Pitches wanted (Halloween, Judaism) | $100 per article

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: HEY ALMA

Deadline: 13 October 2023

Vanessa Pamela Friedman, Managing Editor of Alma, is looking for pitches:

I’m looking for Halloween content for Alma: think spooky season and Judaism.

• Into personal essays, pop culture hot takes and fun deep dives
• $100
• Jews from underrepresented communities strongly encouraged
• Pitch deadline: EOD 10/13
• vanessa [at] heyalma [dot] com

This personal essay is an excellent example of what I'm looking for: https://www.heyalma.com/when-youre-a-mexican-jew-halloween-and-day-of-the-dead-are-complicated/

And this hilarious culture report: https://www.heyalma.com/were-sorry-to-report-that-the-bernie-sanders-mittens-meme-is-now-a-sexy-halloween-costume/

Love a deep dive about vampires and antisemitism: https://www.heyalma.com/the-antisemitic-history-of-vampires/

Tell me about finding Judaism and Halloween coexisting in surprising places (tv shows, movies, books, your heart, etc.): https://www.heyalma.com/this-arthur-halloween-episode-was-surprisingly-jewish/

Or tell me about a witch in the Torah: https://www.heyalma.com/yes-theres-a-witch-in-the-torah/

Really excited to see your Jewish pitches in my inbox!

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

• Questions/submissions: vanessa@heyalma.com
• Website: https://www.heyalma.com

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: Alma covers everything from Jewish pop culture to what’s happening in the news to personal pieces about identity, feminism, and more. It is a publication for anyone—regardless of gender—who cares about Jewish identity and culture and how they fit into everyday life. More information here.
• Read through its selection of recent articles/stories, categorized into: Pop Culture, News, Holidays
• 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 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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