Pitch, Please - 08/08/2025 Edition #5

10 new job openings, including at The Guardian and The Atlantic, 17 new pitch calls, 7 new contests, 6 new fellowships, and a call for manuscripts from Split Lip Press!

A new benefit of being a paid Unmentionables subscriber is a weekly potluck picnic of pitch calls from editors/pubs, writing jobs, contests, prizes, grants, scholarships, and residencies.

If you missed the announcement, you can read all about “Pitch, Please” here.

I will still send you my personal essays here, too.

This is just an experiment for a new paid subscriber perk. If you are a paid subscriber, please let me know in the comments or via email (juliane@bergmannconsulting.com) if you find this resource helpful.

If you pitch and get a byline, please definitely let me know, so I can celebrate with you!

If you become a paid subscriber (annual/founding), you’ll also get all my classes for free, or 50% off (monthly members). Next up, on August 25th, is Side Quest with Dylan Thuras, New York Times bestselling author and co-founder of award-winning travel brand, Atlas Obscura:

And now, ta da!

Here’s the fifth edition of “Pitch, Please” with 10 new job openings, including at The Guardian and The Atlantic, 17 new pitch calls, 7 new contests, 6 new fellowships, and a call for manuscripts from Split Lip Press!