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How to send a cold pitch

And how to get on the radar of a new editor

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Lily Canter
Feb 09, 2024
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In the premium newsletter today we share two emails to editors. The first is a cold pitch to a magazine editor I had not contacted before. This led directly to a commission. The second email was introducing myself to an editor for the first time in a bid to become one of their regular contributors. This led to a commission to go on a press trip and the start of a new working relationship. I explain the context behind each email and share the responses from the editors. Feel free to adapt the wording for your own cold pitches and emails to editors.

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