Pitches wanted (climate) | 50 cents to $1 per word

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: HIGH COUNTRY NEWS

Deadline: 5 June 2023

Paige Blankenbuehler, Senior Editor at High Country News, is looking for pitches:

High Country News is looking for story pitches for our special issue on climate. The issue will highlight stories of agency and collective action in the fight to decarbonize the West and the efforts to adapt to a changing climate in equitable ways.

Our aim is for the stories in the issue to explore new frameworks for thinking about climate futures. We want to empower readers with the information and inspiration they need to work toward a world that’s not just livable, but more open and just than the world of today.

Rates depend on story length/complexity, but will generally be a project fee based on $1/word for reportage and $0.50/word for reflection. The special issue will likely publish in late 2023 or early 2024, but we’d like to start making assignments now.

My amazing colleague, Emily Benson, is overseeing our lineup, but I may edit some of the stories in the package, so I'm happy to answer questions, help ya develop half-baked ideas that you think could work, or just provide more insight into what we're looking for.

Send pitches to me at paigeb@hcn.org or emilyb@hcn.org on or before June 5. Include “query” in the subject line.

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

• Questions/submissions: paigeb@hcn.org or emilyb@hcn.org
• Website: https://www.hcn.org/

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: High Country News is an independent non-profit media organization that covers the important issues and stories that define the Western United States. Its mission is to inform and inspire people to act on behalf of the West's diverse natural and human communities. More information here.
• Read through a selection of recent climate stories/articles on its website.
• 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 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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