'UBLISHERS ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS
FROM INCARCERATED PEOPLE

ANTIGRAVITY

fox@antigravitymagazine.com » htps:/antigeavitymagazine. con/contact

Paid: Yes Copy: (includes columns, eature, show reviews or extended reviews, etc): $50—$75
per published page, $150 mas. Reviews: $10 per published review. Photos, Comics, and
ustrations: $20 1 S25 per image (average) $301 for covers and ullsize images
ANTIGRAVITY publishes work by incarcerated people sometimes. Relevant info: JPay or oher
email system, use this email: fox(@antigravitymagazine.com. Physical addess: PO Box 2215
Gretna, LA 70053 We are a New Orleans Southern Louisiana-focused publiation, 5o we would be
interesed in publishing writes incarcerated in Louisiana only.

Apogee Journal

* htps:fapogecioumal.rg/submit

Bleakhouse Publishing: Tacenda Literary Magazine

bleakhousepublishing(@ gmailcom » hitps:/www bleakhouscpublishing org/about

Tacenda Literary Magazine: An Arts and Social Justce Joural is an nline publication from
BleakHouse Publishing dedicated to creative wriing on crime and punishment
bleakhousepublishing.org | bleakhousepublishing @ gmail.com | Professor Robert Johnson.
BleakHouse Publishing, Dept.of Jusice, Law, and Criminology, American Universiy, 4400
Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washingion, DC 20016

Cell Count

sena@pasan org htp/pasan.org/subscribe him!

(Cell Count s a newsetter by and for prisoners,created by PASAN, the Prisoners HIV/AIDS
Support Action Network in Toronto, Ontario. hitp/fpasan.org/subscribe il

Columbia Journal

Columbial W1 gmailcom » hitp/columbigjournal o/

“The submission period is now open. We accept submissions from curtent and formerly incarcerated
writers n th following categories: Ficton (up 10 5,000 words) Nonfiction (up to 5,000 words)
Pocry (up o 5 pages) Visual Art (up o 5 pages)

Community Alliance

editor@fresnoalliance.com » hitps:/fresnalliance.com/content-submission/

Letters o the editor: 300 words o less Aricles: 800-1,200 words o les Please submit with
images or photos if possible

Economic Hardship Reporting Project

* htps:/feconomichardship.org Submissions/

Paid: Yes Grants generally range from $500 fo an op-¢d t0-$10,000 for a documentary. We usually
pay upon publication but will give advances to low-income reporters.

Submit a well-rescarched but brif pitch of e than 500 words. Include your CV and a proposed
budet. But fist,please visit EconomicHardship.ore t find out what kinds of stories we fund. We
tend to award geans to expericnced journalisi, though e are open 10 submissions from emerging.
{alents. Photographers should send us low-tesolution images (72 dpi) along with a pitch or a query
leter attached. Allimages should include captions in he metadata or an attached caption
document. Let us know i other news oules have covered your story and how your piece will be
Gifferent

Empowerment Avenue

empovermentave(@ gmail.com » hitps:/www empowermentave.com

Filter Magazine

Editor@filtermag.org + hps:/fitermag.org

contact @kasaliamedrano for questions. We welcome pitches fo featur-length artices around our
ubjectareas, inluding investgative reports, op-cds, essays and iterviews. Pease send proposals

(ather than drafls) and a sample of your previous work. Due to volume of pilches, we regret we
cannot rply to them all we will gt back to you within a week f your idea s one we can use.
Global Voice
* htps:elobalvoices.org/volunteer!
Grid News
sgolden@arid news hitps:/wwwgrid news’

