Pitches wanted (culture) | $2 per word
Added 2024-04-23 19:53:46 +0000 UTCCOMPANY/PUBLICATION: MOTHER JONES
Maddie Oatman, Senior Editor at Mother Jones, is looking for pitches:
Hello culturally minded writers and freelancers: I'm assigning 2,500 word essays and profiles. Email me to pitch: moatman@motherjones.com
Here's a general sense of what I'm looking for in Mixed Media, our print culture section that pays ~$2/word: https://www.motherjones.com/contribute/writer-guidelines/
A few types of stories that could work well for us right now:
Essays that explore a provocative idea as it appears across several books/films/art
Essays or dispatches about how internet culture and/or disinformation are shaping real world/physical culture
Profiles of musicians/artists/writers using form in creative ways to respond to or subvert debates about identity/capitalism/justice/gender
No deadline, but please be aware of our writer's guidelines, and know that we assign print stories 4-6 months out, so not looking for anything that would only work in April/May/June.
CONTACT INFORMATION (please do not share the email address publicly):
Questions/submissions: moatman@motherjones.com
Website: https://www.motherjones.com/
TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:
Learn more about the publication: Mother Jones is an investigative news organization that goes deep on the biggest stories of the moment, from politics and criminal and racial justice to education, climate change, and food/agriculture. More information here.
Read through its selection of recent articles/stories, categorized into: Politics, Environment, Crime and Justice, Food, Media, Investigations
Review the submission guidelines here.
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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