Pitches wanted (lifestyle) | 30p per word

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: CITY AM

Deadline: 1 August 2025

Steve Dinneen, Editor at City AM, is looking for pitches:

I'm looking for PITCHES for our upcoming City AM Magazine. We want big, bold, fun, weird ideas, whether it's a deep-dive into a modern trend or a personal essay on something you're obsessed with. Below are some examples from our latest issue.

You can read the whole magazine online here (it's also in print and available from The Royal Exchange and hand distributed across London): https://cityam.com/the-magazine/

• We ran this amazing deep dive into Paracelsus, the £10k a night Swiss rehab clinic. Anna Moloney checked in to find out where the super-rich go to dry out: https://www.cityam.com/inside-the-most-expensive-rehab-clinic-in-the-world/

• Who writes the obituary pages – and why do they matter? We sent Chris Dorrell down the rabbit hole of this dying art: https://www.cityam.com/obituaries-a-dying-art-who-writes-them-and-why-do-they-matter/

• Smells define our world – but modern life is killing them. Lucy Kenningham followed her nose to meet the people archiving odours for future generations: https://www.cityam.com/smells-define-our-world-but-modern-life-is-killing-them/

• Absinthe has a reputation like no other spirit. We told Kyle Macneill to go on a bender around London's new absinthe dens and write about it. He left feeling quite unwell: https://www.cityam.com/the-return-of-absinthe-what-i-learned-on-a-green-fairy-bender/

• Meet the professional sceptics fighting back against misinformation, one flat earth theory at a time. We were invited into artist Jonathan Yeo's Shepherd's Bush studio to talk about THAT portrait of the King over a few glasses of wine: https://www.cityam.com/jonathan-yeo-on-king-charles-and-collages-made-from-porn/

• Our picture editor argues that you should always say yes to a bag of testicles in this food column: https://www.cityam.com/always-say-yes-to-a-bag-of-testicles-a-defence-of-offal/

• We got Michelin starred chef Tom Sellers together with former England player Joe Cole to talk about going into business and playing five-a-side: https://www.cityam.com/chef-tom-sellers-interviews-former-england-player-joe-cole/

• Oasis are playing and Pulp rocked Glastonbury – Marc Burrows asks why Britpop is back – and what it says about 2025: https://www.cityam.com/from-oasis-to-pulp-britpop-is-back-baby-but-why/

• We also asked why Gen Z is embracing Catholicism, and speculated that the answer might be 'accessories': https://www.cityam.com/why-are-gen-z-embracing-catholicism/

• I banged on about tinned fish: https://www.cityam.com/how-i-discovered-the-joys-of-tinned-fish/

• We got Adam Hay-Nicholls to tear through Cornwall in a Ferrari, just for the lolz: https://www.cityam.com/driving-a-ferrari-purosangue-through-sleepy-st-mawes-cornwall/

And there's loads more in there – read it all at https://cityam.com/the-magazine/ – or if you have a PITCH drop me an email at steve.dinneen [at] cityam.com

Rate: 30p/word

Deadline: 1 August (but asap better)

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CONTACT INFORMATION (please do not share the email address publicly):

• Questions/submissions: steve.dinneen@cityam.com

• Website: https://www.cityam.com

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: City A.M. is a London-based business and financial newspaper that covers news related to finance, economics, politics, and markets. It provides daily coverage of major business stories, market trends, and economic developments in the UK and globally. The publication is a key source of information for professionals working in finance and business sectors, offering analysis, commentary, and insights into the world of finance. More information here.

• Read through a selection of recent Life & Style articles/stories on its website.

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

• Do not forget to end your pitch with (1) a short introduction about yourself; (2) a few lines 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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