Pitches wanted (home, queer) | $100-$250 per article

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: PRIDE SOURCE

Deadline: 15 February 2024

Chris Azzopardi, Editorial Director of Pride Source, is looking for pitches:

I'm still working through the flood of emails I got from queer writers—to all who reached out, thank you! I've assigned several new writers stories in the last few weeks (see them below) and am still working through emails/pitches. Don't hesitate to follow up.

• Loved Jordyn Bradley's sweet-as-cake column on how cooking has become her and her partner's shared love language—even miles away: https://pridesource.com/article/creating-food-together-is-a-love-language-in-my-queer-relationship-no-matter-the-distance
• Tom Disalvo's essay on "doppelbanging" is full of expert insight and sharp, hilarious writing: https://pridesource.com/article/the-best-gay-sex-ive-ever-had-is-with-people-who-look-like-me
• Sofía Aguilar wrote beautifully about how Valentine's Day is isolating for a lot of queer people—and how we can change that. Some great advice in this one: https://pridesource.com/article/reclaiming-valentines-day-as-a-queer-person

I am on the hunt for some standout stories for our upcoming Home Issue. Last year's slate blew me away—from plant daddies to a story on William Dorsey Swann and an essay on self-discovery on the road. Pitch deadline: February 15.

And please give our pitch guide a look before submitting. There's some important info in here (rates, what exactly we're looking for, why it helps for the story to have a Michigan connection, etc.)

CONTACT INFORMATION (please do not share the email address publicly):

• Questions/submissions: chris@pridesource.com
• Website: https://pridesource.com/

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: Pride Source Media Group produces LGBTQ print publications, Between The Lines and the Michigan Pride Source Yellow Pages. Pride Source posts daily news and entertainment, with an emphasis on developments impacting LGBTQ and allied citizens. More information here.
• Read through a selection of recent home-related stories/articles on its website.
• 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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