Pitches wanted (economy, food, housing, employment) | $1 per word
Added 2020-10-22 21:15:49 +0000 UTCCOMPANY/PUBLICATION: THE BELIEVER
The Believer is looking for richly reported features that illuminate some element of the current economic precarity of life in the US. This can include, but is not limited to, food, housing, and employment insecurity. We are a literary magazine, so we look for stories with narrative, character, and voice. Rate is $1/world. Please send pitches to editors@believermag.com
Here are some recent examples of the kinds of stories we do:
- Ben Mauk on Xinjiang: https://believermag.com/weather-reports-voices-from-xinjiang/
- Alexandra Marvar on Hart Island: https://believermag.com/city-island/
- Ash Sanders on climate grief: https://believermag.com/under-the-weather/ An essay series on life in poverty: https://believermag.com/escapes-and-trapdoors/
CONTACT INFORMATION:
- Questions / submissions: editors@believermag.com
- Website: https://believermag.com/
TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:
- Learn more about the publication: The Believer is a bimonthly literature, arts, and culture magazine based at the Black Mountain Institute. In each issue, readers will find journalism, essays, intimate interviews, an expansive comics section, poetry, among others. 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.
