News & Pitch Calls from Portland Mercury

Sunday, May 23rd 2021

Portland Mercury is Looking for LGBTQ+ Contributors

Portland Mercury is an alternative newspaper that covers Portland’s news, politics, films, music, arts, food, and more. Their arts and culture editor has tweeted, “I'm putting together the Mercury's Pride coverage for next month—if you're an LGBTQ+ writer, illustrator, or photographer in the Portland area and you haven't already worked for the Mercury, send me your email and I'll include you in a call for pitches.” Their editor’s email is blair@portlandmercury.com. Payment reports indicate that they pay $0.15 per word. To learn more, refer to their editor’s Twitter thread. To contact them, refer to this page.