Pitches wanted (climate) | $1 per word

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: KNEEDEEP TIMES

Deadline: 1 December 2022

We're seeking pitches for our February issue on radical rethinks about climate adaptation. Preference for Bay Area journos, with emerging writers and POC especially encouraged to pitch. Prefer articles 500-1,000 words, $1 per word. Details here: https://www.kneedeeptimes.org/work-with-us/

RADICAL RETHINK

Too expensive; politically impossible; economically infeasible; there are more urgent concerns now (jobs, rent, health, etc.). If we set aside all the usual excuses for tackling climate change head on, what could we imagine in terms of how we produce energy, food, and waste? What about how we use resources, and how and where we live and work?

• What is your “if only” idea?
• What would be the wish list for a truly just transition?
• What decision or policy by big or local government could make the difference?
• What technological fixes are possible, needed, or being ignored?
• Where are there pilots of innovative thinking now that could be scaled?
• What ideas are outside the box?

We’re seeking a mix of opinion pieces, news stories, and features about anything or anywhere, but must have a touchtone/relevance for California. Innovative ideas from the Bay Area even better! Very short stories (400-500 words) welcome.

• Pitches due December 1, 2022
• Stories due February 1, 2023

Contact news-team@kneedeeptimes.org with any questions. We prefer climate stories relevant to California and the greater San Francisco Bay Area region. If someone is unsure whether their story fits after reading our pitch guidelines, they are welcome to reach out.

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

• Submissions / Questions: news-team@kneedeeptimes.org
• Website: https://www.kneedeeptimes.org/

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: KneeDeep Times is a digital magazine featuring stories from the frontlines of climate resilience. The geographic focus is the San Francisco Bay Area, but the magazine also explores West Coast, national, and global topics relevant to local action. It aims to interpret the meaning and impacts of policies, projects and investments to address climate change. More information here.
• Read through a selection of recent stories/articles on its website.
• 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 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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