Leah Prinzivalli’s Post

I’m looking for narrative feature pitches for Slate Magazine! I joined Slate this January with a mandate to bring in longform, and in the time since, I’ve edited a true crime yarn with a major third-act twist, an investigation into the radicalization of Southern grandmas in a deep-red Alabama, the Lindy West profile heard round the internet, a hilarious, thoughtful report on the rise of penis injections, and more. (These, and more from my brilliant colleagues, here: https://lnkd.in/e_4uKY5B.) These stories are, as you can see, extremely different!! But they have the same baseline: A good Slate feature takes readers on a ride, challenges their assumptions, and needs at least 3000 words to be told right. It's also, crucially, fun. Slate's a good place for an idea that's too voicey to work anywhere else, that's still supported by rigorous reporting. First-person welcome, white-whale ideas encouraged. Pitch me (not in the Linkedin DMs please!) at leah.prinzivalli@slate.com.

Cool! Possible to share rate info?

hiii, just shared this on jobs.themincave.com and everyone in our community got a ping to check it out. hope you find exactly who you need! ☀️

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Too voicey to work anywhere else, you say? 👀

still pretty proud of this one- something I penned running up to the 50th anniversary the release of Taxi Driver: https://russwinfrey.substack.com/p/rewatching-taxi-driver-in-the-age

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I'm about to pitch you - and the subject line is going to be a bit shocking, so just warning you now.

Is there a baseline rate or range attached to this role that you’d be open to sharing? I run remotewritingjobs.org and prioritize fair and transparent pay information when considering opportunities for inclusion in the directory.

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Ms. Prinzivalli, Thanks for an honest shot. Knew you were serious when you gave work email. No anonymous forms to fill out, just an opportunity to send honest pitches.

I love “too voicey” as the criteria

I shall email as well

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Just sent you a pitch that I hope gets your attention. Thanks for the call out!

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