Smart Mouth is looking for food writers. We’d love to hear you pitch!
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Smart Mouth: the Newsletter is a companion to Katherine Spiers’ food history podcast, Smart Mouth. It commissions articles from food and culture writers from around the world. Articles are a mix of short “try this, you’ll love it” pieces and longer (but not longform) features.
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
- $200 -$400 or 80 cents to $1.33 per word- $400 for 300 to 500-word posts, either essays or reported, about food/culture/food culture topics; and $200 for 200 word-ish blurbs about a recommended restaurant or dish at a restaurant, with an excellent (excellent!) photo of its food to accompany the post.
CONTACT
For more information, visit their website.
Before applying, review submission guidelines. Email all questions and submissions to Katherine Spiers, Editor of Smart Mouth, at: katherine@tablecakes.com
Apply here.
