Pitch Guide
Founded in 2023, Asimov Press is a publishing venture that aims to make sense of this era of biological inquiry and innovation. We publish four Issues of our online magazine each year, which feature long-form articles, Q&As, photo essays, and historical notes. Biotechnology is the most impactful development of the 21st century. Our ability to alter life, the climate, ourselves, and entire ecosystems will have profound impacts on the future. These impacts could be catastrophic, such as engineered bioweapons, or they could be extraordinary, such as life-saving medicines. We welcome pitches from writers who can make sense of biology’s impacts on climate, energy, security, agriculture, materials, and medicine. Our authors are typically researchers or policy experts with extensive knowledge in their field or journalists with a deep background in the biotechnology beat. Our audience splits the difference between technical and popular; many readers work in sectors adjacent to the biosciences,
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