Pitches wanted (personal/reported essays, interviews) | ~50+ cents per word
Added 2024-07-10 20:53:46 +0000 UTCCOMPANY/PUBLICATION: GQ
Oli Franklin-Wallis, Features Editor of GQ, is looking for pitches:
I wish more writers would pitch me essays! Here are some great GQ essays that I've loved:
In Praise of Being Washed: https://www.gq.com/story/in-praise-of-being-washed
My IVF Years: https://www.gq.com/story/my-ivf-years
My Parents Got Sick. It Changed How I Thought About My Marriage: https://www.gq.com/story/mary-h-k-choi-on-family-grief-and-love-modern-lovers
I’m a boyfriend who uses weaponised incompetence. Can I change? https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/lifestyle/article/what-is-weaponised-incompetence-personal-essay
A very trippy trip inside the great shroom boom: https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/lifestyle/article/magic-mushroom-the-great-shroom-boom
The story of a man’s face: https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/lifestyle/article/the-story-of-a-mans-face
My brother, who raised me: https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/my-brother-who-raised-me-sarah-haque-essay
I am looking for personal essays and reported ones. 90% of what I commission is reportage and interviews, so trying to redress the balance.
Here's our pitch guide: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GKh7aom2Tqs7NwME2H4xbO088fhMO78zUU6bOeY551c/edit
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CONTACT INFORMATION (please do not share the email address publicly):
Questions/submissions: oliver.franklin-wallis@condenast.co.uk
Website: https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk
TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:
Learn more about the publication: GQ is a premier men’s magazine, providing definitive coverage of style and culture though articles on food, movies, fitness, sex, music, travel, sports, technology, and more.
Read through a selection of recent features/longreads 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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