Pitches wanted (infrastructure, workers' rights, incarceration, etc.) | 50 cents per word

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: PRISM

Call for pitches: We raised rates!

Prism is highly seeking: pieces by incarcerated writers, infrastructure issues and who’s left behind, union efforts in rural areas, workers’ rights in U.S. territories. Pays $.50/word. Guidelines: https://prismreports.org/about/call-for-pitches/

PLUS: We’re always on the lookout for pieces across our verticals: general news on a quick turnaround, listicles, and explainers. Read a few of our pieces to get a sense of what we’re looking for: https://prismreports.org/

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

• Questions / submissions: pitch@prismreports.org
• Website: https://prismreports.org/

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: Prism is a BIPOC-led non-profit news outlet that centers the people, places, and issues currently underreported by national media. It is committed to producing the kind of journalism that treats Black, Indigenous, and people of color, women, the LGBTQ+ community, and other invisibilized groups as the experts on their own lived experiences, their resilience, and their fights for justice. More information here.
• Read through its selection of recent articles/stories, categorized into: Race, Economy and Workers' Rights, Gender and LGBTQ+, Immigration, Crime, Reform and Abolition, Politics and Democracy, Climate and Environment, Education
• 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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