Pitches wanted (censorship) | ~30 cents per word

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: INDEX ON CENSORSHIP

Deadline: 15 January 2025

Katie Dancey-Downs, Assistant Editor at Index on Censorship, is looking for pitches:

Journalist hibernation is nigh. But if you’re not ready for jingle bells just yet, please email me your pitches for Index on Censorship at katiedd [at] indexoncensorship [dot] org.

Please read Index on Censorship. We cover stories around freedom of expression and give a platform to dissident voices. We love commissioning people who are well-placed to write their stories—either in-country or very well connected.

I love stories that surprise me and tell us something new. I’m also a big fan of a strong narrative. While we receive many pitches about media freedom, I encourage you to think outside the media box.

Some of my favorite stories to commission have been about a Georgian museum of dissident poets and the origins of LGBTQ+ comic books.

If you followed my first request (well done, you’re on the "nice" list), you’ll have seen that we publish features, comment pieces, and culture pieces. They’re all open for pitches!

A festive wish: I would love to find more writers in South and Central America and Africa. If you write about rights and freedoms, do say hello, even if you don’t have a fully-formed pitch right now.

Send pitches to katiedd [at] indexoncensorship [dot] org. I’ll look through them in the first few weeks of January. I likely won’t reply before then because I’ll be too busy eating mince pies.

Deadline: Not a hard cut-off, but I'd really like pitches in the first half of January.

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CONFIDENTIAL NOTE: Reports indicate that this opportunity will pay "24p per word and pieces usually range from 800-1500 words." It is recommended that you discuss the rate(s) with the editor upon the acceptance of your pitch.

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

Questions/submissions: katiedd@indexoncensorship.org

Website: https://www.indexoncensorship.org/

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

Learn more about the publication: Index on Censorship is a nonprofit that campaigns for and defends free expression worldwide. It publishes work by censored writers and artists, promote debate, and monitor threats to free speech. Index’s aim is to raise awareness about threats to free expression and the value of free speech as the first step to tackling censorship. More information here.

Read through a selection of recent articles/stories on its website.

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 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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