Pitches wanted (Bay Area) | $250+ per article

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: SFGATE

Tessa McLean, Editor at SF Gate, is looking for pitches:

I’m looking for more regular freelancers to contribute great local content about living in the Bay Area for SFGate. Rates $250+. Aren’t familiar with SFGATE’s audience? It spans all of California (and beyond!) and we reach around 1 million people every day.

Here are some examples of what I'm looking for.

• The Bay Area has lots of unique living situations and we want to hear those stories. This Amy Cooperman piece told the history of how an old historic mansion became a co-living community: https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/living-in-bay-area-coliving-community-17811872.php
• I once went to the office where they’re creating beds that descend from the ceiling to find out if that was the future of housing in the Bay: https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/bumblebee-spaces-modular-housing-furniture-sf-15080191.php
• We love a deep dive into the history of a unique community, like this one from Andrew Chamings: https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/The-pirates-of-Sausalito-17160156.php
• Or the stories behind a well-known building, like this one from Joshua Bote: https://www.sfgate.com/places/article/San-Francisco-Armory-Kink-BDSM-Newsom-16210161.php
• Or you want to know what’s taking so long on a real estate project: https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/san-francisco-parkmerced-rebuild-still-stuck-17802012.php
• Or you love listening to Bay Area housing meetings and dissecting what happened: https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/bay-area-towns-mull-plan-to-avoid-new-housing-17767526.php
• Or maybe you need to know why something isn’t housing, like this privately owned Bay Area island: https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/history-and-future-of-red-rock-island-in-sf-bay-17797305.php
• Or maybe you've seen something weird while apartment hunting: https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/cheap-apartment-craigslist-rent-scam-san-francisco-15566778.php

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

• Submissions: tessa.mclean@sfgate.com
• Website: https://www.sfgate.com/

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: SFGate is an online source for news and entertainment related to the Bay Area. Provocative, energetic and unapologetic, the Gate is in constant conversation with the world's most eclectic region. More information here.
• Read through its selection of recent articles/stories, categorized into: SF Neighborhoods, Businesses, Places, Essays, SF History, Obscure SF
• 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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