Pitch, Please - 7/18/2025 Edition #2

17 pitch calls (including The BBC, Refinery29, Off Assignment, Slate), 12 job openings (including The New York Times, Politico), 5 contests/prizes, and 7 fellowships/grants (Hamptons, NYC, and FL)!

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

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 today, you’ll also get:

• 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 last week’s announcement email.

And now, ta da!

Here’s the second edition of “Pitch, Please” with 17 new pitch calls (including The BBC, Refinery29, Off Assignment, Slate, and Insider), 12 new job openings (including at The New York Times, Politico, and BuzzCo), 5 new contests/prizes, and 7 fellowships/grants (Hamptons, NYC, and Florida)!