Pitches wanted (London news, features, culture) | £200 per article

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: LONDON SPY

We’re looking for paid freelance writers to pitch their stories to the Spy! We want to be a home for the kind of quality local journalism in London that’s getting harder to come by — stuff with an eye on detail, or that reveals something Londoners really should know but don’t, or gives us a voice that’s going unheard. It’s a rough time for many great freelance journalists at the moment — just in the past year we’ve seen outlets like Vice UK, Buzzfeed News and gal-dem all shut shop. In our own small way, we want to be somewhere anyone with a quality story about London can now turn to.

We’re really open to anything — news, features, culture, or just plain weird stuff. Anything that’s important to the people who actually live and work in our great but at times difficult city. Things are in flux, but right now we’re planning to pay roughly £200 per commission, depending on the length of the copy and amount of sleuthing involved. If that tickles your fancy, send us your pitches to londonspy@substack.com.

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

• Questions/submissions: londonspy@substack.com
• Website: https://www.thelondonspy.co.uk/

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: Scandals, culture and the downright weird — the Spy uncovers what’s shaping life in London. It is interrogating the clickbait and sensationalism for the stories that matter. 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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