News & Pitch Calls from The Order of the Good Death

Tuesday, December 20th 2022

The Order of the Good Death is Commissioning

The Order of the Good Death is “a group of funeral industry professionals, academics, and artists exploring ways to prepare a death phobic culture for their inevitable mortality.” They are “looking to commission more writings about the green burial movement and the intersection with Indigenous land and stewardship movements.” They are flexible in terms of the word count of articles, but the sweet spot is 800 to 1,000 words. They haven’t mentioned the rates in their tweet but according to their previous pitch call, rates start at $150+ per article. To learn more, refer to their tweet and pitch guide.

Wednesday, June 9th 2021

The Order of the Good Death is Looking for Pitches

The Order of the Good Death is “a group of funeral industry professionals, academics, and artists exploring ways to prepare a death phobic culture for their inevitable mortality.” They are accepting pitches. Their pitch guide says, “Most of our advocacy centers on the ways we think about, remember, and interact with our dead, as well as ensuring that all people have access to a good death, and the resources needed to achieve it, so the articles we publish will reflect this.” Their rates start at $150+ per article (about 800-1,000 words). Pitches should be sent to submissions@orderofthegooddeath.com. For more information, refer to their Tweet and pitch guide.

Sunday, August 16th 2020

Call for Pitches for a Series about Racism and Racial Disparities in End of Life Teaching and Practice

The Order of the Good Death is “a group of funeral industry professionals, academics, and artists exploring ways to prepare a death phobic culture for their inevitable mortality.” The Collective for Radical Death Studies is “an organization formed to decolonize death studies and radicalize death practice.” They are both looking for pitches for a series that will address racism and racial disparities in end of life teaching and practice. They want articles of about 800 to 1,000 words. Their rates will start at $250+. Email your pitches to deathsubmissions@gmail.com. To learn more, refer to this Tweet and this page.