Discussion with Noah Michelson, Head of HuffPost Personal

Their essays often reach millions of readers. Here’s an inside view on how land publication.

HuffPost personal is one of the top outlets for personal essays. Their essays often reach millions of readers. Authors published in this outlet have landed book deals. One author even got a film-adaption contract. (Being worked on now!)

However, it is extremely competitive to get your story accepted for publication.

In this conversation with Noah Michelson, head of HuffPost personal, we dive deep into what he’s looking for, and how to write a pitch that he’ll be happy to accept.

Here’s a few things covered in this conversation:

• The topics and themes Noah is most interested in publishing
• The one thing that will make Noah never want to work with an author (this is super easy to avoid!
• The best time to send a pitch
• The editorial process before publication
• How Noah thinks about the craft of essay writing — and what makes a compelling story