Thursday, November 2nd 2023
Metro.co.uk covers news, lifestyle, fashion, health, food, entertainment, travel, sports, and more. They are looking for pitches to commission for their Platform section. To learn more about Metro.co.uk or contact them, click here.
Sunday, September 10th 2023
Metro.co.uk covers news, lifestyle, health, food, sex, entertainment, sports, and more. They want to commission more stories of queer people of color. They want opinion and first person stories. Rates are £100 to £120 for 800 words. If interested, send your pitches to sharan.dhaliwal@metro.co.uk. To learn more, refer to this post and their website.
Wednesday, May 31st 2023
Metro.co.uk covers news, lifestyle, health, food, sex, entertainment, sports, and more. They’re accepting pitches for first-person and opinion pieces. They pay £100 to £120 per piece. Send your pitches to sharan.dhaliwal@metro.co.uk. To learn more, refer to this Twitter thread. To have a look at the kind of articles they publish, refer to this page.
Tuesday, April 25th 2023
Metro.co.uk covers news, lifestyle, health, food, sex,
entertainment, sports, and more. Their assistant opinion and first-person
editor has tweeted that they’re launching a new first-person series and are
looking to hear specifically from “trans, non-binary, gender fluid, and gender
non-conforming people.” The editor hasn’t mentioned the rates in his tweet, but
according to this tweet,
they usually pay £100 for 800 words. If interested, email your pitches to james.besanvalle@metro.co.uk. To
read their editor’s tweet, click here.
To visit their website, click here.
Tuesday, April 11th 2023
The assistant opinion and first-person
editor of Metro.co.uk is looking for pitches for Immigration Nation series. The
series explores “the stories of people who have moved to the UK – including
many who’ve made a difference in doing so.” The editor hasn’t mentioned the
rates in their tweet, but according to this tweet,
they usually pay £100 for 800 words. If interested, send your pitches to james.besanvalle@metro.co.uk. To
read their editor’s Twitter thread, click here.
To read their previous pieces, click here.
Tuesday, February 28th 2023
Metro.co.uk covers news, lifestyle, health, food, sex, entertainment, sports, and more. They’re looking for writers who have shopping and lifestyle content experience. According to this tweet, they usually pay around £100 for 800 words. If interested, email mel.evans@metro.co.uk. To learn more, refer to their editor’s tweet. To contact them, refer to this page.
Tuesday, January 3rd 2023
Metro Opinion is a platform by Metro.co.uk. They are accepting pitches for first-person and/or timely opinion pieces. They will pay £100 to £125 for 800 words. Send your pitches to kya.buller@metro.co.uk. To learn more, refer to this tweet and their website.
Tuesday, September 27th 2022
Metro.co.uk covers news, lifestyle, health, food, sex, entertainment, sports, and more. They are accepting gaming related pitches for Black History Month. They typically pay £100 for 800 words. To learn more, refer to this Tweet. To contact them, refer to this page.
Tuesday, September 13th 2022
Metro Opinion is a platform by Metro.co.uk. They are commissioning case studies and writers for first-person stories for their Age Is Just a Number series. They usually pay £100 for 800 words. If interested, send your pitches to siobhan.smith@metro.co.uk. To learn more, refer to this Tweet and Age Is Just a Number series.
Tuesday, July 12th 2022
Metro Opinion is a platform by
Metro.co.uk. Their deputy editor is launching a series on 'Tech we can't live
without' and wants you to write about it. “It could be something mundane, or
genuinely lifesaving, but all about a piece of tech you use daily.” They
typically pay
£100 for 800 words. To read their deputy editor’s Tweet, click here. To
visit their website, click here.
Saturday, July 2nd 2022
Metro Opinion is a platform by Metro.co.uk. Their editor is accepting first-person pieces and opinion pitches. They usually pay £100 for 800 words. If interested, email your pitches to kya.buller@metro.co.uk. Read their editor’s Tweet here and their previous articles here.
Wednesday, June 22nd 2022
Metro Opinion is a platform by
Metro.co.uk. Their editor is seeking pitches for first-person stories and
opinion pieces. Their rates
usually start at £70 for 600 to 800 words. To read their editor’s Tweet, click here. To
visit their website, click here.
Sunday, June 19th 2022
Metro Opinion is a platform by
Metro.co.uk. They are “looking to commission someone 70+ who still goes to
Glastonbury,” to write a piece for them. Their rates
typically start at £70 for 600 to 800 words. If interested, send your pitches
to siobhan.smith@metro.co.uk. To
learn more, refer to this Tweet and
their website.
