Client Connections 2023 – A Virtual Event

Category that describes your organization: Digital or Print Publication

Hours you’ll be participating in Client Connections: June 5 2:00-4:00 pm ET

Range of fees you pay your writers: $300 per article

Types of projects you typically assign: Discover Magazine would be looking for articles with a 600-1,000 word count.

Areas of expertise: The website for Discover Magazine is looking for writers who can cover topics covering human origins, archaeology, psychology, health and animals. We cover curious stories that always have a science angle.

Looking for pitches or get to know the writers?: Get to know writers.

Additional info: Discover Magazine is a science publication that covers how science relates to everyday life and likes to keep our readers curious. Editorial calendar or writer’s guideline: https://www.discovermagazine.com/pitch-guide

Category that describes your organization: Digital or Print Publication

Hours you’ll be participating in Client Connections: June 5 2:00-4:00 pm ET

Range of fees you pay your writers: $350+ per story, depending on complexity and timeline.

Types of projects you typically assign: 800-1200 word articles with original reporting.

Areas of expertise: We are interested in journalists with experience and interest in covering agriculture and food systems in North America, especially in the areas of climate change and the environment, technology and innovation, and equity and food sovereignty. We would particularly love to work with BIPOC writers, as well as those who can report from agricultural communities that are underreported in traditional media.

Looking for pitches or get to know the writers?: We’re looking for great reporting and engaging storytelling that gives readers insight into farming and food systems around the globe, with a particular focus on North America. We’re especially interested in stories that explore agriculture and food production against the backdrop of climate and sustainability, social inequality, and food security—but we’re always interested in creative and resourceful ideas that fall outside those areas.

We’re open to many formats, from reported features to personal essays to multimedia storytelling. If you’ve got a story you think would be a fit, we want to hear from you!

Additional info: Originally founded in 2013 as a print publication, Modern Farmer has embarked on an exciting transition from a for-profit digital publication to a nonprofit initiative dedicated to raising awareness and catalyzing action at the intersection of food, agriculture, and society. Through independent journalism, community building, and partnerships, we educate, inform, and drive positive change in the interest of a more resilient and equitable food system in North America. In our reporting, we’ve long focused on food and agriculture. Now, we’re increasing our focus on the future—technology, innovation, and solutions to ensure the sustainability of our environment, our food supply, and the livelihoods of our food producers. https://modernfarmer.com/submissions/

Category that describes your organization: Digital or Print Publication

Hours you’ll be participating in Client Connections: June 6 2:00-4:00 pm ET

Range of fees you pay your writers: approximate $2/word

Types of projects you typically assign: I am also interested in publishing excerpts from books. Projects I typically assign are long-form articles. I am also looking for web content.

Areas of expertise: I’m specifically looking for pitches that uncover or deep-dive into historical events, both those in the U.S. and globally. Topics can range from a profile of a Roman leader to an account of jazz musicians rise to stardom.

Looking for pitches or get to know the writers?: Pitches

Additional info: Please feel free to look online or at print issues at your newsstand to find out more about our content and voice.

Category that describes your organization: Digital Publications

Hours you’ll be participating in Client Connections: June 6 2:00-4:00 pm ET

Range of fees you pay your writers: We typically pay $150 flat fee though there is some wiggle room for stories that include original recipes.

Types of projects you typically assign: I assign articles of 500+ words

Areas of expertise: I am always looking for writers with subject matter expertise, but ultimately I want strong and curious writers who will follow the guidelines.

Looking for pitches or get to know the writers?: I prefer to use the time to get to know writers, most questions about our publications are answered in the guidelines.

Additional info: We are not a mainstream consumer publication. The guidelines explain who our audience is. Editorial calendar or writer’s guideline: Our guidelines are available online: Cheese, Alcohol, Chocolate

Category that describes your organization: Literary Agents

Hours you’ll be participating in Client Connections: June 6 2:00-4:00 pm ET

Range of fees you pay your writers: I don’t pay them, publishers pay advances

Types of projects you typically assign: Books

Areas of expertise: Rick Richter has represented or (co-represented) numerous recent New York Times bestselling authors in both the adult and children’s markets, including the estate of Albert Einstein for the #1 bestselling series Max Einstein, Rolling Stone journalist Andy Greene for The Office: The Untold Story of the Greatest Sitcom of the 2000s, Sgt. Travis Mills and Marcus Brotherton for Tough as They Come, Marc and Angel Chernoff for Getting Back to Happy, Grace Byers for I Am Enough, the estate of Muhammad Ali for Becoming Muhammad Ali, and most recently, Glamour journalist Jessica Radloff’s The Big Bang Theory; The Definitive Inside Story of the Epic Hit Series. Richter spent over a decade on Simon & Schuster’s Executive Committee as President, Children’s Book Division, and President of Sales and Distribution, and brings a wide range of publishing and media expertise to his role at Aevitas. His areas of interest include self-help, pop culture and music, memoir, history, science, politics and social justice, narrative food writing, and faith. He is also interested select true crime, commercial fiction, and psychological/horror thrillers and diverse voices in all categories. He has extensive experience in children’s books, having overseen two of the nation’s top children’s publishers: Simon & Schuster and Candlewick Press and represents illustrators and children’s authors writing fiction and non-fiction from picture books through YA.

