Thursday, November 2nd 2023
The Lead UK is a micro-mag with a focus on politics and culture. They're looking to commission original features, investigations, and essays on housing, climate/environment, immigration, and race. They are specifically seeking stories based outside of London and strongly encourage writers from diverse/underrepresented backgrounds to submit their pitches. Read their Twitter thread here. We're not sure of the rates for this, but as per this tweet by The Lead, they pay at least £180 for op-eds. To learn more about them, click here.
Tuesday, May 16th 2023
The Lead is a micro-mag about politics
and culture. They have tweeted, “We're looking for features covering police
overreach, housing, immigration, racism, inequality & the environment. Terrible
landlords? Send them our way. Home Office scoops? Bring them. Evidence of
systemic racism by any part of the system? Haul 'em in. Untold tales of climate
change? From villains to heroes, we're interested in all…” Their main focus is
the United Kingdom, but they welcome relevant global submissions. Rates begin
at £180 for op-eds (800-1,200 words). Read their Twitter thread here. Learn
more about them here.
Sunday, March 12th 2023
The Lead is a micro-mag about politics and culture. They’re commissioning features (1,500-2,000 words) and op-eds (800-1,200 words) on housing, immigration, racism, inequality, and the environment. They’re also expanding their criminal justice and education coverage. They will pay at least £180 for op-eds. If interested, send your pitches to pitches@thelead.uk. To read their Twitter thread, click here. To learn more about them, click here.