WRITE FOR US
WRITE FOR US
"I love writing for High Flying Design — they publish thoughtful, interesting pieces that are in line with the topics I'm interested in as an entrepreneur. And my writing isn't bad either!"
High Flying Design publishes perspectives from founders, entrepreneurs and thought leaders who have something genuinely useful to say — and the experience to back it up. If that's you, we'd love to hear from you.
A byline in High Flying Design gives you a published, credible piece of content you own — something to reference in your marketing, share with your audience and link to from your website. Our contributors tell us it's one of the most useful pieces of visibility they've created for their business.
Contributions are unpaid. We offer a full author byline, a short bio and a link to your website or social profile in return.
What we’re looking for
We publish articles across:
Business — strategy, brand-building, pricing, positioning, client experience, visibility and growth. Practical, specific and grounded in real experience.
Mindset — the internal side of building a business. Confidence, self-trust, boundaries, decision-making and the stuff nobody talks about enough.
Lifestyle — the life you're building alongside the business. Energy, balance, creativity, travel, home and the things that make it all sustainable.
The best submissions have one thing in common: they say something specific, from genuine experience, that our readers couldn't get anywhere else.
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We do not accept pitches for our Female Founder interview column — those are editorial and invite-only.
We are not looking for thinly veiled sales content, generic listicles, articles written by AI without a human editorial voice, or pieces that could have been written by anyone about anything. If your article doesn't draw on your specific experience and perspective, it's not the right fit for us.
We also don't publish content that promotes hustle culture, performative success or growth-at-all-costs thinking. If it would sit comfortably on a generic business blog, it probably isn't right for High Flying Design.
How to pitch
Send Shannon (founder & editor) a short pitch — not a finished article. Include:
What you want to write about and the specific angle you'd take. One or two sentences is enough.
Why you're the right person to write it (your relevant experience or expertise in this area).
Who it's for (which of our readers would find it most useful and why).
We read every pitch and come back to all of them. If it's not right for us right now, we'll tell you why.
Pitches that arrive as fully finished articles without prior discussion are unlikely to be accepted — we prefer to shape the piece with you from the start.
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Once a pitch is accepted, we'll agree on a brief together before you write anything. Finished articles go through light editorial review — we may suggest changes to structure, tone or length to make sure the piece feels at home in the magazine. We aim to turn around editorial feedback within two weeks of receiving a finished draft.
We ask for first publication rights, meaning we publish it here first. After publication you're free to republish or reference it wherever you like, with a link back to the original.
If you have a perspective worth sharing but find the writing itself a challenge, we also offer a ghost-writing service — we'll work through your ideas together and I'll write the piece for you, published under your byline just as any contribution would be. If that sounds useful, mention it in your pitch and we can talk through what that would look like.
For the weeks when you need a clear head most.
Every month I pull together the best of High Flying Design — the articles worth reading, the founder story that stayed with me, and the thinking worth your time. It comes to you so you never have to go looking for it. Over 200 female high-flyers open it every month and it has become one of those rare emails people genuinely look forward to.
An independent women’s business and lifestyle magazine for female high-flyers growing at their own pace, in their own way.
Proudly ranked #8 in FeedSpot's Top 50 Women's Magazines, 2025 & 2026.
"I love writing for High Flying Design — they publish thoughtful, interesting pieces that are in line with the topics I'm interested in as an entrepreneur. And my writing isn't bad either!"
Danielle Thompson, entrepreneur & contributor
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