Pitches Wanted (Entertainment, Culture, Style, etc.) | 30 to 50+ cents per word

We're taking pitches. You can check out our pitch guidelines below:

HOW TO PITCH:
- Direct pitches to: editors@dirt.fyi
- Standard rates start at $0.50/word, negotiable for reported pieces. Q&As are paid out at $0.30/word.
- Pieces are generally commissioned at around 500-800 or 800-1000 words. We do occasionally go longer.

WHAT TO PITCH:
- Dirt is billed as a newsletter about entertainment, and television (particularly streaming) is our bread and butter. We love short essays and posts that take an unexpected angle on a popular show, highlight a previously uncovered element or particular aesthetic of a show everyone is watching, or recommend things that it seems like no one is watching at all.
- Beyond TV, Dirt publishes pieces covering all kinds of cultural ephemera: movies, books, fashion and style, art, furniture and design, scene reports, shopping, video games, music, politics, and media. We embrace the esoteric–if you have an idea for a culture piece that you think might be too weird for public consumption, try us.
- Dirt is, of course, digital only (it is an email newsletter), and we love to cover the internet, whether it’s a social media trend, the blockchain, or thoughts on How We Communicate Online Now.
- We occasionally publish personal essays, especially when the narrative incorporates a larger point of view on culture or the internet.
- Being funny is great and important. We support irreverence!
- We love a trend piece. But please, when pitching, provide proof that x is an actual trend and not just two disparate thingies you saw online.
- Do not always stress about a peg! Pegs are death!
- However, if you do have a timely idea that works for Dirt, we would love to get on it as quickly as possible. Please denote all time-sensitive pitches with a “TIMELY” in the subject line (apologies but “URGENT” gives our editors a heart attack).

Thank you! We’re excited to read your ideas!
- Submissions: editors@dirt.fyi
- Website: https://dirt.fyi/