Pitches wanted (Atlanta housing, food access, equity) | 60 cents per word
Added 2022-11-03 19:01:40 +0000 UTCCOMPANY/PUBLICATION: CANOPY ATLANTA
Christina Lee, Contributing Editor at Canopy Atlanta, is looking for pitches:
I am seeking pitches for Canopy Atlanta about civic issues—housing, food access, equity, policy—affecting Black and brown communities in Atlanta.
Accepting South DeKalb pitches until the end of this week, though pitches about anywhere in the five-county metro welcome. Email me at christina@canopyatlanta.org.
Rate: $0.60 per word for features.
CONTACT INFORMATION (please do not share the email address publicly):
- Submissions: christina@canopyatlanta.org
- Website: https://canopyatlanta.org/
TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:
- Learn more about the publication: Canopy Atlanta is a community-led nonprofit journalism project that aims to equip Atlantans to report about the issues their communities care about most, telling stories directly responsive to neighborhood needs. More information here.
- Read through a selection of recent articles/stories on its website.
- 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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