Pitches wanted (food, power) | 50 cents to $1 per word

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: HIGH COUNTRY NEWS

Deadline: 10 November 2024 

FERN and High Country News are collaborating on a special project, including a themed issue of HCN’s print magazine, on the subject of food and power in the West. We are currently conducting an open call for pitches for short form essays and reportage on this theme from a state or a local perspective. 

Stories should be about efforts and activities taking place within HCN’s coverage area (AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA, WY, and Indian Country across the Western U.S.) and look at whose hands are on the levers that control food systems in the West, whether it’s through politics, economics, labor, or practices in the field. We are as interested in stories about how power is being reclaimed as in how it is misused. The subject matter can be diverse: water, cattle, crops, restaurants, grocery stores—any or all of the interlocking issues that fit together into a food system. 

We are looking for stories that range in length from 500 to 1,500 words. While we don’t expect every writer to live in the community they are covering, you should have some connection and familiarity with the place and people that you would like to write about. We are particularly interested in pitches from writers from backgrounds that are underrepresented in journalism. 

Send pitches to info@thefern.org, using the subject line “FERN/HCN project,” on or before November 10, 2024.

HCN pays $1/word for reported content and .50/word for essays and reviews. Our rates are the same whether the material is published in print, online or both.

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

Submissions: info@thefern.org

Website: https://www.hcn.org/

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