Pitches wanted (personal essays, activism, politics, etc.) (worldwide) | $350 per article

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: XTRA 

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk, Senior Editor (Power/Politics) at Xtra, is looking for pitches:

I’m booking personal essays out a couple of months but am still assigning them at this point. Also looking for activist/activist group profiles, political analysis, opinion, short and long features—and would love some investigative pitches.

Please email—I’ll reply there: tara-michelle.ziniuk@xtramagazine.com. Open to notes and conversations, doesn’t have to be super formal.

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

• Submissions: tara-michelle.ziniuk@xtramagazine.com
• Website: https://xtramagazine.com/

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: Xtra is about building a conversation and community among people who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer. Xtra aims to provide a sex-positive coverage of news, arts, culture, lifestyle and events. Through longform features, essays, explainers, video documentaries and podcasts—it engages and inspires its audiences to create a more just, free and inclusive world.
• Read through a selection of recent activism and politics-related articles/stories on its website.
• 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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