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Updated August 4, 2025
Quarter Life: Series written for young people (20s-30s):
Matchmaking: Looking for an expert to write a piece for us about dating and matchmaking. What does the research say about its effectiveness, and how has it changed over the years?
Deadline: ASAP
Health/Medicine:
Looking for an explainer on chikungunya virus: What it is, how it’s spread, how it affects people, where it’s circulating and whether travellers are at risk.
Deadline: ASAP
Measles update for back-to-school season: Are the current measles outbreaks a concern as kids head back to school? What do parents of school-aged children need to know?
Deadline: ASAP
Looking for an explainer about liver disease and how alcohol consumption affects the liver.
Deadline: ASAP
Updated July 29, 2025
Quarter Life: Series written for young people (20s-30s):
Matchmaking: Looking for an expert to write a piece for us about dating and matchmaking. What does the research say about its effectiveness, and how has it changed over the years?
Deadline: ASAP
Culture + Society:
Sydney Sweeney American Eagle ad: Looking for an expert in media or communications to dissect the controversy surrounding the ad and explain the layers of symbolism behind it.
Deadline: ASAP
Politics:
Looking for a scholar to write about next month’s Pierre Poilievre byelection in Alberta, either on the night of the vote (Aug. 18) and/or an advancer on Election Canada’s move to issue write-in ballots in the byelection, citing the long candidate list.
Deadline: Early August
In an apparent diversionary tactic, Donald Trump is now blaming Barack Obama for his Jeffrey Epstein woes, saying the former president created the deceased pedophile’s client list to implicate the current president. Looking for a scholar to explain why more people don’t sue Trump for slander or defamation, including Obama. Does presidential immunity now allow Trump to defame people?
Deadline: ASAP
Science + Tech:
Predatory video game design: Looking for a scholar to write a piece about the monetization tactics some game developers use to exploit players for financial gain, why they are problematic and whether current regulations fall short of protecting players.
Deadline: ASAP
Updated July 24, 2025
Education:
Back to school: Seeking story pitches.
Deadline: ASAP
Politics
In an apparent diversionary tactic, Donald Trump is now blaming Barack Obama for his Jeffrey Epstein woes, saying the former president created the deceased pedophile’s client list to implicate the current president. Looking for a scholar to explain why more people don’t sue Trump for slander, including Obama. Has the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling rendered legal action against Trump impossible? Also looking for any stories on the Epstein drama.
The U.K. plans to lower its voting age to 16 before the next general election — a landmark move that’s sparked major debate and will face scrutiny in Parliament before becoming law. The last time the U.K. lowered its voting age from 21 to 18 in 1969, Canada followed suit a year later. Looking for a scholar to weigh in on the pros and cons of a lower voting age.
Deadline: ASAP
Science + Technology:
Looking for stories on the science behind the art — from popular culture representations of scientific procedures and processes, to explainers on science in artistic presentation (think gene editing in Jurassic Park, the physics of The Fast & the Furious).
Deadline: Ongoing
Updated July 17, 2025
Education:
Back to school: Seeking story pitches.
Deadline: ASAP
Politics:
What happens if Pierre Poilievre loses the byelection in Alberta? What will it mean for his political future?
Deadline: ASAP
Has the U.S. become a police state?
Deadline: ASAP
Science + Technology:
Looking for stories on the science behind the art — from popular culture representations of scientific procedures and processes, to explainers on science in artistic presentation (think gene editing in Jurassic Park, the physics of The Fast & the Furious).
Deadline: Ongoing
Updated July 15, 2025
Culture + Society:
Prada copies a classic South Asian design of summer sandal (the Kolhapuri chappal) and everyone goes crazy. This is the 2nd big story this summer of western fashion designers “lifting/getting inspired from” South Asian fashion. What’s at play here – in the big social media storm? Is it cultural appropriation? Do fashion retailers have a responsibility to acknowledge “inspiration”? BBC story about this: “Do they have gold in them? Indian artisans up in arms over Prada’s sandals.”
Deadline: ASAP
Health/Medicine:
Plantar fasciitis: Looking for an explainer covering what it is, what causes it, who is at risk, what treatments are available and any steps that can be taken to avoid it.
Deadline: ASAP
Politics:
Prime Minister Mark Carney now says it’s probably not possible to strike a deal with U.S. President Donald Trump that removes all U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods. Looking for a scholar to explain what that means for the average Canadian/Canadian politics.
What happens if Pierre Poilievre loses the byelection in Alberta? What will it mean for his political future?
Deadline: ASAP
Has the U.S. become a police state?
Deadline: ASAP
Updated July 8, 2025
Culture + Society:
Prada copies a classic South Asian design of summer sandal (the Kolhapuri chappal) and everyone goes crazy. This is the second big story this summer of western fashion designers “lifting/getting inspired from” South Asian fashion. What’s at play amid the social media storm? Is it cultural appropriation? Do fashion retailers have a responsibility to acknowledge “inspiration?” BBC story about this was entitled: “Do they have gold in them? Indian artisans up in arms over Prada’s sandals.”
Deadline: ASAP
Looking for articles on criticisms of Beyonce wearing a Buffalo Soldiers T-shirt seen as highly offensive to Indigenous people.
Deadline: ASAP
Education:
Back to school: Seeking story pitches.
Deadline: ASAP
Editor: Susannah Schmidt
Environment + Energy:
Looking for articles on things gardeners can do over the summer to ensure their gardens are friendly to animals, insects and pollinators.
Deadline: ASAP
Health + Medicine:
Plantar fasciitis: Looking for an explainer covering what it is, what causes it, who is at risk, what treatments are available and any steps that can be taken to avoid it.
Deadline: ASAP
Politics:
Should Iran develop nuclear weapons, and would this lead to a more or less stable Middle East? Could US/Israeli attacks on Iran encourage other countries to develop nuclear deterrents?
Deadline: ASAP
Mounties in Québec have reportedly arrested four people, including active members of the Canadian Armed Forces, as alleged terrorist extremist militia members accused of wanting to take over land near Québec City. Looking for scholars of the far right, terrorism or the military to examine.
Deadline: ASAP
Is the United States becoming a police state?
Deadline: ASAP