Get featured in LA Weekly
Los Angeles food, music, arts and culture since 1978
We write a custom feature about you and manage the placement. You approve every word before it goes live.
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How do I get featured in LA Weekly?
We develop your story, write the feature to editorial standard, and manage the placement. You approve every word before anything goes live.
About LA Weekly
LA Weekly is a Los Angeles alt-weekly founded in 1978 and owned by Street Media, covering news, food, music, entertainment, arts, culture and cannabis in print and online.
Why a feature here matters
It is a guide to where to go, eat and what to do in LA, so a feature puts you in front of readers actively looking for things to try in the city.
Best for: LA restaurants, bars, chefs, musicians, venues, artists, galleries, entertainment brands and cannabis businesses.
How coverage happens at LA Weekly
There are two ways in. The first is to pitch the editors yourself. The Contact page has a Pitch an editor form where you choose Arts, Music, Culture, Entertainment, Food or the Editor-in-Chief and can upload a pitch. This is free, but there is no promised reply and the editor decides whether the story runs. The second is to work with DNA. We develop the Los Angeles angle with you, write the feature to LA Weekly's standard, manage the placement and send you the draft to approve. Nothing goes live until you have signed off every word, and we tell you if the Weekly is not the right home for your story.
The kind of story that lands
LA Weekly's sections are News, Food, Music, Entertainment with Film and TV, Arts, Culture and Cannabis, and its About page describes it as a guide to where to go, where to eat and what to do in LA. The stories that fit are local and specific: a chef opening a new place, a pop-up worth crossing town for, a musician rooted in an LA scene, a gallery show, a comedy night or a cannabis business doing something new in the city. Name the neighbourhood, the venue and the people involved. National brand news with no Los Angeles connection is a poor fit.
How to Get Featured in LA Weekly
What LA Weekly is
LA Weekly is a Los Angeles alt-weekly published in print and at laweekly.com. Its About page says it was founded in 1978 by an investment group that included actor Michael Douglas, describes it as the most widely read alt-weekly in the US with well over four million active users a month, and notes that in 2007 it became the first newspaper to win the Pulitzer Prize for restaurant criticism. It is owned by Street Media, whose other titles include PAPER, BUST and The Village Voice.
To get featured in LA Weekly you can pitch an editor yourself through the form on its Contact page, or work with DNA to develop a feature, write it to the Weekly's standard and manage the placement. Either way, the story needs a real Los Angeles angle.
What LA Weekly covers
The site is organised into News, Food, Music, Entertainment (with Film and TV), Arts, Culture and Cannabis. The About page calls it a guide to where to go, where to eat and what to do in LA, with dining reviews, concert and nightlife picks, arts and culture coverage and cannabis and lifestyle features. Recent pieces show the range: a regular food column on pop-ups and openings, a round-up of Día de los Muertos celebrations across the city, art news from local galleries, comedy Q&As and photo coverage of new music venues.
How to get featured in LA Weekly
The Contact page includes a Pitch an editor option. The form asks for your name, email and phone, lets you choose a department (Arts, Music, Culture, Entertainment, Food or the Editor-in-Chief), and accepts a written message and an uploaded pitch file of up to 15 MB. Choose the department that matches your story; a restaurant opening belongs with Food, a new record with Music, an exhibition with Arts.
Write the pitch as a story, not a press release. Say what is happening, where in Los Angeles, when, and why an LA reader would care. Include a named contact and good images if the story is visual. The editor decides whether to take it up, and there is no published promise of a reply.
How to submit an event to LA Weekly
We could not find a current event submission form on laweekly.com. The site still has an Events archive, but its most recent listings date from 2021. Today, events appear mostly in editorial round-ups, such as the food pop-up column or seasonal culture guides, so the practical route is the Pitch an editor form, sent to the department that covers your event, with enough lead time for the editor to plan.
What makes a strong piece for LA Weekly
The Weekly writes for people who live in and visit Los Angeles. Strong stories have a local hook and a point of view: a chef opening somewhere with a story behind the menu, a musician with roots in a specific LA scene, an artist with a show at a city gallery, or a cannabis business doing something new in the local market. Name the neighbourhood, the venue and the people. If your story is about the film or television industry rather than LA culture, The Hollywood Reporter may suit it better.
How the process works with DNA
We begin with a short call to find the Los Angeles angle in your work and the section it belongs in. We write the feature to LA Weekly's standard and send you the draft. You approve every word before it goes live, and we manage the placement from there. If the Weekly is not the right fit, we tell you.
How long it takes
Expect weeks rather than days. Developing the angle, gathering images and agreeing the draft all take time, and timely stories such as openings or events need planning ahead. We do not promise a publication date or an outcome.
How we get you in LA Weekly
Questions about LA Weekly
Is the LA Weekly coverage a real, published feature?
Yes. It is a genuine article published on the outlet, written about you and your work — not an ad you design yourself.
How long does it take?
Most placements take weeks rather than days. We give you a realistic timeline for LA Weekly before we start, and never promise a date we cannot control.
What if I am not happy with the draft?
You review and revise until it is right. Nothing publishes without your approval.
How do I submit an event to LA Weekly?
There is no current event submission form that we could find, and the Events archive's latest listings are from 2021. Pitch the relevant department through the Contact page well before the date.
Who owns LA Weekly?
Its About and Policies pages say LA Weekly is owned and published by Street Media, which also publishes PAPER, BUST and The Village Voice among other titles.