Category that describes your organization: Print publications

Range of fees you pay your writers: I’m not at liberty to say but my sense is that we pay at the higher end of the per-word scale.

Types of projects you typically assign: Service journalism, usually in the range of 500-1500 words, on topics relevant to, and of interest to, Americans ages 50 and older.

Areas of expertise: Personal finance, health, home and family

Are you looking for pitches? Yes. My responsibility is personal finance, but I’m willing to listen to pitches in other subject areas and refer to other editors as appropriate. To get an idea of the types of stories I assign, *please* check out this folder, which has a description of personal finance coverage in the publications and examples of different story types we run:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/19gthXnZg6V1vIANN96BNP3I1wKKMp4Xg?usp=sharing

Additional info: To channel the editor-in-chief of the publications: Your pitch should be a *story*, not a *subject*. “Things You Should Know if You’re the Executor of Your Parent’s Estate” is a subject. “Settling My Mother’s Estate Was a Two-Year Ordeal & Here Is What I Learned Along the Way” is a story. Personal finance journalism often covers the same subjects month after month, year after year. A new approach to writing about an old subject can make it fresh.

Category that describes your organization: AARP The Magazine (ATM): nonprofit association magazine serving the 50+; Sisters From AARP newsletter: One of several specialized digital newsletters reaching various demographics. This one celebrates Black women.

Range of fees you pay your writers: ATM: Writers are well-compensated. Factors such as number of sources needed, and turnaround time are considered on a per-project basis.Sisters From AARP: Typically, a flat fee of $600 for a 500–800-word reported article. Special projects and different formats are scoped and compensated competitively.

Types of projects you typically assign: For ATM and aarp.org, I assign food-related content. Examples:

• https://www.aarp.org/home-family/your-home/info-2021/sheet-pan-meals.html
• https://www.aarp.org/health/healthy-living/info-2020/plant-based-proteins.html
• https://www.aarp.org/health/healthy-living/info-2021/fish-recipes.html
• https://www.aarp.org/health/healthy-living/info-2021/bulk-grilling-tips.html
• https://www.aarp.org/home-family/your-home/info-2022/dutch-oven.html

For Sisters From AARP, upbeat and inspiring women’s lifestyle that leans into African American culture. Visit sistersletter.com for examples.

Areas of expertise: ATM: Food, foodie trends, home cooking, grocery picks, kitchen tools, recipe development, nutrition, restaurants, global cuisine;  Sisters: Travel, fitness, money, work, entertainment, food, entertaining, family, relationships, culture, style

Are you looking for pitches? No pitches. Let’s get acquainted.

Additional info: Writers should quote prominent and well-respected subject matter experts. For instance, many food articles feature celebrity chefs or chefs at top regional restaurants.ATM and Sisters have stringent research, sourcing and annotation guidelines for fact-based articles.Although they are of various cultural backgrounds, Sisters writers typically have experience serving the African American and women’s markets.

Category that describes your organization: Digital publication

Range of fees you pay your writers: $300 for personal essays, $400-$500 for reported stories depending on experience and expertise.

Types of projects you typically assign: Editorial articles

Areas of expertise: Topics covered by Next Avenue: Money & Policy, Health, Caregiving, Work & Purpose, Living: travel, relationships, profiles, grief and loss, some nostalgia topics

Are you looking for pitches? Pitches need to be submitted via Next Avenue’s pitch portal. The editorial team meets regularly to discuss all of the pitches we receive. Pitches will not be accepted at in-person event.

Category that describes your organization: Springer Nature

Range of fees you pay your writers: $1.65/word for three-source features and other trend stories. $1.25/word for single-source Q&As and research news pieces.

Types of projects you typically assign: I am part of a global team that produces all branded and custom content for Nature and Scientific American. I assign science stories—often on biotechnology and drug development, but sometimes also covering another field of science, including drug development, healthcare and sustainability. Typical stories include from one to three sources and range from 500 to 1000 words, although we sometimes run longer pieces.

Areas of expertise: We have regular opportunities for writers who can cover life sciences, biotech and drug development for either consumer audiences or the scientific community. We sometimes have opportunities for writers who can cover sustainability, health and healthcare, clinical medicine and many additional fields of science.

Are you looking for pitches? No — we assign all our stories.

Additional info: We are the commercial media arm of both Scientific American and Nature. Our stories typically run in one of these two publications; occasionally they run in both. Scientific American (scientificamerican.com) is the world’s leading science magazine, reaching a large audience of savvy, educated and science-curious consumers. Nature (nature.com) is a leading scientific journal that goes out the global scientific community.

