Tuesday, February 3rd 2026
Bolts is “a digital magazine that covers the nuts and bolts of power and political change, from the local up.” They’re always “looking to work with freelancers to report on critical voting rights and criminal justice stories across the United States.” 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 post and pitch guide.
Sunday, January 25th 2026
Bolts is “a digital magazine that covers the nuts and bolts of power and political change, from the local up.” They’re always seeking pitches for reporting on criminal justice and law enforcement (including immigration), and voting rights and democracy. They offer a default rate of $800 for stories with original reporting. If interested, send your pitches to pitches@boltsmag.org. To learn more, refer to their editor and founder’s post and their pitch guide.
Saturday, August 30th 2025
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, send your pitches to pitches@boltsmag.org. To learn more, refer to their post and pitch guide.
Saturday, August 23rd 2025
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 “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 “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 “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 “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 “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 “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 “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 “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 “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 “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 “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 “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 “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 “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 “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.
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