News & Pitch Calls from 5280

Sunday, December 20th 2020

5280 is Accepting Story Pitches about Colorado / Denver

5280 is a monthly magazine and website that covers dining, entertainment, culture, arts, lifestyle, and politics in Denver, Colorado. Their newly appointed senior associate editor is accepting story pitches about Colorado / Denver. He will help edit their magazine’s FOB, feature packages, etc. According to payment reports, they paid $0.75/word for a 500-word FOB and $1.25/word for a 3,000-word feature. For more information, refer to their editor’s Twitter thread and their writer’s guidelines.

Tuesday, September 15th 2020

5280 is Looking for Pitches Related to Denver / Colorado

5280 is a monthly magazine and website that covers dining, entertainment, culture, arts, lifestyle, and politics in Denver, Colorado. Their digital editor is looking for pitches for their website. They are always accepting pitches in all categories. Right now, they are “looking to bulk up in a few areas: politics (esp. at the city level), news (localized takes on national topics of interest count!), health, business, and education.” They would “love to see fresh ideas on how to continue to cover COVID-19, the Black Lives Matter movement, and the upcoming election.” Every pitch should be timely and localized (to Denver / Colorado). They strongly encourage writers of diverse backgrounds to pitch. They prefer writers who are local to Colorado. According to payment reports, they pay up to $1.25 per word. If interested, contact erin@5280.com. For details, read their digital editor’s Twitter thread here and their writer’s guidelines here.