Pitches wanted (publishing) | up to 50 cents per word
Added 2025-05-15 07:21:09 +0000 UTCCOMPANY/PUBLICATION: PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
John Maher, News Director at Publishers Weekly, is looking for pitches:
John Maher is open to pitches for industry news, trend pieces, and reported features covering a wide range of topics related to publishing. Areas of interest include book publishing, comics and graphic novels, manga/manhwa/manhua, audiobooks, bookselling, libraries, copyright law, generative AI, and large language models.
He’s particularly keen on stories that explore the intersection of technology and the book industry, as well as pieces focused on genre trends in sci-fi, fantasy, romance, and horror. Pitches from BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ writers are especially encouraged.
The rate is $0.50 per word for print; web rates vary. Send pitches to jmaher@publishersweekly.com.
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CONTACT INFORMATION (please do not share the email address publicly):
Questions/submissions: jmaher@publishersweekly.com
Website: https://www.publishersweekly.com/
TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:
Learn more about the publication: Publishers Weekly is a weekly trade magazine that publishes news and analysis on the book publishing and bookselling industries. It features pre-publication book reviews, bestseller lists, author interviews, and coverage of topics such as rights, distribution, and industry trends. The publication aims to serve professionals across publishing, libraries, and bookselling with timely insights into the literary marketplace. More information here.
Read through its selection of recent articles/stories, categorized into: News, Bookselling, Business Deals, Book Marketing
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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