Pitches wanted (SoCal experiences, wellness, relationships, outdoors, etc.) | 50+ cents per word

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: LA TIMES

Brittany Levine Beckman, Features Editor at LA Times, is looking for pitches:

I am scouting freelancers. Freelancers who want to connect, email me at brittany.beckman@latimes.com. Pitch guide below.

This is a good example of what I'm looking for with cannabis pitches. Kate Mishkin did a fantastic job: https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2022-12-05/working-out-while-high-with-stoned-and-toned-in-los-angeles

PITCH GUIDE:

Want to pitch freelance features to the LA Times? Here's a guide (pitch to brittany.beckman@latimes.com)

STORIES SHOULD:

• Be about what to do, where to go, who to know and how to best experience SoCal with an emphasis on LA
• Help Angelenos discover something intriguing

TOPIC AREAS:

• Wellness
• Relationships
• Outdoors
• Cannabis
• Plants
• Alternative living
• Experiences

FORMAT PITCHES IN BULLET POINTS LIKE THIS:

• Headline / angle
• Explain why LAT readers would care
• A few lines about what your story would get into
• Proposed word count
• Photo opportunities
• Has this been written about before? If so, how are you proposing to push story forward?

WHAT'S THE PAY?

• About 50 cents per word
• Goes up based on travel / driving, extensive reporting, photo coordination, etc.

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

• Submissions: brittany.beckman@latimes.com
• Website: https://www.latimes.com/

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: The L.A. Times is a metropolitan daily newspaper and a source of breaking news, entertainment, sports, politics, and more for Southern California and the world. More information here.
• Read through its selection of recent articles/stories, categorized into: Wellness, Cannabis, Plants, Lifestyle, LA Affairs, Travel and Experiences
• 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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