Looking for pitches or get to know the writers?: Get to know

Additional info: Aevitas is one of the nation’s top independent literary agencies for books. Editorial calendar or writer’s guideline: aevitascreative.com

Category that describes your organization: Literary Agents

Hours you’ll be participating in Client Connections: June 5 2:00-4:00 pm ET & June 6 2:00-4:00 pm ET

Range of fees you pay your writers: Agents work on a 15% commission of any advance and royalties. (85% to author.)

Types of projects you typically assign: Books.

Areas of expertise: I specialize in nonfiction generally. Food, science, health (mental and physical), social science and social justice are my current primary interests, though I am looking for any non-fiction that adds nuanced perspective to broad topics or that makes niche subjects accessible and engaging for a general audience.

Looking for pitches or get to know the writers?: Interested both in pitches and introductory meetings.

Additional info: Stonesong is regularly ranked by Publisher’s Marketplace as the number one literary agency for both food and lifestyle. Editorial calendar or writer’s guideline: https://www.stonesong.com/submissions

Category that describes your organization: Literary Agents

Hours you’ll be participating in Client Connections: June 5 2:00-4:00 pm ET

Range of fees you pay your writers: High end of the market

Types of projects you typically assign: Books, speeches, white papers and reports, other thought leadership content

Areas of expertise: Our agency is most interested in writings with a strong background in the following areas: Business Tech/Science Current Affairs Health and Wellness Memoir

Looking for pitches or get to know the writers?: Simply get to know them

Additional info: We are looking for accomplished writers who specialize in in-demand sectors, topics, etc.

Category that describes your organization: Nonprofits

Hours you’ll be participating in Client Connections: June 6 2:00-4:00 pm ET

Range of fees you pay your writers: Speech $1,000 – $2,500, Blogs $50 – $150, Press release $200-$400, Brochure $300-$750

Types of projects you typically assign: Blog posts- 400-500 words, Speeches 500 words, Brochures 300-400 words, Press release 350-600

Areas of expertise: Nonprofits focusing on child welfare, education, health, foster care

Looking for pitches or get to know the writers?: Looking to get to know them

Additional info: We are a nonprofit dedicated to fighting poverty in New York City. We run health centers, community centers, after-school programs, early childhood programs and more.

Category that describes your organization: Literary Agents

Hours you’ll be participating in Client Connections: June 5 2:00-4:00 pm ET

Range of fees you pay your writers: As an agent, we work to find contracts with publishers on behalf of our authors.

Types of projects you typically assign: Books

Areas of expertise: I am interested to consider narrative nonfiction, history, biography and memoir as well as commercial and book club fiction. I am keen to consider projects involving the history of art and design.

Looking for pitches or get to know the writers?: I am interested to hear pitches and learn about current writing projects.

Additional info: Cullen Stanley International is an independent agency and a member of AALA. We handle fiction and nonfiction and prefer to represent projects of international interest. www.cullenstanleyinternational.com

Category that describes your organization: Literary Agents

Hours you’ll be participating in Client Connections: June 6 2:00-4:00 pm ET

Range of fees you pay your writers: N/A

Types of projects you typically assign: Books

Areas of expertise: Over 40 years of editorial and agenting experience with non-fiction authors and award-winning writers. Please visit our company website www.LiteraryServicesInc.com for more information about our clients, testimonials and services – which now includes Content & Strategic Coaching and Contract Advisory.

Looking for pitches or get to know the writers?: Happy to listen to pitches and get to know a writer’s interests and experience.

Additional info: We’ve represented and worked with non-fiction authors for 40+ years in a wide-range of topic categories. Always interested in research-based presentations supported by professional experience that shine a light on new and counter-intuitive ways of thinking or approaches. No memoirs please.

Category that describes your organization: Digital or Print Publication

Hours you’ll be participating in Client Connections: June 5 2:00-4:00 pm ET

Range of fees you pay your writers: The range of payment per article is $300 (for web stories) to $2000 (for feature length, 2,000 word article).

Types of projects you typically assign: We generally assign web stories and print stories for Forward Look articles, which are 800 word stories, for new writers. These are reported articles that rely on experts to distill scientific findings so readers can better be equipped to handle their own diagnosis. The audience includes patients, survivors and also caregivers.

Areas of expertise: We are looking for the rare person (medical, health or science writer) who has a good understanding of science and oncology and can distill information in engaging ways for the average patient. We assign 800-word stories on research studies and how they impact patients, features on different treatments, survivorship issues, profiles on survivors, as well as lifestyle pieces (such as healthy habits and what research shows.) The writer should be able to sit in the seat of a person going through treatment and have a discerning and skeptical mind so they can delve into what statistics mean for patients. Cancer Today, is a magazine and website resource, that is published by the American Association for Cancer Research, a national nonprofit organization of scientists. The publication educates people who have been diagnosed with cancer about scientific findings and way to navigate treatment challenges. Stories rely on interviews with experts who are usually physicians or researchers, as well as advocates. Ideally, the person should have some previous experience writing about oncology or other medical-related topics, going through studies and also interviewing researchers and patients.

