The Metropole

The Metropole covers urban history and architecture sponsored by Penn State University. Authors must be solicited by a senior co-editor to participate in a theme month or submit a pitch that clearly articulates the relevance of their proposed post to the theme month. They publish “original pieces on any aspect of urban history or on topics that are of interest to urbanists.” According to their pitch guide, they are currently able to pay $200 per essay for “themed month” articles.

News & Pitch Calls from The Metropole

Tuesday, December 10th 2024

The Metropole is Accepting Pitches

The Metropole is the Urban History Association’s official blog. They’re accepting pitches for their February and March themes:

“The Metropole is accepting pitches for its February theme on The Celluloid City: cities and film all aspects from depictions of cities to the policies cities enact to attract more filmmaking.” Rate is $200. Deadline to submit pitches is 15 December.

“The Metropole is taking pitches on March theme, The City Aquatic: cities & water, cities across archipelagos, cities & rising sea levels/flooding, cities & drinking water, cities & water related tourism, etc.” Rate is $200. Deadline to submit pitches is 10 February.”

To learn more, refer to their post and submission guidelines.

Deadline: December 15th, 2024