GraveSite is preparing for launch and is looking for journalism, personal essays, cultural criticism, commentary, and other nonfiction writing exploring death and its many intersections with life.
The publication primarily focuses on the United States, but it is open to stories from elsewhere when they have relevance for an American audience. Writers can pitch from anywhere in the world, provided they can accept payment through BILL.com or ACH.
GraveSite is particularly interested in stories that are surprising and specific, ambitious but approachable, and useful without becoming didactic. The editorial team values vulnerable writing when appropriate, humor where possible, and prose that is beautiful or spare without becoming overly precious.
The publication primarily focuses on the United States, but it is open to stories from elsewhere when they have relevance for an American audience. Writers can pitch from anywhere in the world, provided they can accept payment through BILL.com or ACH.
GraveSite is particularly interested in stories that are surprising and specific, ambitious but approachable, and useful without becoming didactic. The editorial team values vulnerable writing when appropriate, humor where possible, and prose that is beautiful or spare without becoming overly precious.
What GraveSite Is Looking For
Life
GraveSite wants service-focused reporting about planning for death, dying, grief, death logistics, supporting grieving people, and related health and wellness subjects.
Personal narratives are also welcome, particularly stories from deathcare workers and everyday people. The publication describes the desired approach as similar to the personal storytelling of The New York Times‘ “Modern Love,” but centered on death.
GraveSite wants service-focused reporting about planning for death, dying, grief, death logistics, supporting grieving people, and related health and wellness subjects.
Personal narratives are also welcome, particularly stories from deathcare workers and everyday people. The publication describes the desired approach as similar to the personal storytelling of The New York Times‘ “Modern Love,” but centered on death.
Power
The publication is interested in deeply reported, investigative, and data-driven journalism examining the politics and policies surrounding death.
Potential subjects include bereavement leave, medical assistance in dying, movements and justice work, corporate greed, and corporate overreach in deathcare and adjacent industries.
The publication is interested in deeply reported, investigative, and data-driven journalism examining the politics and policies surrounding death.
Potential subjects include bereavement leave, medical assistance in dying, movements and justice work, corporate greed, and corporate overreach in deathcare and adjacent industries.
Futures
GraveSite is seeking news, explainers, analysis, deep dives, and investigative pieces about research and emerging developments related to death and grief.
Ideas could explore death technology, longevity research, changing attitudes toward death, evolving practices, or the changing roles of people and institutions involved in deathcare.
Ideas could explore death technology, longevity research, changing attitudes toward death, evolving practices, or the changing roles of people and institutions involved in deathcare.
Belief
Writers can explore religious and spiritual beliefs, philosophies, traditions, and practices surrounding death and grief.
GraveSite is interested in intellectually ambitious perspectives and features that examine how people understand mortality, similar in spirit to the expansive philosophical explorations found in publications such as Aeon and Psyche.
Writers can explore religious and spiritual beliefs, philosophies, traditions, and practices surrounding death and grief.
GraveSite is interested in intellectually ambitious perspectives and features that examine how people understand mortality, similar in spirit to the expansive philosophical explorations found in publications such as Aeon and Psyche.
Culture
The publication also wants perspectives, criticism, analysis, reviews, and commentary about death’s relationship with popular culture.
Potential subjects include film, television, music, sports, gaming, fashion, celebrity culture, the internet, and other aspects of contemporary culture.\
The publication also wants perspectives, criticism, analysis, reviews, and commentary about death’s relationship with popular culture.
Potential subjects include film, television, music, sports, gaming, fashion, celebrity culture, the internet, and other aspects of contemporary culture.\
How Much Does GraveSite Pay?
GraveSite offers different rates depending on the type and depth of contribution.
Journalism: Professional journalists can earn $400 USD for quicker-turn news and trend pieces under 800 words, provided the article includes at least one original source.
More deeply reported features of approximately 900–1,300 words, with three or more sources, pay $1,000 USD.
