Pitches wanted (Black women's history) | 10 cents per word

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: BETTER TO SPEAK

Deadline: 18 March 2023

We've added a new landing page for contributing writers: https://bettertospeak.org/write-for-bts Here you see a centralized view of all of our guidelines for pitching and submitting content + direct links to all the needed forms. This includes our updated rate and 2023 editorial calendar. For April, we will be highlighting Black Women's History.

We've also created a new, separate email for Stories, so stories@bettertospeak.org should work for folks who would like to email us a pitch, submission, or general intro and portfolio! See the “How we accept work” section for guidance on emailing us.

Contributors will be paid $0.10 per word for their pieces.

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

• Questions / submissions: stories@bettertospeak.org
• Website: https://www.bettertospeak.org/

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: Better to Speak is a Black youth-led community media platform working to transform silence into language and action. Through content, community engagement and communications, Better to Speak works to amplify the voices and stories of Black people and communities, equip peers with storytelling tools, and cultivate a cultural narrative of self-actualization. More information here.
• Read through its selection of recent articles/stories, categorized into: Commentary and Analysis, Personal Essays, Interview and Features,
• 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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