Pitches wanted (North/West Africa, diaspora) | $600 to $800 per article
Added 2024-10-14 18:14:51 +0000 UTCCOMPANY/PUBLICATION: NEW LINES MAGAZINE
Deadline: 31 October 2024
Erin Clare Brown, North Africa Editor at New Lines Magazine, is looking for pitches:
I’m looking for pitches for two verticals at New Lines Magazine to run in November, December, and January. The deadline for pitches is October 31.
As ever, I'm looking for hard-hitting and enlightening reportage that touches on topics and places traditional outlets ignore. My primary beat is North and West Africa and the diasporas of those places. I’m especially interested in stories from Algeria, Morocco, Burkina Faso, and Mauritania.
We are currently flush with stories about conflict, migration, and climate change, so I’m looking for stories that touch on different, fresh topics and do it in a New Lines way. Here are three great examples:
This story is ostensibly a sports story, but it is also about the economic and cultural underpinnings of a multibillion-dollar business and those who are trying to get into it: https://newlinesmag.com/reportage/they-dreamed-of-making-it-big-in-soccer-they-were-trafficked-instead/
If you were a Horse Girl (TM) in the 1990s or 2000s, chances are you knew about the Lipizzaner stallions. This piece covers the potential demise of the Spanish Riding School but asks a broader question about what culture is worth saving: https://newlinesmag.com/reportage/are-viennas-dancing-horses-worth-saving/
A public health story mixed with an environmental story mixed with a surprising twist about prominent naturalists? Sign me up. https://newlinesmag.com/reportage/an-ecologists-controversial-quest-to-vaccinate-wild-gorillas/
And I’d be happy to get pitches for thoughtful, well-reported stories that might provide a bit of joy or levity to our readers, but that aren’t ‘puff pieces.’ Here are two great examples of smart and fun stories that our readers loved: https://newlinesmag.com/reportage/the-curious-phenomenon-of-nigerias-disappearing-penises/
I mean, who doesn't love some economy + Panda action? https://newlinesmag.com/spotlight/how-kung-fu-panda-conquered-china-and-china-conquered-hollywood/
I’m also looking for pitches for Spotlight, a newsletter about underreported news and cultural trends from around the world. These short (~1500 words) pieces tackle the upswell of ideas/events before they go mainstream, or they untangle a hot topic in a new and fascinating way.
TO SUBMIT A PITCH, email me with "PITCH" + a suggested headline in the subject of the email. Put the pitch IN THE BODY OF THE EMAIL, and please send a few clips of your past work, particularly pieces over 1500 words.
Rates: $600 for a spotlight $800 for regular essays, with some flexibility for extraordinary access, multimedia or other factors.
Also, if you submit a pitch, please be patient. These calls yield a lot of responses and it takes time to separate the wheat from the chaff (yours is wheat, I'm sure of it). I usually wait until the end of the pitch call to make final decisions about which stories to pursue.
Finally: Folks, don't send me a pitch that you used AI to write. These are glaringly obvious and really sad. I work in the news media; there's already enough to be sad about. Please don't make it worse.
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CONTACT INFORMATION (please do not share the email address publicly):
Questions/submissions: ebrown@newlinesmag.com
Website: https://newlinesmag.com
TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:
Learn more about the publication: New Lines Magazine is a digital publication that focuses on global affairs, culture, and history. It offers essays, reportage, and analysis on a variety of topics, including politics, social movements, and historical narratives. The magazine aims to provide fresh perspectives and thoughtful insights into issues that shape societies around the world. More information here.
Read through its selection of recent articles/stories, categorized into: Spotlight, Africa
Review the submission guidelines here. Note that these are the publication's general guidelines to help you refine your pitch. You must still follow the editor's specific instructions above.
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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