The Temper

The Temper is “an online publication that explores life through the lens of sobriety, addiction, and recovery.” They are “particularly interested in amplifying the work of women, people of color, the LGBTQIA+ communities, people aged 55+, people with disabilities, and those in any other historically marginalized or underrepresented group.” They mainly publish personal essays, service-based articles, and op-eds. They want posts of 900 to 2,500 words. According to one payment report, they paid $75 to $100 per piece. To learn more, visit this page.

News & Pitch Calls from The Temper

Friday, August 28th 2020

The Temper is Seeking Pitches Surrounding Co-occurring Disorder

The Temper is “an online publication that explores life through the lens of sobriety, addiction, and recovery.” Their managing editor is seeking pitches surrounding co-occurring disorder (substance use disorder + mental illness). They will pay $100 per piece. For details, refer to their editor's Tweet and their submissions page.

Saturday, July 25th 2020

The Temper is Accepting Pitches

The Temper is “an online publication that explores life through the lens of sobriety, addiction, and recovery.” Their managing editor is looking for pitches surrounding their “October themes of movement and debunking sobriety fears and November themes of co-occurring disorders and gratitude for sobriety.” She is looking for tips and how-to/lifestyle based pieces. She especially wants pitches from BIPOC writers and writers from other marginalized groups. They typically pay $100 per piece (800-1,000 words). Send pitches to submissions@thetemper.com. To learn more, refer to their managing editor’s Twitter thread and this page.

Tuesday, May 12th 2020

The Temper is Looking for Pitches on Sobriety/Recovery From the Perspective of LGBTQIA

The Temper is “an online publication that explores life through the lens of sobriety, addiction, and recovery.” Their managing editor is seeking a few pitches on sobriety/recovery from the perspective of LGBTQIA. According to payment reports, they pay $100 per piece. Send pitches to nicole.slaughter-graham@hipsobriety.com. For details, refer to this Tweet and this page.

Sunday, March 8th 2020

The Temper is seeking stories surrounding being LGBTQIA+ in recovery and mental health & sobriety

The managing editor of The Temper is accepting pitches before she goes on maternity leave in a month. They are “especially looking for stories surrounding being LGBTQIA+ in recovery and mental health & sobriety.” They typically pay $100 per story. For details, refer to this Twitter post and this page.