Lists

PIC is looking for smart, original, and entertaining lists, preferably 200–600 words. This includes quizzes, reviews, and other short or non-paragraph formats built around a series of items or beats. Every submission should have a strong premise and a catchy title that establishes it clearly—for a list, the title may be what sells us.

We pay $10 for each accepted list.

Payments are typically sent within five days of acceptance. Our average response time is two weeks, and we reply to every submission.

Guidelines

• Create a PIC account before submitting. This is where all of your published work will appear, so upload a photo and fill out as much of your profile as possible—readers are curious. Your PIC account is separate from the Submittable account used to manage your submissions.
• Submit one list at a time. Once you receive a decision, feel free to submit another right away.
• If your list is co-authored, each author should register their own PIC account. Include the names of all co-authors in the comments.
• Simultaneous submissions are welcome, but please withdraw your list immediately if it is accepted elsewhere.
• If you have longer work that happens to use a list format ("listicles"), use our Article submission form instead. For example, if the beats in your work each have more than a few sentences, we would typically consider that a listicle.
• We accept only previously unpublished work.
• We do not accept AI-assisted writing. Please do not use generative AI to draft or revise your work.
• For more details and guidelines, view our full submissions guidelines.

Add-On Options

Submitting to PIC is always free. For writers who would like a faster response or more insight into an editorial decision, we offer optional paid add-ons, including an Expedited Decision, Decision Breakdown, Editorial Notes, and discounted bundles.

Add-ons do not affect whether a submission is accepted. They simply change the response time or amount of editorial feedback you receive.