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Dan Barry and a team of New York Times reporters channel the voices of children held in migrant detention camps

A former farmer turns to writing to uncover the global crisis of farmer suicides – and plants the seeds of a response

The editor's advice: Study what's been published before. Be authoritative, fresh and "arresting." Dare to send a (good) cold pitch

The magazine is known for its hard-hitting investigations, but Ian Gordon says, “We write so much about bad actors that we're always looking for people to bring some levity to…

Jennifer Sahn also mounts a defense of the overwhelmed editor, and why you might not hear back right away when you email

In his profile of a fashion creative who works exclusively with feathers, The New Yorker reporter shows off his own plumage in the beautiful writing

Editor Douglas McGray doles out a million great tips and insights, including the possibly scary, "We really put a lot of weight on the pitch."

Elizabeth Weil, a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine and Outside, says she doesn’t write about “super important” things. But her warm and captivating voice has animated every…

Reporter (and editor) Paul Tullis has been on both sides of the pitching process; here, he annotates his "Into the Wildfires" proposal

The historical novelist talks about his Boston Globe Magazine yarn and how he answered the question, "Who were America's first detectives?"