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Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/34188
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Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/34188
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You don't find them. They are hiding from people like you. And from people like me. You might as well announce that you have decided you want to play professional baseball and want to get the names of scouts for the Yankees. It does not work that way. You have to start at the bottom and work your way up.

The places for outsiders to start to find markets and make connections are:

- Publications like Writer's Market and websites like Duotrope that maintain listings of markets that are open to freelance contributors. 

- Writers conferences, workshops, and retreats.

- Local and regional publications.

This is true regardless of genre.

You can usually find the names of editors for almost any publication or agency simply by looking at their mastheads, but they are not going to take your calls or read your email. Your emails are going to be read by an intern when they are not busy fetching coffee and it is going to be several steps between that intern and the person who can make a decision.

So, realistically, you are going to have to pay your dues in the minor leagues before you are going to get near any of these editors. The only way to jump the queue is to be famous for something else.

And, frankly, atheism is passe these days. Globalism, populism, and identity are the hot button issues for opinion pieces these days. If you want to make it as an opinion writer then you need to be able to shift your opinions to match the hot topics of the day.

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