Sunday, June 19th 2022
Metro.co.uk covers news, lifestyle, health, food, sex, entertainment, sports, and more. They are accepting pitches for their new series, Age Is Just a Number. They are open to “all sorts of stories of people doing unusual or interesting things, at surprising ages.” They pay a base rate of £100. Send your pitches to siobhan.smith@metro.co.uk. To learn more, refer to this Tweet and Age Is Just a Number series.
Sunday, June 12th 2022
Metro.co.uk covers news, lifestyle, health, food, sex, entertainment, sports, and more. Their editor is commissioning real-life stories and op-eds for Platform. They pay a base rate of £100, and sometimes a bit more when they need a really quick turnaround. Send your pitches to kya.buller@metro.co.uk. To read their editor’s Tweet, click here. To read their previous stories and op-eds, click here.
Friday, June 3rd 2022
Metro.co.uk covers news, lifestyle, health, food, sex, entertainment, sports, and more. Their lifestyle and weekend editor is accepting pitches for Better Living, their series about being your best self. Payment reports indicate that they pay about £100 per 800 words. If interested, send your pitches to ellen.scott@metro.co.uk. To read their lifestyle and weekend editor’s Tweet, click here. To read their Better Living series, click here.
Sunday, May 22nd 2022
Metro.co.uk
covers news, lifestyle, health, food, sex, entertainment, sports, and more.
They are “looking to commission a writer who came out later in life - the later
the better - to write a piece on what this was life.” Their rates
usually start at £70 for 600 to 800 words. Pitches should be emailed to siobhan.smith@metro.co.uk. To learn
more, refer to this Tweet. To
contact them, refer to this page.
Thursday, March 31st 2022
Metro
Opinion is a platform by Metro.co.uk. Their editor has tweeted, “I'm on the Metro
Opinion desk this week and always looking to commission strong, emotive opinion
pieces or real life stories.” Their rates
typically start at £70 for 600 to 800 words. If interested, DM their editor on
Twitter. Read their editor’s Tweet here. Read
their previous articles here.
Tuesday, March 29th 2022
Metro
Opinion is a platform by Metro.co.uk. They are “looking to commission someone
who has had an at home abortion to write a quick turnaround
first-person/opinion piece.” Their rates
generally start at £70 for 600 to 800 words. If interested, send your pitches
to siobhan.smith@metro.co.uk. To
learn more, refer to this Tweet. To
read Metro Opinion’s articles, refer to this page.
Tuesday, March 1st 2022
Metro
Opinion is a platform by Metro.co.uk. Their deputy editor has tweeted, “Looking
for pitches from relating to FIFA's decision on Russia. Do you think its a
cop-out? Should they go further? Is it unfair on Russian athletes?” Quick turnaround likely needed. Their rates
generally start at £70 for 600 to 800 words. If interested, DM their deputy
editor on Twitter or email ross.mccafferty@metro.co.uk.
To read their deputy editor’s Tweet, click here. To
read their previous articles, click here.
Sunday, October 17th 2021
Metro.co.uk
covers news, lifestyle, health, food, sex, entertainment, sports, and more.
Their editor is seeking opinion and first-person pitches. They pay about
£100 per 800 words. Pitches should be emailed to amber.sunner@metro.co.uk. Read their
editor’s Tweet here and
contact them here.
Sunday, August 22nd 2021
Metro
Opinion features “opinions, real life stories, and analysis from experts in
their field.” They are seeking “first-person and opinion pitches, where someone
has a special insight, a unique experience to share, or a strong angle on a
subject.” Their rates
generally start at £70 for 600 to 800 words. If interested, send your pitches
to siobhan.smith@metro.co.uk. To
learn more, refer to this Tweet and
Metro Opinion’s articles.
Sunday, August 1st 2021
Metro.co.uk
covers news, lifestyle, health, food, sex, entertainment, sports, and more.
They are looking for first person and comment pieces. They pay about £100 per
800 words. Send your pitches to zesha.saleem@metro.co.uk.
To learn more, refer to this Tweet. To
contact them, refer to this page.
Sunday, July 18th 2021
The
editor of Metro.co.uk is looking for really strong features from writers of
color for The State of Racism series. According to one payment report, they
paid £120 for a feature of 800 to 1,000 words. Pitches should be sent to natalie.morris@metro.co.uk. To
learn more, refer to their editor’s Tweet.
To read The State of Racism series, refer to this page.
Sunday, July 18th 2021
Metro.co.uk
is looking for freelance entertainment/showbiz reporters. This opportunity is for
shift work during UK hours. According to payment reports, they pay £100/day for
entertainment desk shifts. If interested, contact lucy.mapstone@metro.co.uk. For
details, refer to their entertainment editor’s Tweet. To
learn more about them, refer to this page.
