Pitches wanted (health, human experience) (WORLDWIDE) | ~56 cents per word

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: WELLCOME COLLECTION STORIES 

Danny Birchall, Web Editor at the Wellcome Collection, is looking for pitches:

After a brief summer hiatus, we're looking for pitches to Wellcome Collection Stories again. We cover health and human experience, from a wide variety of perspectives. More on how to pitch, and how we support our writers, here: https://wellcomecollection.org/pages/Wvl00yAAAB8A3y8p

WHAT DO WE NEED TO KNOW?

If you would like to work with us, email us a short paragraph summarizing the story you would like to tell. This pitch should:

• Give an outline of the story.What happened?
  And to whom, when, and where did it happen?
  What’s the bigger importance or implication?
  
• Say what format the story would take.
• Explain why you are the right person to tell this story.
• Tell us when you can submit a first draft.

Pitches for stories should be for new work or work that has not been previously published. We like to work with you to shape stories from start to finish.

We aim to respond to emails within two months, and while we will give all pitches due consideration, we cannot reply to every email. We pay writers 50p per word and publish everything under a Creative Commons licence.

Open to international writers? Absolutely!

Send your pitch to: stories@wellcomecollection.org

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

• Questions / submissions: stories@wellcomecollection.org
• Website: https://wellcomecollection.org/

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: Wellcome Collection tells stories about health and the human experience. Its words and pictures make connections, provoke new thinking and share lived experiences. More information here.
• Read through a selection of recent articles/stories 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 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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