PITCHING UNEARTH WOMEN
Please read through these writer guidelines carefully as this is designed to help you successfully pitch and publish a story for our team. We recommend you take the time to familiarize yourself with the Unearth Women website and the various sections that we have. Currently, we are actively searching for unique pitches for both our Women to Watch section and Feminist City Guides. Please note that due to high production costs, unfortunately our print publication is on pause. For the time being, we are a digital-only publication (with the exception of our book and feminist city guidebooks).
The DOS and DON’TS of pitching Unearth Women:
DO tell us which section you are pitching for.
DO briefly 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 (if not, we can use stock imagery).
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.
DON’T send us fully written stories.
PITCHING A WOMEN TO WATCH PROFILE
We are actively looking for pitches for our Women to Watch section, which spotlights unique women who are doing something of note, have accomplished something interesting, are challenging the status quo, and/or breaking barriers in their local community. Pitches for our Women to Watch section should give us a brief overview of the woman you want to feature and why, share whether you have interview access, can provide accompanying photography, and whether you envision the story as a Q/A article or a written profile (both are accepted).
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. Our Feminist City Guides consist of 10 to 15 places, each with a description telling readers what to expect there. Our guides also include a 300 word introduction to the destination. Please make sure to check out our existing guides prior to pitching our team.
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 ((if not, we can use stock imagery).
WORD COUNTS AND PAY RATES
Our digital stories are typically anywhere between 800 and 2000 words, depending on the topic of the story. Similarly, our pay rates are anywhere between $125 and $250 depending on the story length, interview access, and the writer’s experience. All payouts are made within 30 days from receipt of invoice via Paypal or a 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. If your pitch is time sensitive, please make sure to say so in your e-mail subject line.