Looking for pitches or get to know the writers?: We accept and appreciate pitches, but often assign stories if we want something specific studied.

Additional info: Writers should be discerning about research findings so they can provide accurate and objective information to the readers. Writers should look at the magazine and website (www.cancertodaymag.org) to get a sense for what we publish, tone, etc. W

Category that describes your organization: Digital or Print Publication

Hours you’ll be participating in Client Connections: June 5 and June 6 2:00-4:00 pm ET

Range of fees you pay your writers: Competitive rates

Types of projects you typically assign: Each author writes a long form report on a single issue in the news, with context and issue questions for discussion and debate, and sidebars that provide starting points for further research.

Areas of expertise: I am looking for seasoned reporters with hard news background who are interested in tackling long form journalism with a longer time frame and more context than a standard news article permits. experience on governmental, public policy, business beats useful but not required.

Looking for pitches or get to know the writers?: Either pitches or just getting to know folks is fine, we work both from pitches and by assignment.

Additional info: Our publication’s core audience is undergraduate college students. It’s not an academic journal, it’s journalistic, but it does have footnotes. Our reports have a consistent format that we can provide detailed guidance on, and are structured around a series of yes or no issue questions. Our guidelines aren’t yet available online, but you can see a sample report at https://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/index.php

Category that describes your organization: Literary Agents

Hours you’ll be participating in Client Connections: June 5 and June 6 2:00-4:00 pm ET

Range of fees you pay your writers: $1,000 – $1,000,000

Types of projects you typically assign: We don’t assign projects except in rare situations.

Areas of expertise: We specialize in narrative nonfiction by professional writers, for whom words are tools. We do entertain other forms of nonfiction as well such as science, tech, business, food. Peter Rubie was a working journalist in the UK for Fleet Street newspapers and BBC Radio news in the 1970s become coming to America in 1981. In New York he was the editor in chief of a local Manhattan newspaper, and then an editor at Walker & Co., before becoming an agent. He is known as an “editorially inclined” agent and works closely with his clients to create the most impactful proposals he can submit on their behalf.

Looking for pitches or get to know the writers?: I am happy to look for pitches, or listen to writers talk about projects they are considering or are partially through creating.

Additional info: FinePrint is a full service New York City Literary Agency, with 5 agents, and subagents in many countries around the world, as well as in Hollywood and TV.

Category that describes your organization: Content Marketing Agency/Content Marketer

Hours you’ll be participating in Client Connections: June 5 and June 6 2:00-4:00 pm ET

Range of fees you pay your writers: Depends on the product but we offer competitive industry rates.

Types of projects you typically assign: studioID creates all different forms of content for our clients include: articles, webinars, videos, podcasts, white papers, content marketing, blogs, social media, idea generation.

Areas of expertise: Industry Dive covers over 27 different verticals and 24 industries. I work for the content hub within Industry Dive called studioID. We partner with clients to create thought leaders content that covers all of Industy Dive’s publications. We have launched a couple of new Dives this year (Hospitality, Packaging, DTC, Fashion, and Multifamily). I would love to speak to writers with expertise in those areas. Other areas of interest would be writers in the utility space.

Looking for pitches or get to know the writers?: I would like to get to know the writers during the interview.

Additional info: Industry Dive’s studioID collaborates with clients to develop impactful and insightful B2B custom content geared to inform, educate and entertain our audience of industry decision-makers. Industry Dive’s 27 publications cover 24 industries and are read by a network of almost 13 million industry decision-makers. At studioID, we collaborate with clients to develop impactful and insightful custom content. We look to our writers to be the experts in whatever industries they cover – our audience is made up of decision makers/c suite execs and we need our writers to be able to connect with them/speak their language.

Category that describes your organization: Literary Agents

Hours you’ll be participating in Client Connections: June 5 and June 6 2:00-4:00 pm ET

Range of fees you pay your writers: N/A

Types of projects you typically assign: N/A

Areas of expertise: A well-established agent, Rita Rosenkranz represents almost exclusively adult non-fiction titles. Her wide-ranging list includes health, history, parenting, music, how-to, popular science, business, biography, sports, popular reference, cooking, writing, humor, spirituality, illustrated books and general interest titles. She represents first-time as well as seasoned authors, and looks for projects that present familiar subjects freshly or lesser-known subjects presented commercially. Rita works with major publishing houses, as well as regional publishers that handle niche markets.

Looking for pitches or get to know the writers?: Would prefer honed pitches but am open to exploratory conversations.

Additional info: No fiction, children’s, poetry, film or drama. www.ritarosenkranzliteraryagency.com

Category that describes your organization: Digital or Print Publication

Hours you’ll be participating in Client Connections: June 5 and June 6 2:00-4:00 pm ET

Range of fees you pay your writers: Depends on whether the person is contract or freelance and what they’re working on but typically about $100 for two hours of work.

Types of projects you typically assign: We assign out news articles and educational evergreen articles.

Areas of expertise: Finance, Economics, Real Estate, Investing

Looking for pitches or get to know the writers?: Just looking to get to know them.

