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How to Pitch: Mental Floss

Pitch your freelancing genius to this pub that targets the intelligentsia

By Brittany Shoot - August 20, 2012

The information in this article is current and accurate.

Circulation: 150,000
Frequency: Eight issues a year
Special issues: The "Ten" Issue (entirely devoted to 10 lists) and the "Golden Lobes" (annual innovation awards)

Background: The Mental Floss story isn't unlike those of the interesting entrepreneurs sometimes featured in the magazine's pages. Mental Floss (stylized mental_floss) launched in 2001 in a college dorm room with the same tagline it uses today: "Where Knowledge Junkies Get Their Fix." Senior editor Stephanie Meyers explained, "The idea was that it'd be a complete liberal arts education in monthly installments, but done in a fun,...

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