Category that describes your organization: Print publication

Range of fees you pay your writers: Approximately $2/word – any expenses are estimated beforehand and included in the contract

Types of projects you typically assign: For the print magazine, we’re looking for front-of-book “Prologue” pieces of about 1,000 to 2,000 words. For features, the word count is closer to 4,000 words. Turn-around is usually months. We’ve had some stories that ran four to six months after pitching. Others have taken a year. We do pay a portion of the fee when the piece is submitted. If the story is killed, that becomes the kill fee.

Areas of expertise: We are looking for writers who can cover topics including history (world, American, ancient), archaeology, science, innovation, art, civilizations and more.

Are you looking for pitches? The 2025 editorial calendar is pretty full, but we are always open to pitches. Stories do shuffle around and change from one issue to another during the year, as needed. Also, articles may end up published online (which has a different pay scale) or possibly as an episode of our “There’s More to That” podcast.

Additional info: Please review recent online articles or print issues to learn more about our content and voice

Category that describes your organization: Digital publication

Range of fees you pay your writers: .50/per word

Types of projects you typically assign: We’re looking for pitches for 500-1,100 word articles with a strong news peg and usually a one-week turnaround on assignments.

Areas of expertise: We are looking for writers who can cover topics including politics, environment, internet trends, media trends, national happenings, etc. We are always seeking pitches with a strong news peg that appeal to both a national and global audience.

Are you looking for pitches? I would rather use this meeting time to get to know writers to see if their expertise meets with your needs for future assignments.

Additional info: We expect articles to include at least two to three sources. Writers are responsible for ensuring accuracy of their work.We prefer to work with writers who can find sources independently and who are adept at finding interesting/thought-provoking in-roads to a story.

Category that describes your organization: Digital

Range of fees you pay your writers: Forbes offers a guaranteed minimum payment per story for writers, with expectations ranging from 2 to 10 stories per month. Writers who publish 5 or more stories within a month are eligible for additional pay based on the traffic their articles generate. We can discuss the details further during our meeting.

Types of projects you typically assign: Forbes seeks engaged contributors who can provide analysis, offer actionable advice, and explain the events driving conversation on topics that matter to both current and future readers in 500 to 1,000-word posts published at least twice per month. The best contributor stories answer readers’ questions, present events in an accessible way, and provide advice that helps readers become smarter and more successful.

Areas of expertise: We cover a broad range of topics, focusing on areas that engage our readers and where timely news is crucial. These include:

• Careers: Tips, trends, DEI, Gen Z advice, remote work & return-to-office updates
• Health & Science: Sleep science: studies, news, and advice; Pets: dogs, cats, pet news, studies, trends, and tips
• Hollywood & Entertainment: Business of fandom; Creator economy: business, brand partnerships, trends, influencers, how-tos; Entertainment and media brands; Music: K-Pop, R&B, Rap & Hip-Hop, Country, Pop, Rock; Live entertainment insights; Podcast industry; Reality TV: news and recaps
• Innovation: Artificial Intelligence: business, news, explainers; Climate policy and clean energy; Consumer tech: news, tips, explainers; Cybersecurity & internet literacy; Social media: business news and explainers; Tech regulation: Big Tech, policy updates
• Lifestyle: Cars & bikes, spirits, luxury brands, fashion, handbags, jewelry
• Money: Crypto policy, investing, personal finance, tax updates
• Sports: Business of sports: sponsorships, brand deals, trades; Fantasy leagues, post-game analysis, sports gambling
• Vices
• Cannabis

Category that describes your organization: Brand Studio within a Publisher

Range of fees you pay your writers: Flat fees that vary depending on length. Competitive industry rates for branded content

Types of projects you typically assign: Branded content articles (short-form, long-form features, Q&As, mini profiles, video write-arounds, scripts)

Areas of expertise: We are looking for strong writers and storytellers familiar with excellence in digital and magazine-quality features and articles. Branded experience not necessary.

Are you looking for pitches? No.

Additional info: https://brand-studio.fortune.com/fortune-brand-studio/fbs-portfolio/?prx_t=Q4gFAAAAAAovEQA

Category that describes your organization: Digital and daily newspaper

Range of fees you pay your writers: $450-$650 for reported stories/visuals that are generally 500-1,000 words

Types of projects you typically assign: Newsday is looking for pitches for 500-1,200-word stories about niche NYC daytrips and experiences as well as weekend travel destinations in the Northeast U.S that are especially relevant to our Long Island-based readers. Writers based in the NY metro area may also pitch ideas about places to go/things to do/human interest lifestyle features focused on Long Island/Hamptons/Fire Island.

Areas of expertise: Assignments require in-person reporting along with visuals as well as sourcing and attribution. Our newsroom does not publish first-person essays from freelancers, articles solely based off research or work stemming from press trips/hosted/comped travel. Generally our best freelancers are not fulltime travel writers but rather journalists who have taken a personal trip/family vacation and can translate that experience into tight, bright story that help our readers plan their own getaway.

