Seth T. Hahne

We’re currently looking for feature articles to fit the theme of cultural cuisine for an upcoming issue of Christ and Pop Culture Magazine.

Pitches must have a strong pop culture emphasis. Consider developing your article around TV shows, movies, books, songs, events, trends, and habits that tell us something about the intersection of food/eating/meals and culture.

We pay $75 for each magazine feature accepted and published. Send a one-paragraph pitch by noon Thursday, March 22, to Erin Straza. See additional pitch details below. Please keep in mind that we are unable to respond to all pitches. If we choose your article, a full draft of your article will be due by noon Monday, April 2. You will also need to be available for revisions during the following week after submission. The issue will publish the week of April 7.

Guidelines

Your Pitch:

  • Be sure your article pitch has a strong pop culture framework.
  • Do not send a full article for your pitch; we won’t have the time to read unsolicited pieces.
  • Keep your pitch to one paragraph. Include a thesis and some ideas about how you will develop your thesis throughout the piece.
  • Keep our audience in mind. We focus on pop culture from a Christian perspective. We recommend reading a few of the magazine features we’ve published in the past to get a sense of the kinds of articles we run.
  • Think cultural analysis rather than devotional or first-person narratives.
  • Include a two-sentence bio to help us understand why you would be qualified to write on this topic.
  • Include links to two or three articles that you have published, even if it is your own blog (but preferably at other publications).

Selected Pitches:

  • The finished article should be something more than just a long blog post. We’re looking for magazine-style, insightful, detailed, original, well-crafted pieces.
  • Pieces should be between 1,500–3,000 words.

Erin Straza (managing editor, magazine editor, and Persuasion podcast host) is a freelance writer and marketing communications consultant. Her first book is titled Comfort Detox: Finding Freedom from Habits That Bind You (InterVarsity Press, 2017); she writes from the Illinois flatlands where she lives with her husband, Mike.
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