Updates & Calls

Sunday, November 17th 2024

The Leicester Gazette is Always Accepting Pitches

The Leicester Gazette is a not-for-profit local newspaper in Leicester. They’re always accepting pitches. They’re seeking “investigations, solutions-focused features, news features, human-interest stories, arts and culture features, history features, voices (comment/opinion), photoessays, podcasts, fiction and poetry, and much more!” As they’re a local newspaper, the pieces should be about Leicester. Pay is £125 per story. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.

Tuesday, October 29th 2024

The Leicester Gazette is Looking for Pieces about Renting

The Leicester Gazette is a not-for-profit local newspaper in Leicester. They’re seeking engaging pieces (solutions, investigations, and features) about renting in Leicester or Leicestershire. Pay is £125 for 1,200 to 1,600 words. For details, refer to their post and this page.

Deadline: October 31st, 2024

Sunday, October 6th 2024

The Leicester Gazette is Looking for Pieces about Renting

The Leicester Gazette is a not-for-profit local newspaper in Leicester. They’re looking for engaging pieces (solutions, investigations, and features) about renting in Leicester or Leicestershire. Rate is £125 for 1,200 to 1,600 words. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.

Deadline: October 31st, 2024

Monday, May 6th 2024

The Great Central Gazette is Looking for Solutions-Focused Features on Community Cohesion

The Great Central Gazette is a not-for-profit local newspaper in Leicester. They’re looking for solutions-focused features on community cohesion. They’re particularly seeking “anything that highlights two or more communities coming together to solve some of Leicester's most pressing issues.” They pay £125/story. To learn more, refer to their post and pitch guidelines.

Tuesday, March 5th 2024

The Great Central Gazette is Always Open to Pitches

The Great Central Gazette is a not-for-profit local newspaper in Leicester. They’re always open to pitches for stories. As they’re a local newspaper, the stories should be about Leicester. They pay £125 per story. Send your pitches to news@greatcentralgazette.org. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.

Sunday, February 4th 2024

The Great Central Gazette is Seeking Stories about Leicester

The Great Central Gazette is a not-for-profit local newspaper in Leicester. They’re seeking "solutions-focused and human-interest stories about Leicester." They’re particularly interested in “anything related to policing, crime, communities coming together, worker's rights, access to healthcare and housing & homelessness.” Pay is £125 per article. Email your pitches to news@greatcentralgazette.org. To learn more, refer to this post and this page.

Deadline: February 16th, 2024

Tuesday, October 10th 2023

The Great Central Gazette is Open to Pitches about Diwali

The Great Central Gazette is a not-for-profit local newspaper in Leicester. They’re open to pitches about Diwali. The pitches should be about Leicester. They pay 10p/word up to £100 max. If interested, send your pitches to news@greatcentralgazette.org. For details, refer to their post and pitch guide.

Deadline: October 19th, 2023

Saturday, September 30th 2023

The Great Central Gazette is Looking for Pitches on Diwali

The Great Central Gazette is a not-for-profit local newspaper in Leicester. They’re looking for pitches (Leicester-based) on Diwali. They pay 10p/word up to £100 max. Pitches should be sent to news@greatcentralgazette.org. For more information, refer to this post and their pitch guide.

Deadline: October 13th, 2023

Saturday, August 26th 2023

The Great Central Gazette is Seeking Environment Features

The Great Central Gazette is a not-for-profit local newspaper in Leicester. They’re seeking environment features (800+ words). They want pieces that are about local climate/environment issues and are timely for September. Pay is 10p/word (£100 max). Send your pitches (preferably by the end of August) to news@greatcentralgazette.org. To learn more, refer to this post and their pitching guidelines.

Sunday, July 23rd 2023

The Great Central Gazette is Seeking Feature Pitches about Leicester

The Great Central Gazette is a not-for-profit local newspaper in Leicester. They’re looking for feature pitches. They’re particularly seeking “anything on local politics, history, the environment, work/unions, and human rights.” As they’re a local newspaper, the pitches should be about Leicester. Pay is 10p/word (£100 max). If interested, send your pitches to news@greatcentralgazette.org. For details, refer to their tweet and guidelines.