Additional info: Investopedia is looking to grow its news organization and expand upon its already robust evergreen content. Investopedia is a part of DotDash Meredith, the largest publisher of magazines and digital publications in the country. https://dotdash-support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360052456794-Investopedia-Style-Guide

Category that describes your organization: Digital or Print Publication

Hours you’ll be participating in Client Connections: June 5 and June 6 2:00-4:00 pm ET

Range of fees you pay your writers: Typically 50 cents to 75 cents/word

Types of projects you typically assign: Long- and short-form interview-based articles listicles business profiles executive profiles and Q&As breaking news (digital) expert advice retail interior design profiles white papers

Areas of expertise: mg Magazine is the preeminent trade journal for executives in the legal cannabis industry. (mg has earned the nickname “Weed’s hybrid of Forbes and Inc.”) We seek professional journalists with experience covering general business issues (particularly finance, politics, and regulatory issues, but also advertising/PR, marketing, social media, management, human resources, technology, agriculture, manufacturing, and retail environments and systems). Cannabis knowledge is not required, but we appreciate a desire to learn new things and interact with new ideas and people.

Looking for pitches or get to know the writers?: Open to both kinds of meetings, but primarily looking to meet new-to-us professionals who are excited, energetic, thoughtful, and eager to apply their talents in a high-energy, rapidly evolving business sector.

Additional info: Our boilerplate: Founded in 2015, mg Magazine is the multi-platform media resource retail executives, buyers, investors, manufacturers, marketers, and agencies in the U.S. cannabis industry turn to for the expert insight and analysis they need to drive revenue and growth. By providing actionable intelligence about emerging trends, best practices, and innovation, mg’s principled, unbiased, factual journalism helps the industry navigate the present while preparing for the future. Visit mgMagazine.com. Although mg is a traditional business publication, we try to make content fun and interesting for readers. We look for new takes on old topics (particularly ideas cannabis businesses can adapt from traditional “mainstream” economies), innovative ideas, and fresh voices. Please don’t pitch consumer-oriented material.
2023 Editorial Calendar: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GZaWmM21haDyUVCU8JbpEFzASlcuJbN3/view?usp=sharing; Content Creator Guidelines: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fwhvkORCc51gGjwBuTR28t2tUpyjwytA/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=103728120173359325812&rtpof=true&sd=true

Category that describes your organization: Digital or Print Publication

Hours you’ll be participating in Client Connections: June 5 and June 6 2:00-4:00 pm ET

Range of fees you pay your writers: We have a range of rates, from $60 for short-form “B-roll” photo pieces to feature stories earning $700. A full range of rates is in our style guide: https://www.goodbeerhunting.com/style-guide

Types of projects you typically assign: We have a range of story types and lengths, but seek feature writers and story ideas. We also have a “B-roll” section for photojournalism with short-form writing. A full listing of our story areas and rates can be found in our style guide: https://www.goodbeerhunting.com/style-guide

Areas of expertise: Good Beer Hunting is a James Beard Award-winning, international publication that tells stories from across beverage alcohol and culture. While beer has traditionally been the core of our coverage, we tell stories from all corners of the world on all kinds of drink. Many of our contributors have previously reported on food and beverage, although that’s not a prerequisite. We seek writers from across the U.S., with particular interest in the Midwest, Southeast, and Southwest, geographical areas long underserved by drinks-focused journalism.

Looking for pitches or get to know the writers?: Want to know writers as well as receive pitches if applicable.

Additional info: Good Beer Hunting often sets the tone for conversation and coverage of beer and beverage alcohol. As one of the longest-running U.S. publications covering these industries, we are also among the most awarded. We are not seeking stories on broad topics or the largest producers in the country. We focus on grounded storytelling focused on people, place, and culture and not information that is readily available to people who do a Google search. Our story archive is extensive and we are looking for new stories and ideas to push conversations forward with the help of an editorial team that is among the most connected and well versed overseeing this kind of coverage.

Category that describes your organization: University/University publication

Hours you’ll be participating in Client Connections: June 6 2:00-4:00 pm ET

Range of fees you pay your writers: $1 to $1.25 per word for writing; $50-$75 an hour for editing or proofing; different amounts for those we hire to work on larger projects, as opposed to single deliverables

Types of projects you typically assign: We are looking for help with student, faculty, donor, and volunteer profiles, letters/emails, enewsletters, and other marketing materials.

Areas of expertise: We are seeking freelance writers who have experience writing for higher education or writing profiles, as well as meticulous editors and proofers who are comfortable using Chicago Manual of Style and referencing an internal style guide we would provide.

Looking for pitches or get to know the writers?: We are not looking for pitches. We would provide writers with the story assignment and contact info.

