Pitches wanted (personal narrative, cultural commentary) (WORLDWIDE) | $200+ per article

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: CATAPULT 

Matt Ortile, Executive Editor of Catapult, is looking for pitches:

I'm open to personal essay pitches at Catapult. A good Catapult essay looks outward at the world we live in, interpreting our culture as keenly as it investigates a story of the self pitch guide below. I will pay you to use your brain.

Tips for pitching: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1x6P_yuX0tzmznlzRTxHf_KbqVcuHnUEW294KEQmWHGI/edit

Some examples of essays I've published this year at Catapult that are paragons of the form:

• Zeyn Joukhadar on being a translator and a trans writer, and finding the words to *become* in various languages: https://catapult.co/stories/zeyn-joukhadar-translating-while-trans-gender-identity-languages
• Mishka Hoosen on perfumes as personal touchstones and catalysts for their gender journey: https://catapult.co/stories/mishka-hoosen-perfume-fragrance-genderfluidity-identity
• Tasha Sandoval on how Shakira's assimilationist crossover into English-language music informed and reflected her own immigrant experience, moving from Colombia to the US: https://catapult.co/stories/shakiras-crossover-into-american-music-taught-me-to-reject-my-latinx-rootsthen-reclaim-them-tasha-sandoval

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

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

• Questions / submissions: matt.ortile@catapult.co
• Website: https://catapult.co/

TO HELP YOU REFINE YOUR DRAFT:

• 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: Places, Food, Style, Video Games, Television, Arts and culture, People
• 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 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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