Michelle Gourley - Assistant Editor

Michelle is a hugely talented cook, writer and cat-rancher. She is also extremely modest, so you can guess that she didn't write this bio. Assistant Editor in no way covers all the help and support she gives Edible Vancouver. She blogs (when we are not working her too hard) as Curious Crumb.

Leeanne Munn - Photographer

Based in Vancouver, Leeanne is a photographer of people, food, places or just about anything. Shooting for Edible Vancouver allows her to combine her love of food with photography. Leeanne's stunning images help to make Edible Vancouver a coffee table magazine that people 'ooo' and 'aah' over. See more of her work at www.leeannemunn.com

Viktoria Cseh - Copyeditor

Viktoria patiently plays good cop to our wayward spellings, inconsistent punctuations, and outrageous liberties with the English language. We send her a tangled snarl of Word documents that she graciously grooms into a state of order. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Bambi Edlund - Art Director

It might be easier to list what Bambi doesn't do! She is the multi-talented designer, photographer, illustrator, writer and technical nerd who makes our life so much easier in countless ways. She was almost single-handedly responsible of the whole look of our magazine when we launched in May 2008 and we are thrilled that her talent is now recognized continent-wide (she now also designs Edible Manhattan, Edible Dallas & Fort Worth, Edible Blue Ridge, Edible East End, Edible Santa Fe, Edible Marin & Wine Country, Edible San Juan Mountains and no doubt others that we forgot to list!). Before she embarked on this 'edible' life had time for this wonderful illustrations blog.

Edible Vancouver loves a good story.

We seek writers who write in a lively, elegant, informative, original, accurate, and interesting manner. Hook us with a compelling first sentence. Then think about capturing the character(s) of the story, building tension, and wrapping up with a good ending. Generally, writers generate their own topics, but occasionally the editor makes specific assignments based on writers’ interests and knowledge.

We are most open to pitches from freelancers for our features. Some of these are stories of local farmers, fishers, small producers, independent retailers, home cooks and chefs. They could also be a look at food security or food-based community organizations, from food banks to school lunch programs, to chef training. You might take readers back through time to discover the food and farming history of southwestern BC, or explore the history of a specific food that is grown, harvested or processed in Metro Vancouver.

These features nod to local authenticity and our region’s sustainability, presenting a diverse mix of people, places and things. Whenever possible, we promote local citizens, establishments, and products that show devotion to our region and act with thoughtful consideration of its health. Features range in length from 750–1500 words.

Recipes and Photos

When appropriate to the story, we wish for recipes to accompany articles, but they must be original and carefully tested. If recipes are not original, the submitter must obtain permission to reprint. Likewise, he or she must cite all sources for information in the article, and if passages from published (including Web published) material are included, must obtain permission for use.

We also desire high quality, high resolution photographs to accompany the articles. We do not expect writers to personally take photos to accompany stories, but some of our writers are also talented photographers and like to provide images as well. It is assumed that writers have permission to use all photographs or artwork that are submitted.

Payment

We negotiate payment terms on an individual basis and pay on publication.

Writers submitting for the first time should not expect a commitment until their final draft has been approved. Please also note that Edible Vancouver reserves the right to not run articles even after they have been approved for submission. In the event that a submitted article does not run, Edible Vancouver pays a kill fee equivalent to 50% of the contracted rate.

Rights

Edible Vancouver pays for first time rights to publication in print. Ownership of published articles and recipes reverts to the author after the current issue expires, but Edible Vancouver retains the right to run articles, recipes and photos online for no additional fees.

Pitching Edible Vancouver

We want to know: What will the focus of your article be? Will readers laugh, cry, change their attitudes or learn something new? How many words were you thinking, and who are you planning to interview? Does your story belong in a spring, summer, winter or fall issue—and why? Do you have high quality photos at the ready to run alongside the article? Do you have recipes? Do you think sidebar information should run with your piece or just the article? Have you written for other publications? We would also like to see samples of your previous published work.

The more detail you can provide in your pitch the better. Please note that once you send us a pitch, it could take up to two months for us to respond.

We plan each issue several months in advance, so you’re probably best off pitching 5-6 months before publication.

Publication Schedule

Our publication schedule is as follows:

Assignments are generally made 2-3 months before the draft due dates noted above.

Background

Edible Vancouver is a member of Edible Communities Inc., an award-winning, international family of community-based food publications whose mission is “to transform the way communities shop for, cook, eat, and relate to the food that is grown and produced in their area.”

Edible Vancouver is published bi-monthly, with each issue emphasizing the current seasonal bounty of Vancouver’s Metro region, the Fraser Valley and the Okanagan-Similkameen. We look for subjects that are timely and support our mission. The editor chooses writers and topics for each issue with the intention of balancing the coverage and nurturing a wide and loyal readership.

Please read several issues of Edible Vancouver before pitching and check out our back issues to avoid pitching a story we've already covered.

Complete pitches should be emailed to:

Debbra Mikaelsen, Editor

Edible Vancouver

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