Thursday, January 9th 2025
The Sick Times is a site chronicling the Long Covid crisis. They’re accepting Covid-related pitches. They pay $400 for essays (1,000 to 1,200 words) and $1,300 for news features (1,200 to 1,500 words). For details, refer to their editor/co-founder’s post and their pitch guidelines.
Monday, May 13th 2024
The Sick Times is a site
chronicling the Long Covid crisis. They’re accepting reported news story and
essay/commentary pitches. They prioritize pitches from people who have Long
Covid and related diseases. Rates are $1,200 for news features (1,200 to 1,400
words) and $400 for essays (1,000 to 1,200 words). Send your pitches to editors@thesicktimes.org. To learn
more, refer to their post and
this page.
Tuesday, February 6th 2024
The Sick Times is a site
chronicling the Long Covid crisis. They’re looking for pitches for commentary
and reported pieces:
- Commentary: They currently
publish only one essay/commentary piece a month by outside contributors. They
prioritize essays from writers with Long Covid and related diseases. They pay
$250 for a piece of 1,000 words.
- Journalism: They currently publish 2 to 3 reported news stories per quarter from journalists. They pay $1,000 for a piece of 1,000 words.
If interested, email your pitches
to betsy@thesicktimes.org and miles@thesicktimes.org. To learn more,
refer to their post and
this page.
Saturday, January 20th 2024
The Sick Times is a site chronicling the Long Covid crisis. They’re accepting pitches for commentary and reported pieces:
- Commentary: They currently publish only one essay/commentary piece a month by outside contributors. They prioritize essays from writers with Long Covid and related diseases. They pay $250 for a piece of 1,000 words.
- Journalism: They currently publish 2 to 3 reported news stories per quarter from journalists. They pay $1,000 for a piece of 1,000 words.
For details, refer to their editor/co-founder’s post and this page.