Pitches wanted (rest, work, sickness) | up to $1 per word

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: JEWISH CURRENTS

Deadline: 30 April 2022

Call for Pitches Fall 2022: The Rest Issue

Jewish Currents invites pitches for our Fall 2022 themed issue, which will focus on rest. We are looking for reported features and essays on subjects including labor and anti-work politics: debt jubilees and other interruptions of the political status quo; mutual aid: attempts to accommodate rest within the work of social reproduction: illness, disability, and the care of the sick: sleep and dreams as a place of possibility: ecological questions around regeneration and degrowth: Jewish frameworks for collective rest including shmita and Shabbat: and more. Pitches grounded in the politics and questions of the Jewish left are welcome, as are stories concerned with broader left frameworks of political thought and struggle.

We encourage creative pathways to the theme of rest, including proposals for book reviews, artist profiles, and other criticism. (Note that we rarely accept pitches for reviews of books, films, plays, or exhibits older than nine months.) We will also review full drafts of creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, visual art, and comics. If you are a younger activist and you, like to interview an older activist whose work relates to the issue theme for our "Office Hours" column, please pitch us, Please note that we rarely publish op-eds or human interest features.

Please send pitches, tips, or finished work to submissions@jewishcurrents.org by April 30th with the subject line REST: [description of pitch]. Pitches should not only explain the topic for the proposed piece, but should get at the questions of "why?" "why now?" and "why you?"

We pay competitive rates for reviews and essays depending on length and scope, and up to $1/word for deeply reported print features.

We look forward to hearing from you.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

• Questions / submissions: submissions@jewishcurrents.org
• Website: https://jewishcurrents.org/

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: Jewish Currents is a progressive publication of politics, arts and culture. It is committed to the rich tradition of thought, activism, and culture of the Jewish left. More information here.
• Read through a selection of recent articles/stories 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 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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