Pitch TAUNT

TAUNT is back but we have not updated our pitching guidelines and processes. We are not currently open to pitches but when/if we are we will announce on our Instagram. Thank you.

Write For TAUNT

TAUNT is Louisville's newest indie publication. 

What TAUNT Is

The vision is for TAUNT to occupy the space between hard journalism and more literary creative nonfiction writing. We want to use beautiful language to tell compelling, Truth driven stories. We want *LOCAL* storytellers to serve as guides into the worlds they know best, for readers to understand the lens they experience life through and for writers to treat their pieces as prisms they hold up to the light and seek to see from multiple angles.

Here are some links you might find helpful to review to give you a better idea of the type of writing we'll be publishing at TAUNT. You as a writer should be present in the piece, but the piece should still be newsworthy, well-researched and thoughtfully written:

And why TAUNT is trying something different than most publications:

What TAUNT Cannot Be

TAUNT is young and operating with limited resources. We are unable to pay the rates for deep, thorough investigative journalism. For the same reasons, TAUNT will not be on the frontlines of "breaking news." Our stories need to be both urgent and have a long window for timeliness. As we grow, and should we survive beyond our six initial issues, we hope to become more responsive and publish with greater frequency.

The Six Issues

TAUNT has fundraised 10K and committed to dropping six issues before the end of 2020. Each issue will have:

  • A theme

  • 1 feature

  • 1 sub-feature

  • 3 "Shorties" (short pieces of various formatting)

    This means, TAUNT is committing to 30 pieces TOTAL across the span of the 6 issues. An individual writer can contribute 3 pieces MAX (unless we find ourselves with a shortage of writers/content). TAUNT does not publish previously published work.

The 6 Themes

  • Ritual

  • The Future (Writers 24 or younger)

  • Bites & Sips

  • MUSIC

  • Cultivate

  • Subversion/Counterculture 

Rates

Rates are subject to increase based on funding. Currently, we are competitive with local freelance rates.

  • Feature $300

  • Sub-feature $200

  • Shorty $100

Photography & Artwork

Details coming soon...

Sponsorship & Ads

TAUNT welcomes partnership opportunities with brands we admire and that speak to the interests of our readership. To discuss what this could look like further, email mindahoney@gmail.com. We are also seeking per issue sponsors.

Pitch TAUNT

To pitch TAUNT, please fill out the form below. If you do not have any bylines, that's okay! TAUNT is welcoming of new writers. However, we need a writing sample to see what we're working with. You can submit a blog post or a post you self-published on Medium. Please be sure the writing is still representative of the caliber of work we can expect to see from you for TAUNT. If you’re unsure about the pitch process, you could try reading this site?