Pitch, Please - 7/11/2025 Edition #1

19 pitch calls, 11 job openings, 10 contests/prizes (one is a $100,000 fiction contest, yes, it’s legit), and fellowships/grants (anyone want to go to Japan or Portugal?)!

I’ve always sucked at naming things, and I’m not ashamed of my corniness.

A new benefits 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 my announcement yesterday, 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!

It will take me a while to put “Pitch, Please” together every week, so to get an idea, if it’s financially feasible for me to do long-term, I’d love to know if this is of value to you. If you become a paid subscriber today, you’ll also get (I could have totally become an infomercial star, I just know it):

• My complete pitch guide with pitch template (normally $47)

• The personal essay workshop recording I hosted with Noah Michelson from HuffPost, plus all the resources (normally $97)

• Entry into a drawing for a signed copy of Jennifer Pastiloff’s new book “Proof of Life” (normally $29)

And if you’re already a paid subscriber—THANK YOU! You’ll be automatically entered into the drawing and have received the pitch guide and essay workshop links in yesterday’s announcement email.

And now, ta da!

Here’s the first edition of “Pitch, Please” with 19 pitch calls (including The Rumpus, Vogue, Slate, and Insider), 11 job openings (including at Penguin and the AP), 10 contests/prizes (one is a $100,000 fiction contest, yes, it’s legit), and 11 fellowships/grants (anyone want to go to Japan or Portugal?)!