Pitches wanted (disability) | $400+ per article

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: ROOTED IN RIGHTS

Denarii Grace, Editor-in-Chief at Rooted in Rights, is looking for pitches:

We would like to announce that submissions for the blog have REOPENED as of September 15th, 2023. Please feel free to start sending along your drafts and pitches again. As a reminder, please review the submission guidelines here for more details. Thank you for your cooperation these last several months.

We’re seeking reported and investigative articles, op-eds, creative nonfiction, personal essays, interviews, and short fiction on disability, with an emphasis on disability rights and justice, written by people who identify as disabled. Note that you are not required to disclose your disability. If you identify as disabled, you are welcome to send a pitch for consideration. We also welcome supported storytelling, meaning that a disabled person who is unable to write can work with someone to share their story through an interview or Q&A format.

We pay on a sliding scale, with minimum payment now being $400 USD.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

• Submissions: Via the webform (scroll to the bottom of the page)
• Website: https://rootedinrights.org

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: Rooted in Rights uses accessible digital media to advance the dignity, equality, and self-determination of people with disabilities. Its blog publishes pieces that share perspectives on disability, amplify key issues and ideas, and make it known loud and clear that disability rights are human rights. More information here.
• Read through a selection of recent articles/stories on its website.
• 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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