Are you looking for pitches? Let’s use our time to discuss your reporting/writing experience and any expertise that may translate to the kind of coverage Newsday delivers to our Long Island-based readers. Specific pitches can follow via email (I always respond!).

Additional info: We find the Long Island angle in everything; successful pitches will frontload why the story matters to current (or former) Long Islanders. Our coverage often isn’t narrative first-person writing– we love breaking down destinations or things to do with formats that are organized by niche interest or tailored to say, nostalgia-lovers or family travel.

Category that describes your organization: Digital academic/journalistic weekly longform publication

Range of fees you pay your writers: Flat fees for 1.5K, 4K and 10K word reports, 4 figures, not allowed to publish exact rate but can share in person

Types of projects you typically assign: In depth reports on the debates around issues in the news. 11 week production cycle from outline to publication; open to both pitches and assignments

Areas of expertise: Generalists are welcome as are specialists in business, tech, social justice and foreign policy. We’re pretty full up on health at the moment.

Are you looking for pitches? We do a mix of pitches and assignments, so they are welcome but not required. If pitching, please be aware that our topics are:

• broad
• must have a current news hook
• must focus on an issue to which policy solutions are being debated. These tend to be governmental but don’t have to be as long as they are at a systemic level. For example, a big association debating changing an industry standard would count.
• cannot be something we have covered in the last 4 years (you can see our past topics at https://cqpress.sagepub.com/cqresearcher/, though the full reports are behind the paywall)

Additional info: Our reports are long form journalism, with footnotes, for an audience of undergraduates. They follow a very structured format which is always the same, and we provide an outline template as well as examples.

Category that describes your organization: Digital and print publication

Range of fees you pay your writers: $1/word for print articles

Types of projects you typically assign: I’m looking for pitches for 2,000-4,000 word narrative feature stories with two months of editing and production time between first draft and shipping to printer.

Areas of expertise: Washingtonian magazine stories need to be set in or strongly connected to the Washington, DC area—the city itself, the surrounding suburbs in Maryland and Virginia, the federal government more broadly (for instance: if Congress or a federal agency is deeply involved with an issue or story, that can help it work for our magazine). Beyond that, almost any topic area and type of narrative can work; we publish everything from profiles to true crime to stories about science.

Are you looking for pitches? I am very much looking for pitches. Please keep them short during our meeting, but be ready to follow up with a more detailed pitch via email. Here are our freelancer pitch guidelines, which are VERY helpful in crafting a pitch: https://www.washingtonian.com/writers-guidelines/Also, please let me know your areas of interest and expertise during our meeting; writers tend to do best when they work on stories that mean something to them.

Additional info: I am specifically in charge of assigning and editing classic longform magazine narrative features—meaty, ambitious stories! Ideas that work better as shorter pieces are not my department, so pitching those to me is not the best use of our time together. Thanks!

Category that describes your organization: Health care communications.

Range of fees you pay your writers: $1 per word

Types of projects you typically assign: We are looking for writers who are comfortable writing news stories and/or press releases about institutional and scientitic achievements, all geared to the lay reader.

Areas of expertise: We are looking for general assignment writers, as well as those with expertise in covering science, including basic and clinical research, and public health.

Are you looking for pitches?: We would like to use this time to get to know writers; our team generates assignments.

Category that describes your organization: Higher Ed

Range of fees you pay your writers: $1 to 1.25/word or negotiated based on assignment

Types of projects you typically assign: We’re looking for writers to assign stories about alumni and institutional priorities. Typically, these assignments are due within a two- or three-week period. We do accept pitches for 600-1,200 word articles. Extra points for those local to Hudson Valley, NY, or can easily travel here to report on college initiatives/people.

Humanities, arts, STEM, political science, economics, sociology, international affairs, environmental studies, and pedagogy in many forms.

Are you looking for pitches? Prefer meeting journalists and adding to our stable of good writers. Open to pitches about VC alums, though. Must have “newsy” element.

Additional info: Please see back issues to note the tone of our magazine and types of coverage: vassar.edu/vq

Category that describes your organization: Digital or print (also video)

Range of fees you pay your writers: $1-$1.50 word; videos $500 (short social media vids) to $15,000 (vids about students for multiple uses, i.e., admissions, other promotions) to $50,000 for high-end once a year videos (promotions, gala events, etc.).

Types of projects you typically assign: We’re looking for pitches for BUSINESS-focused (or at least business-inclusive) stories about fashion and other NYC related creative industries of between 800-1500 words with usually about a month turn-around. The writer wanting only to address the “art” or “trend” aspects of fashion is at a disadvantage here; we have a business school at FIT so all creative industry stories need to include, when possible, the size of the firm, the prices of the merchandise, how the items are sold, etc. We are a very small shop so there are occasionally delays in getting back to writers.

