Updates & Calls

Tuesday, July 30th 2024

It's Freezing in LA! is Seeking Pitches on the Theme of 'Knowledge'

It's Freezing in LA! (IFLA!) is an independent magazine about climate change. For their Issue 11, they’re looking for pitches on the theme of ‘knowledge’. Pay is £130 for around 1,000 words. Access riders welcome. Send your pitches to editor@itsfreezinginla.com. To read their post, click here. To read their pitching guide, click here

Deadline: August 10th, 2024

Thursday, May 11th 2023

It's Freezing in LA! is Accepting Pitches on Plants and Ecosystems

It's Freezing in LA! (IFLA!) is an independent magazine about climate change. They’re accepting pitches for their 10th issue: PLANTS. They want ideas for “unique essays, interviews, short stories, and features on the theme of plants and ecosystems.” They accept pitches from writers based anywhere in the world. They can work with translators for contributors whose first language is not English. Pay is £150 for 1,000-word essays. Send your pitches to editor@itsfreezinginla.com. To learn more, refer to their Twitter thread and pitching guide.

Deadline: May 31st, 2023

Sunday, February 26th 2023

It's Freezing in LA! is Looking for Writers

It's Freezing in LA! (IFLA!) is an independent magazine about climate change. They’re looking for: 

- “Someone to write about the design of symbols and records of natural disasters”

- “Someone based in or from the bay of bengal to write a short story”

- “Someone of Sámi origin with a specialism in art history to organise and carry out an interview”

- “Pitches for an essay that links ecological justice with digital artwork, AI and/or NFTs”

They will pay £150 for 1,000 words. If interested, email editor@itsfreezinginla.com. To learn more, refer to their Twitter thread and pitching guidelines.

Deadline: March 1st, 2023

Tuesday, December 7th 2021

It's Freezing in LA! is Seeking Pitches on Climate and Health

It's Freezing in LA! (IFLA!) is an independent magazine about climate change. They are looking for pitches for their 9th issue which is themed Climate & Health. They want features, interviews, and essays. They will pay £150/1,200 words. For more information, refer to their Twitter thread and pitching guidelines.

Deadline: December 31st, 2021

Tuesday, June 22nd 2021

It's Freezing in LA! (IFLA!) is Seeking Contributors with Interest in Writing about Climate Reparations

It's Freezing in LA! (IFLA!) is an independent magazine about climate change. They are seeking writers, researchers, and journos from “the global majority with interest in writing about climate reparations.” They will pay £150 for 1,200 words. If interested, DM them on Twitter or email editor@itsfreezinginla.com. Read their Tweet here and their pitching guidelines here.

Sunday, June 6th 2021

It's Freezing in LA! is Accepting Pitches

It's Freezing in LA! (IFLA!) is an independent magazine about climate change. They are accepting pitches for their issue 8. They are looking for “critical articles, slow journalism features, interviews and essays that explore the environmental implications of the term ‘borders’.” They will pay £150 per 1,200 words. Pitches should be emailed to editor@itsfreezinginla.com. Read their Twitter thread here and their call for submissions here.

Deadline: June 17th, 2021

Friday, December 18th 2020

It’s Freezing in LA! Magazine wants pitches on Regeneration theme

This UK-based independent magazine prints environmental slow journalism, with a fresh take on climate change. “Printed bi-annually, we find the ground between science and activism, inviting writers and illustrators from a variety of fields to give us their view on how climate change will affect — and is affecting — society.
We want to help untangle the environmental tensions and choices that humanity must navigate by platforming as many different perspectives as we can find.” Currently, they’re looking for climate writing on the theme of Regeneration for their 7th issue. Pay is £150, and they are reading pitches till early January. Details here (Tweet) and here (magazine).

Pitch deadline: 6 January 2021


Saturday, December 5th 2020

It's Freezing in LA! (IFLA!) is Looking for Climate Writing

It's Freezing in LA! (IFLA!) is an independent magazine about climate change. They are looking for climate writing for their 7th issue which is themed Regeneration. They will pay £150 per article. They are also looking for writers for 2 specific features: “art that looks at ecology and conflict” and “online climate activism.” If interested, email editor@itsfreezinginla.com. Read their Twitter thread here and learn more about them here.

Deadline: January 6th, 2021