News & Pitch Calls from Reader's Digest UK

Sunday, September 24th 2023

Reader's Digest UK is Looking for Festive Stories

Reader's Digest UK is a general interest family magazine. Their editor-in-chief is seeking “heartwarming/thought-provoking/nostalgic/inspiring/true-life festive stories” for their December issue. The stories should be relevant to a UK audience. Rates are £250-£400. If interested, send your pitches to eva.mackevic@readersdigest.co.uk. To learn more, refer to this post. To contact them, refer to this page.

Deadline: September 27th, 2023

Tuesday, July 11th 2023

Reader's Digest UK is Looking for Pitches

Reader's Digest UK is a general interest family magazine. Their editor-in-chief is seeking pitches on “sustainable cooking, healthcare for marginalised communities, as well as dating & relationship pitches with an LGBTQ+ slant.” They pay £70-£100 per piece. If interested, email your pitches to eva.mackevic@readersdigest.co.uk. To learn more, refer to this tweet. To contact them, refer to this page.

Saturday, January 7th 2023

Reader's Digest UK is Seeking Pitches for Sport and Animals & Pets Sections

Reader's Digest UK is a general interest family magazine. They’re looking for pitches for their Sport and Animals & Pets online sections. They pay £60-£100 per piece. If interested, email ian.chaddock@readersdigest.co.uk. To learn more, refer to their editor-in-chief’s tweet. To contact them, refer to this page.

Tuesday, October 25th 2022

Reader's Digest UK is Filling Some Commission Spots for November

Reader's Digest UK is a general interest family magazine. Their editor is filling some final commission spots for their website for November. If interested, send your “cost-of-living, relationships, fashion, beauty, art, theatre, humour, animals and pets pitches” to anna.walker@readersdigest.co.uk by the end of this week. They pay £60 to £100 per piece. To learn more, refer to their editor’s Tweet. To contact them, refer to this page.

Tuesday, September 20th 2022

Reader's Digest UK is Commissioning Sport

Reader's Digest UK is a general interest family magazine. Their editor is commissioning SPORT: “Stories need to be evergreen - no news please! But a wide net when it comes to what sport & who's playing!” They pay £60-£100 per piece. Send your pitches to anna.walker@readersdigest.co.uk. Read their editor’s Tweet here. Contact them here.

Monday, September 19th 2022

Reader's Digest UK is Looking for Pitches

Reader's Digest UK is a general interest family magazine. Their senior editor / culture critic is looking for pitches, especially on music, health, home and garden, motoring, and technology. Cost of living crisis angles are welcome but not crucial. Rate is £60-£100. If interested, send your pitches by the end of the month to eva.mackevic@readersdigest.co.uk. To learn more, refer to their editor’s Tweet. To contact them, refer to this page.

Tuesday, July 26th 2022

Reader's Digest UK is Accepting Pitches about Money, Environment, Art, and also Rings of Power

Reader's Digest UK is a general interest family magazine. Their editor is accepting pitches for their website. She is particularly keen for “pitches across Money, Environment and Art this week.” She would also love story pitches around Rings of Power. They pay £60 to £100 for online pieces. Send your pitches to anna.walker@readersdigest.co.uk. Read their editor’s Twitter thread here. Contact them here.

Sunday, June 19th 2022

Reader's Digest UK is Looking for Pitches

Reader's Digest UK is a general interest family magazine. Their senior editor / culture critic is looking for pitches. They are keen on music, books, sex and relationships content for their website and inspiring human interest, health and science stories for their print magazine. They pay £60 to £100 for online pieces and £300 to £400 for print. Pitches should be sent to eva.mackevic@readersdigest.co.uk. Read their senior editor’s Tweet here. Contact them here.

Tuesday, April 26th 2022

Reader's Digest UK is Commissioning Travel Content

Reader's Digest UK is a general interest family magazine. Their editor is commissioning travel content (guides, listicles, and hidden gems) for their website. They pay between £70 and £100 per piece for their website. Email your pitches to anna.walker@readersdigest.co.uk. Read their editor’s Twitter thread here. Contact them here.

Friday, March 18th 2022

Reader's Digest UK is Seeking Pitches from Food Writers

Reader's Digest UK is a general interest family magazine. They are seeking pitches for op-eds, listicles, and how-to guides from food writers. They are “particularly keen on topics like fish, vintage dishes & pastry as well as interesting (non-PR) pieces on chefs & restaurants, though open to anything!” They pay £70 to £100 for the website and £300 to £400 for the print magazine. This call for pitches is mainly for website content. Pitches should be sent to eva.mackevic@readersdigest.co.uk. To learn more, refer to this Twitter thread and to contact them, refer to this page.

Monday, December 6th 2021

Reader's Digest UK is Looking for Pitches from Health Writers

Reader's Digest UK is a general interest family magazine. They are seeking fresh ideas from health writers for “the new year around topics like mental health, weight loss/fitness & specific health conditions.” They welcome listicles and how-to guides. They pay £70-£100 for web and £300-£400 for print. If interested, send your pitches before Christmas to eva.mackevic@readersdigest.co.uk. To learn more, refer to this Tweet. To contact them, refer to this page.

Thursday, December 2nd 2021

Reader's Digest UK is Accepting Pitches for Funny or Uplifting Christmas Listicles

Reader's Digest UK is a general interest family magazine. Their editor is accepting pitches for quirky, funny or uplifting Christmas listicles for their website. According to one payment report, they paid £450 for a feature. Send your pitches to anna.walker@readersdigest.co.uk. To learn more, refer to their editor’s Tweet. To contact them, refer to this page.

Tuesday, January 5th 2021

Reader's Digest UK is Looking for Pitches about Authors, Books, and All Things Literary

Reader's Digest UK’s editor has tweeted, “Hey, bookworms! I'm looking for timely and engaging pitches about authors, books, and all things literary for the Reader's Digest UK website.” She is especially looking for op-eds, listicles, guides, and interviews. They don't mention their payment rates, but according to one payment report, they paid £450 for a feature. Email your pitches to eva.mackevic@readersdigest.co.uk. Read their editor’s Tweet here and find more contact information here.

Wednesday, October 7th 2020

Reader's Digest UK is Seeking Pitches for Christmas Issue

Reader's Digest UK is a general interest family magazine. For the “next week(ish)”, their editor will be seeking pitches for personal essays and reported human interest features for their Christmas issue. This opportunity is open to writers the world over, so long as their ideas are relevant for a UK audience. According to one payment report, they paid £450 for a feature. If interested, send your pitches to anna.walker@readersdigest.co.uk. For details, refer to this Twitter thread. For more contact information, refer to this page.

Tuesday, September 15th 2020

Reader's Digest UK is Seeking Sex and Relationships Pitches

Reader's Digest UK is a general interest family magazine. Their editor is seeking well-researched sex and relationships pitches targeted at a 40+ audience. According to one payment report, they paid £450 for a feature. To learn more, refer to their editor’s Tweet. To contact them, refer to this page.