Areas of expertise: A writer who can tell a suspenseful story about how a sustainable, diverse, and/or inclusive business owned by an alum is developing would be so welcome.

Are you looking for pitches? Sure! Pitch away.

Additional info: If the writer wants to practice pitching for our magazine, they should look up Hue online at hue.fitnyc.edu, and read the features. We would start them with a short piece, so see the “alumni notables” section.

Category that describes your organization: Digital/print publication

Range of fees you pay your writers: We pay writers 50 cents a word for most general feature stories. For our guides and points-of-interest stories, we tend to pay a project rate that ranges from $600 to $1,200.

Types of projects you typically assign: We’re looking for L.A-focused pitches for 600- to 1,200-word stories with a two-week to three-week turnaround on assignments.

Areas of expertise: We are looking for writers who can cover topics including travel, home design, cannabis, L.A. trends, social media trends, neighborhood guides, things to do and wellness. We tend to work best with writers who offer strong pitches about L.A., Southern California and the West Coast and are easy to edit.

Are you looking for pitches? We are looking for pitches about Los Angeles and the West Coast in terms of travel, home design, cannabis, trends, neighborhood guides, things to do and wellness.I would like to use the time to get to know writers. I ask that people check out latimes.com/lifestyle to get a better understanding of our work.

Additional info: We expect stories to include at least two to three sources. Writers are responsible for ensuring the accuracy of their work and that they have a clear understanding of L.A. culture.

Category that describes your organization: Johns Hopkins University

Range of fees you pay your writers: Project fee: $1,000 for 800- to 1,200- word piece is standard range.

Types of projects you typically assign: We’re looking for front-of-book pieces that range from 600 to 1000 words. Think more timely news that has a Johns Hopkins peg. All disciplines. Also looking for feature pitches! 2000 to 4000 words.

Areas of expertise: We are looking for writers of all disciplines, but science writing and humanities a plus. Ability to craft a fine narrative and profile.

Are you looking for pitches? Please bring pitches to our meeting. Read here https://hub.jhu.edu/magazine/about/

Additional info: At our core, we love to tell stories with a universal appeal. The magazine engages in a variety of short- and long-form storytelling with a Hopkins link the only common thread.

Category that describes your organization: Digital and print publication.

Range of fees you pay your writers: $1/per word for print stories. A flat fee for online stories.

Types of projects you typically assign: With new writers we start with short assignments based on their pitches.

Areas of expertise: We are looking for pitches for corporate finance stories, and more generally for finance feature. Our audience is made of corporate executives, so we do not focus on personal finance or investments. We cover banking and finance, fintech, innovation and corporare trends.

Are you looking for pitches?: We work with many freelancers, and we can always have more. You need some experience writing on the topics we cover both in print and online. So you need prior experience. Initially we ask for pitches for short stories of a few hundred words, and eventually we move to feature. We have an editorial calendar, but the short stories are usually news related.

Additional info: at our website www.gfmag.com to have an idea of style and coverage.

Category that describes your organization: Branded content studio

Range of fees you pay your writers: Flat fee/project type.

• Flat fee of $750 for a 650-950 word executive byline (ghostwritten for a client)
• Flat fee of $1500 for 1,200-1,600 word co-branded guide (ghostwritten for client)
• Flat fee of $1800 for 1,600-2,000 word immersive story (ghostwritten for client)

Types of projects you typically assign: Based on our various clients’ needs, we have projects that range from executive byline articles to more in-depth co-branded guides and immersive (long-form stories). Topic and angle are determined by the studio (in partnership with the client), and background materials are provided to the writer (with the understanding that secondary research will be needed to round out the content). Turnaround is specific to the individual project’s timeline, with the more in-depth assignments (co-branded guides and immersive stories) having multiple deliverables (outlines, first drafts, revisions, etc.) All timelines, fees, etc. are determined and agreed upon with the writer via a contract.

Areas of expertise: We are looking for writers with a strong understanding of the marketing and advertising industry, who can cover topics including adtech, martech, media, AI, and more. We are not looking for general business writing.

Are you looking for pitches? No pitches; I want to use my time to get to know the writers to see if their expertise meets the needs of our studio projects.

Additional info: The ADWEEK Branded content studio produces native thought leadership and lead-generation content for a wide range of companies that want to reach the top brands, marketers, agencies, and publishers that read ADWEEK.Our content is marketing-focused thought leadership and includes actionable insights for readers. Our content is not general marketing/business content.While the studio secures background materials from clients, we expect writers to do some secondary research, first to better familiarize themselves with the specific topic, and second to source reputable industry stats to support the existing background.

