The Creativity
News Desk is a cultural reporting and storytelling initiative
covering the creative Midwest. We amplify Midwestern creativity and the
voices of diverse Midwesterners. Our initiative constructs a new lens for the
Midwest and its people—far beyond “flyover country.”
We work with freelance writers, photographers,
videographers, and illustrators to cover stories of arts, culture, and
creativity in the Midwest.
We accept story ideas through this pitch submission form
year-round. Our team will contact those with selected pitches within 2-4 weeks
via email. Creatives contracted to produce stories are compensated at
competitive rates.
To help you with your pitch:
The Creativity News Desk is published by Arts Midwest, a
U.S. Regional Arts Organization serving the nine-state region of Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota,
Wisconsin, the Native Nations that share this geography, and beyond.