News & Pitch Calls from The Breakdown

Sunday, May 16th 2021

The Breakdown is Looking for Pitches with a Mental Health Theme

The Breakdown is an online mental health magazine. They are looking for pitches for “culture, opinion, sex, and personal essays.” All pitches should have a mental health theme. Writers from all over the world can pitch. Rate is £50 per piece (600 words). Pitches should be sent to hattie@the-breakdown.co.uk. Read their editor’s Twitter thread here and their pitching guidelines here.

Sunday, February 14th 2021

The Breakdown is Seeking Home + Interiors Pitches

The Breakdown is an online mental health magazine. Their editor is seeking home + interiors pitches (with a  mental health + wellbeing theme) for March. They want personal essays, features, listicles, explainers, and how-to guides. They will pay £80 for 700 words. Pitches should be sent to hattie@the-breakdown.co.uk. For details, read their editor’s Twitter thread and their pitching guidelines.

Tuesday, January 19th 2021

The Breakdown's Culture Editor is Commissioning a Piece

The Breakdown is an online mental health magazine. Their culture editor is looking to commission a piece that looks at the intersection of mental health and culture/identity. They will pay £80 for 700 words. Email your pitches to anmol@the-breakdown.co.uk. For more information, read their culture editor’s Twitter thread and their pitching guidelines.

Deadline: January 30th, 2021

Thursday, December 31st 2020

The Breakdown's Entertainment Editor is Seeking Pitches

The Breakdown is an online mental health magazine. Their newly appointed entertainment editor has tweeted, “Any celeb interviews, releases, TV/film launches, send them all my way! Also will be looking for pitches in the new year!” They pay £80 for 700 to 900 words and £100 for columns. Read their editor’s Tweet here and their pitching guidelines here.

Friday, November 20th 2020

The Breakdown Mag wants pitches on men’s mental health

The Breakdown, a new magazine on mental health, is looking for pitches on men’s mental health content. They pay £80-100 for columns and are especially interested in hearing from BIPOC and disabled men. Details in the Twitter thread here. The magazine, which will launch on 1 December 2020, is also looking for other types of mental health content – and see The Breakdown’s Twitter here.


Thursday, November 19th 2020

The Breakdown Seeks Someone From The US Who Has Tried Therapy Apps Before

The Breakdown is an online mental health magazine. They are “looking for someone from the US who has tried therapy apps before, to try a few sessions of an online counselling service (free).” Pay is $70. If you would like to write this, then DM their founder and editor on Twitter. To learn more, refer to their founder and editor’s Tweet and this page.

Wednesday, November 11th 2020

The Breakdown is Open for Pitches

The Breakdown is an online mental health magazine. They are open for pitches. Their founder and editor has tweeted, “So we’re open to pretty much anything as long as it has a mental health theme, but some hot topics are: sex, wellness, parenting, culture, men’s mental health, and general lifestyle topics. As we’re re-launching in December, we’re keen for some Christmas content. We’re also interested in news and entertainment pieces. We commission personal essays, opinion, explainers, features, listicles and general how-tos. We’re also open to reported pieces and any timely pieces (though I’d wait until December for that).” Pay is £80 for 700 words. If interested, email your pitches to hattie@the-breakdown.co.uk. For more information, refer to their founder and editor’s Twitter thread and this page.