Pitches wanted (arts, opinion, ideas) | ~10 cents per word
Added 2024-08-14 03:55:08 +0000 UTCCOMPANY/PUBLICATION: MAISONNEUVE
Deadline: 23 August 2024
We are looking for pitches for our winter issue! Please send all story ideas to nour[at]maisonneuve[dot]org by next Friday, August 23. We vastly prefer well-developed pitches over finished drafts. The issue is unthemed, but here's what we're looking for:
Well-researched, narrative-driven stories that balance a sense of storytelling with thoughtful analysis.
A strong point of view, argument, or "so what" principle.
Lyrical, literary scene-setting that draws the reader in.
The stories can be local and specific, but need to be connected to broader ideas that are interesting to a general audience.
We typically work with Canadian writers, but are not opposed to others, as long as the stories are in some way relevant to a Canadian readership.
What we are not looking for:
Writing about American politics.
Essays that set two subjects against one another without making explicit connections.
Humour.
Personal essays without analysis or research.
Profiles or Q&As.
Academic writing.
Please have a read through our publication to see what types of writing we typically publish. You can find guidelines on the specific sections of the magazine and what we're looking for here: https://maisonneuve.org/contribute/
We pay 15 cents per word for our long-form writing. If you have any questions about writing for us, you can send us an email at nour[at]maisonneuve[dot]org. Looking forward to reading your pitches!
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CONTACT INFORMATION (please do not share the email address publicly):
Questions/submissions: nour@maisonneuve.org
Website: https://maisonneuve.org
TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:
Learn more about the publication: Maisonneuve is a quarterly of arts, opinion and ideas. Its purpose is to keep its readers informed, alert, and entertained, and to dissolve artistic borders between regions, countries, languages and genres. It does this by providing a diverse range of commentary across the arts, sciences, daily and social life. 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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