Friday, June 16th 2023
Fanbyte is a video game website. They’re hiring a few freelance writers for their Final Fantasy XIV section. The writers should have prior experience working at a gaming outlet and have intimate knowledge of FFXIV. The freelancers should be able to write guide content. As per this tweet, they pay $200-$300 for guides. If interested, send your samples to jscharnagle@zam.com. To learn more, refer to this Twitter thread and their website.
Wednesday, August 3rd 2022
Fanfyte is Fanbyte’s pro wrestling section. This is their last month for freelance contributions. They are looking for your weirdest, brightest, and most unexpected opinions about wrestling. According to their pitch guide, their listicles/interviews/reviews start at around $150 and features start at around $250. Essays and op-eds go for around $200. If interested, email your pitches about *anything* wrestling related to carrand@fanbyte.com. To read their Tweet, click here. To visit their website, click here.
Saturday, July 30th 2022
Fanfyte is Fanbyte’s pro wrestling section. Their editor is accepting pitches. Their listicles/interviews/reviews start at around $150 while features start at around $250. Essays and op-eds go for around $200. If interested, send your pitches to carrand@fanbyte.com. To read their editor’s Tweet, click here. To read their pitch guide, click here.
Monday, May 23rd 2022
Fanbyte
is a video game website. Their editor is seeking freelance guides writers deep
in Final Fantasy XIV (FFXIV). Rate is $200 to $300 per piece. If interested,
get in touch with their editor at mhigham@fanbyte.com.
For details, read their editor’s Twitter
thread and their pitch guidelines.
Tuesday, March 29th 2022
Fanfyte
is Fanbyte’s wrestling section. They are seeking WrestleMania/NXT/Mania Week
Indie pitches. They don’t want pitches about Roman/Brock, Cody/Seth,
Sami/Knoxville, and Bianca/Becky. For pieces under 1,000 words, they pay $150.
For pieces between 1,000 and 1,500 words, they pay $200. Pitches should be sent
to carrand@fanbyte.com. Read their
editor’s Tweet here
and their pitch guide here.
Tuesday, March 15th 2022
Fanfyte
is Fanbyte’s wrestling section. Their editor has tweeted, “Tell you what—if you
have a pitch on Scott Hall, broad or specific, something outside the style of
an obituary, my email address is carrand@fanbyte.com.”
They are not looking for personal essays. Rate is $75 to $200. For details,
refer to their editor’s Twitter
thread and their pitch
guide.
Friday, February 25th 2022
Fanfyte
is Fanbyte’s wrestling section. They are seeking pitches that evaluate the
tenure of Cesaro/Claudio Castagnoli in WWE. They are not necessarily seeking
something that’s critical of the company—they would “like it to be about his
work first and foremost.” Their listicles/interviews/reviews start at around
$150 and features start at around $250. Essays and op-eds go for around $200.
If interested, send your pitches to carrand@fanbyte.com.
For more information, read this Twitter
thread and their pitch
guide.
Tuesday, January 4th 2022
Fanbyte
is a video game website. Their editor is accepting a select amount of pitches
this month. Rate is $150 to $300 per piece. Pitches should be sent to merrittk@fanbyte.com. For more
information, read their editor’s Twitter thread
and their pitch guidelines.
Friday, October 1st 2021
Fanfyte
is Fanbyte’s wrestling section. Their editor is actively looking for pitches: “The
more unique the pitch the better. No era off limits, most promotions wide open.”
Their features start at around $250 and simple, fun listicles start at around
$150. Their essays and op-eds go for around $200. If interested, send your
pitches to carrand@fanbyte.com. To
learn more, read their editor’s Twitter
thread and their pitch
guide. To read Fanfyte’s articles, refer to this page.
Sunday, April 11th 2021
Fanfyte is Fanbyte’s wrestling section.
They are looking for wrestling pitches. They want features, op-eds, interviews,
and listicles. Simple, fun listicles/interviews start at around $150; essays
and op-eds go for around $200; and features start at around $250. Pitches should
be sent to carrand@fanbyte.com. To
learn more, refer to their editor’s Twitter
thread and their pitch
guide. To read Fanfyte’s articles, refer to this page.
Tuesday, January 12th 2021
Fanbyte covers gaming, technology, and
entertainment. Their managing editor is accepting pitches and is “specifically
looking for video game and manga coverage.” They highly encourage BIPOC and
queer folks to pitch. They have raised their starting prices for all freelance
pieces. Their rates for simple, fun listicles now start at around $150, essays
and op-eds go for around $200, and features start at around $250. Email your pitches
to pitches@fanbyte.com. For more information,
read their managing editor’s Twitter
thread and their pitch
guidelines.
Sunday, October 25th 2020
Fanbyte covers gaming, technology, and entertainment. Their features & trending editor has tweeted, “My backlog has cleared up so now’s a great time to pitch me on games and their surrounding culture. I like pieces that are comedic, weird, and insightful. Personal essays are a hard sell but with the right hook can work.” “To clarify, your ideas don’t have to be funny, and we don’t publish straight-up satire. Just do you. Topics I’m especially interested in right now: labor and economics of games; reporting on interesting communities and projects; games outside of North America/Europe/Japan.” They pay $100 for simple listicles; $150 for essays, reviews, and basic guides; and $200 for features. If interested, send your pitches to merrittk@fanbyte.com. For details, refer to their editor’s Twitter thread. For more contact information, refer to this page.
Saturday, March 28th 2020
Fanbyte covers gaming, technology, and entertainment. They are always accepting pitches. According to their managing editor, they pay $100 for simple listicles, $150 for essays, reviews, and basic guides, and $200 for features. Send pitches to pitches@fanbyte.com. To learn more, refer to this Tweet. To contact them, refer to this page.