Thursday, February 22nd 2024
Yes! Magazine is an independent and nonpartisan publisher of solutions journalism. They’re looking for “solutions-focused stories that explore pop culture (!!!), amplify the true architects of multiracial democracy, explore conflicts on various borders, and, of course, highlight the Palestinian fight for freedom.” They’re also looking for “solutions-focused stories that are not pegged to the news cycle.” Rates start at $0.40 per word. To learn more, refer to their executive editor’s post and this page.
Tuesday, June 6th 2023
Yes! Magazine is an independent and nonpartisan publisher of solutions journalism. They’re seeking pitches for their “Growth” issue. The issue will “highlight the people and communities that are changing how we think about growth—and showing what it means to grow together.” Rates begin at $0.50 per word. Email your pitches to fall2023@yesmagazine.org. To learn more, refer to their editor’s tweet and their call for submissions.
Deadline: June 20th, 2023
Tuesday, February 28th 2023
Yes! Magazine is an independent and nonpartisan publisher of solutions journalism. They’re looking for pitches for their forthcoming THIRST issue. Please note that they don’t want pitches about literal water. Rates will start at $0.50 per word. For more information, refer to their executive editor’s tweet and call for submissions.
Deadline: March 6th, 2023
Saturday, July 30th 2022
Yes! Magazine publishes solutions-focused journalism. For their next print
issue, they want pitches on the Bodies theme. They have detailed guidelines,
including, “Bodily autonomy is under attack, especially in the United
States—from the end of Roe and its attendant attacks on reproductive freedoms,
to punitive laws criminalizing health care for transgender youth, to
unrelenting gun violence. This trauma not only ripples through our communities,
but it also impacts the ways we relate to one another, stunting the hopes we
have for the future and our ability to conceive of—let alone
implement—transformational solutions. ... “Bodies,” the theme for our Winter
2023 issue, will explore the ways our bodies, in both the literal and
metaphorical sense, can provide avenues for resistance, healing, community
cohesion, and societal transformation. Our conception of the body is not
limited to the physical body, but rather includes the bodies of which we are
also a part: our communities, our body politic (local, national, and global),
and our planet. The “Bodies” issue begins with an understanding that we are
interdependent, that none of us leads single-issue lives, and that attacks on
any one of our personal, political, or planetary bodies are a threat to us all.”
Base rate is $0.50/word for print articles, and $0.40/word for online articles.
The pitch deadline is 2 August 2022 for this theme. Details here (theme) and here (guidelines).
Deadline: August 2nd, 2022
Tuesday, April 19th 2022
Yes! is a publisher of solutions journalism. They
have extensive guidelines for their upcoming Work issue, including:
“The Fall 2022 issue of YES! Magazine, the “Work” issue, will examine what work
really means in contemporary society, and what it could mean if our society
were reordered to prioritize health, fulfillment, fairness, and joy. We’ll look
at solutions that are adaptations to the current system, such as labor
organizing, reduced workweeks, and prioritizing well-being and leisure. We’ll
also explore boundary-pushing ideas, such as universalism as an alternative to
means-tested or pay-for-privilege benefits; an end to unpaid labor in the home;
alternative structures of business that value equity, fairness, and democratic
decision making; and severing the connection between a job and basic human
needs.” Base rate for reported articles is $0.50/word
for the print magazine and $0.40/word for the web. Commentaries may receive a
small essay stipend. The deadline for pitches is 29 April 2022.
Details here (theme)
and here (writers’
guidelines).
Deadline: April 29th, 2022
Thursday, April 7th 2022
Yes!
Magazine is an independent and nonpartisan publisher of solutions journalism.
They are accepting pitches for the Fall 2022 issue of their magazine, the “Work”
issue. The issue will “examine what work really means in contemporary society,
and what it could mean if our society were reordered to prioritize health,
fulfillment, fairness, and joy.” The website base rate for reported articles is
$0.40/word and the print base rate is $0.50/word. Pitches should be sent to fall2022@yesmagazine.org. To learn
more, read their Tweet, call
for submissions, and submissions
guidelines.
Deadline: April 29th, 2022
Sunday, August 1st 2021
Yes!
Magazine is an independent and nonpartisan publisher of solutions journalism.
They are seeking pitches for their winter 2022 issue: A New Social Justice
Movement. Their print base rate for reported articles is $0.50/word while their website
base rate is $0.35/word. If interested, email your pitches to winter2022@yesmagazine.org. For
details, read their Tweet, call
for submissions, and submissions
guidelines.
Deadline: August 9th, 2021
Sunday, April 11th 2021
Yes! Magazine is an independent and
nonpartisan publisher of solutions journalism. They are accepting pitches for
their Fall 2021 issue which will explore the question: “What is enough?” “To
different people, ‘enough’ can have entirely different meanings—from our
financial wherewithal and our position in society to how we feel about
ourselves, our happiness, our joy, to what right we think we have to exploit
Earth’s resources.” Their base rate for reported articles is $0.50 per word.
Pitches should be sent to fall2021@yesmagazine.org.
To learn more, refer to their Tweet and
call
for submissions.
Deadline: April 30th, 2021
Friday, January 29th 2021
Yes! Magazine is an independent and
nonpartisan publisher of solutions journalism. For their upcoming issue on
plastics, they are seeking “stories on solutions that involve the wellbeing of
our planet, economic recovery, accountability for Big Oil, and repair for
marginalized communities.” They pay $0.50/word for their print magazine. Writers
should send their pitches to summer2021@yesmagazine.org.
For more information, read their Tweet and
call
for submissions.
Deadline: February 5th, 2021
Sunday, October 11th 2020
Yes! Magazine is a nonprofit and independent
publisher of solutions journalism. They are accepting pitches for their Spring
2021 issue. They are seeking “leads and pitches for reported stories on
community initiatives or groups that move us toward an ecological civilization.”
They are “looking for themes of human rights, environmental stewardship,
decolonization, racial equity, food justice, economic fairness, localization,
and well-being and caretaking.” For reporting, they pay writers 50 cents per
word. If interested, email your pitches to spring2021@yesmagazine.org. For
details, read their Twitter
thread and call
for submissions.
Deadline: October 16th, 2020
Saturday, March 21st 2020
Yes! Magazine is accepting pitches for their summer
2020 issue. They want “pitches for reported stories on community initiatives or
groups responding to the coronavirus pandemic with creative and compassionate
solutions.” They pay 50 cents per word. For details, refer to their Twitter post
and call
for submissions page.
Deadline: April 3rd, 2020