rd Newsis open 0 submissions from incarcerated wites. Any interesid riters should pich fo
Serena Golden (sgolden@grid news). We typially look for explainers, pcces contextualizing a
newsy topic,or fist-person narratives about a newsy topie (for example, we just published an essay
by a Ukrainian noveliston his experience n the war).
High Country News
htps:/oww hen.org/aboutsubmissions
Paid: case by case Essays and perspectives usually run 750-800 words, at $400 flat. Funding for
"features" islimited, but they assist on erats.
High Country News has a history of publishing writers who ae incarcerated and are very
‘committed o continuing tha. Here i our submissions page, which includes pay information and
editor contact nfo (htps:/viw. hen org/aboutsubmissions)
HuffPost
htps:/ow hufTpost conystatic/how-to-pich-huffpost
Paid: Yes Varies
HufPost has published a couple of writes who are incarcerated and Id love 0 help advocate for
more. Heresthe pitching guidelines (National and Personal are the two tams that have already
‘worked with people in prison.) 1 all paid, but I'm ot sure wha the rates ar for cach type of
submission. 1 hink personal pieces pay prety low (maybe $150) but i higher for reported peces,
il the exact amount depening on lenghreporting it | believe Chris was paid ~ $1.000 for this
cobylined reported feature (https/www huffpost. comentey/medical-iolation-solitary-
confinement-prisons-jals-pandemic_n_61512iD1 eb020d79fbeaTT3).
In The Belly
bellyzine(@ gmail com » hitps:/www paiseon convinthebelly
Inguest
* htps:fingquest org/submissions/
Jewish Currents
Submissions@jewisheureents.org *hitps:tinyurl.com/JC-Incarcerated-Wriers
For Jewish Curtent, print and online digital magazine of poliis, culture, and ideas, rooted in the
questions that animate the Jewish left and the lefl more generally, submissions can be sent 0
submissions@jewisheurrents.ore or mailed to PO Box 130049, Brooklyn, NY 11213 Guidelines at
hitp:/tinyurl coneinearceratedwriers.
Journal of Prisoners on Prisons
academically orented » hit:/wvww jpp org/submissions himl"ouenal of Prisoners on Prsons (JPP)
is.a prisoner-witien
Paid: and peer-reviewed nonproit joumaljpp.org | jpp(@uotiawa.ca | Journal of Prisoners on
Prisons Department of Criminology
University of Ottawa
Logic Magazine
hups:/fogiemag io
Lucky Jefferson

Dluckyjefferson.com » luckyjefferson.com

Huckyjefferson.comsubmit (we currently use Submitable, but are happy o begin accepting emails
and posiage from incarcerated writes)
New York Foeus
pitchesi@nysfocus com » hitps:/www nysfocus. com
Paid: Yes $250
New York Focus has published opinion picces by incarcerated peaple, and has paid S250. We

cover New York policy and polit
pitchesi@nysfocus.com.

Next City

* htps:nextcity org/pitch

Paid: Yes $350-400 for 700-1000 word stories, occasionally more for different work
We at Next City are definitly interesied in more contributions rom incarcerated writers. We are an
independent, nonprofit oulet publishing solutions journalism on urban affars. Here are our pitch
suidelines: hitps:/nextcity.orgpitch. Our base reelance rae s $350-5400 for 700-1000 word
stories. We do pay higher rates depening on availabilty of funding for cerain topis or

complexity & length of thestory

Porosity Press

and all published work s fre to pp inside hip:/fporositypress.com” »
hitps:/porositypress.comsubmissions”! run a small pres tht s committed to publishing original
‘works from ppl who've been impacted by the carceral system

Prism

* htps:/pismeports.org/aboutcall-forpitches!

Paid: Yes Pay for acceped pieces is .40/ word

Prison Creative Arts Project

1501 East Quadrangle, 701 E. University Ave. » hps:/lsa.umich,edu/peapprogramsliterary-
review himI"Michigan Review of Prisoner Creative Writing: The Prison Creative Arts Projectat
the University of Michigan's journal showeases the alent and diversity of Michigan's ncarcerated
writers. Iso.umich.edupeap/programs/ltrary-review | PCAP at Residential College

Paid: Ann Arbor MI 48109.1245"

Prison Journalism Project

pip@prisonjouralismprojectorg his:pisonjournalismprojectorg ite-for-us!

Prison Jouralism Project rain incarcerated writes o be journalists and publishes thir storcs
We aceept first person essays: o eds: journalism based on obscrvation, firs person expericnces
and interviews: poetry and illustzated journlism. We have an extensive submissions document
Wil three pages of wring prompts that writers can reques tht is also avalable here Stries and
requestsfor our welcome packet can be sent via JPay and other email servces fo
pipG@prisonjournalismprojectorg Or Postal address: Prison Joumalism Prject 2093 Philadelphia
Pike #1054 Claymont, DI 19703

Prison Legal News

htps:/onew:prisonlegalnews.org Unelea if they accept submissions or only publish the wriings
of heir saff

Queen City Nerve

pitkin@qenerse.com «

My paper is Queen City Nerve. We're a Charlote-based alt-weekly and we'd love to publish op-eds
and aricles ffom incarcerated people with tes to NC or Charlott. You can reach our EIC Ryan
Pikin at pitkin@@enerve com.

