A Collection of Successful Pitch Letters

Some example successful pitch letters and my agent query letter (Paid subscriber bonus)

I know that it can be helpful to see successful pitch letters, so as a paid subscriber perk, I’m going to use this page to add some of mine.

I’m putting this behind the paywall because I don’t want to open this up to the entire internet (and our AI training overlords), and I think it makes a good paid subscriber bonus in addition to the pitching guide I put together.

And yes, it’s okay to sign up as a paid subscriber for just one month or dip in and out of a paid subscription periodically — I will likely not notice and get that everyone has different reasons for doing so.

My plan is to update this page periodically, but it currently includes:

• The query letter I used to find my agent.

• Two pitches for author interview pieces (one for The Millions and one for Bustle)

• A personal essay pitch for Slate.

• A travel pitch for AAA’s The Extra Mile

• A travel pitch for Business Insider