News & Pitch Calls from The Sask Dispatch

Tuesday, September 26th 2023

The Sask Dispatch is Looking for Pitches

The Sask Dispatch is a Saskatchewan-focused news publication by Briarpatch Magazine. If you have a Saskatchewan-focused pitch or are interested in working on a story, then get in touch with their editor at tannara@briarpatchmagazine.com. As per their call for pitches (published in Dec 2022), they pay $100 for profiles, short essays, and reviews (less than 1,000 words); $200 for feature stories (1,000-1,500 words) and photo essays; and $300 for research-based articles and investigative reportage (1,500-2,000 words). For details, refer to their editor’s post.

Thursday, December 22nd 2022

The Sask Dispatch is Accepting Pitches for Unthemed May/June Issue

The Sask Dispatch is a Saskatchewan-focused news publication by Briarpatch Magazine. They are accepting pitches for their unthemed May/June issue. They publish “articles about Saskatchewan on a range of topics, including provincial and municipal elections, grassroots activism, Indigenous rights, arts and culture, economic justice, ecology, gender equity, harm reduction, and more.” They pay $100 for profiles, short essays, and reviews (less than 1,000 words); $200 for feature stories (1,000-1,500 words) and photo essays; and $300 for research-based articles and investigative reportage (1,500-2,000 words). To learn more, read their tweet and call for pitches.

Deadline: January 4th, 2023

Sunday, April 18th 2021

The Sask Dispatch is Looking for Solutions Journalism Stories

The Sask Dispatch is a Saskatchewan-focused news publication by Briarpatch Magazine. They have tweeted, “Sask Dispatch is looking for pitches for solutions journalism stories! There's a lot of despair in the news these days. We want to hear about people who are doing the work to turn things around.” They pay $300 for feature stories (usually under 2,000 words) and $600 for research-based articles and investigative reporting (usually over 2,000 words). To learn more, refer to their Tweet and this page.

Deadline: May 9th, 2021