San Franciseo Bayview Newspaper

htps:/sfbayview. com/

Scalawag

htps:/scalawagmagazine org/submissions/

Paid: Yes More detail on our pay rates and response times re listed on page two the submission
form

ScheerPost

vevalenz(@use.edu - hitps:/scheerpost com/

ScheerPost, a progressive independent news outlet where | work, publishes work by incarcerated
writers. n the past we've published artcles sbout CDCR lawsuits and the coronavirus sweeping.
theough theprisons. Anyone iferested can contact Victoria Valenzucla: vevalenz(@use.edu
Shadow Proof

htps:/shadowproof.comaboutfeelance-submissions!

. including the criminal-legal system. Ou pitches email i

Paid: Yes Shadowproof does not have astandard rae and we do not base compensation on word
count. Instead. we would lke to know what you think i fair compensation for the stry and the
reporting you put into it

Solitary Watch

joumnalismi@solitarywatch org; voices(@solitarywatch.org *soltarywaich org

Paid: Yes Varies: S50+ for descrptions o lived experience: $250+ for frlance reported artcles
on solitary confinement; grants for $300-2500

Publishing incarcerated writer s central to Solitary Watchis mission. We always welcome
contibutions or our long-running "Voices from Solitary” sries, which feaures writers describing
ther lived experience of solitary confinement, and occasionally poems or artwork (550 and up:
send to voices@soltarywatchorg o Soliary Watch, PO Bos 11374, Washington, D.C. 20008).
We also welcome freclance pitches for reported atiles on soliary confinement from incarcerated
‘writers (5250 and up depending on length and complexity: send to PO Box or
journalism(@solitarywatch.org) and can sometimes provide assisance with research as wel as
editing. In addition, n spring 2022 we will be announcing the second round of our compeitve
reporing grants for curtently and formerly incarcerated journalists, which will provide grants of
$500-52,500 for reported artcles and investigations on soltary confinement and other
undereeported conditions-telated issues. (Writers may contact us at PO Box or
journalism(@solitarywatch.org i they would like o eceive prant guidelines when they become
available)

Source New Mexico

htps:/sourcenm comabout/

Street Noise Books

htps:/wnw:stretnoiscooks.comyStreet Noise Books i interestd in working with incarcerated
comic arists who might want 10 create @ graphic memoir

Street Roots

editor@streeiroots. g » ifps:/Awvww siseetroots.org

Pub name: Srcet Roots,street paper and online news it based in Portland, Oregon. Guidelines:
Biggest focus is on housing but also covers a range of social and cconomic issues Submissions
email: editor@sireetroot.org Physical address: 211 NW Davis St Prtland OR 97209

Teen Vogue

alexa. memenamincondenastcom « hitps v teenvogue con/

Lexi MeMenamin (ihy/ihem), News & Politcs Editorat Teen Vogue. -

alexa_memenamini condenast com

‘The Appeal

pitches @theappeat.org + hips:/heappeaLorg

The Bias Magazine

* htps:/christansocialism comythe-bias-magazine!

‘The Bowie Sun

My name s Catherine Hollingsworth, founder and publisher of The Bowie Sun,a starup digital
newspaperin Bowie, MD (st outside Washington, DC). | am interested in publshing of co-
writing with incarcerated writers withtes 10 the area (Bowie, Mitchellille, Glenn Dale, Lanham,
Largo or Upper Marlboro). Prhaps they have family tes in the area, attended school or played
sports here, worked here, previously lived he, o were arested o jaild here. | am als0 open 10
working with those who may have inights into Maryland corrections, youth inerventions and
parolelpolicereforms needed in the tat. »htps://bowiesun con/

The Counter

editors@thecounter o » hitp:thecounter og/contact-us/

‘The Crime Report

htps:hecrimereport org/write-forthe-crime-teport/

Paid: Yes Ou freelance ates begin at $250/aticle, and are negofiable depending on the scope and
length

Lot of flks have sid the ones 1 know oft which 1 would just dd @ChuisWBlackvel has

published a lot in @ TheCrimeReport
The Marshall Project

lifinsidethemarshallproject g » htps:/wsww. themarshallproject org/tagife-nside

“The Marshall Project’s “Life Inside” s series of first-person essays from people who live or work
in the criminal justice sysiem. themarshallproject orgtag/life-inside |
lifinside@themarshallproject org | 156 West S6th St. Suie 701, New York, NY 1001
Transformative Justice Journal

hips:/Aransformarivejusticejournal org/submit

Paid: No

Truthout

hitps:/ruthoutorg/submission-guidelines/

Truthout - Keeley Schenwar Memorial Essa,

hips:/fruthout org/aricles keeley-schenvar-memorial-essay-priz!

