Pitches wanted (biology, science features) (worldwide) | $3,000 per article

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: BIOSCIENCE 

Lesley Evans Ogden, Features Editor at BioScience, is looking for pitches:

I'm looking to commission 3000 word feature stories for the BioScience 2023 line up. BioScience features are about the study of biology and experiences of biologists. Science writers from underrepresented groups particularly encouraged to pitch.

Since April 2022, I have been the features editor at BioScience, published by the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS). BioScience publishes one journalistic feature per issue (each month) for an audience of professional biologists.

All features are assigned at 3000 words, and writers are paid a set rate of $3000 US. Features are written under a non-exclusive license. (That means writers retain the rights to their story, which allows for potential republishing opportunities).

Got an idea for a feature?

Here’s how to pitch me…

First, check out what we’ve already published recently and the style of BioScience features here. Then, send me a pitch — somewhere between a few paragraphs and a page — including in your email one or two clips of previous features you’ve written. Make sure to answer these questions in your pitch: Why this, why now, and why me?

Also, who do you plan to interview for your feature? Please include some ideas. My email at BioScience is: levans_ogden@aibs.org

Open to international writers? Absolutely, as long as they are able to write in English.

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

• Questions / submissions: levans_ogden@aibs.org
• Website: https://academic.oup.com/bioscience

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: BioScience presents readers with timely and authoritative overviews of current research in biology, accompanied by essays and discussion sections on education, public policy, history, and the conceptual underpinnings of the biological sciences. BioScience includes articles about research findings and techniques, advances in biology education, professionally written feature articles about the latest frontiers in biology, discussions of professional issues, book reviews, news about AIBS, a policy column (Washington Watch), and an education column (Eye on Education). More information here.
• Check out our collection of pitch excerpts on this page and find more sample pitches at The Open Notebook and at SuccessfulPitches.com.
• Do not forget to end your pitch with (1) a short introduction about yourself; (2) a few lines 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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