Pitches wanted (faith, economics, culture) | up to 50+ cents per word

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: COMMON GOOD

Sarah Haywood (Content Editor) and Aaron Cline Hanbury (Director of Content) is looking for pitches for Common Good:

We're letting you know what's coming up soon at Common Good and what stories we're looking to cover next. A few questions we're asking lately:

• Could a parsonage be a bad economic idea for a church? For the pastor?
• Why do lottery winners go broke?
• How can a workplace incorporate the concept of visual thinking into its operations? Can "How do you think?" be the new "What's your Enneagram type?"

Interested in exploring any of these topics? Have something else in mind? Send us an email about how you'd want to approach the topic(s), and let’s work on it together 🤝

Here’s a general guide for what we’re looking for:

• Theology. We generally use “theology” in the broadest sense of the God- and church-directed parts of our lives. Pieces here could be about Scripture, the church, the history of faith. We’re open to reflections on the trinity or ideas of community outreach, too.
• Vocation. This is where we talk abo­­ut work. It’s not only about how you make money, but it includes that. We’re looking for writing about calling, the future of work, leadership, tech at work, productivity, stewardship, home life (think personal relationships, parenting, etc.).
• Economics. We do a little with formal economics and political economy, usually driven by some economists on the Common Good team. But mainly, the economics department is about where economic systems meet (or diverge from) virtue. FYI, we promote a vision for all this that comports with these 12 principles of economic wisdom.
• Arts and culture. We take the creation mandate (Genesis 1:28, 2:15) to mean all kinds of creation — and all kinds of cultivation. We're open to discussing fine art, low art, books, film, podcasts. Whatever.

We’re pretty informal when it comes to pitches. And remember, while we’re open on form (we’ll consider pieces of the personal narrative kind, poetry, and short fiction), we’re inclined toward reported essays and other journalism, interviews, researched stories.

Email us at editors@commongoodmag.com.

Rates: We're happy to negotiate if a given piece requires something extra, but generally $250 for digital only (online) and per word for print, starting at $.50.

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

• Questions/submissions: editors@commongoodmag.com
• Website: https://www.madetoflourish.org/magazine

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: Common Good is a place for thoughtful commentary on and stories about the diverse people and ideas shaping faith, work, economics. It is a magazine about the intergrated life. More information here.
• Read through its selection of recent articles/stories, categorized into: Uncommon Ideas, Theology, Vocation, Economics, Arts and Culture
• 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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