Pitches wanted (science) | 75 cents to $1.25 per word

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: SCIENCE NEWS

Cassie Martin, Deputy Managing Editor at Science News, is looking for pitches:

Science News is open to pitches. News pitches can go to News Director Macon Morehouse (mmorehouse@sciencenews.org) or myself (cmartin@sciencenews.org), and Features can go to Managing Editor Erin Wayman (ewayman@sciencenews.org) and Executive Editor Beth Quill (equill@sciencenews.org). We're open to pitches on a rolling basis.

Here's our website. https://sciencenews.org. Writers interested in pitching should check it out to get a sense of the stories we publish and our style.

From the guidelines: For most stories pay is per word, with rate depending on experience. Our rates begin at $0.75 per word for online-only stories and $1.25 per word for print-only stories.  For certain types of stories, we pay a flat rate negotiated in advance—a typical online Q&A, for example, is $500. We cover travel expenses if agreed upon in advance and pay for reporting by the hour under certain circumstances.

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

• Questions/submissions: See the email addresses listed above
• Website: https://www.sciencenews.org/

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: Science News covers advances in science, medicine and technology for the general public. Science News believes in the power of knowledge and the free flow of information to build informed, enlightened and engaged communities. Its mission is to provide independent, unbiased coverage of science and give people the tools to evaluate the news and the world around them. More information here.
• Read through its selection of recent stories/articles, categorized into: Life, Humans, Earth, Space, Physics, Coronavirus, All Topics
• 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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