Sunday, August 6th 2023
Contingent Magazine is a history magazine. They’re seeking pitches for “a roundtable on what it means to be a parent/caregiver as a historian.” They welcome “pitches from anyone, but prioritize ones from people who have completed postgraduate work in history and are working outside the tenure-track professoriate.” Compensation is $100 per piece (400 to 500 words). To learn more, refer to their tweet and this page.
Deadline: August 14th, 2023
Sunday, May 28th 2023
Contingent Magazine is a history magazine. They’re accepting pitches for their summer mailbag roundtable: "What Do Professors Even Do All Summer?" They’re seeking “pitches from historians who act as faculty to undergraduates working in all institutions in all capacities, from grad students to adjunct faculty to tenured and tenure-track professors.” They will pay $100 per piece (400 to 500 words). To learn more, refer to their Twitter thread. To pitch, refer to this form.
Deadline: June 5th, 2023
Monday, April 10th 2023
Contingent Magazine is a history
magazine. They’re open for pitches for their spring/early summer theme: Revive
Your Darlings. They’re accepting features (2,000-3,000 words); shorts (800-1,500
words); and mini-essays (200 to 500 words). They offer a base rate of $500 for
features, $250 for shorts, and $100 for mini-essays. To learn more, refer to
their Twitter
thread and this page.
Deadline: April 15th, 2023
Thursday, November 17th 2022
Contingent Magazine is a history magazine. They are accepting pitches for their December series: History & Mystery. They are looking for short essays (500 to 800 words) that “explore mystery fiction (novels, short stories, film, television, comics, etc.) through a historical lens.” They pay $150 per piece. If interested, send your pitches to pitches@contingentmag.org. To learn more, refer to their twitter thread and this page.
Deadline: November 18th, 2022
Sunday, October 9th 2022
Contingent Magazine is a history magazine. They are accepting pitches for postcards. Rate is $50. There is no specific deadline for submission of pitches. Read their Tweet here. Learn how to pitch them here.
Monday, May 9th 2022
Contingent
Magazine is a history magazine. They have partnered with Sacred Writes (a public
scholarship on religion) and are accepting pitches for paid work: “Got an idea
for a short, primary-source focused piece, perhaps one that demystifies the
work of historians?” They are “particularly interested in stories focused on
the intersection of women, history and religion; material culture; and/or the
history of East Asia, Latin America, or southern Africa.” They will pay up to 6
non-tenure-track scholars $250/essay. For
more information, refer to this Tweet and
this page.
Deadline: May 10th, 2022
Sunday, March 28th 2021
Contingent Magazine is a history
magazine. They are “accepting pitches for an ongoing series of mini-essays
about what it means for historians to do precarious academic labor around the
world.” They are looking for “pitches from historians who have completed
graduate work, and who are working in precarious teaching and/or research positions
in academic settings outside the United States.” Pay is $100 per piece (200 to
500 words). If interested, email your pitches to pitches@contingentmag.org. For more
information, refer to this Twitter
thread and this page.
Tuesday, November 10th 2020
Contingent Magazine is a nonprofit
online magazine for “everyone who asks questions about the past.” They are looking
for short essays (300 to 500 words) that “explore the history of a food or dish
that was meaningful to you when you were younger.” Pay is $100. Email your
pitches to pitches@contingentmag.org.
For more information, refer to this Twitter
thread and this page.
Deadline: November 20th, 2020
Sunday, July 19th 2020
Contingent Magazine is a nonprofit online magazine for “everyone who asks questions about the past.” They are accepting mailbag pitches. Their editor has tweeted, “Is there a question you often get asking why or how historians teach or research or write? Do you like writing for the public, explaining how historians work? Then pitch us!” Their base rate for mailbag columns (400-500 words) is $100. Read their editor’s Tweet here. Learn how to pitch them here.
Tuesday, April 21st 2020
Contingent Magazine is a nonprofit online
magazine for “everyone interested in the past.” They are accepting pitches for
mini-essays (200-500 words) that address “the impact of COVID-19 on
non-tenure-track historians (defined broadly to include archivists, museum
workers, grad students etc.).” Their base pay is $75. For details, read this Tweet.
For pitching information, refer to this page.
Deadline: April 30th, 2020
Monday, April 13th 2020
Contingent Magazine is a nonprofit online magazine for “everyone
interested in the past.” Their editor wants “a neat pitch for a mini-essay
about the more recent history of the USPS, like the legislation that is shaping
its finances right now.” The base pay for mini-essays (200 to 500 words) is $75.
For details, refer to their editor’s Tweet
and this page.