Pitches wanted (personal essays, literary criticism, film, music, etc.) | $100 per piece

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: EPIPHANY

Deadline: 1 June 2023

Epiphany is now open to pitches for non-fiction! We are looking to establish a new group of writers and critics in residence to publish online over the next year. Between now and June 1, you can reach out to us at pitches@epiphanyzine.com with a pitch for a series of 2-4 essays, together with a more detailed pitch for the first piece. Writers will be compensated $100 per essay.

WE ARE GENERALLY INTERESTED IN:

• Impersonal essays
• Personal essays
• Literary criticism
• Reviews of literature-adjacent podcasts, films, albums and shows
• Inside baseball (reportage from inside the writing world)

FIVE THINGS WE HAVE RECENTLY READ OR WISHED TO READ ABOUT:

• Jamie Kahn (Features Editor): mourning attire, Red Scare (podcast and/or political phenomenon), raw diets, Martha Graham, twins
• Chris Leslie-Hynan (Prose Editor): Gary Indiana, If Books Could Kill, Swarm, Nikola Jokic Harness Racing, How the Irish Became White

GUIDELINES:

• Keep your pitch under 200 words
• Be as specific and detailed as possible about the first essay in your series
• Please do not send completed work, though do let us know if you have it
• Please include a writer’s bio
• Feel free to attach links to one or two previously published works, but not required

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

• Questions/submissions: pitches@epiphanyzine.com
• Website: https://epiphanyzine.com

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: Epiphany is a literary journal and an independent nonprofit that publishes online essays, fiction, and poetry. It features work that transcends convention, demonstrates literary mastery, resists and embraces language, and evokes or examines this strange condition of being human. More information here.
• Read through a selection of recent articles/stories on its website.
• 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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