News & Pitch Calls from The Bold Italic

Sunday, April 23rd 2023

The Bold Italic is Hiring Freelancers

The Bold Italic is an online magazine that celebrates the free-wheeling spirit of the Bay Area. They’re hiring freelancers to create written content and videos. Their rates start at $150 to $300. If interested, send your pitches to info@thebolditalic.com or saul@thebolditalic.com. To read their Twitter thread, click here. To learn how to write for them, click here.

Sunday, January 31st 2021

The Bold Italic Seeks Submissions for Pandemic Dating Diaries

The Bold Italic is an online magazine that celebrates the free-wheeling spirit of the Bay Area. They are seeking submissions for their Pandemic Dating Diaries series. If you have a “weird, funny, cute, sad, or hopeful dating / relationship story from the last year”, then send your pitch to info@thebolditalic.com. They will pay $100 per piece (500 to 700 words). For details, refer to their editor-in-chief’s Twitter thread. To learn how to write for them, refer to this page.

Tuesday, June 2nd 2020

The Bold Italic is Open to Pieces from Black Writers

The Bold Italic is an online magazine that celebrates the free-wheeling spirit of the Bay Area. Their editor-in-chief is “open to personal essays, reported pieces, round-ups of resources, opinions, and more” from Black writers in California. Pay: $200 to $300. For details, refer to this Tweet and this page.

Tuesday, March 17th 2020

The Bold Italic is seeking personal essays on coronavirus

The Bold Italic is seeking personal essays from Bay Area residents on how the coronavirus has affected them. They pay $200 to $300 per story. For details, refer to this Twitter post and this page