Pitches wanted (science) (worldwide) | $200+ per article

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: THE XYLOM 

Alex Ip, Editor at The Xylom, is looking for pitches:

The Xylom takes pitches on a rolling basis!

We publish the following on our site. You may pitch your own topic or respond to our regular open calls. Please note that we usually do not allow profanity unless they are in quotes or are integral to the story:

• 1200-1500 word personal essays that are at least tangentially related to science (check out these tips from our friends at The Story Collider!)
• 1200-1500 word science analysis and opinion pieces
• Narrative-driven science feature stories

We welcome early-career science professionals with limited prior writing and storytelling experience, those based outside of the United States, and non-native English users. In particular, we are happy to publish your work in multiple languages, along with your own photos, illustrations, and data visualizations.

The Xylom is currently offering every storyteller 200 USD per language published, with the opportunity to earn more.

Submission guidelines here: https://www.thexylom.com/submissions

CONTACT INFORMATION:

• Submissions: Via the webform
• Website: https://www.thexylom.com/

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: The Xylom is a student-run nonprofit that produces personal essays, longform science features, and resources for early-career science professionals, in addition to a newsletter curating science stories. The Xylom prides in its capacity for multicultural content (25 countries and regions, five languages and counting). More information here.
• Read through its selection of recent articles/stories, categorized into: Brack-ish, COVID-19, Climate, Culture, Education, Nature, Research
• Review the submission guidelines here.
• 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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