Sunday, January 7th 2024
Chicago Reader is a biweekly
alternative newspaper. Their news editor is seeking pitches on the 2024
Democratic National Convention. The pitches should have Chicago AND community
lens. Rates are $200 to $400 per piece. They’re also always open to pitches
about anything newsy in Chicago. If interested, send your pitches to smulcahy@chicagoreader.com. To
learn more, read their news editor’s post
and their pitch
guidelines.
Tuesday, October 17th 2023
Chicago Reader is a biweekly alternative newspaper. Their news editor is looking to add a few Chicago journalists to their freelance pool for semi-regular assignments. They will pay $100 to $400 per piece (news features plus shorter, explainer-type stories). If interested, send your writing samples to smulcahy@chicagoreader.com. They're also always accepting news pitches with a clear Chicago angle. To read their news editor’s post, click here. To read their pitch guidelines, click here.
Thursday, August 25th 2022
Chicago Reader is Chicago's largest weekly newspaper. Their associate editor is seeking some new music critics. No experience required. Chicago preferred. BIPOC/women/LGBTQIA+ writers to the front. The selected applicants will write short reviews (250 to 350 words). Rate is $75. To learn more, refer to their associate editor’s Tweet and this page.
Saturday, May 8th 2021
Chicago Reader is Chicago's largest
weekly newspaper. Their interim culture editor is accepting pitches about your
backyard birthday parties/new shows/anything you like. Rate is $75-$400 for
200-3,000 words. Pitches should be sent to scollojulin@chicagoreader.com.
To learn more, read their editor’s Twitter thread
and their pitch
guidelines.
Saturday, April 10th 2021
Chicago Reader is Chicago's largest
weekly newspaper. Their culture editor is always accepting Chicago-related arts
and culture pitches (reported features, criticism, profiles, etc.). They
encourage pitches from POC and LGBTQ+ writers. They pay $75 to $400 per piece
(250 to 4,000 words). If interested, email your pitches to bwellen@chicagoreader.com. Read
their culture editor’s Tweet here
and their pitch guidelines here.
Sunday, January 31st 2021
Chicago Reader is Chicago's largest
weekly newspaper. They have tweeted, “If you've got a story about Chicago music
you'd like to write, please consider pitching us. It's always a joy to dive
into a new story from a first-time Reader writer.” According to their music editor,
they generally pay $150 for online stories of 800-1,200 words, and $400 for
print stories of 2,000+ words. For more information, read their Tweet
and pitch
guidelines.
Thursday, May 28th 2020
Chicago Reader is Chicago's largest weekly newspaper. Their music editor is seeking “music stories with a Chicago focus (or a Chicago connection).” Pay is $150 for online pieces of 800 to 1,200 words and $400 for print pieces of 2,000+ words. To learn more, read their editor’s Tweet and their pitch guidelines.
Monday, May 25th 2020
Chicago Reader is Chicago's largest weekly newspaper. Their associate editor has a limited number of opportunities for experienced music writers. Pay will be $50 per album review (around 250 words). Send pitches to jludwig@chicagoreader.com. To learn more, refer to this Twitter thread and their pitch guidelines.
Thursday, March 26th 2020
Chicago Reader’s music editor is seeking
feature pitches to run in late April and beyond. Their base rate for these
stories (about 2,000 words) is $400. To learn more, refer to their music
editor’s Twitter thread
and their pitch
guidelines.