News & Pitch Calls from Bolts

Saturday, August 23rd 2025

Bolts is Accepting Pitches

Bolts is “a digital magazine that covers the nuts and bolts of power and political change, from the local up.” They’re always looking for freelancers to report on stories related to voting rights and criminal justice across the US. They mostly publish stories involving original reporting and offer a default rate of $800 per story. If interested, email your pitches to pitches@boltsmag.org. For details, refer to their editor-in-chief’s post and their pitch guide.

Saturday, April 19th 2025

Bolts is Accepting Story Pitches

Bolts is “a digital magazine that covers the nuts and bolts of power and political change, from the local up.” They’re accepting pitches for stories. They’re always seeking freelancers to report on stories related to voting rights and criminal justice across the US. They mostly publish stories involving original reporting and offer a default rate of $800 per story. If interested, direct your pitches to pitches@boltsmag.org. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.

Sunday, February 16th 2025

Bolts is Always Looking for Stories about Voting Rights and Criminal Justice

Bolts is “a digital magazine that covers the nuts and bolts of power and political change, from the local up.” They’re always seeking freelancers to report on stories related to voting rights and criminal justice across the US. They mostly publish stories involving original reporting and offer a default rate of $800 per story. If interested, send your pitches to pitches@boltsmag.org. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.

Tuesday, February 4th 2025

Bolts is Looking for Stories on Voting Rights and Criminal Justice

Bolts is “a digital magazine that covers the nuts and bolts of power and political change, from the local up.” They’re always seeking freelancers to report on stories related to voting rights and criminal justice across the US. They mostly publish stories involving original reporting and offer a default rate of $800 per story. If interested, email your pitches to pitches@boltsmag.org. For more information, refer to their post and this page.

Saturday, January 25th 2025

Bolts is Always Seeking Freelancers

Bolts is “a digital magazine that covers the nuts and bolts of power and political change, from the local up.” They’re always seeking freelancers to report on stories related to voting rights and criminal justice across the US. They mostly publish stories involving original reporting and offer a default rate of $800 per story. Send your pitches to pitches@boltsmag.org. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.

Sunday, January 5th 2025

Bolts is Always Looking for Freelancers

Bolts is “a digital magazine that covers the nuts and bolts of power and political change, from the local up.” They’re always looking for freelancers to report on stories related to voting rights and criminal justice across the US. Most of the stories they publish involve original reporting. They offer a default rate of $800 for such stories. If interested, email your pitches to pitches@boltsmag.org. For details, refer to their post and this page.

Tuesday, December 17th 2024

Bolts is Always Looking for Freelancers

Bolts is “a digital magazine that covers the nuts and bolts of power and political change, from the local up.” They’re always looking for freelancers to report on stories related to voting rights and criminal justice across the US. Most of the stories they publish involve original reporting. They offer a default rate of $800 for such stories. If interested, direct your pitches to pitches@boltsmag.org. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.

Tuesday, December 10th 2024

Bolts is Seeking Pitches

Bolts is “a digital magazine that covers the nuts and bolts of power and political change, from the local up.” They’re always seeking freelancers to report on stories related to voting rights and criminal justice across the US. Most of the stories they publish involve original reporting. They offer a default rate of $800 for such stories. If interested, email your pitches to pitches@boltsmag.org. For details, refer to their post and this page.

Tuesday, September 10th 2024

Bolts is Seeking Stories Related to Voting Rights and Criminal Justice

Bolts is “a digital magazine that covers the nuts and bolts of power and political change, from the local up.” They’re always looking for freelancers to report on stories related to voting rights and criminal justice across the US. Most of the stories they publish involve original reporting. They offer a default rate of $800 for such stories. Send your pitches to pitches@boltsmag.org. For more information, refer to their post and this page.

Tuesday, August 6th 2024

Bolts is Looking for Story Pitches

Bolts is “a digital magazine that covers the nuts and bolts of power and political change, from the local up.” They’re always looking for freelancers to report on stories related to voting rights and criminal justice across the US. Most of the stories they publish involve original reporting. They offer a default rate of $800 for such stories. If interested, send your pitches to pitches@boltsmag.org. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.

Tuesday, June 18th 2024

Bolts is Accepting Pitches

Bolts is “a digital magazine that covers the nuts and bolts of power and political change, from the local up.” They’re always looking for freelancers to report on stories related to voting rights and criminal justice across the US. Most of the stories they publish involve original reporting. They offer a default rate of $800 for such stories. Send your pitches to pitches@boltsmag.org.  To learn more, refer to their post and pitch guide.

Sunday, June 2nd 2024

Bolts is Seeking Story Pitches

Bolts is “a digital magazine that covers the nuts and bolts of power and political change, from the local up.” They’re always seeking freelancers to report on stories related to voting rights and criminal justice across the US. Most of the stories they publish involve original reporting. They offer a default rate of $800 for such stories. If interested, email your story pitches to pitches@boltsmag.org. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.

Wednesday, November 22nd 2023

Bolts is Looking for a Writer

Bolts is “a digital magazine that covers the nuts and bolts of power and political change, from the local up.” They're looking for a new staff writer. This is a full-time and remote position, paying between $79,000-$84,000. To learn more, check out this link

Deadline: December 8th, 2023

Tuesday, May 23rd 2023

Bolts is Seeking Pitches

Bolts is “a digital magazine that covers the nuts and bolts of power and political change, from the local up.” They’re always looking for freelancers to report on stories related to voting rights and criminal justice across the US. Most of the stories they publish involve original reporting. They offer a default rate of $800 for such stories. If interested, send your pitches to pitches@boltsmag.org. For details, refer to their tweet and pitch guide.

Tuesday, May 16th 2023

Bolts is Looking for Pitches

Bolts is “a digital magazine that covers the nuts and bolts of power and political change, from the local up.” They’re always seeking freelancers to report on stories related to voting rights and criminal justice across the US. Most of the stories they publish involve original reporting and pay $800. They do not publish personal essays or op-eds. If interested, send your pitches to pitches@boltsmag.org. For details, read their tweet and pitch guide.

Tuesday, April 11th 2023

Bolts is Seeking Stories on Voting Rights and Criminal Justice

Bolts is “a digital magazine that covers the nuts and bolts of power and political change, from the local up.” They’re always looking for freelancers to report on stories related to voting rights and criminal justice across the US. Majority of the stories they publish involve original reporting. They offer a default rate of $800 for such stories. To learn more, refer to their Twitter thread and this page.