Pitches wanted (comedy) | ~30 cents per word
Added 2024-03-13 18:17:37 +0000 UTCCOMPANY/PUBLICATION: MUSELETTER
Jess Delfino, Creator of Museletter, is looking for pitches:
Call for pitches on Museletter, an insider comedy Substack newsletter with 9k+ subscribers. Seeking paid guest writers with great stand up comedy related stories and experiences, all backgrounds welcome.
Check out my newsletter headlines for some examples of what I’m looking for; I’m looking for outlandish, big, true personal stories about stand up.
Examples:
- The Time I Hitchhiked To Canada To Do JFL + Almost Got Arrested
- How I Crashed SNL’s 40th Anniversary + Saw Taylor Swift
- Prince + Paul McCartney Perform a Few Feet Away
- How I Learned An Already Very Famous Comedian Was BTS Sabotaging My + Other Women’s Comedy Opps
Rates are $100-150 for 300-500 words.
Please email pitches to Jess Delfino at gmail
CONTACT INFORMATION (please do not share the email address publicly):
- Questions/submissions: jessdelfino@gmail.com
- Website: https://jessicadelfino.substack.com/
TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:
- Learn more about the publication: Museletter, created by longtime comedian and writer Jess Delfino, features insider comedy industry notes, stories and gossip. More information here.
- Read through a selection of recent articles/stories on its website.
- 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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