Pitch Guidelines

In terms of length, our pitches are usually around two short paragraphs. 

In terms of content, we're generally looking for the following:

  1. Specificity: The more details, the better. How does the thing or process you're describing work, at the most intimate level? The kind of detail can vary widely: it might involve technical detail if you're describing a technology, or reported detail if it's a reported piece. But specificity is critical to any good piece. It not only helps make for an interesting piece of writing, it also establishes your credibility as the one writing it. It speaks to why you should be the one writing this piece. 

  2. Stakes: Why does this piece matter? Why should the reader read past the first few paragraphs? A successful piece should answer the "so what?" question early and often. It's possible that a few readers will come to your piece already interested in the particular subject you're discussing—but the vast majority won't. How will you make the case to your readers that they should keep reading?

  3. What makes you uniquely positioned to write this? Who are you? Where do you come from? This can be an opportunity to focus on either your personal or professional background, whichever feels most relevant to the pitched story. 

We define technology very capaciously. To get a sense of the range we publish please check out  Beacons, supa dupa skies: move slow and heal things, policy: seductions and silences, and our newest issue Medicine and the Body. Reading through these issues will also give you a sense of how writers have approached the above considerations. 

Pitches should include:

  • Your name

  • Who will be writing the piece?

  • Your email

  • Type - What sort of piece are you pitching us?

    • Short (1200 - 1600 words)

    • Long (2000-4000+ words)

    • Interview

    • Art

    • Other

  • What's the pitch?

  • What are the Stakes of this piece?

    • And how does this piece intervene with, interrogate, or complicate those stakes?

  • Why you?

    • Why are you the right person to write this piece?

  • Why Logic(s)?

    • Why is this piece a good fit for Logic to publish?

  • Related work?

    • Are there other examples of your work you can share to give us a sense of your writing style and approach?

  • Please tell us about how you identify and would like to be seen

    • For example, you may wish to include gender identity, preferred pronouns, sexuality, cultural heritage, national origin, immigration status, disability status – or any other aspect of your identity you’d like to share

  • Anything else you'd like to share?