California Magazine

California Magazine is Cal Alumni Association’s editorially independent general-interest magazine that covers ideas and innovations from the University of California, Berkeley. They seek pitches from both new and established writers. They want writers to query them “with stories, not topics—ones that have a strong UC Berkeley connection but that would interest readers no matter where they went to school.” Broadly speaking, their stories generally fall into these categories: profiles/human interest; science and scholarship; history; arts; and news and events. They previously indicated pay of up to $1.25 per word. Current rates are not clear. For more information, refer to their submission guidelines.

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Sunday, January 3rd 2021

California Magazine is Looking for Story Pitches

California Magazine is Cal Alumni Association’s editorially independent general-interest magazine that covers ideas and innovations from the University of California, Berkeley. They are looking for story pitches from both new and established writers. They want writers to query them “with stories, not topics—ones that have a strong UC Berkeley connection but that would interest readers no matter where they went to school.” Broadly speaking, their stories generally fall into these categories: profiles/human interest; science and scholarship; history; arts; and news and events. They accept pitches year-round and pay up to $1.25 per word. If interested, send your query letters to californiamag@alumni.berkeley.edu. For more information, read their Tweet and submission guidelines.