits of under-covered neighborhoods. Rates start at
around $1,500 for a 2,000+ word feature. To learn more, refer to their senior editor’s
Tweet.
To contact them, refer to this page.