Pitches wanted (school violence) | $125 per essay
Added 2023-03-30 13:45:19 +0000 UTCCOMPANY/PUBLICATION: CHALKBEAT
Gabrielle Birkner, Features Editor at Chalkbeat, is looking for pitches:
It’s been a painful few days (months! years! two decades!) for school violence in America. Students, parents, and educators: If you want to share your story, please consider writing for Chalkbeat's First Person essay series. $125 per essay. Send your pitch or piece to firstperson@chalkbeat.org.
CONTACT INFORMATION (please do not share the email address publicly):
- Submissions: firstperson@chalkbeat.org
- Website: https://www.chalkbeat.org/
TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:
- Learn more about the publication: Chalkbeat is a nonprofit news organization committed to covering one of America’s most important stories: the effort to improve schools for all children, especially those who have historically lacked access to a quality education. More information here.
- Read through a selection of recent First Person essays on its website.
- Review the submission guidelines here.
- 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 paragraph 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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