Pitches wanted (neurodivergence, shame, stigma) | ~50 cents per word

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: MOTLEY BLOOM

Deadline: 11 April 2025

Lauren Quinn, Fractional Editor at Motley Bloom, is looking for pitches:

This is gonna be a potent one! We’re looking for pitches for our May digital theme: confronting shame, stigma, and misconceptions. What ideas about neurodivergence do you want to challenge? What new narratives do you want to write? Let’s hear 'em!

We’re looking for essays, reviews, first-person narratives, and reported stories that bust myths and shatter misconceptions about neurodivergence.

As always, we lean into traits over diagnoses, strategies over hacks, and lived experience over all else.

Freelancer writers, send your ideas in by April 11! See full guidelines and rates here: https://www.motley-bloom.com/submissions#WriteForUs

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

• Questions/submissions: lauren@motley-bloom.com

• Website: https://www.motley-bloom.com/

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: Motley Bloom is a curated collective focused on neurodivergent-first living, offering resources and a community for individuals identifying with neurodivergent traits. It provides thoughtful stories, norm-busting insights, and visually engaging content through its quarterly print magazine and online platform. The organization aims to create space for dialogue and diverse voices, fostering a vibrant and aspirational community that values neurodivergent traits. 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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