Pitches

We are currently accepting pitches for Issue #4: Bundled Up until December 27. Anything sent after the deadline will not be considered.

If you didn’t know it by the sun setting before 5pm, the chill in the apartment that stubbornly refuses to leave despite excessive (and expensive) heat gushing from the radiator, or the yearly shuffle placing light jackets into the closet in favor of sherpa-lined or down-feathered coats and hats and gloves, winter is upon us. Slowly, then all of a sudden, it’s time to Bundle Up.

Bundling Up is not only a state of being, all wrapped snug and bug in a blanket with a cup of tea and great art as company, but also a state of mind that protects us from the elements, warms us despite our frosty surroundings. We Bundle Up for short walks to the nearby cafe and for long hikes in the snow-blanketed woods; we Bundle Up to clean off our cars and go to work, all so we can return to the warmth of our bed.

Now firmly in the throes of winter weather, Dangerous to Go Alone wants to know how you Bundle Up with or inside games. Has a particular cozy title revolutionized your relationship to gaming? Is there something you play to usher in (or help wholly avoid) the colder months? Tell us about snow and frost and hot chocolate and coffee, titles that wrap you in a blanket and cuddle beside you while you play, or particular game bundles that are meaningful to you.

Our essays are long form and exploratory, focused on your personal relationship to a game and how it’s reflected by the theme. So however you interpret “Bundled Up,” how you see it, feel it, taste it in relation to a game, we want to read it.

Please email pitches@dangeroustogoalone.site before December 27, and we will get back to you on January 1 with a solid yes or no. Include a rundown of your idea, a projected word count (generally our pieces are between 2000-3000 words), what makes it a DTGA piece (generally a highly personal, creative, or otherwise off-kilter focus on a game outside of mainstream discourse), and send relevant clips (this can be previous editorial work, scholarly work, or unpublished work in a Google Doc. We just want a sense of who you are as a writer.)

Please remember that while we happily accept pitches from everyone, we only publish 6-8 pieces per issue. If your idea is not picked up, that is not a reflection of your quality; we have a small stable of regular contributors and want to strike a particular balance of uplifting new voices and platforming established ones. We are currently offering $50 upon publication at this time.

Before pitching, make sure to familiarize yourself with the type of writing we publish. More importantly, there are plenty of video games out there waiting to be discovered and talked about, so please check our past pieces to make sure we haven't covered your choice yet.

If you're pitching us, would like to pitch us, writing for us currently, or are just curious about our style guide, you can check it out here!