Pitches wanted (politics, contemporary issues, culture) | $200-$300 per article

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: CURRENT AFFAIRS

Yasmin Nair, Editor at Large at Current Affairs, is looking for pitches:

Current Affairs has a very particular tone and style. The best way to get a sense of what we’re looking for is to spend some time reading our material. Subscriptions and back issues can be purchased through our website. You don’t have to be a Current Affairs subscriber to submit work to our magazine, but it sure does help! Not simply because we have a nepotistic bias toward paid members of the Current Affairs family (though we do), but because if a writer is unfamiliar with the kind of thing we publish, they are less likely to propose things that will fit well.

While we do accept (and encourage!) submissions, we only take a very small number. This is, first, because we are a small magazine with a highly constrained budget, and second, because we really are quite choosy due to our rather idiosyncratic style. If we do not accept your pitch, this in no way implies any judgment on its merits. We may just not be commissioning any pieces at that time (this is often the case), or it may simply not quite work in our magazine.

All Current Affairs pieces are paid. Online articles are $200. Print articles are $300. Payment will be provided immediately upon receipt of a final draft, via check or PayPal.

Thank you for your interest in our magazine! You can find a more in-depth writers guide here:
https://images.currentaffairs.org/2021/04/Writers-Guide.pdf

CONTACT INFORMATION:

• Submissions: Via the webform
• Website: https://www.currentaffairs.org/

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: Current Affairs is a bimonthly print magazine of culture, politics, and the absurd. Current Affairs is a refreshing antidote to political media, bringing a sharp critical eye to the absurdities of modern American life, while providing a fresh set of voices amid the desiccated wasteland of contemporary media. More information here.
• Read through its selection of recent articles/stories, categorized into: Interviews, Frivolity, Economics, Immigration, Moral Harangue, Media
• 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.
• 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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