Pitches wanted (LGBTQ+) | $100 to $250 per article

COMPANY/PUBLICATION:  PRIDE SOURCE

Chris Azzopardi, Editorial Director of Pride Source, is looking for pitches:

LGBTQ+ writers, a reminder that I'm always accepting really great pitches. Email is chris@pridesource.com.

WHAT TO PITCH: We are interested in telling stories of survival and perseverance that reflect our tenacious LGBTQ+ community by highlighting stories of intersectionality and the complexity of our identities. Know someone in the LGBTQ+ community who’s doing something important and trailblazing that no one is talking about but should be talking about? That’s a pitch. But we’re also interested in a variety of LGBTQ-focused storytelling: personal essays that dig deep into heavy queer issues (or not-so-heavy ones too!), mainstream news stories with a queer angle (ex. student debt forgiveness), investigative enterprise reporting, and profiles and Q&As with noteworthy people in the LGBTQ+ community.

PAY RATE: Columns/essays $100-$125; News features, other news/pop culture reporting $100-$250

More here on what I'm looking for in pitches: https://pridesource.com/pitching-a-story/

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

• Questions / submissions: chris@pridesource.com
• Website: https://pridesource.com/

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: Pride Source Media Group produces LGBTQ print publications, Between The Lines and the Michigan Pride Source Yellow Pages. Pride Source posts daily news and entertainment, with an emphasis on developments impacting LGBTQ and allied citizens. More information here.
• Read through its selection of recent articles/stories, categorized into: News, Arts and Entertainment, Opinions, Guides
• 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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