Pitches wanted (travel, lifestyle) (WORLDWIDE) | 20 cents to $1+ per word

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: ATLAS OBSCURA 

Deadline: 17 October 2022

Cara Giaimo is looking for pitches for Atlas Obscura:

Call for pitches. Are you absolutely champing to tell the world everything about your favorite animal, plant, bacteria, fungus, etc? This is your last chance to pitch me something for Atlas Obscura's upcoming book, Wild Life.

Just like Atlas Obscura is a travel guide for hidden corners, Wild Life is a field guide but somewhat off the trail. it highlights some of the world’s most interesting species, relationships, ecosystem dynamics, etc., as well as a few of the people who know them best.

This book already has sea otter archeology, plant-nursing rocks, fire-starting birds, and stargazing dung beetles. also interviews with a microbe filmmaker, a wild tortoise adoption coordinator, a snake charmer, and a zoomusicologist. and so much more.

I'm now accepting pitches for many fascinating biomes - mountains, coasts and shallows, oceans, islands, and — my personal favorite — cities.

If this sounds like your thing, here’s more info about all of it — what I’m looking for, rates, timelines, where to send pitches, what not to pitch, etc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mPd7Ha9Gc4gFjTtTIkNT59y1iHiFW7ihiDwFskPc408/edit

RATES:

• Entries - 300 to 450 words, $350
• Sidebars - 700 to 1,000 words, $800
• Interviews - ~500 words, $100

Any questions, ask me. I’d love to get pitches from outside my little corner of the internet, although it’s beautiful here.

Open to international writers? Definitely!

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

• Submissions: wildlife@atlasobscura.com
• Website: https://www.atlasobscura.com/

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: Atlas Obscura aims to inspire wonder and curiosity about the incredible world we all share. It publishes best-in-class journalism about hidden places, incredible history, and scientific marvels. 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 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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