Pitches (Books, Author Interviews/Profiles, Publishing)

Adrienne Westenfeld, Books and Fiction Editor at Esquire, is looking for pitches: Here's a quick thread about how to submit to Esquire's books and fiction section. For fiction: please send all submissions to me via email (awestenfeld@hearst.com) as Word document attachments. I'm looking for stories up to 7,500 words, maximum. I’m also in the market for author interviews, author profiles, book round-ups, essays about books, trend stories, and reported features about books and publishing. I'm not looking for traditional reviews, but I am looking for longer essays about books and culture. I also work with literary writers on first-person essays and narrative nonfiction. Rates for all of the above start at $500. If any of this sounds like your speed, please pitch me via email! I'm excited to hear from you.

- Questions/submissions: awestenfeld@hearst.com
- Website: https://www.esquire.com/