Casting Call & Media Submissions

Unique to Get Published LIVE is the unparalleled opportunity for attendees (both in person and virtual) to pitch themselves directly to top magazine editors, podcasters, casting directors, media producers, journalists and more for the chance to land real media features. Every year at Get Published LIVE, hundreds walk away with career-changing magazine, podcast, digital, commercial features and more that expand their visibility, awareness, credibility and lead generation.

The entire submission process is done online and includes the submission of your bio, samples of your work (photos or writing samples) as well as a video submission where you have up to 3 minutes to introduce and pitch yourself to the media partners.

Attendees are sent a link to fill out an online application and to submit their relevant work samples through our online system. Submissions must be turned in by the due date indicated on the online form in order to be considered.

Once submissions are received, the Get Published LIVE team will forward all submissions onto our casting partners to make their selections. Placements will be announced during a virtual broadcast a few weeks after the event.

Tips for Success

  • Study the casting partners to know which you could pitch to so you can best prepare yourself to stand out in your submission.
  • Prepare the appropriate materials you would like to share with the casting partners. These can include your bio, credentials, past work samples, past writing samples as well as your video submission.
  • BIO PARAGRAPH: Your goal with the bio paragraph is to quickly illustrate who you are, what you do and why matters. You have up to 250 words to get your message across, but that does not mean that longer is always better. Allow the casting partners the opportunity to get to know you, what makes you unique and why they should consider you without going on for too long.
  • RESUME/CERTIFICATIONS/SPECIAL CREDENTIALS/AWARDS: In this section you can list out any pertinent certifications, credentials or noteworthy achievements you have had. This section is not required however.
  • TOPICS / ARTICLES YOU ARE INTERESTED IN PITCHING: Many of the casting partners (including magazines and podcasts) want to know topics you can speak to or write on. This section is where you can list specific topics you can contribute to their publication, podcast or network.
  • SAMPLE WORK: This is your opportunity to share some of your past work and have up to 5 spaces to do so. If you are only pitching yourself as a fitness talent or a photographer you can use all 5 spaces for your photographs. If you are pitching yourself as a writer you can use 1-to-2 of the spaces for your photographs and the other 3-to-4 with past writing samples.
  • VIDEO SUBMISSION: This is a portion that the media partners are taking very seriously. You are to record up to a 3-minute video of yourself pitching yourself to the media. This is their opportunity to see you, on camera, hear you and get a sense of why you should be considered. In the video you want to discuss who you are, what you do and what you want to do with the media outlets. Upload your video to YouTube or Vimeo and make it an unlisted video. Then just copy and paste the URL of the video into the application form so the media partners have the opportunity to watch it.

For questions on the application process – please email us at Booking@JamesPatrick.com