Trucha

Trucha is an independent multimedia platform that covers stories, culture, and social movements of migrant and queer communities in the Rio Grande Valley. This includes topics such as immigration, reproductive justice, LGBTQ issues, climate justice, regional arts and culture, racial justice, and more. They accept pitches "from people who live or grew up in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas and the Northern Mexican side of the border region, including Reynosa, Matamoros, etc." According to their guidelines, the content formats that they publish include long-form feature articles (800-1,200 words at $0.50/word), op-eds/commentary (600-800 words at $0.40/word), Q&A features/interview highlights (600-800 words at $0.40/word), and instagram articles (300-350 words at $.30 per word). For more information, refer to their pitch guide.

News & Pitch Calls from Trucha

Tuesday, December 3rd 2024

Trucha is Seeking Pitches

Trucha is an independent multimedia platform that covers topics and issues that affect the Rio Grande Valley. They’re looking for pitches. They publish articles on the following topics: “immigration, reproductive justice, LGBTQ issues, climate justice, regional arts and culture, racial justice, and more.” They pay $0.50/word for longform features (800 to 1,200 words); $0.40/word for op-ed/commentary pieces (600 to 800 words); $0.40/word for Q&A features/interview highlights (600 to 800 words); and $0.30/word for Instagram articles (250 to 300 words). For details, refer to their post and this page.

Tuesday, September 10th 2024

Trucha is Accepting Pitches

Trucha is an independent multimedia platform that covers topics and issues that affect the Rio Grande Valley. They're accepting pitches from both new writers and seasoned pros. They publish articles on the following topics: “immigration, reproductive justice, LGBTQ issues, climate justice, regional arts and culture, racial justice, and more.” They pay $0.50/word for longform features (800 to 1,200 words); $0.40/word for op-ed/commentary pieces (600 to 800 words); $0.40/word for Q&A features/interview highlights (600 to 800 words); and $0.30/word for Instagram articles (250 to 300 words). To learn more, refer to their post and pitch guidelines.

Tuesday, March 30th 2021

Trucha is Seeking Pitches

Trucha is an independent multimedia platform that covers topics and issues that affect the Rio Grande Valley. They are looking for pitches. They publish content about “immigration, reproductive justice, LGBTQ issues, climate justice, regional arts and culture, racial justice, and more.” They only accept pitches from “people who currently live or grew up in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas (and North Mexican side of this border region including Reynosa, Matamoros, etc).” They pay $0.50/word for longform feature articles (2,000 words), $0.30/word for op-eds (600 words), and $0.30/word for news blurbs (300 words). To learn more, read their Twitter thread and call for pitches.

Monday, February 15th 2021

Trucha is Accepting Pitches

Trucha is an independent multimedia platform that covers topics and issues that affect the Rio Grande Valley. They publish “content about immigration, reproductive justice, LGBTQ issues, climate justice, regional arts and culture, racial justice, and more.” The content formats that they publish include longform feature articles (2,000 words at $0.50/word), op-eds (600 words at $0.30/word), news blurbs (300 words at $0.30/word), and art. They only accept pitches from “people who currently live or grew up in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas (and North Mexican side of this border region including Reynosa, Matamoros, etc).” For more information, refer to their Twitter thread and call for pitches.