Additional info: The marketing materials we produce go through a lot of internal reviews and approvals, and when we feature students, faculty, donors, and volunteers, they also get to review those stories before we go to print or post digitally. Because of the number of people involved in reviewing our copy, we seek strong writers and editors who can provide very clean copy, with a goal of not having to make many edits on our end, other than institutional changes the writer may not know about, quote updates based on reviewer feedback, and style guide rules that may be more difficult for someone unfamiliar with it to find. We will pay the higher end of our rate for writers and editors with deeper resumes/experience. https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/home.html

Category that describes your organization: Content Marketing Agency/Content Marketer

Hours you’ll be participating in Client Connections: June 6 2:00-4:00 pm ET

Range of fees you pay your writers: $1.50 – $2.50/per word

Types of projects you typically assign: Articles, infographics, interactive content, social media

Areas of expertise: Topic expertise: Finance, asset management, retirement Format expertise: Infographic, video scripts

Looking for pitches or get to know the writers?: Prefer to get to know them as writers

Additional info: Imprint is a full-service marketing and custom communications agency. We help our clients prioritize content that engages, educates, compels and inspires diverse audiences. We have a history of embracing and thriving in highly regulated industries with complex content ecosystems, including financial services, asset management, health, and wealth management

Category that describes your organization: Content Marketing Agency/Content Marketer

Hours you’ll be participating in Client Connections: June 5 and June 6 2:00-4:00 pm ET

Range of fees you pay your writers: Typical rates vary from $1.75 to $2.50 a word, depending on the complexity and duration of the assignment

Types of projects you typically assign: We are a full-service content marketing agency, so we create all kinds of content: articles, white papers, social media posts, videos, interactives, emails, print, and more.

Areas of expertise: We are looking for writers with a broad range of experience, particular in the industries of commercial investment banking, fintech, insurance and finance. We’d love to grow the number of writers who are women and/or members of underrepresented communities.

Looking for pitches or get to know the writers?: Just looking to get to know them

Additional info: We have diverse-owned certification from the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, and have several ongoing initiatives that help stand up and support diverse-owned small businesses. Our clients are primarily in financial services.

Category that describes your organization: Digital or Print Publication

Hours you’ll be participating in Client Connections: June 5 2:00-4:00 pm ET

Range of fees you pay your writers: $250-300 for a 600-1,000 word post.

Types of projects you typically assign: Posts on our site, livingonthecheap.com.

Areas of expertise: I’m looking for writers who specialize in consumer-oriented retail stories: Best ways to save at Target; Best ways to save at CVS; etc. I find that the best stories of this kind come from writers who shop at the stores themselves and know the “insider” tips. Also looking for stories on “the best apps to save money on XXX.”

Looking for pitches or get to know the writers?: I’ll listen to pitches if the writer has a clear vision of what our website does, but I’m especially interested in finding writers for consumer-oriented retail shopping pieces.

Additional info: We’re an 11-year-old website that is dedicated to helping people live better, more frugal lives. Our posts are aimed at a national audience.

Category that describes your organization: Content Marketing Agency/Content Marketer

Hours you’ll be participating in Client Connections: June 5 and June 6 2:00-4:00 pm ET

Range of fees you pay your writers: It depends on the project/scope, but typically 50 cents to $1 per word.

Types of projects you typically assign: Our clients mainly want editorial content for their websites and blogs, but we also do other types of content.

Areas of expertise: Masthead’s clients come from lots of different industries, but finance, tech, and lifestyle are our mainstays. We’re looking for people with solid journalism backgrounds and subject knowledge.

Looking for pitches or get to know the writers?: I won’t be assigning anything, so this is a meet and greet.

Additional info: Masthead Media is a full-service media company that harnesses the talent and reach of the industry’s most influential writers, online specialists, and editorial trendsetters. We provide magazine-quality content services, digital strategy, editorial talent management, and media influencer programs customized for brands.

Category that describes your organization: Digital or Print Publication

Hours you’ll be participating in Client Connections: June 5 and June 6 2:00-4:00 pm ET

Range of fees you pay your writers: About $500 per piece.

Types of projects you typically assign: I assign articles about 1000 words on subjects such as How to Pace Your 5K, The Truth about Your Immune System, Energy & Fueling for Races, etc.

Areas of expertise: I am a service journalist editor, and I’m looking for writers who understand how to offer practical and helpful health and fitness information to readers using expert sources and recent research. We do not need opinion pieces, product recommendations, or general health information. Our stories are very specific and tied to research and knowledge.

Looking for pitches or get to know the writers?: Both. I’m happy to listen to pitches and help writers refine them. I love to work with beginners.

Additional info: Our readers are well-informed, older, and educated. They are devoted runners and cyclists.

Category that describes your organization: Content Marketing Agency/Content Marketer

Hours you’ll be participating in Client Connections: June 5 and June 6 2:00-4:00 pm ET

Range of fees you pay your writers: We typically pay per project, and fees average about $1/word plus separate fees for editorial strategy work.

Types of projects you typically assign: Developing editorial frameworks and messaging; website copy; Ebooks; articles and blogs; infographics; video scripts; speech writing; social media campaigns; digital marketing campaigns.

Areas of expertise: We currently focus on financial services, healthcare, technology and retail as our top categories. However, our model of staffing projects with experienced content providers by industry helps us reach into new categories seamlessly. We refer to our writers as subject matter experts, which is how we present editorial talent to our clients. Our teams partner with writers to develop editorial strategies and execute on ongoing deliverables over the course of the campaign. Our clients rely on feedback sessions with writers who know the area of focus and provide insights based on their experience. In turn, we build trust quickly.