Cateogry that describes your organization: We are a digital and print daily news publication

Range of fees you pay your writers: We pay between $150 and $400 depending on level of research and where story runs in print.

Types of projects you typically assign: We are looking for pitches for 600 – 1200 word articles and often give up to a month to report and write.

Areas of expertise: We’re specifically looking for travel pitches for regional Midwest or Minnesota-specific ideas. We take some national travel stories, too. In addition, we have launched a new Outdoors vertical, also accepting pitches with a wildlife/adventure/climate bent.

Are you looking for pitches? I will be representing two other editors from my publication. While I am open to pitches, I would relay them to the other editors. I’m essentially acting as a talent scout, so I appreciate the chance to get to know authors and understand their interest in our regional publication.

Additional info: We’re a traditional news organization, the largest in our area, with a code of ethics that prohibits junkets. We seek fair, accurate reporting with at least two to three sources. Note that we have a guild and seek writers to fill in gaps that our union employees aren’t covering — travel and outdoors fall into that, and some small sections of arts coverage.

Category that describes your organization: Literary Agency

Range of fees you pay your writers: We are literary agents.

Types of projects you typically assign: We represent adult fiction and non-fiction titles on a wide-range of subjects including health, history, parenting, music, how-to, popular science, business and biography.

Areas of expertise: See above.

Are you looking for pitches? I’m happy to meet with authors for informatin purposes, but preferably authors should have a project and proposal either prepared or in preparation for us to discuss.

Category that describes your organization: Ghostwriting agency

Range of fees you pay your writers: N/A

Types of projects you typically assign: Book proposals, full manuscript collaborations, book doctoring across a wide range of genres

Areas of expertise: Technology, finance, health and wellness, memoir

Are you looking for pitches? No

Category that describes your organization: Full service marketing agency (content, branding, etc.)

Range of fees you pay your writers: Depending on client and requirements, we average between $0.90 and $1.50. Exceptions are highly specialized projects, which may require more developed expertise and increase fees to $2.00+. All fees are agreed to by both parties.

Types of projects you typically assign: Articles, website copy, Ebooks (typically 2,000-4,000 words), campaigns, infographics; for some clients, we develop messaging frameworks and establish editorial pillars for campaign assets.

Areas of expertise: Financial services, healthcare/pharma/lifes sciences, technology are top areas but they do change.

Are you looking for pitches? No

Additional info: We seek talent that can be defined as having subject matter expertise. This is how we pitch our agency services and USP to prospective clients, and the writer’s ability to intelligently discuss a client’s industry is imperative.

Category that describes your organization: Digital, print and magazine publication

Range of fees you pay your writers: $300 for about 1,000 words

Types of projects you typically assign: We are looking for pitches for 800-1,000 word articles with a month turnaround on assignments.

Areas of expertise: We are looking for celebrity and neighbor profiles and service journalism for (201), our luxury lifestyle magazine that covers Bergen County, New Jersey. We are also looking for pitches about food and entertainment in North Jersey and the NYC metro area.

Are you looking for pitches? If you have specific local pitches — local to New Jersey — I can hear them. Otherwise we can chat about your expertise and experience.

Additional info: We expect articles to have two to three sources. You may have to help arrange photography. You are responsible for fact-checking.

Category that describes your organization: Literary Agency

Range of fees you pay your writers: N/A

Types of projects you typically assign: We represent a wide range of adult non-fiction titles, including self-help, memoir, science, business, history, cookbooks, pop culture, parenting, music and all other key categories.

Areas of expertise: We are looking for authors who are well-paired with their subject, either for personal or professional reasons.

Are you looking for pitches? Would like to hear pitches but am open to exploratory conversations if a project is still in its infancy.

Category that describes your organization: Hybrid book publisher

Range of fees you pay your writers: We offer anywhere between $15,000 and $100,000 for ghostwriting a full manuscript, depending on the project parameters. But most assignments for an average length nonfiction book are in the $30,000-60,000 range.

Types of projects you typically assign: We publish some 200 titles a year across all genres, including fiction and children’s books. But our primary focus (and most of our writing/editing opportunities) is nonfiction thought leadership — business books, memoirs, politics, and prescriptive nonfiction.

Areas of expertise: We are looking for experienced book ghostwriters, as well as professional developmental editors and copyeditors.

Are you looking for pitches? We’re very interested in referrals and introductions to potential authors.

Additional info: We are a hybrid publisher, meaning that our authors invest in their publication in return for greater control, retention of all rights, and the majority of any sales proceeds from their book.

Category that describes your organization: Literary agency

Range of fees you pay your writers: N/A

Types of projects you typically assign: In non-fiction, Kim represents and is actively looking for: platform- or expertise-driven cookbooks, cocktail books, investigative journalism, social justice, social science, pop science, pop culture, self-help and wellness. While she is primarily drawn to books with some level of practical elements and actionable takeaways, she is also looking for narrative non-fiction that adds nuanced perspective to broad topics or that makes niche subjects accessible and engaging for a general audience.

