Pitches wanted (political left) (worldwide) | $150+ per article

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: PROTEAN MAGAZINE 

Send us a pitch!

If you’re interested in submitting to Protean, we would be happy to consider your work for publication on our website or in our annual print issues. We offer pay for all criticism, journalism, essays, reviews, interviews, etc. that we publish. Exposure doesn’t pay the bills—we believe in recognizing the labor involved in this work, and we do our best to compensate our freelancers fairly. Protean’s web and print contributors are all paid in full before publication.

Critique, Essays & Reviews:

If you’re interested in submitting criticism, news analysis, essays, or film or book reviews, send your pitch or your draft to submissions[at]proteanmag.com. Drafts should be sent as an attached .doc file.

We typically look for pieces that are longer than 1,700 words and no longer than 4,500. Rare exceptions can be made, so please explain if a higher word count is absolutely essential. However, in general, we would much prefer that your article falls within the above range.

The base rate for criticism, news analysis, reviews, and essays that are published online is $200; the base rate for interviews is $150. We will offer increased compensation for pieces that require extra revisions, reporting, research, or other labor. Rates are negotiable.

Open to international writers? Yes, of course!

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

• Submissions: submissions@proteanmag.com
• Website: https://proteanmag.com/

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: Protean’s mission is to promote high-quality criticism, literature, and art for the political left. Protean believes that essays, fiction, poetry, and art all have an essential role to play in a social movement. These each examine the world through a different lens to give more shape to what is amorphous. More information here.
• Read through its selection of recent stories/articles, categorized into: Critique and Essays, News and Analysis, Reviews, Interviews
• 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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