Sunday, May 9th 2021
Metro.co.uk is looking for “powerful
first-person stories from immigrants living in the UK” for the Immigration
Nation series. Their rates
generally start at £70 for 600 to 800 words. Pitches should be sent to james.besanvalle@metro.co.uk. For
more information, refer to this Twitter
thread and the Immigration
Nation series.
Tuesday, April 27th 2021
Metro Opinion is seeking pitches for
their new weekly The Truth Is series. The series explores “life's unspoken
truths and long-held secrets.” The contributors “challenge popular
misconceptions, confess a deeply personal secret, or reveal their wisdom from
experience.” Their rates
generally start at £70 for 600 to 800 words. If interested, email your pitches
to angela.pearson@metro.co.uk. To
learn more, refer to their acting deputy editor’s Tweet.
To contact them, refer to this page.
Tuesday, February 9th 2021
Metro's personal and opinion desk is
open for first person story pitches. Their rates generally start at £70 for 600 to 800 words. If interested,
email your pitches to jessica.carter@metro.co.uk.
For details, refer to this Tweet. To
learn more about them and to contact them, refer to this page.
Tuesday, February 2nd 2021
Metro Opinion is a platform by
Metro.co.uk. They are seeking compelling first-person stories or timely op-eds.
Their rates generally start at £70 for 600 to 800 words. If interested, send
your pitches to harriet.marsden@metro.co.uk.
To learn more, refer to this Tweet.
To read Metro Opinion’s articles, refer to this page.
Tuesday, January 19th 2021
Metro Opinion is a platform by Metro.co.uk.
Their editor is commissioning “first-person stories and timely, news-based
opinion pieces today and tomorrow.” According to one payment report, Metro.co.uk
paid £100 per 1,000 words for an online article. Send pitches to nicole.vassell@metro.co.uk. Read
their editor’s Tweet here
and Metro Opinion’s articles here.
Saturday, November 21st 2020
The senior lifestyle writer of Metro.co.uk is looking
for writers of color. She is commissioning features for The State of Racism
series and is looking for “strong voices & unique, rigorously researched
angles on race and racism in the UK.” According to one payment report, they
paid £120 for a feature of 800 to 1,000 words. If interested, send pitches to natalie.morris@metro.co.uk. To
learn more, refer to this Twitter thread.
To read The State of Racism series, refer to this page.
Tuesday, September 29th 2020
Metro.co.uk is looking for opinion
pitches on current affairs. They want writers to “find a hook on politics, human
interest, health or new stats.” They do not want week-old news angles. According
to one payment report, they paid £100 per 1,000 words for an online article. If
interested, email your pitches to almara.abgarian@metro.co.uk.
For details, refer to this Tweet.
To learn more about them, refer to this page.
Tuesday, September 15th 2020
Metro.co.uk covers news, lifestyle, health,
food, sex, entertainment, sports, and more. They are open for pitches for Metro
Opinion’s Love, Or Something Like It series. They are seeking “strong, moving
first person reads of love, lust and loss.” According to one payment report,
they paid £100 per 1,000 words for an online article. Send your pitches to rosy.edwards@metro.co.uk. To learn
more, refer to this Tweet.
To read Love, Or Something Like It series, refer to this page.
Sunday, August 30th 2020
Metro.co.uk covers news,
lifestyle, fashion, health, food, sex, soaps, entertainment, travel, sports,
property, weather, and more. If you have any personal essays or op-ed ideas,
send them to leah.sinclair@metro.co.uk.
According to one payment report, they paid £100 per 1,000 words for an online
article. To learn more, refer to this Tweet.
To contact them, refer to this page.
Friday, July 3rd 2020
Metro.co.uk covers news, lifestyle, fashion, health, food, sex, soaps, entertainment, travel, sports, property, weather, and more. Their newly appointed communities editor is accepting pitches at jess.austin@metro.co.uk. They are mainly seeking first person and opinion pieces. According to one payment report, they paid £100 per 1,000 words for an online article. Read their editor’s Tweet here and learn more about them here.
Tuesday, April 28th 2020
Metro.co.uk covers news, lifestyle, fashion,
health, food, sex, soaps, entertainment, travel, sports, property, weather, and
more. Their commissioning producer is always looking for topical first person
pieces- coronavirus
or not. According to one payment report, they paid £100 per 1,000 words for an
online article. Send pitches to james.besanvalle@metro.co.uk. To
learn more, refer to this Tweet.
To contact them, refer to this page.