Looking for pitches or get to know the writers?: No pitches required

Additional info: We have been partnering with writers for over 22 years, and have a positive reputation in the market for implementing this approach. We typically look for writers who apply the right amount of preparation and research before speaking with clients, are comfortable with client conversations and who present their ideas in an effective and well supported manner. Again, our most successful writers are experienced in specific industries and are able to guide/coach our clients based on that expertise.

Category that describes your organization: Content Marketing Agency/Content Marketer

Hours you’ll be participating in Client Connections: June 5 and June 6 2:00-4:00 pm ET

Range of fees you pay your writers: Fees range based on the project. Typically we work off a fixed fee based on the deliverables and scope of work.

Types of projects you typically assign: Articles, blogs, white papers, infographics, training modules (speakers notes+ key slide points), webinars, podcasts, educational content, social media etc.

Areas of expertise: Seeking writers who are market experts in one or more of the following categories: * Financial Services: Investments, Retirement, Crypto, Financial Planning, Insurance, Banking * Healthcare: Healthcare Technology, Critical Illness, Global Health, Surgical Tools * High Tech: Cloud to Edge, Cyber Security, IT Innovation, AI, NLP * Marketing Writers: versed in messaging frameworks, curation of brand/ad copy lines, website copy. * Metals: Metal Mining, Recycling, Sustainability

Looking for pitches or get to know the writers?: Interested in getting to know writers and their experiences within the noted verticals.

Additional info: KingFish is a full service agency with clients across a broad range of industries. Our freelance writer needs can focus on a single project (e.g. whitepaper), a full campaign, or onging work in development of a campaign or program series. Writers who are experts in the categories noted above (with examples of their work that can be shared) are of great interest at this time, and encouraged to sign-up for a conversation. KingFish works with both B2B and B2C clients.

Category that describes your organization: Content Marketing Agency/Content Marketer

Hours you’ll be participating in Client Connections: June 5 and June 6 2:00-4:00 pm ET

Range of fees you pay your writers: $1500+

Types of projects you typically assign: Articles and white papers

Areas of expertise: Looking for enterprise tech, finance, and data analysis writers with comfort covering esoteric topics.

Looking for pitches or get to know the writers?: We’re not looking for pitches, just writers with expertise in tech to share their portfolios.

Category that describes your organization: Digital or Print Publication

Hours you’ll be participating in Client Connections: June 5 2:00-4:00 pm ET

Range of fees you pay your writers: We pay $1,500 for standard articles, and more for other products.

Types of projects you typically assign: Our primary content products are: Premium Posts: Custom posts that deliver content through elegant and purposeful design Standard Articles: 600-800 word reported articles written journalistically Insights Reports: 1,500-word white papers that report the findings of surveys conducted by Forbes Insights and the sponsor We also need writers who can author survey questionnaires.

Areas of expertise: Our primary categories are business technology and personal finance. That said, we also cover luxury goods, business strategy and many other topic areas.

Looking for pitches or get to know the writers?: We don’t accept pitches on spec.

Additional info: HOW WRITING FOR THE STUDIO COMPARES TO WRITING FOR EDITORIAL In many ways, it’s quite similar. The studio prizes expert reporting, tenacious research, crystalline copy and immersive storytelling. The primary difference is that our clients collaborate with us on angles and sourcing and sign off on every piece we produce. That said, you will primarily interact with our team of experienced editors. PAY AND BYLINES We generally pay flat fees by product type. For example, $1,500 is the fee for standard articles. Other products typically command higher fees. You will get a byline except in very rare cases. PROCESS BASICS Once the studio receives a new program, an editor will reach out to a writer to assess interest, availability and fit. Once the editor and writer agree in principle to the deliverables for the program, the editor will send the writer a contract and SOW outlining the terms, including the fee. Programs generally last a few weeks to a few months.

Category that describes your organization: Digital or Print Publication

Hours you’ll be participating in Client Connections: June 5 and June 6 2:00-4:00 pm ET

Range of fees you pay your writers: $300-$500

Types of projects you typically assign: I’m looking to add to my list of freelance writers to assign monthly articles.

Areas of expertise: Reworked is a B2B tech site covering the technology, the people and the processes that make the workplace work. Writers who can write about the workplace tech world (think collaboration, document management, enterprise search, hr tech, learning and development, etc) from a human-centric pov are welcome.

Looking for pitches or get to know the writers?: Would prefer to chat first.

Additional info: A lot of B2B tech writing gets caught up in the marketing speak or trend spotting, which have their place. But we like to give our readers actionable advice written in language they understand and can relate to. One caveat I should make: while we do cover many of the aspects of the modern workplace, we are always looking at it from the pov of how technology supports or is changing work. www.reworked.co/editorial-calendar/

Category that describes your organization: Digital or Print Publication

Hours you’ll be participating in Client Connections: June 5 2:00-4:00 pm ET

Range of fees you pay your writers: Flat fee negotiated prior to assignment, starting at $750 for 750 words or more, though typically more than 1,000

Types of projects you typically assign: The feature articles we assign cover the latest advancements in sleep, with new and original sleep research. We bring our audience compelling, real-world sleep stories and evidence-based data. We ask thought-provoking questions, analyze data, and weave in commentary from experts and individuals to tell important and helpful stories about sleep.

