Pitches wanted (sex diaries) | $250 per piece

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: AUTOSTRADDLE

Nico Hall is looking for pitches for Autostraddle/Anonymous Sex Diaries:

I'm looking for pitches for our Autostraddle plus Anonymous Sex Diaries. No writing experience necessary. Email me at nico [at] autostraddle [dot] com and be sure to check the details below.

CALL FOR SEX DIARIES

Our Anonymous Sex Diaries chronicle 7 consecutive days in the sex/dating/ love life of queer adults. They're anonymous, publish behind our paywall, and we pay $250 per published diary.

HOW TO PITCH

Pitch Your Sex Diary

• Email me at nico@autostraddle.corn with the subject line SEX DIARY PITCH.
• Include: your name (chosen!), pronouns, age and your email.
• A 1-3 sentence summary of what you expect might feature into a 7 day snippet of your sex life. Obviously, we can't know what will happen, but an idea of where you're at is helpful (a certain partner situation, being someone actively dating, you're about to go on a trip, you've just moved, you're trying to have a baby —whatever your situation is!).
• A brief 1-3 sentence bio. Tell me about yourself!

Etc.

• You don't have to have experience with being published to pitch. You don't even have to be a writer!
• If you want to send a writing sample, even a social media post, so I can get a sense of your voice, that will be helpful.
• I'll do my best to respond to as many pitches as possible, but if you don't hear back from me in 4-6 weeks, it's a pass.
• But this is an ongoing series so you can always pitch again!

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

• Questions/submissions: nico@autostraddle.com
• Website: https://www.autostraddle.com

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: Autostraddle is a digital publication and real life community for multiple generations of LGBTQIA+ humans (and their friends). It is a provocative voice and a progressively feminist platform that aims to build a space for lesbians and queer people to be their entire selves. More information here.
• Read through its selection of recent articles/stories, categorized into: A+ Sex Diary, Queer Sex Diaries
• 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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