Pitches wanted (health, parenting) (worldwide) | ~35 cents per word

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: INSIDER 

Rosemary Donahue, Health and Parenting Editor at The Insider, is looking for pitches:

I am looking for freelance pitches from new and experienced writers worldwide for the health and parenting section for Insider. Open to all pitches that would fall under our vertical, but right now, I'm looking for a few things in particular: sex and relationship essays, especially with a new/fresh angle; stories about relationships/dating where people met in an interesting way; travel stories about fun trips or with new, interesting takes; parenting stories that are light and fun; parenting stories about things that make your life easier; stories about polyamory; stories about vitamin deficiencies; and, since there's too much bad news out there, just generally fun stories with a happy ending.

Pay varies slightly depending on scope of piece and whether it's personal essay or reported, but generally a personal essay of about 700 words in length (which is mostly what I'm looking for) will be around $250.  Email me at rdonahue@insider.com with samples to similar previous work if you have any (if possible). Please use the format "PITCH: [proposed headline]" for the subject line of your email.

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

• Submissions: rdonahue@insider.com
• Website: https://www.insider.com/

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: Insider Inc. is a global news and lifestyle publication that aims to inform and inspire the digital generation. It covers what passionate people actually want to know—from news to food, celebrity to science, politics to sports. More information here.
• Read through its selection of recent stories/articles, categorized into: Health, Parenting
• 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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