Pitches wanted (culture) | $2 per word
Added 2024-02-08 21:39:09 +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
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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