Slate

Requirements

• Not a directory — freelance/contributor pitches only; no listing product
• Pitch goes to the section editor by email — Business & Technology editor Tony Ho Tran ([email protected]); other sections have their own editors listed on /pitch
• Slate wants surprising arguments and fresh ideas — opinion/analysis and reported pieces; Google your idea first to avoid the familiar
• Distill the idea into a pitch even if a full draft exists (attach the draft, but still pitch in the email body)
• Include a 1-2 sentence bio and links to published work (blog posts acceptable)
• Disclose simultaneous submissions; wait ~a week before taking a non-timely pitch elsewhere

Prepare before opening the form

• An argument-driven story idea, not a product announcement — Slate publishes opinion, analysis, and reported features
• Research showing the idea is fresh (not covered by Slate or elsewhere)
• Short bio + links to prior published writing
• The right section: Business/Technology is the natural fit for a SaaS-angle piece

Workflow

1. Read https://slate.com/pitch and study recent pieces in the target section
2. Write a concise pitch email (claim + evidence + why it fits Slate's voice) to the section editor's named address
3. Attach a full draft if one exists, but keep the pitch in the body
4. Wait ~a week; one follow-up max — silence means take it elsewhere
5. If published, the piece appears as a Slate article under your byline

What counts as live

A pitched article is published at slate.com under the contributor's byline

Sources

• How to Pitch Slate — full pitch guidelines plus per-section editor emails (business/tech: [email protected], etc.) ↗