Pitches wanted (gaming, video game culture) (worldwide) | $300 per article
Added 2024-02-28 22:36:42 +0000 UTCCOMPANY/PUBLICATION: IGN
Matt Kim, Senior Features Editor at IGN, is looking for pitches:
Journalists looking to pick up an assignment or two. I'm taking pitches for video games and video game culture stories.
I'm happy to get pitches in my email (mkim@ign.com) for Features relating to either big new releases, or important anniversaries! $300 ~1,400 words. We do take pitches from international writers.
CONTACT INFORMATION (please do not share the email address publicly):
- Submissions: mkim@ign.com
- Website: https://www.ign.com/
TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:
- Learn more about the publication: IGN has two objectives: to report on the video games industry as well as to serve as the go-to site for everything video game and anything remotely geek for fans. More information here.
- Read through its selection of recent stories/articles, categorized into: News, Playstation, Xbox, Nintendo, PC
- 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 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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