Pitches wanted (queer culture, communities, internet trends) | ~$185 to $310 per article

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: GAY TIMES

Zoya Raza-Sheikh, Features Editor at Gay Times, is looking for pitches:

I’m open to pitches again. I am looking for interesting ideas on queer culture, communities, internet trends, etc. Send them to zoya.razasheikh@gaytimes.co.uk. Rates are between £150-250 depending on the type of feature and word count. Here’s some recent pieces I’ve commissioned:

• How Tel Aviv became a battleground for queer accountability: https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/originals/how-tel-aviv-became-a-battleground-for-queer-accountability/
• Wonderkid FC are changing the face of football: https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/originals/wonderkid-fc-are-changing-the-face-of-football/
• “Mother!”: A queer term centuries in the making: https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/originals/mother-a-queer-term-centuries-in-the-making/
• How drag artists in the UK are surviving the cost of living crisis: https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/originals/how-drag-artists-in-the-uk-are-surviving-the-cost-of-living-crisis/

Rates are between £150-250 depending on the type of feature and word count.

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

• Questions/submissions: zoya.razasheikh@gaytimes.co.uk
• Website: https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: GAY TIMES is an LGBTQ+ media brand that publishes content for the LGBTQ+ community across a number of outlets, including a monthly digital magazine, a website updated daily with news and culture content, and a number of social-media platforms.
• Read through its selection of recent articles/stories, categorized into: Life, Culture, Music, Drag, Fashion, Amplify, Long Reads
• 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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