Pitches wanted (health, parenting) (worldwide) | ~37+ cents per word
Added 2024-04-05 17:13:21 +0000 UTCCOMPANY/PUBLICATION: INSIDER
Rosemary Donahue, Health and Parenting Editor at The Insider, is looking for pitches:
I am looking for all sorts of interesting stories for the health and parenting section of Business Insider, including (but not limited to) stories about: being an older parent or having older parents, stories about longevity/lifestyle tips from older people in your family, interesting stories about money and relationships or health (becoming the breadwinner and how it affects your relationship, suddenly making a lot more money and how it changed your life, etc.), workplace relationships, travel and family, parenting or co-parenting in a unique/different way, interesting stories about names, non-traditional parenting/grandparents, only children, non-traditional marriages/relationships (having separate bedrooms, different houses, etc.), and any other interesting personal story, even if it doesn't necessarily fit in one of these categories.
Starting at around $225 for 600 words. Accepting new writers and all demographics and locations. Email rdonahue@businessinsider.com with links to relevant published pieces if you have them. Use PITCH: [Proposed headline] as your subject line for the email.
CONTACT INFORMATION (please do not share the email address publicly):
Submissions: rdonahue@businessinsider.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 its selection of recent stories/articles, categorized into: Relationships, Parenting, Health
Review the submission guidelines here and 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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