Sunday, May 19th 2024
Inverse is an online magazine that covers technology, science, culture, entertainment, and gaming. Their gaming editor is seeking your May video game pitches, particularly around “Elden Ring DLC and fun new titles you've been playing lately.” Rate: Smaller pieces begin at $150. Send your pitches to shannon@inverse.com. Read their gaming editor’s post here. View their website here.
Tuesday, May 14th 2024
Inverse is an online magazine that covers technology, science, culture, entertainment, and gaming. Their deputy editor of tech reviews & guides is seeking a freelance writer to cover AI. They want 4 short blog posts per week, or 2 essays/columns per week, or 2 blog posts and 1 essay/column per week. Rates are $100 for AI essays/columns (at least 800 words) and $50 for AI news blogs/explainers (at least 400 words). If interested, email ray.wong@inverse.com. To read their deputy editor’s post, click here. To visit their website, click here.
Tuesday, April 9th 2024
Inverse is an online magazine that covers technology, science, culture, entertainment, and gaming. They’re seeking a writer to take over their Found in Translation column, a guide to international sci-fi movies. Rate is $250/article. Pitches should be sent to jacob@inverse.com. To learn more, refer to their executive editor’s post and their Found in Translation column.
Friday, March 1st 2024
Inverse is an online magazine that covers technology, science, culture, entertainment, and gaming. Their deputy gaming editor is accepting pitches about “the craft or psychology of video games.” Their rates begin at $300 for good reported pieces. Send your pitches to shannon@inverse.com. To read their deputy gaming editor’s post, click here. To visit their website, click here.
Thursday, November 2nd 2023
Inverse is an online magazine that covers topics like science, innovation, entertainment, and gaming. Their deputy gaming editor is looking for video game story pitches and ideas for 2024. According to their senior entertainment editor, they pay $0.50 per word. To learn more or contact Inverse, click here.
Monday, October 23rd 2023
Inverse covers science, innovation, entertainment, gaming, and the mind and body. Their executive editor is seeking pitches on TV, Film, Gaming, Science or Tech. According to his tweet, he's offering to pay "$1000 for a deeply reported feature with multiple sources and a well-written narrative. For single interviews, rates range from $250-$500 depending on the source. Medium-sized talk-of-the-town style features can be anywhere from $400 to $750." You can find his email in his Twitter/X bio. To learn more read this Tweet. You can also learn more and contact Inverse here.
Wednesday, October 4th 2023
Inverse is an online magazine that covers technology, science, culture, entertainment, and gaming. Their executive editor is seeking an LA-based freelance entertainment journalist for a story. They’re looking for someone who is available on Oct 19; has experience writing features/profiles; and is a Godzilla fan. Rate is $750. If interested, email jacob@inverse.com. To read their executive editor’s post, click here. To visit their website, click here.
Tuesday, July 25th 2023
Inverse is an online magazine that covers technology, science, culture, entertainment, and gaming. Their executive editor is looking for great stories. They want pitches for deeply reported features about TV, movies, games, science, or tech. Rate is $1,000 for a great story. Pitches should be sent to jacob@inverse.com. To read their executive editor’s tweet, click here. To visit their website, click here.
Thursday, May 11th 2023
Inverse is an online magazine that
covers technology, science, culture, entertainment, and gaming for a millennial
audience. Their entertainment editor has tweeted, “Summer is around the corner,
which means @inversedotcom is looking for pitches for
features/essays/interviews about the ~Blockbuster.~ Is MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE our
last great blockbuster franchise? Can INDIANA JONES exist today? Pitch me!” “We're
looking for any relevant blockbusters coming up: from MI, INDY, SPIDER-VERSE,
to STAR WARS TV.” Rate will be at least $150 for essays. If interested, send
your pitches to hoaitran.bui@inverse.com.
To read their entertainment editor’s Twitter thread, click here. To
visit their website, click here.
Thursday, February 9th 2023
Inverse is an online magazine that covers technology, science, culture, entertainment, and gaming for a millennial audience. Their associate innovation editor is looking for a contract writer for their Innovation section. The section covers the technologies that will shape the future e.g. renewable energy, robots, commercial space industry, and EVs. The selected writer will pitch 1 story a week. Rates will start at $300 for straightforward 700-word stories. To read their associate innovation editor’s Twitter thread, click here. To check out their innovation section, click here.
Tuesday, December 6th 2022
Inverse is an online magazine that covers technology, science, culture, entertainment, and gaming for a millennial audience. Their deputy editor is looking for pitches for “ambitious features about TV, movies, gaming, science, and tech.” Rate is $1,000 for deeply reported features. Email your pitches to jacob@inverse.com. To read their deputy editor’s Twitter thread, click here. To contact them, click here.
Tuesday, November 29th 2022
Inverse is an online magazine that covers technology, science, culture, entertainment, and gaming for a millennial audience. Their deputy editor of reviews & guides has tweeted, “I am looking for features ABOUT TECH as part of @inversedotcom's ‘end of the year’ with stories running all December. Tell me about the big trends in consumer tech with features, essays, roundups, etc.” Rates start at $0.50 per word. Pitches should be sent to ray.wong@inverse.com. Read their deputy editor’s Twitter thread here. Contact them here.
Tuesday, March 22nd 2022
Inverse.com, which
is part of the BDG Media Group, publishes work on science, innovation,
entertainment, gaming, and more. The deputy editor of Inverse.com has Tweeted
recently, “please send me pitches for April and beyond on the topics of
science, health, space, innovation, movies, TV & video games. Looking for
narrative features, exciting profiles, oral histories, and more. I'm happy to
pay $1000 for a great story.” See the Tweet here, and their general pitch guide is here.
