PITCHING UNEARTH WOMEN
Please read through these writer guidelines carefully as this is designed to help you successfully pitch and publish a story in either our magazine or website. We recommend you take the time to familiarize yourself with the Unearth Women website and the various sections that we have.
The DOS and DON’TS of pitching Unearth Women:
DO tell us which section you are pitching for.
DObriefly summarize your story idea.
DO tell us who (if applicable) you can interview for the story.
DO include 1-2 links of previously published work.
DO tell us briefly about yourself.
DO tell us if you can provide original photography.
DON’T make your pitch e-mail longer than two paragraphs.
DON’T include attachments on your e-mail.
DON’T pitch us a story we have already published.
DON’T ask us to assign you a story or send you on a press trip.
DON’T send us fully written stories.
PITCHING A FEMINIST CITY GUIDE
Unearth Women is always searching for that next great Feminist City Guide to add to our website. Our Feminist City Guides spotlight female and minority-owned businesses, organizations helping local women, or historical monuments celebrating female figures. Feminist City Guides consist of 15 places minimum for each place mentioned in the guide, as well as a 300 word minimum introduction. Please note, we are in the process of reformatting our guides. Please use this guide as a recent example.
The DOS and DON’TS of pitching a Feminist City Guide:
DO familiarize yourself with our existing Feminist City Guides.
DON’T pitch us a guide we have already published.
DO share examples of the type of places you plan to include in your guide and why.
DO include 1-2 links of previously published work.
DO tell us briefly about yourself.
DO tell us if you can provide original photography or not.
PITCHING UNEARTH WOMEN MAGAZINE
We are not currently accepting submissions for our print magazine. Please check back in Summer 2021 as we will likely be accepting submissions for our 5th issue at that time. Please note, as of 2020 Unearth Women has scaled back from a quarterly to a bi-annual publishing schedule.
WORD COUNTS AND PAY RATES
Our digital stories are typically between 800 and 1500 words and pay anywhere between $100 and $200 depending on length, interview access, and writer’s experience.
Our print magazine stories are a minimum of 1500 words and typically pay between $300 and $400 depending on length, interview access, and a writer’s experience.
All payouts are made within 30 days from receipt of invoice via Paypal or direct bank transfer.
READY TO PITCH US?
Please send your pitches to unearthwomen@gmail.com with the subject line ‘PITCH: [ENTER HEADLINE].” While we try to respond to every pitch received, due to the high volume of pitches we get, please allow (1) month for a response.
