Call for pitches

Meridian explores and engages the entrepreurial imagination. By telling stories of possibilities, ambition, and imagination; the unexpected and the reconsidered; pivots and perseverance; and honest looks at successes, challenges, luck, and opportunity, we aim to provide anyone with an entrepreneurial spirit and the desire to build a lens through which to find and trace new constellations to guide them.

• Our digital publication includes feature stories, profiles, Q&As, and other content series, and stories are published on a rolling basis.
• Our annual print issues each revolve around a theme relevant to the experiences of ambitious founders and entrepreneurs, especially in the earlier innings of their businesses.

Meridian seeks to publish deeply considered and beautifully written feature stories, profiles, essays, and deep dives; dynamic and illuminating interviews; and unexpected resources that help founders from their heads to their hearts. We’re interested in topics that inform, engage, ground, and inspire. We write for founders, entrepreneurs, creators, and builders.

Meridian consider stories of all lengths, though currently have a preference for content under 2,200 words. (We’re looking for depth through focus, not sprawl.) We’re particularly interested in highlighting emerging voices, diverse perspectives, and compassionate-but-constructive storytelling.

We do not publish:

• Press releases
• Listicles
• Ghost-written thought leadership
• Promotional pieces about products or companies
• General news
• Aimlessly contrarian hot takes 🤷

Keep in mind we’re not just looking to highlight the “hottest topics” or the stories you’ve landed versions of elsewhere. We want the unexpected, the insightful, the new, the emerging, the timeless, and things that haven’t been told to death — and we want each story we publish to offer something remarkable.

Pitches for our digital publication

We’re currently reviewing pitches for all formats (feature stories, profiles, interviews, resources, and beyond). We welcome stories from across technology, the arts, media, design, science, food, and any fields where imagination meets ambitious execution. Reviews are rolling.

Some topics we’re interested in this quarter include:

Art, culture, and the business of making: Stories at the intersection of creative practice and enterprise — from studios run like startups to founders shaped by artistic discipline.

Building as a practice: Stories that explore the habits, philosophies, rituals, and constraints that shape how someone builds or creates over time.

The inner life of builders: Honest, nuanced explorations of ambition, identity, doubt, reinvention, trade-offs, and growth.

The craft of technology: How builders develop their unique taste, standards, and care in the tools they create — from software to systems to physical products.

Unconventional paths and outcomes: Unexpected journeys, nonlinear careers, definitions of success that don’t follow a script, tales from beyond Silicon Valley. (Though we like tales from within Silicon Valley too!)

The cultural and historical forces shaping ambition: Discerning deep dives, reported essays, and cultural reflection that examine the ideas, movements, industries, and creative traditions influencing how — and why — we build today.

Pitches for our print publication

We are not accepting print pitches at this time.

Due to the number of pitches and inquiries we receive, pitches that do not follow this format will not be considered. Thank you for understanding.

• To pitch us, please send an email to [email protected] with “PITCH:” at the beginning of your subject line.
• Include a brief summary of the story you’d like to propose (no more than 1–2 paragraphs or 150 words).
• Please include a link to your previous publications, clips, portfolio, social — something that can give us a sense of your storytelling style. Please do not send attachments unless requested.
• Let us know if you are pitching print or digital.

Note that we may we not be able to respond to all submissions — we're grateful for your patience and understanding.

We look forward to reading your pitch!

Sid Orlando (Editor in Chief)