Pitches wanted (politics, power, etc.) | $800+ per article

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: BOLTS MAG

Michael Barajas, Managing Editor at Bolts, is looking for pitches:

If you’re a journalist looking for more places to write stories like this please pitch. Examples:

This recent story from Alex Burness on VA’s governor reviving the state’s lifetime ban on voting for people with felony convictions underscores just how often voter suppression intersects witT the criminal legal system: https://boltsmag.org/virginia-governor-youngkin-rights-restoration/

This from Piper French shows how the buildup of corporate-backed criminal laws are being used to punish activism and protests around environmental justice and police accountability: https://boltsmag.org/critical-infrastructure-laws/

This from Camille Squires caps all the important coverage she spearheaded around public safety and this year's municipal elections in Chicago: https://boltsmag.org/chicago-brandon-johnson-organizer-mayor/

And these stories from Daniel Nichanian illustrate some of what he does so so well—teasing out the alarming, anti-democratic trends that pervade local and state politics/policy and highlighting the very real stakes: https://boltsmag.org/arkansas-republicans-attack-direct-democracy-ballot-initiatives/

Henry Hicks's recent piece on GOP efforts to diminish Nashville’s political autonomy is essential reading considering the wild developments in TN this week: https://boltsmag.org/tennessee-gop-nashville/

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

• Submissions: pitches@boltsmag.org
• Website: https://boltsmag.org/

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: Bolts is a digital magazine that covers the nuts and bolts of power and political change, from the local up. It reports on the local elections and obscure institutions that shape public policy but are dangerously overlooked, and the grassroots movements that are targeting them. Bolts focuses on two areas where local governments play a key role: criminal justice and voting rights. More information here.
• Read through its selection of recent articles/stories, categorized into: Criminal Justice, Voting Rights, What's On The Ballot
• Review the submission guidelines here.
• 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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