Pitches wanted (relationships, gender roles, etc.) | ~$220+ per article

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: INSIDER

Frank Olito, Editor at Insider, is looking for pitches: 

I’m looking for unique relationship essays for Business Insider. Do you and your partner have a unique conflict? A story about gender roles? Age gap? Finances? Workplace romance? Divorce?

Pitch me by email.

EXAMPLES:

• My wife and I have separate bathrooms, but I'm trying to convince her to get separate bedrooms, too. She refuses. https://www.businessinsider.com/separate-bedrooms-couple-split-sleep-divorce-trend-2024-3

• I got married at 18 to my boyfriend of 6 months to help pay for college. It was the worst decision I ever made. https://www.businessinsider.com/married-young-boyfriend-help-pay-college-tuition-divorce-2024-7

• My coworker was 17 years older than me and was too attracted to me to be in the same meetings. We're now engaged. https://www.businessinsider.com/workplace-romance-coworker-couple-engaged-age-gap-2024-2

• My husband is 14 years older than me. Here's what I wish I knew about age-gap relationships before we started dating. https://www.businessinsider.com/what-i-wish-i-knew-before-age-gap-relationship-2023-10

CONFIDENTIAL NOTE: Reports indicate that Insider pays $220+ per article. It is recommended that you discuss the rate(s) with the editor upon the acceptance of your pitch. 

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

• Questions/submissions: folito@insider.com

• Website: https://www.insider.com/

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH: 

• Learn more about the publication: Insider Inc. is a global news and lifestyle publication that aims to inform and inspire the digital generation. It covers what passionate people actually want to know—from news to food, celebrity to science, politics to sports. More information here.

• Read through a selection of recent relationships-related stories/articles on its website.

• 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 paragraph 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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