Pitches wanted (books, author interviews/profiles, publishing) | $500+ per article

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: ESQUIRE

Adrienne Westenfeld, Books and Fiction Editor at Esquire, is looking for pitches:

Here's a quick thread about how to submit to Esquire's books and fiction section. For fiction: please send all submissions to me via email (awestenfeld@hearst.com) as Word document attachments. I'm looking for stories up to 7,500 words, maximum.

I’m also in the market for author interviews, author profiles, book round-ups, essays about books, trend stories, and reported features about books and publishing. I'm not looking for traditional reviews, but I am looking for longer essays about books and culture.

I also work with literary writers on first-person essays and narrative nonfiction. Rates for all of the above start at $500. If any of this sounds like your speed, please pitch me via email! I'm excited to hear from you.

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

• Questions/submissions: awestenfeld@hearst.com
• Website: https://www.esquire.com/

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: Esquire is a one-stop shop for lifestyle advice (cars, culture, grooming, gadgets, food, fashion and more) and a showcase for brilliant journalism and photography. It aims to define, reflect and celebrate what it means o be a man in contemporary American culture.
• Read through a selection of recent books-related 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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