Pitches wanted (pacing, writing, publishing) | 50 cents per word

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: WRITER'S DIGEST

We urge writers to get creative in their interpretations of our 2026 issue themes. We offer a brief description of how we interpret them, but look forward to ideas we weren’t necessarily expecting.

Find out more about our submission guidelines here.

Editor’s Note: After trying a year of using forms to accept pitches instead of email, we’d like to continue this process for 2026. Instead of emailing editors or a general submission inbox with your pitch for the print magazine, we ask that you use the links below to submit pitches for each issue. Each link is specific to that issue and will ensure we collect all the info we need and stay organized. If you have a pitch not directly connected to an issue theme, please use this form (also updated for 2026). While you are more than welcome to submit more than one pitch per issue, please reuse the form for each idea rather than submitting them all at once. Thanks in advance for submitting your ideas using these forms!

March/April 2026

THEME: Achieve Perfect Pacing

An issue dedicated to pacing in any and every interpretation of the word as it relates to writing and publishing. That means, how to keep the pace going in a specific genres, or how to write dialogue that comes across as quick banter. It also means, advice for indie authors on how to pace the release of their books and understanding traditional publishing timelines, and much more.

+ WD Self-Published Book Awards Announcement + Profile

Click here to submit your pitch for March/April 2026: https://forms.gle/aAe5GRpUKXAy79TW7

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CONTACT INFORMATION:

• Submissions: Via the webform

• Website: https://www.writersdigest.com/

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: Writer’s Digest is a magazine for beginning and established writers that publishes how-to articles, interviews, and market information. It covers topics such as fiction, nonfiction, poetry, query letters, and business of writing. The publication supports writers in developing both craft and professional opportunity by offering advice, inspiration, and resources. More information here.

• Read through its selection of recent articles/stories, categorized into: Write Better Fiction, Write Better Nonfiction, Write Better Poetry, Get Published, Be Inspired

• Review the submission guidelines here.

• Check out our collection of pitch excerpts on this page and find more sample pitches at The Open Notebook Database and at SuccessfulPitches.com.

• Do not forget to end your pitch with (1) a short introduction about yourself; (2) a paragraph highlighting your writing experience, relevant credentials and publication credits; and (3) links to your strongest work or portfolio, and online profile.

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