Areas of expertise: We are looking for journalists/reporters with demonstrable experience interviewing and quoting health-related subject-matter experts and sourcing and interviewing real people for stories. We are also looking for writers who have a high comfort level with statistics and interpreting data to create a narrative flow. Must reside in one of the following states: CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IL, IA, KY, MD, MN, NV, NJ, NY, NC, OH, TX VA, or WA.

Looking for pitches or get to know the writers?: We’re looking for writers and sleep-related article pitches from writers that are tied to current events and based on new, compelling, and unique data and research

Additional info: To get a better idea of what we’re looking for, check out our features articles online at www.sleepfoundation.org/sleep-news and thesleepdoctor.com/features/

Category that describes your organization: Digital or Print Publication

Hours you’ll be participating in Client Connections: June 6 2:00-4:00 pm ET

Range of fees you pay your writers: $100 – $400

Types of projects you typically assign: I handle Cancer Today’s web content. These are typically 700-word reported articles, though we also run personal experience blogs for a lower fee. We publish every week so there are opportunities throughout the year.

Areas of expertise: We’re looking for writers with experience or ability to write about health and science topics for a general audience. Our audience is primarily cancer patients and survivors and their loved ones and we cover a range of topics, from new treatments to financial effects to lived experience. Writers should have some familiarity with reading scientific research and be able to translate complicated medical studies into language that lay readers will understand.

Looking for pitches or get to know the writers?: Interested in getting to know new writers and hearing pitches.

Additional info: We write for a general audience, but our content is largely sourced from medical journals, so being able to parse medical writing is important. It’s important to understand some what different statistics and conclusions mean, and also what their limits are.

Category that describes your organization: Digital or Print Publication

Hours you’ll be participating in Client Connections: June 5 and June 6 2:00-4:00 pm ET

Range of fees you pay your writers: $300-$500

Types of projects you typically assign: Reported stories (800-1,500 words) Personal essays (750-1,100 words)

Areas of expertise: Next Avenue is a digital publication of PBS for readers 50 and older. We offer new content, Monday-Friday, on the following channels: Living, Work & Purpose, Money & Policy, Health, Caregiving. We prefer working with experienced writers. The primary ‘break-in’ area on Next Avenue, for less experienced writers, would be the Living Channel’s personal essays.

Looking for pitches or get to know the writers?: I think getting to know them as writers is probably more important. Due to the nature of our pitch process, I wouldn’t be able to okay pitches during a conversation – the pitch would need to be submitted via the portal.

Additional info: We field numerous pitches from writers who aren’t familiar with Next Avenue’s recent stories – we’d highly encourage prospective freelancers to look at our content from several months back before pitching a story. Within the past year, we’ve implemented a pitch portal and invite all writers to submit pitches there rather than contact individual editors. One thing that it’s important for writers to understand about Next Avenue – we can receive as many as 200 pitches per month, sometimes more. Editorial calendar or writer’s guideline is available upon request.

Category that describes your organization: Digital or Print Publication

Hours you’ll be participating in Client Connections: June 5 2:00-4:00 pm ET

Range of fees you pay your writers: $300-$500

Types of projects you typically assign: Reported stories (800-1,500 words) Personal essays (750-1,100 words)

Areas of expertise: Next Avenue is a digital publication of PBS for readers 50 and older. We offer new content, Monday-Friday, on the following channels: Living, Work & Purpose, Money & Policy, Health, Caregiving. We prefer working with experienced writers. The primary ‘break-in’ area on Next Avenue, for less experienced writers, would be the Living Channel’s personal essays.

Looking for pitches or get to know the writers?: I think getting to know them as writers is probably more important. Due to the nature of our pitch process, I wouldn’t be able to okay pitches during a conversation – the pitch would need to be submitted via the portal.

Additional info: We field numerous pitches from writers who aren’t familiar with Next Avenue’s recent stories – we’d highly encourage prospective freelancers to look at our content from several months back before pitching a story. Within the past year, we’ve implemented a pitch portal and invite all writers to submit pitches there rather than contact individual editors. One thing that it’s important for writers to understand about Next Avenue – we can receive as many as 200 pitches per month, sometimes more. Editorial calendar or writer’s guideline is available upon request.

Category that describes your organization: Literary Agents

Hours you’ll be participating in Client Connections: June 5 and June 6 2:00-4:00 pm ET

Range of fees you pay your writers: Book advances

Types of projects you typically assign: Books

Areas of expertise: Narrative nonfiction that’s original and powerful, with a fresh voice and unique point of view, especially in popular science, popular culture, or popular history that discusses a little-known topic or overlooked group in society; big idea books with personal stakes; and cookbooks and food books that highlight a fresh, exciting aspect of cuisine or culture. I’m especially interested in working with marginalized creators to bring diverse stories to a wider audience.

Looking for pitches or get to know the writers?: I’m open to pitches as well as establishing connections and exploratory brainstorming sessions during the conference.

