Pitches wanted (health, parenting, holidays) | 35 cents per word

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: THE INSIDER

Rosemary Donahue, Health and Parenting Editor at The Insider, is looking for pitches:

I’m accepting pitches for the health and parenting section at Insider. I'm looking for evergreen stories, as well as stories for the upcoming holidays, if you’ve got them. Rates vary depending on scope, but average around $250 for around 700ish words. Email me at rdonahue@insider.com

Happy to take all your ideas, but here some topics that work well for us, and some stories I’ve loved working on recently.

• This story about navigating a miscarriage while polyamorous and starting a new relationship. My husband and I navigated miscarriage while polyamorous. It was complicated, and it was also beautiful: https://www.insider.com/im-polyamorous-im-married-and-im-trying-to-get-pregnant-2022-10?amp
• This story about a fantastic Deaf singer who TikTok absolutely loves. I'm a Deaf singer, and I experience music through vibrations. I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything: https://www.insider.com/i-was-born-with-hearing-loss-and-im-a-singer-2022-10
• This story about how the adderall shortage affects individuals. Because of the Adderall shortage, I had to call over 40 pharmacies to try and get my prescription filled — and I still didn't find it in stock anywhere: https://www.insider.com/i-called-over-40-pharmacies-to-get-my-adderall-prescription-2022-10
• This one about how a breast reduction can sometimes be gender-affirming. I've always been uncomfortable with the size of my breasts, so I got a breast reduction. It wasn't until I was in the surgeon's office that I realized I'm transgender: https://www.insider.com/getting-a-breast-reduction-helped-me-realize-im-trans-2022-9?amp
• This one about how coming out as non-binary strengthened one writer’s marriage. I was worried about how coming out as nonbinary might change my marriage, but my wife and I are now stronger than ever: https://www.insider.com/coming-out-as-nonbinary-strengthened-my-relationship-with-my-wife-2022-10
• This story about a writer's relationship with solo travel, and herself. Traveling solo has changed my relationship with loneliness. After visiting over 20 countries alone, I'm now more independent than ever: https://www.insider.com/traveling-alone-changed-my-relationship-with-loneliness-2022-10

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

• Submissions: rdonahue@insider.com
• Website: https://www.insider.com/

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: Insider Inc. is a global news and lifestyle publication that aims to inform and inspire the digital generation. It covers what passionate people actually want to know—from news to food, celebrity to science, politics to sports. More information here.
• Read through its selection of recent stories/articles, categorized into: Health, Parenting
• 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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