HOW TO PITCH DIGITAL
Please read through these writer guidelines as this is designed to help you successfully pitch and publish a story with us. First, familiarize yourself with the Unearth Women website and the various sections that we have. Please send your pitches to unearthwomen@gmail.com with the subject line ‘DIGITAL PITCH: [ENTER HEADLINE].”While we try to respond to every pitch received, due to the volume of pitches we get, please allow (1) month for a response.
*COVID-19: We’re looking for digital stories of women on the frontlines of Coronavirus, women making a positive impact in this difficult time, or first hand accounts of women in hard-hit areas.
The DOS and DON’TS of pitching Unearth Women:
DO specify that you’re pitching for Unearth Women digital in your e-mail subject line.
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.
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 FEMINIST CITY GUIDES
Unearth Women is always searching for that next great Feminist City Guide to add to our website. Our Feminist City Guides spotlight female-owned businesses, LGBTQ+ friendly shops, etc. Feminist City Guides consist of 15 places minimum and must have either original or sourced photography for each place mentioned in the guide, as well as a 300 word minimum introduction paragraph.
What to Know When Writing a Feminist City Guide:
DO include a 300 word minimum introduction to your guide that introduces the destination
DO include a maximum of 20 places that are organized in sections of What to See, What to Eat, and Where to Stay
DO provide photography for each place in your guide. Photos can be taken by you, sourced (with permission) from the businesses featured, or free-use (i.e. Flickr, Creative Commons, etc.)
DO write a description for each place mentioned in the guide and aim to answer the question for each description of why this place is being included in this feminist city guide.
DO include a physical address for each place in your guide. All places must have an address in order to be mapped.
The DOS and DON’TS of pitching a Feminist City Guide:
DO familiarize yourself with our existing Feminist City Guides and make sure we haven’t already published a guide for the city you are pitching.
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.
HOW TO PITCH FOR THE MAGAZINE
Unearth Women is an internationally distributed magazine sold in Barnes & Noble and major bookstores in select countries. Our magazine is a quarterly publication and tied to a unifying theme for each issue
Submissions for Unearth Women’s fourth issue, The Inclusivity Issue, is now closed. We are not currently accepting pitches for magazine.
DIGITAL PAY RATES
PRINT PAY RATES
Print payments are made in accordance with the release of the print issue. Print story rates vary from $150 to $400 depending on the story length/section. Feature length stories for our Unearthed section tend to be paid at a higher rate versus shorter write ups for our Brave New Eats section or Women to Watch section.
