Pitches wanted (workplace relationships, college education) | $250+ per article

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: INSIDER

Deadline: 10 January 2024

Frank Olito, Editor at Insider, is looking for pitches:

I am looking for first-person essay pitches centered around workplace relationships. Did you have a difficult or toxic relationship with your boss, co-worker, or work spouse? Did you fall in love at work? Did you have to work with an ex? Pay starts at $250. Deadline 1/10.

I am also looking for people to write first-person essays about the differences between college education in the US and abroad. Did you go to college in the US and then transfer to a university abroad? Pay starts at $250. Deadline 1/10.

Email pitches to folito@insider.com

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

• Questions/submissions: folito@insider.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 a selection of recent lifestyle stories/articles on its website.
• 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 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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