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Erica Lenti @ericalenti.com · 25/11/2024

Canadian writers: Now is the time to get your pitches in for ambitious, long-form features, essays and profiles for @chatelainemag.bsky.social. I encourage everyone to read past issues, but a good pitch primer is here: docs.google.com/document/d/1... Email me: erica.lenti@stjoseph.com

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Chatelaine Pitch Guidelines

How To Pitch ChatelaineLast updated: July 9, 2024 What is Chatelaine? Chatelaine is a 95-year-old Canadian magazine serving primarily women (and gender nonconforming folks) aged 35+. In our long his...

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Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 20/11/2024

Today is Trans Day of Remembrance 🏳️‍⚧️ Revisit @ericalenti.com's feature from 2021 on how a small team of LGBTQ2S+ investigators is seeking justice for unidentified Trans Doe victims xtramagazine.com/power/missin...

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Cases of missing trans people are rarely solved. A married pair of forensic genealogists is hoping to change that | Xtra Magazine

How a small team of LGBTQ2S+ investigators is seeking justice for unidentified Trans Doe victims

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Chatelaine @chatelainemag.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Our Winter 2024 issue is here and you're going to want to make everything. Find recipes for a brand-new batch of holiday cookies, pizza mac and cheese, eggnog chiffon pie, bûche de Noël and more! Plus, 36 made-in-Canada gifts, Jolene Banning on Tanya Talaga and a not-bananas guide to longevity.

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Erica Lenti @ericalenti.com · 16/11/2024

Hello to all of my new followers on here! 👋🏻 Hoping to use this space to share more of Chatelaine’s great journalism that’s been (unfortunately) blocked elsewhere. Stay tuned!

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Navneet Alang @navneetalang.com · 17/10/2024

(Would appreciate any boost of this) I am always looking for pitches for opinion pieces for the Toronto Star. Can be on any topic, but "smart and accessible" is what we're going for. Of interest to a Torontonian/Canadian audience is important. #toronto

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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 11/01/2024

The harmful and discredited practice of conversion therapy was banned two years ago, but the work for survivors and for LGBTQ2S+ communities across the country is far from over, writes @ericalenti.com

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Survivors of conversion therapy need a support system | TVO Today

OPINION: The harmful and discredited practice was banned two years ago. But the work for survivors and for LGBTQ2S+ communities across the country is far from over. 

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Erica Lenti @ericalenti.com · 17/07/2023

Breeanna Bascombe was arrested, withheld from her infant daughter and then released because of a crime her ex committed. She did nothing wrong—but the arrest continues to haunt her. By Eternity Martis, this story is a must-read: chatelaine.com/longforms/breeanna-b…

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Breeanna Bascombe Did Nothing Wrong. She Was Arrested Anyway

In 2020, she was detained on a murder-related charge. She was released, but her life will never be the same. Inside the world of wrongful arrests.

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Erica Lenti @ericalenti.com · 14/07/2023

Cannot believe Father John Misty really wrote the lyrics "Last night I wrote a poem/Man, I must've been in the poem zone" and no one stopped him

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Erica Lenti @ericalenti.com · 11/07/2023

30 years ago Garry Hoy ran at the window of a high-rise in Toronto to show how strong it was and then he plummeted to his death

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Erica Lenti @ericalenti.com · 10/07/2023

Number of days since my dog gave up halfway during a walk: 0

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Erica Lenti @ericalenti.com · 06/07/2023

I know there aren’t a ton of you on here yet, but I thought it might be nice to share some work I’ve edited that I really love. Today, Alisha Sawhney’s essay on living with her grandmother: chatelaine.com/longforms/grandmothe…

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At Home With Nani, My 85-Year-Old Roommate

Having a housemate who is a senior citizen prepares you for life in unexpected ways.

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Erica Lenti @ericalenti.com · 06/07/2023

I’m exhausted, can we all just agree to go back to LiveJournal?

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Erica Lenti @ericalenti.com · 05/07/2023

Just thought about how I'd join a D&D campaign if there was more realism, like if the characters were just regular ol people but I think that's the opposite of D&D????

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Erica Lenti @ericalenti.com · 05/07/2023

Populating the timeline with my good girl

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Erica Lenti @ericalenti.com · 04/07/2023

okay okay, having your own domain as a username here is a pretty cool feature. OKAY NEW PLACE.

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Erica Lenti @ericalenti.com · 03/07/2023

I’m trying my best, sweetie

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