Epic

Epic publishes extraordinary true stories. Their “writers travel the world searching for encounters with the unknown. Wartime romance, unlikely savants, deranged detectives, gentlemen thieves, and love struck killers: stories that tap into the thrill of being alive.” According to an old tweet by their deputy editor, they generally pay $1 to $2 per word. Most of their stories are at least 5,000 to 6,000 words long. You can see their editor's contact information and submission guidelines here..

News & Pitch Calls from Epic

Monday, February 22nd 2021

Epic is Always Accepting Pitches for Longform, Narrative, Reported Pieces

Epic publishes extraordinary true stories. They publish stories that “tap into the thrill of being alive.” Their deputy editor is always accepting pitches for longform, narrative, reported pieces. Most of their stories are at least 5,000 to 6,000 words. They generally pay $1 to $2 per word. If interested, send your pitches to gina@epicmagazine.com. To read their deputy editor’s Tweet, click here. To learn more about them, click here.

Friday, May 22nd 2020

Epic is Seeking Incredible, Cinematic, Longform Reported Stories

Epic publishes extraordinary true stories. Their “writers travel the world searching for encounters with the unknown.” “Wartime romance, unlikely savants, deranged detectives, gentlemen thieves, and love struck killers: stories that tap into the thrill of being alive.” They don’t publish many stories a year, but they want incredible, cinematic, longform reported stories that you have been dying to tell. They generally pay $1 to $2 per word. Most of their stories are at least 5,000 to 6,000 words long. Send pitches to gina@epicmagazine.com. For details, refer to their deputy editor's Twitter thread. Submit stories here.