Freelance Writing Jobs: Bradt Guides, Huck, Which?
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Happy 2025! I love compiling the first issue of the year – it’s exactly the boost of optimism and brightness that January needs. Even if you’re still dusting off the remnants of Christmas, there’s so much to dip your toe into in this week’s listings. Go gently if you need to, there’s a lot of the year left and even more good stuff to come.
There will always be a free version of Freelance Writing Jobs, but it’s only possible with support from paying members. Here’s a reminder of the perks:
The weekly newsletter, 24 hours in advance.
Monthly interviews with editors who are actively commissioning freelancers.
The monthly round-up, packed with bursaries, prizes, and residencies with upcoming deadlines. The January issue lands next weekend!
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Here’s a lovely one to kickstart the year. Beth-Louise Sturdee at the British Science Foundation is looking for a copywriter to write descriptions for each of the 100+ events running across the British Science Festival. Regular work until April, quotes up to £4000 for the project. Here’s the brief and contact details.
Isaac Muk is now digital editor at Huck and would love your pitches. He’s looking for subculture reportage, particularly any around sporting/music/arts and culture communities. Rates are between £150 for quick-hits (Q&As, short interview features, that kind of thing) and up to £275/300 for bigger reports. Check out Huck’s pitch guidelines and email your best ideas to isaac@tcolondon.com.
Another call for culture pitches, from Douglas Greenwood at i-D.
Drinks writers who enjoy a dram, Stramash magazine is looking for new contributors.
Full Fact is taking on a freelance writer/editor for its 2025 misinformation report.
Which? is hiring a researcher/writer to work two days a week on its product testing team. Not great that they’re asking candidates to do a test before an interview, though.
An interesting one for travel writers: Bradt Guides is looking for freelance writers and updaters to work on their upcoming guides to Somaliland and Pakistan.
News UK is looking for a sports editor on a casual basis.
Here’s another sports gig: The Athletic needs a senior editor until May.
Creative agency Collective is looking for a senior copywriter to work part-time on a global travel brand.
Parenting network Mas and Pas is looking for a part-time web content writer.
The British Medical Association is looking for a part-time campaigns copywriter, stat.
The British Wheel of Yoga needs an editor on a part-time basis.
Know all about stocks and shares? Market News International need a freelance weekly markets content writer.
Beach of Dreams is looking for a freelance creative writer based in the North East to work on a project around coastal erosion and rising sea levels.
Theatre Clwyd is taking on a freelance research assistant for its heritage trail project.
The Inspire Global Media Awards are open for entries. I was shortlisted last year and the party was really fun.
It’s a good week for travel writers. The TravMedia Awards are also open for entries.
This one’s a biggie for any writers working on fiction about East and Southeast Asia: the David T. K. Wong Creative Writing Fellowship is open for submissions.
The London Library emerging writers programme is now open for entries.
Another one for the libraries, this time with the GLL Literary Foundation who are offering bursaries to local children’s authors.
Writing East Midland’s development bursary programme, Room 204, is open for applications.
The Brick Lane Short Story Prize is open for submissions. Low income entries are available.
The gorgeous city of Ljubljana is accepting applications for its City of Literature residency. I cannot stress how incredible Slovenian sautéed potatoes are.
Scotland’s poetry festival, StAnza, is looking for its annual poet-in-residence.
Macondo Literary Festival in Nairobi has partnered with the Scottish Poetry Library and is welcoming applications from Scottish poets for a new writing residency. All expenses and accommodation covered.
This is a great one for theatre writers. Mercury Musical Developments and Musical Theatre Network have teamed up to create the Cameron Mackintosh Resident Writer Scheme.
The latest round of Arvon’s David Pease Grants for low income writers are now open for entries.
Before I go for a long overdue eye test, here’s a quick recap of the awards I mentioned in the issue before Christmas – all of them are now open for entries: the Curae Prize, the Gareth Jones Travelling Memorial Scholarship, the Deborah Rogers Foundation Writers Award, and the Headline Money Awards.
And finally: it’s a chonker but it’s knocking my socks off | weekend plans | baking plans, mostly because of the first comment | my top books of 2024.
I'm Sian Meades-Williams. I'm a freelance writer, author and poet and I was the winner of the 2022 Yeovil Literary Prize. My book The Pyjama Myth: the Freelance Writer's Survival Guide will make you a better, happier freelancer and it’s out now.
Best of luck with your pitches this week!