Pitches wanted (disability) (worldwide) | ~12 cents per word

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: THE UNWRITTEN 

We're a new publication for disabled people by disabled people and we're looking for stories on health, love, loss, success, struggles, diagnosis, misdiagnosis, no diagnosis, and everything in between. Info on how to pitch below:

To pitch, email theunwrittenpub@gmail.com and include:

• The word PITCH in the email subject
• A couple of paragraphs about you, your pitch and why you want to write about it.
• Any clips, examples of your work, blog links or social links (don't worry if you don't have any!)

The important stuff:

• Word count: 700- 800 words
• Pay: £75 (we're hoping to increase this as the site grows)
• Pitches accepted on an ongoing rolling basis, but this may mean your article isn't published for a few months after pitching.
• If your story is time sensitive or news related please mark as TIMELY but be aware that we have a limited budget so may not be able to cover it.
• We try to get back to all pitches as quickly as we can but we're just two people and we're disabled so bear with us.
• Disabled /chronically ill people only.
• No allies or parents/spouses.
• Priority given to people who are disabled and also belong to another marginalised group.

Full pitching guidelines here, we can't wait to hear from you

One last thing, launch is January so please nothing newsy for this month as it'll be out of date.

If your pitch contains sensitive subjects can you please trigger warning it at the top of the email. A simple "TW: Domestic abuse" or "TW: eating disorders" is fine. If you're unsure if you should, do so anyway just to be safe. This allows our editors to practice self care.

Worldwide pitches accepted.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

• Questions / submissions: theunwrittenpub@gmail.com
• Website: https://www.theunwritten.co.uk

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: The Unwritten is a publication for disabled people by disabled people—telling their stories of success, struggle, life, love, loss and everything in between. Its main aim is to give disabled people a platform without worrying if their lived experience is “newsworthy” or “heartwrenching” enough. 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.