Stories We’re Looking For

• Careers: the future of work is in flux and the culture of the workplace is shifting – how do real black women fit into these equations?
• Money: real life stories and experiences as well as practical and expert advice
• Health: we know the stats don’t favour black women in abstract, but how does this play out in real life and what are black women doing to advocate for their health concerns and get the information they need about their bodies?
• Beauty: stories that cut across the intersections of beauty, technology, culture and trends
• Motherhood: relatable stories of the reality of modern parenthood for black women
• Books: insider looks inside the publishing industry, stories about the literature community and wider culture
• Love & Relationships: real stories of black women contending with the highs and lows of modern dating
• Travel: stories of embracing expat life, travelling to little-known destinations, and connecting with the Global Black Diaspora

Things To Note:

• Familiarise yourself with Black Ballad before pitching to understand the type of writing we publish and to ensure that we haven’t already covered your pitch before – and if we have, how is your article going to be different to the one we’ve already published?
• We love original reporting with statistics, data, expert interviews and contributions from relevant interviewees (if applicable).
• We have a global readership, but our core audience will always be Black British (and not just London!), so stats, data and interviewees should reflect that as much as is possible.
• We do not accept articles that are already written, ghostwritten, have already been published or are pitched through third parties (i.e. publicists/PRs).
• We try our best to respond to all pitches, even if we reject them, but given the volume of pitches we are not always able to provide personalised feedback on why your pitch was rejected. 
• Our editorial team do not monitor our social media channels, so do not pitch or follow up on pitches via these platforms.

Ready To Pitch?

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Book Publicists & PRs

We love books and all things literary at Black Ballad, as do our audience. We accept proofs/review copies of books by black authors for consideration, but we do not publish straight reviews. Instead we try to cover books and authors in creative ways over our social platforms and website.

We do publish features from authors (please see pitching guidelines above) and we also work with authors and publishing houses on events and promotional activities across our platforms. Please email [email protected] to start a conversation.

Commercial Partnerships

Black Ballad has a track record of successful partnerships across various sectors. For more information on ways that your brand or organisation can work with Black Ballad please email [email protected].