Pitches wanted for Queer History Month (WORLDWIDE) | $125 per article

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: HUFFPOST PERSONAL 

Noah Michelson, Head of HuffPost Personal, is looking for pitches:

Queer History Month is almost here and I'm taking pitches for HuffPost Personal by / for / about queer folks:

• identity
• sex
• dating
• parenting
• coming out
• love
• grief

Open to all kinds stories but definitely pitch an angle (not a topic) We pay if accepted! Email Noah.Michelson@HuffPost.com.

Rate: $125, preference on word length is at 800 to 2000 words.

Open to international writers? Yes!

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

• Submissions: noah.michelson@huffpost.com
• Website: https://www.huffpost.com/

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: HuffPost Personal is a space for compelling, authentic first-person writing. It features personal testimonies from contributors from all walks of life, focusing on the real-life stories behind the big stories. It brings honest, nuanced, new perspectives on how we live life today, and give them a new take on modern life informed by personal experience.
• Read through a selection of recent HuffPost Personal essays 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 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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