Pitches wanted (pop culture, letting go) | $200+ per article

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: CATAPULT MAGAZINE

Deadline: 11 October 2022 (sorry for almost missing this)

Tajja Isen, Editor in Chief of Catapult Magazine, is looking for pitches:

I'm a little short on pop-culture pitches; send me something by Tuesday, October 11? Also open to reading more I GIVE UP pitches: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B1AVxaz0wgdvDXz4Lj4u-3f2k3-gwyUf8duUzCyHYus/edit

A cornerstone series at Catapult magazine, I Give Up is about the things in our lives—jobs, ambitions, relationships, patterns, objects, expectations, and more—that we've let go. Essays in the series explore the full scope of the theme from defeat or surrender, to joy or liberation, and everything in between. Writers are invited to take the prompt in any direction they'd like and to push its limits. For I Give Up, we welcome pitches only. Submissions and completed drafts will be deleted. Before you pitch, we recommend reading the series to get a sense of the tone, style, and critical thinking we expect in an I Give Up essay. In your pitch, specify the thing that is being given up, propose a headline for your essay in the subject of your email, and meet the general pitching expectations set above in this guide.

We pay for all accepted pieces. Our rates start at $200, vary with length and the degree of research proposed, and are always negotiable.

Please send pitches to tajja.isen@catapult.co

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

• Submissions: tajja.isen@catapult.co
• Website: https://catapult.co/

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: Catapult is an innovative publisher that celebrates extraordinary storytelling. It promotes American and international fiction and narrative nonfiction that is insightful, stirring, and surprising by way of unique voices—whether emerging or established—that honor the craft of writing. More information here.
• Read through its selection of recent articles/stories, categorized into Pop Culture, I Give Up
• Review the submission guidelines here and 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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