Freelance

Long Now is looking for writers

Long Now is accepting pitches of essays, reported features, interviews, book reviews, shorter articles, etc. for Ideas, our living archive of long-term thinking. We’re looking for pieces that take the (very) long view to make us think differently about now.

ABOUT THE COMPANY

The Long Now Foundation is a non-profit dedicated to making long-term thinking more common. Its work encourages imagination at the timescale of civilization — the next and last 10,000 years — a timespan we call the long now.

Read through its selection of recent articles/stories, categorized into: ArtCivilizationCultureEnvironmentGlobalizationHistoryInfrastructureTechnology

WHAT TO INCLUDE IN SUBMISSION

  • Write a short introduction about yourself
  • Include a paragraph highlighting your writing experience, relevant credentials and publication credits
  • Attach links to your strongest work or portfolio, and online profile.

COMPENSATION

  • $300 – $600 for essays, interviews, book reviews, science journalism, and news articles.

CONTACT

For more information, visit their website.

Before applying, review submission guidelines. Email all questions and submissions to: ideas@longnow.org

Margarita Sanabria

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