true’s editorial team invites you to join our conversations around the world of telling true stories. Pitch us your idea for a true post using the following categories as your guide:
Craft: A space to explore craft and the work of “creating” true stories. Share your own point of view or offer another’s perspective through an interview, panel discussion, or summary piece.
Reviews: Where we review nonfiction storytelling in all its forms. Explore a compelling work you’ve recently encountered—documentaries, photojournalism, public art, performance, or great reads.
Flotsam: If you have an idea for a story that doesn’t fit neatly into any of the above, please let us know. We are especially interested in work that generates or continues conversation around telling true stories.
In Conversation: These posts are reserved for pressing conversations that are in response to work published elsewhere, larger conversations around telling true stories taking place in online spaces or at your kitchen table. These subjects should feel hinged on a moment in time and require publication ASAP. Ultimately, we consider these editorials, albeit many will be deeply personal.
Looking for good examples of what we’re seeking? Read true.
Ready to SUBMIT? We accept submissions during open reading periods via Submittable.
Ready to PITCH? Please send our editors an email with the following information: a description of your piece (200 words or less), a brief bio, and any links to sample writing. If this is something for which you already have a draft, let us know that (but please do not attach it). Send your pitch to editors@truemag.org.
true is unable to pay writers at this time. As a young literary magazine, we strive to do so and are working hard to make this happen in the future. We fully recognize that publishing with us is an act of support for our publication’s aim to seek out and publish great nonfiction from emerging and established writers and an investment in the magazine’s growth.