Areas of expertise: Your area of expertise, as relevant to your book concept

Are you looking for pitches? Yes

Additional info: Our time will be most effective if you come ready to talk about both the book concept and your platform. A complete book proposal is not necessary, but it is appreciated!

Category that describes your organization: Custom publisher of print and online pubs for largely health/hospital clients

Range of fees you pay your writers: Fees depend on the client/budget. Print is often $1/word, or a project fee for things like annual reports or web work.

Types of projects you typically assign: Articles for patient-facing hospital publications. Batches of blog posts for e-newsletters. Content for annual reports for hospital service lines.

Areas of expertise: We’re looking for writers adept at health and healthcare, and with experience in web content.

Are you looking for pitches? Not looking for pitches, but to expand our roster of writers/editors.

Category that describes your organization: Literary Agency

Range of fees you pay your writers: N/A

Types of projects you typically assign: Senior Literary Agent Alicia Brooks’ wishlist for Martin Literary Management includes the following:

• Narrative Nonfiction from writers with diverse voices
• Memoir with big concepts
• Self-Help
• Pop Culture
• Social Justice
• Literary Fiction
• Book Club Fiction
• Jewish Fiction and Nonfiction
• Historical Fiction
• Horror
• Romance
• YA Fiction and Nonfiction
• Thrillers​

Areas of expertise: Senior Literary Agent Alicia Brooks’ wishlist for Martin Literary Management includes the following:

• Narrative Nonfiction from writers with diverse voices
• Memoir with big concepts
• Self-Help
• Pop Culture
• Social Justice
• Literary Fiction
• Book Club Fiction
• Jewish Fiction and Nonfiction
• Historical Fiction
• Horror
• Romance
• YA Fiction and Nonfiction
• Thrillers​

Are you looking for pitches? Yes.

Additional info: Senior Literary Agent ​Alicia Brooks began her publishing career over twenty five years ago as an editorial assistant at Penguin USA (Dutton/Plume). She advanced to an assistant editor position at Nan A. Talese/Doubleday where she worked with groundbreaking authors, including Margaret Atwood, Pat Conroy, and Ian McEwan. She then became an editor at Picador/St. Martin’s Press where she edited over 40 hardcover titles and several trade paper original titles, including Good Morning America Book Club Pick Noelle Howey’s Dress Codes: Of Three Girlhoods–My Mother’s, My Father’s, and Mine, Nega Mezlekia’s award-winning Notes from the Hyena’s Belly, and Jaclyn Moriarty’s FEELING SORRY FOR CELIA, an ALA Best Book of the Year and YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers.

She became a literary agent at The Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency in 2019. Her client list included categories such as Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction from writers with diverse backgrounds, Self-Help, Pop Culture, Literary Fiction, Fantasy, Book Club Fiction, YA Fiction, Horror, and Historical Fiction.She represented Boyah J. Farah, author of the earth-shattering memoir AMERICA MADE ME A BLACK MAN (Harper/Nominated for the NAACP Image Award and NPR Best Book of the Year), renowned author Nahid Rachlin, author of the novel MIRAGE (Red Hen Press), Kathleen S. Allen, author of the YA Gothic Horror novel THE RESURRECTIONIST (Roaring Brook) Jennifer Sherman Roberts’ THE VILLAGE HEALER’S BOOK OF CURES: A Novel (Lake Union/Named an Editors’ Choice by the Historical Novel Society and Named a First Reads Editors’ Pick by Amazon) and Sofia Romero, author of the linked story collection WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN WHO WE ARE (Blackstone/Shortlisted for the Massachusetts Book Award for Fiction)

​Alicia graduated magna cum laude from Wellesley College with a B.A. in English and Philosophy. She has a Master’s Degree from Columbia University in the Teaching of English Grades 7-12. She was raised in Los Angeles and now lives in Manhattan with her writer husband Michael Londra and their cat Tut Baby.

Category that describes your organization: Digital Publication

Range of fees you pay your writers: Flat fee starting at $350 for 750 – 1,100 words per article

Types of projects you typically assign: We’re looking for pitches for 750-1,100 word pitches about anything dog related, specifically dog news, dog health, feature stories, and educational pieces on purebred dogs, breeding, etc. The turnaround for non-timely assignments is typically two weeks.

Areas of expertise: We are looking for writers with experience in the pet industry, specifically dogs. Dog trainers, writers, breeders, veterinarians, etc. are especially welcome.

Are you looking for pitches? Yes – we will use our meeting time to see about specific writers.