Tuesday, March 15th 2022
Inverse
covers science, innovation, entertainment, gaming, and the mind and body. Their
deputy editor is looking for “pitches for April and beyond on the topics of
science, health, space, innovation, movies, TV & video games.” He is seeking
narrative features, profiles, oral histories, and more. Rate: $1,000 for a
great story. Send your pitches to jacob@inverse.com.
Read their deputy editor’s Tweet here
and contact them here.
Tuesday, February 15th 2022
Inverse
covers science, innovation, entertainment, gaming, and the mind and body. Their
senior gaming editor has tweeted, “Love is in the air! I'm looking for pitches
for a spring special issue called Love Games, focusing on the most memorable
romances, thirst traps, unsinkable ships, and sexy mods in video games.” Rate
starts at $150 per blog/listicle/essay, $300+ per interview, and $500+ per longform
feature/oral history with multiple sources. If interested, send your pitches to
jen@inverse.com. To learn more, refer to
their senior gaming editor’s Twitter
thread. To contact them, refer to this page.
Friday, February 11th 2022
Inverse
covers science, innovation, entertainment, gaming, and the mind and body. Their
editor, TV & movies is seeking movie/TV stories on "time travel"
for an issue which will be published this spring. Rates are $150+ for essays or
listicles; $300+ for interviews; and $500+ for features. Send your pitches to gaby@inverse.com. To learn more, refer to
their editor’s Tweet
and this page.
Thursday, January 6th 2022
Inverse
covers science, innovation, entertainment, gaming, and the mind and body. Their
senior gaming editor has tweeted, “The end of this month marks the 25th
anniversary of the Japanese release of Final Fantasy VII, and I'm looking for
weird, unexpected pitches about this timeless game.” Rate is $200+ for an essay
(around 1,000 words) and $300+ for anything with original reporting/comment.
Email your pitches to jen@inverse.com. To
learn more, refer to their editor’s Tweet
and this page.
Friday, October 15th 2021
Inverse publishes work under the broad themes of science,
innovation, entertainment, mind and body, gaming, and culture. Currently, they
want pitches from freelancers who write on gaming – “ambitious
features and interviews outside the typical press cycle, ongoing column ideas,
and spicy takes on the biggest conversations in the space.” Also, “weekly columns and shorter takes
would be $150-250, most interviews in the $250-500 range depending on sources,
with the top-end being something like a 3000-word oral history at $1000”.
Details here (Twitter thread) and here (general guidelines).
Sunday, September 12th 2021
Inverse
covers science, innovation, entertainment, gaming, and the mind and body. Their
senior science editor is commissioning 1 to 2 stories that combine superheroes
and science. Please note that she is seeking science articles, not fiction. Rate
is $300 to $400 per story (800 to 1,000 words). Email your pitches to sarah.sloat@inverse.com. For more
information, refer to their editor’s Twitter
thread and this page.
Saturday, September 11th 2021
Inverse
covers science, innovation, entertainment, gaming, and the mind and body. Their
deputy editor is looking for features. Rate is $300 to $1,000. If interested,
contact jacob@inverse.com. To learn
more, refer to their deputy editor’s Twitter
thread and this page.
Tuesday, August 3rd 2021
Inverse
covers science, innovation, entertainment, gaming, and the mind and body. Their
deputy editor is seeking a POC freelance journalist in Arkansas for an interview
with a political figure. Rate could start at $200 to $300. If interested, DM
their deputy editor on Twitter or email jacob@inverse.com.
To learn more, refer to their deputy editor’s Twitter thread.
To contact them, refer to this page.
Saturday, July 10th 2021
Inverse
covers science, innovation, entertainment, gaming, and the mind and body. Their
deputy editor is seeking stories on the topic of "superheroes" for
their special issue which will be published this fall. They can pay up to
$1,000 for a major feature, $300+ for interviews, and $150+ for essays/lists. Pitches
should be sent to jacob@inverse.com. To
learn more, refer to their deputy editor’s Twitter
thread and their pitch guidelines.
Saturday, November 21st 2020
Inverse covers science, innovation,
entertainment, gaming, and the mind and body. They have updated their freelance
story pitch guidelines. Their “editors welcome pitches from people without a
lot of experience, and are happy to develop ideas with new freelancers.” They
pay about $0.50 per word. For details, read their executive editor’s Tweet
and their updated pitch guidelines.
Thursday, November 12th 2020
Inverse covers science, innovation,
entertainment, gaming, and the mind and body. Their senior entertainment editor
has tweeted, “Call for freelance pitches. I'm looking for articles for
Inverse's entertainment section through the end of the year: Essays on timely
old sci-fi movies ($100-200); Smart or unique analysis/reporting on Mandalorian
and WandaVision ($150-300); High profile interviews ($300+).” Email your
pitches to jacob@inverse.com. Read their
senior entertainment editor’s Tweet here
and contact them here.
Thursday, November 5th 2020
Inverse covers science, innovation,
entertainment, gaming, and the mind and body. Their associate entertainment
editor is “looking for freelance pieces on new console launches, tributes /
deep dives on 2020's best games, and some forward-looking pieces on what's
ahead in the games industry for 2021.” They pay
$0.50 per word. If interested, email jen@inverse.com.
Read their editor’s Tweet here and
contact them here.
Sunday, July 19th 2020
Inverse covers science, innovation, entertainment, gaming, and the mind and body. Their senior entertainment editor is seeking entertainment (TV/movies/gaming) pitches “with a focus on reported features, high-profile interviews, and extremely good columnists.” Pay is $0.50 per word. Send pitches to jacob@inverse.com. Read their editor’s Tweet here and contact them here.