“Truthout - n general and this hips:/Aruthout org/articles Keeley-schenvar.memorial-essay-prize
We Out Here

Mac@weouthere.net » itps: v weouthere netvriters-guidelines/

You can add @weoutherenet . We'rea local hip-hop publication in the Pacific Northwest that lso.
focuses on the criminal punishmen system. We've been looking to connect with incarcerated
writers here! Pitches can be sent to @MacSmiff Mac(@ weouthere.net - htp:/ i weouthere net
‘Wired's Ideas Section

Camille_Bromley@wired.com » hitps:/wsw.wired.com/abouthow-to-pitch-wired-ideas/

Wired's Tdeas section; see pitch guide here: htps:/wwwwired comabouthow-to-pitch-wired-
ideas! For features—longform o investigative reporting elating o tech/science —'m available at
Caille_Bromley(@wired.com (1 have also been in touch with Empoverment Avenue) Pich guide
for features here: htps://www.vired.comabout how-to-pitch-storis-to-ired!

Youth Leadership Institute

bzl orgblog Youth Leadership Insttute publishes aticls to our blog. We'd be very
interested in publishing work by incarcerated transitional age youth (14-26 years old).

ABO Comix

‘abocomix(dgmail.com abocomix.com

ABO Comiis collectve that publishes coics, zines, and ar created by LGBTQ people behind
bars. abocomix.com | abocomix@email.com | PO Box 11584, Oakland, CA 94611

Al Rise

‘wwwallrsemedia.org » www allrsemedia.org

Al Rise is social justice online and print publication developed, written, and curated by currently
‘and formerly imprisoned people. www.allisemedia.org | hello@allrisemedia.org

The American Prison Writing Archive

dlarson@hansilion.edu + apw.dhiniiative.org

“The American Prison Wiiting Archiv is an open-source archive for those living and working
behind bars to documen thei experience. ap.dhinitativorg | dlarson@hamilion,edu | Doran
Larson, Hamilion College, 198 College Hill Rd., Clinton, NY 13323

Authors Inside

info@authorsinside.org * auhorsinside.org

Authors Inside i & nonprofit organization committed to publishing all genres that im to make.
sustainable change through narrative writing. authorsinside.org | info@authorsinside.org | PO Box.
293, Oceana, CA 93475

‘The Beat Within

“The Beat Within s a bivveekly publication of writing and art from behind bars that aims to support
incarcerated youth. thebeatwithin.org | PO Box 34310, San Francisco, CA 94134 +
thebearwithin.org

Between the Bars

info@betweenthebars.org + betweenthebars.org

Between the Bars is a weblog platform for peaple in prison. betweenthebars org |
infoabetweenthebars org

Beyond the Block

writcbeyondiheblock@gmail.com + medium,combeyond-he-block

Beyond the Block i an online publication of shori-form creativ writng from incarceraed people
medium convbeyond-the-block | witebeyondiheblock(@ gmailcom | PO Box 16662, Philadelphia,
PA 19139

Black & Pink

admin@blackandpiniors + blackandpink org

Black & Pink has a nationwide pen pal program for incarcerated members and a newsltier
disributed free of charge 10 incarcerated LGBTQIAZS members and those living with HIV/AIDS.
blackandpink org | adminablackandpink.org | 2406 Fowler Ave. Suite 316, Omaha, NE 68111
Columbia Journal’s Incarcerated Writers Initiative

‘Columbia Journals Incarceraed Writrs Iniiaive opens the student publishing platform o writers
in prisons acrossthe United States. columbiajournal org/wi | Icarcerated Wriers Initiative,
‘Columbia Artists Teachers, 415 Dodge Hall, Mail Code 1804, 2960 Broadway, New York, NY
10027 + columbiajournal org/ivi

Emancipated Stories

emancipatedstories @gmail.com » quiara.com/emancipatedstories

Emancipated Storiescollcts writng and art by justice-involved individuals with the purpose of
bridging those inside prison and those outside. quiara.conemancipatedstorics
emancipatedstories @ gmail com | Quiara Hudes, PO Box 569, New York, NY 10040