Additional info: Our voice is friendly and approachable, and we are looking for writers who are able to get reputable sources for their articles. We appeal to all audiences of dog lovers, from puppy-seekers to breed fanciers.

Category that describes your organization: We are a literary agency working in trade books.

Range of fees you pay your writers: N/A

Types of projects you typically assign: We represent narrative nonfiction books across a wide range. We look for projects that offer an engaging new take on the past or a deep dive on a topic of current interest.

Areas of expertise: I am especially looking for projects in science, history, culture, food, and philosophy.

Are you looking for pitches? I would like a project pitch and then will ask for material if I am interested.

Additional info: Here is our website for additional information about our agency: www.Nordlysetagency.com

Category that describes your organization: Literary agency

Range of fees you pay your writers: N/A

Types of projects you typically assign: We represent a full range of nonfiction for adult and juveniles, including current events, history, health, diet, crafts, parenting, business and career, management and leadership, biography, self-help and relationships, psychology, military, civil rights, law, travel, investing/money management, humor, culture, and pop nonfiction (anything from Bigfoot to UFOs to 90’s nostalgia and the secret history of anything and everything).

Areas of expertise: We’re open to both new and experienced writers. A solid platform related to your project (or the ability to develop one) is very helpful. Professional credentials or a credentialed cowriter when writing about medical, mental health, health or diet will be required.

Are you looking for pitches? I want to see that the writer has a depth of knowledge of both their subject and the market for the work, including competing titles, and can clearly detail how their book will distinguish itself on the shelf.

I like to get to know the full range of the writer’s interests and specializations. Writers may also want to indicate their interest in being contacted for WFH projects/work in established series.

Have well-developed proposals and writing samples available for specific projects you’ll be pitching. If we’re interested in a concept, we’ll want to move quickly.

Additional info: I will also consider pitches that may be appropriate for other Talcott Notch agency members so check out our website for info on them! www.talcottnotch.net

Category that describes your organization: Literary Agency

Range of fees you pay your writers: N/A.

Types of projects you typically assign: We represent every kind of book, from fiction to nonfiction, children’s books, and graphic novels.

Areas of expertise: We are open to fiction, children’s books, and graphic novels. In nonfiction, we are looking for authors with platforms.

Are you looking for pitches? I am open to pitches of all kinds.

Additional info: Our focus is on book publishing.

Category that describes your organization: Design firm with editorial strategy and content marketing needs

Range of fees you pay your writers: In the past we have worked with writers to set the fees that work for everyone. For example, for some projects where we may need, say, six 1,200-word thought leadership essays, we can pay per article. Or if writers prefer to charge by the hour (some work requires attending client meetings, for example), we can do that. We work with a variety of clients and negotiate budgets on a per-project basis so the writing rates will reflect that.

Types of projects you typically assign: Our work is very project-based. Ideally we sign editorial retainers with clients for a set amount of articles, essays, op-eds, etc. For example, we may need a dozen feature stories that delve into a brand’s philosophy on trust, transparency, and data privacy in the age if AI. We would look for a writer who can partner with us to come on client calls and help us develop those stories and write them over the course of several months. I would act as the editor/manager of this work.

Some industries and themes we will likely be covering in 2025:

• Working with a white shoe law firm to develop a series of DEI thought leadership
• Working with B2B firms on how they approach AI and digital transformation
• Working with a foundation to help them develop a series of op-eds and essays on topics related to social justice and LGBTQ+ rights

Areas of expertise: Definitely someone who has worked in the B2B space! We work with a lot of brands in these industries:

• Professional services
• Banking and financial, including private equity
• Manufacturing
• Real Estate
• Healthcare
• Big tech
• Public sector (government contracting, especially IT)

Are you looking for pitches? Not really looking for pitches right now! When we sign retainers with clients, then I and the writer will develop pitches in partnership with the client

Additional info: We’re redeveloping our brand and website, but here’s a little info on us: https://www.50000feet.com/

50,000feet bought the small firm I was working for called Long Dash, which was originally launched as a business unit of The Atlantic. So our firm has somewhat of an editorial legacy.

Here’s an example of thought leadership for a B2B company that we produced that I thought worked well: https://intact-tech.com/2024/07/15/hiring-for-eq/

Category that describes your organization: College

Range of fees you pay your writers: $1 a word for 500 words and above, flat fees for front-of-book half and full page articles, $250/$500 respectively

Types of projects you typically assign: Profiles and features on alumnae

Areas of expertise: Generalists

Are you looking for pitches? Yes, as it pertains to alumnae accomplishments.

Category that describes your organization: Digital and Print Magazine

Range of fees you pay your writers: Flat fee of $800 for 2400 words

Types of projects you typically assign: We’re looking for pitches for long form, in depth magazine stories and essays

Areas of expertise: Looking for writers who cover politics, culture, society and history from diverse regions, including South Asia and Africa.

