Pitches wanted for Pride issue | $1.50 to $2 per word

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: COSMOPOLITAN

Deadline: 30 January 2023

Erin Quinlan, Features Director at Cosmopolitan, is looking for pitches:

Pitch call! Cosmo is seeking reported features for the Pride Issue. As an editor and moreover as a queer, I welcome lively departures from the well-meaning yet starchy LGBTQ+ content media outlets tend to generate in June. Let’s be ungovernable. $1.50-$2 per word. Deadline: 1/30.

My department tends to focus on longform narrative reporting. Here is a link to some recent features: https://www.cosmopolitan.com/long-reads/

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

• Submissions: erin.quinlan@hearst.com
• Website: https://www.cosmopolitan.com/

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: Cosmopolitan is a media brand for young women packed with fresh and fundamental intel about what millennials truly care about. It aims to deliver content that is interesting, fearlessly authentic, and unapologetically honest. More information here.
• Read through its selection of recent stories/articles, categorized into: Long Reads, LGBT
• Review the submission guidelines here. Note that these are the publication's general guidelines to help you refine your pitch. You must still follow the editor's specific instructions above.
• 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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