Evening Street Press

editor@eveningsireetpress.com » veningsizeetpress.comydiy-prison-project

Evening Stcet Press publishes the DIY Prison Project, with the idea of showeasing the work of
incarceratd writrs. eveningsreetpress comdiy-prison-projct | editor@eveningsireetpres.com
2881 Wright C

Free Time: Building Community for Incarcerated Writers
heyjoewatsonarizona.edu «

Free Time: Building Community for Incarcerated Writrs,organized through the University of
Arizona Poetry Cente, pairsincarcerated witers with an ouiside mentor and coordinates an annual
cash prize poctry and prose contest open only o Free Time writers. heyjoevatson@arizona.edu
Free Time, PO Box 210150, 1508 E. Helen St Tucson, AZ 85721

Incarcerated Writers Project

phocbelicrature@ gl com phocbejouenalcomip!

Paid: Yes may be eligible for 50 honorarium ifincluded in print edition

Incarcerated Wites Projectat phocbe was started by the editors at phocbe, an online journal, as 2
way o open the publishing platform o wites n prison. phocbejournal com/iwp! |
phocbeliterature(a gmail.com |Incarcerated Writrs Project, Phocbe Journal, George Mason
Universit, The Hub, Suite 1201, MSCS, 4400 University Dr, Farfax, VA 22030

‘The Inside Report

“The Inside Reportis written by and for the peaple who live and work wihin the Colorado DOC
hitps:/wvww isidereportnens. convissues | DU Prison Ars nitiaive, 2135 E. Wesley Ave. Suite
304 Denver, CO 80210, » hips:/wwew insidereportnews.comissues

The Insider Prize

Jamericanshortfiction org » americanshortfiction.org/submityourworkithe-insider-prize
“The Insider Pize, annually hosid by the magazine American Short Ficton, recognizes excellent
work by incarcerated writes in Texas. americanshorfction.org/submityourworkithe-insider-prize
editors@americanshortfiction org | PO Box 4§28, Ausin, TX 78765

Iron City Magazine

ironcitymagazine @gmail con - roncitymagazing.org

Tron City Magazine s an online and print journal devoted to writng and artfrom the prison world
ironcitymagazine.org | roncitymagazine(@gmail.con | PO Box 370, Tempe, AZ 85280

John Jay College’s J Journal

moniiction + i journal.org"John lay College’s 1 Journal seeksfition

Paid: and poetry that examines questions of justice. wivw journal.org | Ediors Joural
Department of English

‘The Journal of Women and Criminal Justice

‘women reeniry@amail.com *

“The Journal of Women and Criminal Jusice featuresartand wriing from justce-involved persons
and advocates. Through a combination of personal testimonies and research,the journa highlights
issues related 10 women and incarceraton. women teeniry(@gmail com | New Jersey Reeniry
Corporation, ATTN: The Joumal of Women and Criminal Justice, 591 Summit Ave. Suite 6058,
Jersey City, NJ 07306

‘The Justice Arts Coalition

info@thejustceartscoaltion.org + thejusticearscoaliion.org

“The Justice Arts Coalition is a natiomwide calective of people committed o increasing
opportunites for creative expression in carceral settings and shaping public dalogue around ars
and jusice. thejusticeartscoaliton.org | info@ihejusticeartscoalition org | PO Box 8261 Siler
Spring, MD 20907

Minutes Before Six

dina@minutesbeforesix.com htps:minutesbeforesix.com

Minutes Before Six welcomes origina enties from nev incarcerated wrters.

minutesbeoresix blogspot.com | dina@minutesbeforesi.com | 2784 Homestead Rd. #301, Santa
Clara, CA 95051

News Inside

newsinside(@themarshallproject.org htps:/vwu themarshallproject orgag/news-nside

News Inside is the Marshal Project’s award-winning print publication fo people inside
hitps:fwww.themarshallproject o tag news-inside | newsinsidethemarshallprojectorg |
Lawrence Bartly, The Marshall Project, 156 W. 56t St Suite 701, New York, NY 10019

PEN America Writing for Justice Fellowship

prisonwiting@pen.org * pn.org/wriing-justice

Paid: Yes Varies

PEN America Witing for Jusice Fellowship commissions writers o creae wrtten works that
illuminate issues related to mas incarceration and caalyze publi debate. pen.org/writing.justce
prisonwiting(@pen.org | 588 Broadway, Suite 303, New York, NY 10012 PEN Prison Wriing
‘Contest: The annual contest

