Pitches wanted (cities, solutions, climate change) | 65+ cents per word

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: FIX (USA)

Deadline: 5 October 2022

We encourage story ideas tailored to our editorial calendar. Upcoming themes for our digital magazine include:

Cities and Solutions | January 2023. We will look at cities that are taking unusual, exciting and/or impactful steps to mitigate climate change, prepare for resiliency in the face of its impacts, or advance climate justice. We will focus on citywide or community-wide efforts that reveal how people and policy intersect to foster lasting change. Each story will identify one concrete program, policy, or initiative that has shown demonstrable results within a specific city and might be replicable elsewhere.

Stories for this issue are focused on cities in the US and its territories.

Think you’ve got an idea that fits the bill? Email pitches and links to a few writing samples to fixpitches@grist.org. You’ll hear back from us in a week or two if we’re interested.

GENERAL GUIDELINES:

We’re Fix, Grist’s solutions lab. We live to elevate and amplify the many people leading us toward a clean, green, just future, and the big ideas that spark our imaginations about what that future could look like.

We are always looking for insightful work from smart writers eager to join us in creating a new narrative of what’s possible through engaging, solutions-oriented, future-looking stories. We’re partial to conversational writing that takes a curious and empathic approach to exclusive and timely stories. We also prize reporting that features underrepresented voices and perspectives from vulnerable communities.

Fix will consider a wide range of freelance pitches, from reported features and personal essays to profiles and Q&As with leaders in the field. We’re especially interested in how topics like arts and culture, farming, technology, and justice intersect with climate change.

CONFIDENTIAL NOTE: Reports indicate that this opportunity will pay 65+ cents per word. It is recommended that you discuss the rate(s) with the editor prior to commencing work.

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

• Questions / submissions: fixpitches@grist.org
• Website: https://grist.org/fix/

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: Fix believes that promising solutions to the climate crisis exist; they just haven’t yet gained sufficient momentum to tip the scales. Fix combines creative storytelling with network-building and events. Its work amplifies stories of hope and progress, shines a light on bright ideas and the people behind them, and brings together a growing community of visionaries who are leading the way to a planet that works for everyone. More information here.
• Read through its selection of recent articles/stories, categorized into: Arts and Culture, Energy, Justice, All Topics
• 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.