Tuesday, August 29th 2023
The Lighthouse is “cultivating spaces of solidarity and safety for southern Black girls to shine through focused programming and research.” They’re seeking pieces on Black Art: “How is/will AI affect our art? How is the Writer's Guild strike affecting our art? If you're a writer and/or artist with an idea for a piece that fits our audience, send us a pitch!” Rate is $0.25-$1.00 per word for writers and $150-$1,000 for art (graphic design, cartoons, photo essays, etc.) To learn more, refer to their post and this page.
Friday, March 24th 2023
The Lighthouse is “cultivating spaces of solidarity and safety for southern Black girls to shine through focused programming and research.” They have tweeted, “Are you a writer brainstorming a piece about the current natural environment, the current education system, or anything else Black people are concerned about? Send our managing editor a pitch!” They’re especially looking for contributors who identify as Black, LGBTQ, disabled, women, and POC. They pay $0.25-$1.00 a word. If interested, send your pitches to kswan@loveblackgirls.org. There is no deadline for submission of pitches. To read their tweet, click here. To visit their ‘contact’ page, click here.
Sunday, June 12th 2022
The Lighthouse is “cultivating spaces of solidarity and safety for southern Black girls to shine through focused programming and research.” They are seeking culture writers to write about “books, travel, sex and relationships, movies, TV, makeup social issues, and more.” They pay established writers $0.50/word. They strongly encourage Black, POC, and other marginalized freelancers to pitch. Send your pitches (even if you are not an established writer) to phenry@loveblackgirls.org. To learn more, refer to their culture editor’s Twitter thread. To contact them, refer to this page.
Tuesday, March 9th 2021
The Lighthouse is “cultivating spaces of
solidarity and safety for southern Black girls to shine through focused
programming and research.” They are seeking a freelance sports writer. They
will pay $0.25 to $0.60 per word. If interested, send an email to contributors@loveblackgirls.org.
To learn more, refer to their Tweet. To
contact them, refer to this page.