Prison Writers

prisomvriters@ gmailcom « prisomriers.com

Prison Witers: Founded by journalists from USA Today and CBS News in 2015, Prison Wriers is
devoted exclusively to publshing stories writen by incarcerated people. prisonwitrs.com
prisonwriters@gmail.com | PO Box 334, New York, NY 10002

Prisoner Express

Prisoner Express creates opportunties for incarcerated people o get information, ducation, and a
public forum for creative self-expression. prisonerexpress.org | CTA/Durland Aliematives Library.
Prisoner Express, PO Box 6536, Ithaca, NY 14851 + prisonerexpress org

Prisons Foundation

stafT@prisonsfoundation.org » prisonsfoundation.org

Prisons Foundation publishes scanned digital fils of work, as submitted (ncluding full books),of
incarceraed writers on it websie. prisonsfoundation.org | tafi@prisonsfoundation org | 2512
Virginia Ave. NW #5043, Washington, DC 20037

ReSentencing Journal

resentencing@iufs edu »site.tuls.edu/upitesentencing: ournal

ReSentencing Journal, a project of Tufts University Prson Iniitive of Tisch College, publishes the
‘work of wrters and visual artsts impacted by incarceration (o represent and reimagine the
experience of imprisonment and freedom in the US from a personal point of view

sites fts.edutupitresentencing joumal resentencing @ ufts.edu | 163 Packard Ave., Barnum
Hall, Medford, MA 02155

Sinister Wisdom

Sinister Wisdom is a mlicultural lesbian lteary and art journal inerested i work tha reflects the
iversiy of the lesbian experienee. snisterwisdom.org | 2333 Melntosh Rd. Dover, FL 33527 +
sinisterwisdom.org.

Sojourn: A Daily Arts Journal

Sojourn: A Daily Aris Journa i a daily prompred arts journal from the University of Denver's
Prison Ars Initaive. To download a fre copy. please visit hups:liberalarts du eduprison-
arts/our-workuxlit-pres. hitps:/liberalats, i edu/prison-arts our-work Tuxlit-press

‘The Sun Magazine

thesunmagazine org

Paid: Yes Personal Essays: $300 t0 2,000 Fiction: $300 0 52,000 Poetry: $100 0 5250

“The Sun Magazine publishes personal essays, shot stories, and poemms. Though not exclusively for
incarceraed writer, his magazine often includes their work. thesunmagazine org | 107 N.
Roberson St. Chapel Hill, NC 27516

Underground Writing

info@@undergroundwriting o undergrounduriting org

Underground Writing’s r/vision program is 3 one-on-one creativ wriing appreniceship progeam,
conducted through the mai, for those whaare currently incarcerated. undergroundvriting org |
infoundergroundwiting o | PO Box 1043, Mount Vemnon, WA 98273

University of Southern California Dornsife Prison Education Project
uscpepnvriting@gmal.con » donsif useedu pep

University of Southern California Dorsife Prison Education Project, an organization dedicated to
ereating paways from incarceration 1o college, holds several annua essay contests for systems-
impacted writrs. dornsife.usc.edu/pep | uscpepwrting @gmail com | 940 W. Jefferson Bivd. JEF
210A, Los Angeles, CA 90089

‘Words of Fire

prisonbooks(@gmail com « prisonbooks.info

Words of Fire i an anthology of art, short toris, essays, and poetry by incarcerated writrs.
prisonbooks nfo | risonbooks(@gmail.com | PO Box 625, Cartboro, NC 27510

Knock LA

pichest@knock l + hps:/aoc
Paid: Yes Up 0 5200

Knock LA, then styled KNOCK LA, began life as Medium blog in 2017. I was ereated by
members of Ground Game LA. a grassroots community organizing group, o fillthe gap in alt-
weekly coverage of Los Angeles lef by the death of LA Weekly. Then as now, Knock LA was
powered by passionate joumaliss,organizers, and advocates working together 0 bring a new
perspecive to Angelenos. Knock LA is cumently accepling pitches! Anyone can pitch o Knock
LA, regardlessof their level of published writin experience. News becomes boring and myopic
when i’ writtn by the same group of people. We strongly cncourage wriers who have been
historically marginalized and excluded from mainstream media, nchuding people of color, those:
experiencing homelessness, and LGBTQ writrs,to submit. Additionally, if you are a
representative of an actvistaroup, we will consider publishing any open Ieters o cals 0 action
under our Activism verical (however,we typially do not compensate writers for Activism or
Opinion pcces).

la.comivrite-for-us!