Tuesday, February 18th 2025
Public Books is “an online magazine of ideas, arts, and scholarship.” Their higher ed editor is seeking pitches: “If you have something to get off your chest about higher ed, pitch me. Not looking for quick takes, but thoughtful scholarship and commentary that makes sense of our moment.” They’re also always seeking book reviews. As per a previous post by this editor, they usually pay $150 per piece. If interested, direct your pitches to dennis.m.hogan@gmail.com. To learn more, refer to their editor’s post and this page.
Tuesday, December 10th 2024
Public Books is “an online magazine of ideas, arts, and scholarship.” Their TV section editor is accepting pitches. They pay $150 per piece. If interested, direct your pitches to srkessle@usc.edu. To learn more, refer to their TV section editor’s post and their submission guidelines.
Tuesday, October 15th 2024
Public Books is “an online magazine of ideas, arts, and scholarship.” The new editor of their Higher Education section is looking for a wide range of higher education pieces, especially “structural analysis of the sector; labor and academic freedom; diversity & inequality on campus; and the nonprofit/healthcare/education nexus.” They usually pay $150 a piece. If interested, send your pitches to dennis.m.hogan@gmail.com. To read their editor’s post, click here. To visit their website, click here.
Wednesday, August 4th 2021
Public Books is “an online magazine of ideas, arts, and scholarship.” They are seeking pitches for “Antiquities, a new section spotlighting work from diverse writers about the ancient world and its global legacies.” They will pay $100 per piece (2,500 words) to untenured scholars. To learn more, refer to their editor’s Twitter thread. To submit your pitch, refer to this form.