News & Pitch Calls from Science for the People

Tuesday, April 5th 2022

Science for the People (SftP) is Looking for Proposals about Energy and Extraction

Science for the People (SftP) is a magazine and website dedicated to “building and promoting social movements and political struggles around progressive and radical perspectives on science and society.” They are seeking proposals about energy and extraction for their Autumn 2022 issue, “Bleeding Earth.” They pay $250 for feature-length stories of 2,000 words and above; $150 for shorter features, reviews, columns, and other articles of 1,200 to 1,500 words; $100 for short pieces of 600 to 1,000 words and interviews; $50 for data visualization / infographics; and $50 to $300 for visual art. To learn more, refer to their Tweet, call for proposals, and rates.

Deadline: April 22nd, 2022

Tuesday, August 3rd 2021

Science for the People is Accepting Proposals

Science for the People (SftP) is a magazine and website dedicated to “building and promoting social movements and political struggles around progressive and radical perspectives on science and society.” They are accepting proposals in English or Spanish for their Winter 2021 issue, “Cooperation: Theory and Practice for the Commons." They pay $250 for feature-length stories of 2,000 words and above; $200 for shorter features, reviews, columns, and other articles of 1,200 to 1,500 words; $100 for short pieces of 600 to 1,000 words and interviews; and $50 for poems. For more information, refer to their Tweet, call for proposals, and submissions page.

Deadline: August 25th, 2021

Tuesday, March 16th 2021

Science for the People is Accepting Pitches Related to Big Tech

Science for the People (SftP) is a magazine and website dedicated to “building and promoting social movements and political struggles around progressive and radical perspectives on science and society.” They are accepting proposals for their summer 2021 issue, which is themed Don't Be Evil. The issue will focus on big tech and all the issues related to it. Proposal ideas that are not related to big tech can be submitted to the open call for the online arm of their magazine. They are especially seeking submissions for Poetry Month. They pay $250 for feature-length stories of 2,000 words and above; $200 for shorter features, reviews, columns, and articles of 1,200 to 1,500 words; $100 for short pieces of 600 to 1,000 words and interviews; and $50 for poems. To learn more, refer to their Twitter thread, call for pitches, submission form for SftP Online, and submissions page.

Deadline: April 2nd, 2021

Sunday, December 6th 2020

Science for the People is Seeking Pitches

Science for the People is a magazine and website dedicated to “building and promoting social movements and political struggles around progressive and radical perspectives on science and society.” They are accepting pitches for the online portion of their magazine. They are “seeking pitches from diverse lived experiences and professional backgrounds.” They pay $100 for short pieces (600 to 1,000 words) which are often published via SftP Online. They pay $200 for slightly longer pieces like reviews, columns, and other articles of 1,200 to 1,500 words, and $250 for feature-length stories of 2,000 words and above. Read their Tweet here and submit your pitch here.

Tuesday, October 20th 2020

Science for the People is Accepting Pitches for Spring 2021 Issue

Science for the People is a magazine and website dedicated to “building and promoting social movements and political struggles around progressive and radical perspectives on science and society.” They are accepting pitches for their Spring 2021 issue, “Racial Capitalism in the Age of Conflict, Contagion, and Climate Change.” They pay $100 for short pieces (600 to 1,000 words) which are often published via SftP Online. They pay $200 for slightly longer pieces like reviews, columns, and other articles of 1,200 to 1,500 words, and $250 for feature-length stories of 2,000 words and above. For more information, refer to their Tweet and call for pitches.

Deadline: November 25th, 2020