Pitches wanted (narrative journalism, investigative reporting) | $6,000+ per piece
Added 2025-06-20 21:27:43 +0000 UTCCOMPANY/PUBLICATION: ATAVIST
Seyward Darby, Editor in Chief of Atavist, is looking for pitches:
I'm back at work! Pitch me!
If you're going to pitch me, PLEASE read Atavist's pitch guidelines before you do. And maybe read an Atavist story or two, to get a sense of what we do. Getting lots of ideas that simply aren't fits (short personal essays, for instance).
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CONTACT INFORMATION (please do not share the email address publicly):
Questions/submissions: seyward@atavist.com
Website: https://magazine.atavist.com/
TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:
Learn more about the publication: The Atavist Magazine is a longform digital publication that releases a single immersive nonfiction story each month. It features deeply reported narratives blending journalism, personal storytelling, and multimedia design, crafted to captivate readers from start to finish. The magazine centers thorough, cinematic storytelling that illuminates surprising, complex, and emotionally resonant human experiences. More information here.
Read through a selection of recent articles/stories on its website.
Review the submission guidelines here.
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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