The publication is also interested in ambitious, reporting-intensive investigations and narrative features, which will be compensated accordingly.
For journalism pitches, do not submit a completed draft. GraveSite wants to work with writers to shape the story before reporting and writing are finalized.
Personal essays, cultural criticism and opinions:
GraveSite offers different rates depending on the type and depth of contribution.
Journalism: Professional journalists can earn $400 USD for quicker-turn news and trend pieces under 800 words, provided the article includes at least one original source.
More deeply reported features of approximately 900–1,300 words, with three or more sources, pay $1,000 USD.
The publication is also interested in ambitious, reporting-intensive investigations and narrative features, which will be compensated accordingly.
For journalism pitches, do not submit a completed draft. GraveSite wants to work with writers to shape the story before reporting and writing are finalized.
Personal essays, cultural criticism and opinions:
GraveSite pays a $200 USD honorarium for personal essays, criticism and analysis, commentary, and related opinion writing under 1,000 words.
Interviews are not required for these pieces, although they are welcomed. The publication accepts contributions from emerging and established writers, as well as non-writers, death scholars, researchers, clinicians, policymakers, lawyers, and other professionals.
For this category, GraveSite accepts both pitches and complete, previously unpublished drafts, with a slight preference for finished drafts.
Interviews are not required for these pieces, although they are welcomed. The publication accepts contributions from emerging and established writers, as well as non-writers, death scholars, researchers, clinicians, policymakers, lawyers, and other professionals.
For this category, GraveSite accepts both pitches and complete, previously unpublished drafts, with a slight preference for finished drafts.
Art and Other Creative Work
GraveSite occasionally commissions illustrations, graphics, photography, video, data visualizations, and other artwork to accompany its reporting.
Artists and designers interested in collaborating should use the GraveSite submission form to provide their information and portfolio.
The publication is also interested in original games, including crosswords and other word-focused projects, interactive experiences, co-publications, reprints, guest editorships, partnerships, and other collaborations.
For miscellaneous ideas and collaborations, writers and creators can contact GraveSite by email.
What to Include in Your Pitch
GraveSite asks writers to submit pitches through its dedicated submission form. Email story pitches will be deleted.
Your pitch should include:
GraveSite occasionally commissions illustrations, graphics, photography, video, data visualizations, and other artwork to accompany its reporting.
Artists and designers interested in collaborating should use the GraveSite submission form to provide their information and portfolio.
The publication is also interested in original games, including crosswords and other word-focused projects, interactive experiences, co-publications, reprints, guest editorships, partnerships, and other collaborations.
For miscellaneous ideas and collaborations, writers and creators can contact GraveSite by email.
What to Include in Your Pitch
GraveSite asks writers to submit pitches through its dedicated submission form. Email story pitches will be deleted.
Your pitch should include:
- A clear, compelling headline and optional dek.
- One or two concise paragraphs explaining the story angle rather than simply identifying the topic.
- An explanation of how the idea fits into or expands GraveSite’s five core coverage areas.
- Relevant news pegs, data, credentials, or other information demonstrating why the story matters.
- An explanation of why you are the right person to tell the story.
- A reason the story needs to be told now, or why an evergreen idea will remain relevant.
- Any specific or unexpected audiences who could be interested in the story.
- Your reporting plan, including the proposed format, sources or types of sources, and original reporting you expect to conduct.
Instead of pitching a broad topic such as “the future of death technology,” identify the specific question, development, person, conflict, trend, or phenomenon your story will investigate.
Submission Rules
GraveSite primarily covers the United States, although international stories and locally or regionally grounded stories are welcome when they are relevant to an American audience.
You can write for GraveSite from anywhere in the world as long as you can receive payment through BILL.com or ACH.
Most importantly, use the dedicated submission form. GraveSite specifically asks writers not to email story pitches because email pitches will be deleted.
Deadline: Rolling submissions
Submit Via: Dedicated GraveSite submission form
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