Are you looking for pitches? https://newlinesmag.com/pitch/

Category that describes your organization: CO — by U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Range of fees you pay your writers: Flat fee: $600 to $700 for single company business profiles, see here: https://www.uschamber.com/co/good-company/the-leap; $900 to $950 for business trend features, see here: https://www.uschamber.com/co/good-company/launch-pad

Types of projects you typically assign: I work with seasoned, well-sourced business journalists who are experienced in writing business profiles and trend features for B2B publications and/or business consumer outlets akin to what you’d find in the Wall Street Journal and Fast Company to Digiday and TechCrunch.

Areas of expertise: Interviews with buzzy and scaling B2C and B2B startups, as well as c-suite and senior executive strategy stories with big companies and high-profile brands across business industries, from retail and CPG to health and wellness, hospitality, technology, and more.Insider forward looking business analysis and trend features.

Are you looking for pitches? I’d rather use the meeting time to get to know writers to see if their expertise meets with my needs for potential future assignments, but only AFTER I can review their background and work via MuckRack/LinkedIn/their website, or their Google-able clips In other words, it’s not advantageous for writers or myself to meet without first knowing via the above sources if there’s a potentially mutual content fit.

Category that describes your organization: Digital health brand

Range of fees you pay your writers: Flat fee: $500 for 900-1,100 word article

Types of projects you typically assign: We assign 800-1200 service-oriented pieces, typically editor driven ideas. Two-week turnaround would be awesome.

Areas of expertise: I’m looking for writers with strong expertise, nutrition, psychology, supplements, ideally strong writers with some clinical experience (RDs, therapists, RNs), but not necessary. Science/research needs to be very sound, and style needs to be very accessible.

Are you looking for pitches? Not initially.

Additional info: We focus on health/reading literacy, empathetic writing, and solid research-driven content.

Category that describes your organization: Digital Jewish publication

Range of fees you pay your writers: $150-$400 per column, dependent on expertise, timeframe, reporting required, etc.

Types of projects you typically assign: I’m looking for 800-1,200 word op-eds.

Areas of expertise: I’m looking for writers who are able to shape their work around strong, original, surprising Jewish angles, playing off the news of the day and bringing fresh light to evergreen subjects. Our opinion section is shaped more around thoughtful, expertise-drive ideas, and less around so-called “takes”; we’re interested in pieces that we believe readers can really think about and engage with in unexpected ways

Are you looking for pitches? It would be useful for writers to bring an idea or two they might be interested in exploring to the table, so I can get a sense of what kind of storylines draw their attention and how they approach thinking about them.

Additional info: Our outlet is a secular Jewish publication and a 501c3, so we welcome pitches from across the political spectrum and with a wide variance of religious depth.

Category that describes your organization: Online and print publications covering all aspects of computer science.

Range of fees you pay your writers: $1.50-$2.00 per word

Types of projects you typically assign: 1,000-word to 1,500-word articles on a specific aspect of computer science, like artificial intelligence, machine learning, quantum computing, etc.

Areas of expertise: Writers need to be somewhat conversant in computer science, able to ask technical questions and understand the answers sufficiently to characterize them in print.

Are you looking for pitches? Computer Science-related pitches.

Additional info: See cacm.acm.org to visit the Communications of the ACM website, which also contains an archive of the print publication.

Category that describes your organization: Publisher of scholarly content for the computing community.

Range of fees you pay your writers: Up to $2 per word

Types of projects you typically assign: We’re looking for new news writers who have a very good grasp on science and technology, especially in the realm of computing. Also, writers who have their fingers on the pulse of the leading and bleeding edge, Lastly, we’d like to meet writers who have experience with international markets.

Areas of expertise: Science, technology, computing, computer research, academic research

Are you looking for pitches? Yes.

Additional info: We have a variety of magazines, among other content, that serves the computing research and scientific communities. Articles should be accessible from a technical level, but also interesting to those who are deep in the weeds.

Category that describes your organization: Digital publication

Range of fees you pay your writers: Flat fees for stories, starting at $150 for 300-word minimum and increasing from there, depending on the story

Types of projects you typically assign: We’re looking for pitches about groceries, including product reviews, budget & shopping advice, industry trends, news & shifts, personal essays, etc.; articles start at 300-words and typically have three-week turnaround times, though both can be longer for more in-depth stories

Areas of expertise: We are looking for writers who can cover grocery and larger food/industry topics

Are you looking for pitches? Pitches are ok, writers can review The Kitchn site to get a sense of the topics we cover; I would rather use meeting time to get to know writers to see if their expertise meets with needs for future assignments

Additional info: Our outlet is a food publication; we cover stories about recipes, skills, groceries, kitchen organizing, entertaining, etc for home cooks