We don't mind if you're talented but inexperienced. We want writers with good ideas and verve. Are you tired of having your friends' eyes glaze over when you rant about the minority opinion in the latest Supreme Court case? Do you want to redeem your television addiction by writing a parade of smartass zingers? Join us, or if you know someone who you think fits the bill, send him or her to us.

Gusto seeks 1000+ word submissions about anything from politics to your neighbor's predilection for robot toys. We want stories that contribute something new to a debate or reveal something generally undiscovered. We like stories that are weird, stories that go against common wisdom, stories that hold the powerful accountable for their actions, stories with character and place, and stories with the unique voice that is yours. Write about news, politics, science, nature, movies, books, music, art, sex, dating, etc. Write from your experience, but go beyond it. We really, really like old-fashioned shoe-leather reporting, investigation, and original research.

We don't publish fiction, poetry, or personal narratives of discovery. We also try to minimize the first person in our features because we want them to be about the world out there and not so much about interior reflection. We like the world out there and want to know more about it.

All work is unpaid at this point. Authors get byline credit, national exposure, and retain all rights to their work.

We urge you to poke around the site before submitting to get an idea of the kind of topics and writing we like. Then, send questions, ideas, pitches and submissions to submit@dailygusto.com.