The Pitch

Researching the basics of the site you're pitching to — story length, purpose and tone — reveals respect for the work of reporting

How to identify common mistakes that get in the way of landing that big idea

Agents and editors at the 2019 Power of Narrative conference lob feedback and advice in a live pitch session

Rejections aren't personal: “70 percent of why pitches don't work has nothing to do with the writer”

"Ephemeral" true stories that inform, surprise and delight

Senior editor Kayla Webley Adler scouts for both hard-hitting and fun stories with women at the center. Helpful hint: pitch a story – not a topic

In the second of a two-parter, the former LA Times reporter scrutinizes the first pitch – and then the revision – that earned her a cover piece in Wired

Journalist, professor, author, mother – How does she do it all? With passion, persistence, another paycheck and perspective: "I'm not just one story."

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…