Pitch Club
Brendan O'MearaBrendan O'Meara is a journalist, author, and host of The Creative Nonfiction Podcast. Pitch Club — combining text and audio — dissects pitches from the best longform journalists, how they framed their queries, and how they published their work.
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Pete Croatto: 'You Can't Be Afraid'
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Erika Hayasaki and the Subtle Art of "Tuning Up" a Pitch
Hello, fellow clubber,
Who knew that we of middle age would have the stamina to go clubbing? But that’s who we are. CAN SOMEONE TURN DOWN ‘ZOMBIE NATION’?!
Ok-so-what-now, we have Erika Hayasaki, she of the Substack The Reported Essay. Sh...
Pitchin' from the Hip
Welcome to 2026,
What’s this? The owner of the club has featured … himself? I reserve the right. I’m in the mud, too! Gotta be one of those hogs who looks delighted to be in the mud, caked in grime, sending off pitches.
Ok, enough, of tha...
'Don't Be Afraid to Follow Up'
Hello Pitchers! Clubbers! Pitch Clubbers!
Shawna Kenney, in a meta twist, pitched me a pitch to appear on Pitch Club.
In Keanu Reeves voice: “Whoa.”
But srsly, in yet another sub-species of a pitch, Shawna thought beyond a one-off story...
So You Broke Up with Your Agent ... Now What?
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Happy November, Pitch Clubber,
Imagine for a moment that you have a literary agent. This coveted gatekeeper. They were integral to the publishing of your first book. But your second book, they look at it an...
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Brendan O'Meara, journalist and author of The Front Runner: The Life of Steve Prefontaine, host of The Creative Nonfiction Podcast since 2013. Welcome to Pitch Club!
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