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We are nominally open to pitches, but please hold tight while we set up a formal pitching email and guidelines!

Universal Freelancer Agreement

Fansplaining seeks to continuously expand the breadth of our reporting and our contributor base. In lieu of individual contracts we have a universal freelancer’s agreement, summarized below. 

Fansplaining pays $300 per piece. Our articles tend to run long; around 2,000-3,000 words is normal, and some pieces are even longer. We would consider shorter wordcounts, but we don’t publish basic explainers or quick takes(We believe a story should be the length it needs to be.) In addition to writing, we ask contributors to read the finalized version of the piece, for accessibility and those who prefer listening to reading. While the author’s voice is preferred on these tracks, it’s not mandatory. 

We are open to negotiating our standard rate for larger and more deeply reported pieces.  Reporting costs and incidental expenses will be negotiated when the pitch is accepted. All freelance contributors will be paid within 30 days of publication. 

In the event that an assignment of an editorial nature (including but not limited to text, photo, design, video, or audio) is accepted or commissioned but cannot run in Fansplaining as anticipated, a kill free will be negotiated. Additionally, if this occurs, and an accepted assignment is not published by Fansplaining at any stage of the editorial process after the freelancer’s first submission, the intellectual property is released back to the freelancer.

Fansplaining agrees that each accepted article is the sole property of the freelancer. The sale of the article for publication entitles Fansplaining to first North American serial rights. The freelancer retains the right to republish the work after 90 days of the date of publication in a book, anthology, collection, or similar product, with original credits and acknowledgements given to Fansplaining. The freelancer may republish their work on a personal website or newsletter 48 hours after the time of original publication, with credits and acknowledgements given to Fansplaining, including a link to the original publication on Fansplaining. 

If there are additional questions about contracts, invoicing, rights, or payment, please contact info@fansplaining.com, and one of the editors will respond as soon as possible, likely within two business days.