Additional info: Lucinda Literary is a literary management firm championing the leading thinkers and emerging voices of today. Our strong backgrounds in marketing and broad media and film relationships enable us to be strategists and advocates not just for the books, but for the long-term careers of our authors. We distinguish ourselves from other agencies in our holistic, innovative approach to client representation, and we are “all in” invested partners. Query Submission (querymanager.com)

Category that describes your organization: University/University publication

Hours you’ll be participating in Client Connections: June 6 2:00-4:00 pm ET

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

Types of projects you typically assign: Our projects primarily consist of stories of about 500 words that are published on our newsroom.

Areas of expertise: I am interested in meeting writers who can translate complex scientific content into lay-friendly material. We generate newsroom stories about research studies published in scientific journals in the areas of biophysics, cell biology, molecular biology, neuroscience, cancer biology, immunology, etc. We also cover some medical research and report on clinical trials.

Looking for pitches or get to know the writers?: I am not looking for pitches. I just want to meet new writers.

Additional info: While we are a medical school, the bulk of the writing needed for the .edu website is reporting on basic or translational research, not consumer-focused medicine.

Category that describes your organization: University/University publication

Hours you’ll be participating in Client Connections: June 6 2:00-4:00 pm ET

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

Types of projects you typically assign: News stories and press releases

Areas of expertise: We’re eager to meet freelancers who are proficient in health and science communications, as well as general-assignment writers.

Looking for pitches or get to know the writers?: Would like to get to know them.

Additional info: We are an academic medical institution with a tripartite mission to care, discover and teach. Our assignments include coverage of institutional milestones, events, and faculty awards and honors, as well as basic science studies, grant awards and clinical trial results.

Category that describes your organization: Associations

Hours you’ll be participating in Client Connections: June 6 2:00-4:00 pm ET

Range of fees you pay your writers: $1.50 per word to start.

Types of projects you typically assign: 750-word and 1,500-word articles on new developments in computer science, how computer science impacts aspects of society, or new computer science-related technologies.

Areas of expertise: Conversancy in some or multiple aspects of computer science. Our members are computer scientists, so we’re not looking for entry-level science writers.

Looking for pitches or get to know the writers?: A good pitch is always welcome.

Additional info: Our audience is made up of computer science academics and practitioners, and we try to publish articles that someone in either arena can get something from. cacm.acm.org/about-communications

Category that describes your organization: Literary Agents

Hours you’ll be participating in Client Connections: June 5 2:00-4:00 pm ET

Range of fees you pay your writers: As an agent I collect a commission on deals I negotiate on your behalf for commercial publication

Types of projects you typically assign: Book length works for commercial publication

Areas of expertise: Pop science Health Business Travel/Adventure Music Biography

Looking for pitches or get to know the writers?: Interviews preferred, following our interview you may submit a manuscript or proposal with query letter to our submissions inbox (make sure to put ASJA interview and the title of the project in the subject line)

Additional info: My agency represents several non-fiction authors for commercial publication (i.e. books you would find in a bookstore for general readership, not academic/journal publication). I help make deals with US publishers for English rights to works of non-fiction with advances ranging from tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars. Our agency also aides our clients in the disposal of subsidiary rights such as translation, audiobook adaptation, and film/TV adaptation rights to their published works. We do not ask for up-front payment in order to work with clients with viable projects for the marketplace, rather we collect a commission on advances and royalties paid to you by the publisher once/if a deal is struck. www.ethanellenberg.com/submission-guidelines/

Category that describes your organization: Digital or Print Publication

Category that describes your organization: Digital or Print Publication

Hours you’ll be participating in Client Connections: June 5 2:00-4:00 pm ET

Range of fees you pay your writers: Depends on the project, but competitive

Types of projects you typically assign: Stories and features

Looking for pitches or get to know the writers?: Yes, looking for pitches

Additional info: Leaps.org publishes stories about advances or “leaps” of science, including but not limited to health, mental health, medicine, disease prevention, longevity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, xenotransplantation, the microbiome, technology, AI, ecology, the future of food, sustainability, fertilizer alternatives, cellular agriculture and conservation. We also seek stories that explore the ever-changing ethics and politics of science, as well as the often-fractious intersections of science, policy and society. Our stories can be features, news, profiles on researchers who are developing breakthroughs, opinion pieces by experts, articles that look back on historical examples of innovation and challenges in science and, occasionally, book excerpts and reviews. Shorter news articles average about 800 words, while in-depth features span 1000 to 1800 words. When it comes to describing science, our bar is higher than that of general interest publications. We explain science at the level of Scientific American, Nature, Undark, Nautilus, or National Geographic, digging deep into complex details. We DON’T publish press releases or stories on subjects that have been extensively covered unless there are new angles or developments on the topic.

Category that describes your organization: Digital or Print Publication

Category that describes your organization: Digital or Print Publication

Hours you’ll be participating in Client Connections: June 6 2:00-4:00 pm ET

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

Types of projects you typically assign: Currently it’s mostly pieces in the 800-1200-word range with a focus around archaeology, history, aDNA, AI, and/or religion. Mostly new discoveries or unusual or unknown histories. Includes quick-turn embargoed studies (Nature, Science, etc.) on archaeology, aDNA/eDNA & paleoanthropology. No travel content.

Looking for pitches or get to know the writers?: Yes, looking for pitches