Pitches wanted (cultural criticism, politics, media, arts) | $2,000 per essay
Added 2022-09-15 03:33:39 +0000 UTCCOMPANY/PUBLICATION: THE DRIFT
Pitches wanted (cultural criticism, politics, media, arts) | $2,000 per essay
Exciting news: we’ve raised our rates! Please pitch us — our inbox is always open, and you’ll find guidelines at https://thedriftmag.com/about/.
- $2,000 for essays
- $500-$1,000 for short stories
- $150 for poems
We want socially engaged cultural criticism; class-sensitive analysis; pieces that point out what’s being avoided or talked around in politics, media, arts, or even academia; upbeat cynicism; un-self-serious screeds; generous takedowns; entries from the margins; fiction; poetry; 1-3 sentence book/ movie/ TV/ art reviews.
Most of our pieces result from cold pitches to editors@thedriftmag.com. Pitch away!
CONTACT INFORMATION (please do not share the email address publicly):
- Questions / submissions: editors@thedriftmag.com
- Website: https://www.thedriftmag.com
TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:
- Learn more about the publication: The Drift is a magazine of culture and politics. It features new work and new ideas by young writers who haven’t yet been absorbed into the media hivemind and don’t feel hemmed in by the boundaries of the existing discourse. 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 few lines highlighting your writing experience, relevant credentials and publication credits; and (3) links to your strongest work or portfolio, and online profile.
