Pitch Me

I edit in the Culture and Life sections at Slate, and in particular, commission pieces for our School and Family rubrics.

I’m always looking for pitches for pieces that make connections across culture, life, and politics, and that feel urgent, necessary, and (sometimes) fun.

Here’s a 2024 interview I did about my editing process that says more about what I like. 

And here are the nuts and bolts:

• It’s rebecca dot onion at slate dot com.
• Slate has a good Pitch Guide with more details about the format (plus a list of other editors and their areas of interest).
• If something is time-sensitive (i.e., pegged to news that you imagine will drop out of the cycle quickly), do put that in the subject line of your email.
• We usually run pieces between 1000-2000 words.
• We can pay $300 and up, on a scale according to the piece’s complexity and required reporting. 
• If you don’t hear back from me in 10 days’ time, please assume I’ve passed on the pitch.