Breaking Into Magazine Writing: The Anatomy of a Pitch (w/ Julia Sonenshein)
TUESDAY JUNE 17TH @ 6:30 - 8:30 PM ET
It can feel impossible to break into magazine writing — digital or print, and googling yields misleading results. The process is called pitching — and it's a massive element of any writing career. This class will break down the entire process from idea to publication and teach you exactly how to craft the pitches editors want to see. We'll cover the anatomy of a pitch in obsessive detail, exactly how to talk to editors, developing story ideas, and selecting publications. We'll dissect a number of example pitches (including both accepted and rejected pitches from me and my colleagues), and leave plenty of time for questions.
Julia Sonenshein is an essayist, journalist, and editor whose cultural criticism focuses on a wide range of topics, including consumerism, art, family structures, food and wine, reproductive justice, climate change, labor, queerness, religion, and politics. Her writing has appeared in The New Republic, Elle, Los Angeles Magazine, Marie Claire, Catapult, Politico, Cosmopolitan, and Food & Wine, among others. Her essay, “Starving Toward Deliverance,” tracked the history of the Evangelical weight loss enterprise alongside a broader examination of worship and devotion — and was anthologized in Best American Food Writing (Mariner, 2022). Julia received a BFA in Studio Art from Boston University in 2011 and an MFA in Fiction from Sarah Lawrence College in 2017. She has been awarded grants and fellowships by the Vermont Studio Center and Sarah Lawrence College. A forever Californian, she nonetheless lives in New York City.
TUESDAY JUNE 17TH @ 6:30 - 8:30 PM ET
It can feel impossible to break into magazine writing — digital or print, and googling yields misleading results. The process is called pitching — and it's a massive element of any writing career. This class will break down the entire process from idea to publication and teach you exactly how to craft the pitches editors want to see. We'll cover the anatomy of a pitch in obsessive detail, exactly how to talk to editors, developing story ideas, and selecting publications. We'll dissect a number of example pitches (including both accepted and rejected pitches from me and my colleagues), and leave plenty of time for questions.
Julia Sonenshein is an essayist, journalist, and editor whose cultural criticism focuses on a wide range of topics, including consumerism, art, family structures, food and wine, reproductive justice, climate change, labor, queerness, religion, and politics. Her writing has appeared in The New Republic, Elle, Los Angeles Magazine, Marie Claire, Catapult, Politico, Cosmopolitan, and Food & Wine, among others. Her essay, “Starving Toward Deliverance,” tracked the history of the Evangelical weight loss enterprise alongside a broader examination of worship and devotion — and was anthologized in Best American Food Writing (Mariner, 2022). Julia received a BFA in Studio Art from Boston University in 2011 and an MFA in Fiction from Sarah Lawrence College in 2017. She has been awarded grants and fellowships by the Vermont Studio Center and Sarah Lawrence College. A forever Californian, she nonetheless lives in New York City.
TUESDAY JUNE 17TH @ 6:30 - 8:30 PM ET
It can feel impossible to break into magazine writing — digital or print, and googling yields misleading results. The process is called pitching — and it's a massive element of any writing career. This class will break down the entire process from idea to publication and teach you exactly how to craft the pitches editors want to see. We'll cover the anatomy of a pitch in obsessive detail, exactly how to talk to editors, developing story ideas, and selecting publications. We'll dissect a number of example pitches (including both accepted and rejected pitches from me and my colleagues), and leave plenty of time for questions.
Julia Sonenshein is an essayist, journalist, and editor whose cultural criticism focuses on a wide range of topics, including consumerism, art, family structures, food and wine, reproductive justice, climate change, labor, queerness, religion, and politics. Her writing has appeared in The New Republic, Elle, Los Angeles Magazine, Marie Claire, Catapult, Politico, Cosmopolitan, and Food & Wine, among others. Her essay, “Starving Toward Deliverance,” tracked the history of the Evangelical weight loss enterprise alongside a broader examination of worship and devotion — and was anthologized in Best American Food Writing (Mariner, 2022). Julia received a BFA in Studio Art from Boston University in 2011 and an MFA in Fiction from Sarah Lawrence College in 2017. She has been awarded grants and fellowships by the Vermont Studio Center and Sarah Lawrence College. A forever Californian, she nonetheless lives in New York City.