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Editorial Calendar

Pitch timing intelligence for every outlet. Anchored to 15 industry events and editorial cycles - showing the best months to submit for maximum acceptance rate.

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TOP_5_RIGHT_NOWMAYHighest Pitch Readiness for this month
1
5/5

MeriTalk

PRIMEDA 61

Optimal conditions: prime pitch window this month, accessible submission process, direct editor contact available, fast response time.

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2
5/5

Infosecurity Magazine

PRIMEDA 74

Optimal conditions: prime pitch window this month, accessible submission process, direct editor contact available, fast response time.

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3
5/5

IAPP (Privacy Perspectives)

PRIMEDA 82

Optimal conditions: prime pitch window this month, accessible submission process, direct editor contact available.

SUBMIT
4
5/5

CPO Magazine

PRIMEDA 62

Optimal conditions: prime pitch window this month, accessible submission process, direct editor contact available, fast response time.

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5
5/5

FCW (Federal Computer Week)

PRIMEDA 67

Optimal conditions: prime pitch window this month, accessible submission process, direct editor contact available.

SUBMIT

Scores ranked by pitch window timing, submission difficulty, editor contact, response time, and domain authority. Updates when you change months.

May 2026
CURRENT MONTH
DOTS = NUMBER OF OUTLETS WITH PRIME PITCH WINDOW
EVENTS IN MAY
GDPR Day
PITCH 3 WEEKS BEFORE

Annual GDPR enforcement anniversary. Privacy regulation, data protection, and compliance bylines in high demand across cybersecurity and policy publications in May.

PITCH NOW FOR UPCOMING EVENTS

No upcoming events require pitching this month.

OUTLET PITCH WINDOWS - MAY
Infosecurity MagazinePRIME

GDPR anniversary (May 25) - privacy and data protection content peak

LEAD TIME: 3-4 WEEKS BEFORE DESIRED PUBLISH DATE (PITCH SYNOPSIS FIRST)
IAPP (Privacy Perspectives)PRIME

GDPR anniversary (May 25) - peak privacy content window

LEAD TIME: 4-6 WEEKS BEFORE DESIRED PUBLISH DATE
CPO MagazinePRIME

GDPR anniversary (May 25) - peak privacy content window

LEAD TIME: 2-4 WEEKS BEFORE DESIRED PUBLISH DATE
Corporate Counsel (Law.com)PRIME

GDPR anniversary (May 25) and privacy law updates

LEAD TIME: 3-4 WEEKS BEFORE DESIRED PUBLISH DATE
Health IT SecurityPRIME

HIMSS and healthcare IT security conference coverage

LEAD TIME: 2-3 WEEKS
Chief Healthcare ExecutivePRIME

HIMSS and healthcare executive conference coverage

LEAD TIME: 2-4 WEEKS
Becker's Health ITPRIME

Becker's Healthcare IT + Revenue Cycle Conference

LEAD TIME: 2-3 WEEKS
FCW (Federal Computer Week)PRIME

RSA Conference and federal cybersecurity season

LEAD TIME: 2-3 WEEKS
FedScoopPRIME

RSA Conference and federal cybersecurity season

LEAD TIME: 2-3 WEEKS
DefenseScoopPRIME

RSA Conference defense cybersecurity angle

LEAD TIME: 2-3 WEEKS
Nextgov/FCWPRIME

RSA Conference and federal cybersecurity season

LEAD TIME: 2-3 WEEKS
C4ISRNETPRIME

C4ISRNET Conference and defense cybersecurity season

LEAD TIME: 2-3 WEEKS
MeriTalkPRIME

RSA Conference and federal cybersecurity season

LEAD TIME: 1-2 WEEKS
Dark ReadingGOOD

Post-RSA analysis and GDPR anniversary content in demand

LEAD TIME: 4-5 WEEKS BEFORE DESIRED PUBLISH DATE
SC Media (SC World)GOOD

Post-RSA analysis, GDPR anniversary

LEAD TIME: 4-5 WEEKS BEFORE DESIRED PUBLISH DATE
Help Net SecurityGOOD

GDPR anniversary

LEAD TIME: 2-3 WEEKS (CHECK EDITORIAL OPPORTUNITIES PAGE FIRST)
SecurityWeekGOOD

Post-RSA analysis

LEAD TIME: 4-5 WEEKS BEFORE DESIRED PUBLISH DATE
VentureBeat (DataDecisionMakers)GOOD

Post-conference analysis and AI development updates

LEAD TIME: 3-4 WEEKS BEFORE DESIRED PUBLISH DATE
MIT Technology ReviewGOOD

AI regulation and policy content

LEAD TIME: 3-4 WEEKS BEFORE DESIRED PUBLISH DATE
Fast CompanyGOOD

Mid-year business and leadership content

LEAD TIME: 4-5 WEEKS BEFORE DESIRED PUBLISH DATE
The HillGOOD

GDPR anniversary; privacy legislation content

LEAD TIME: 2-3 WEEKS BEFORE DESIRED PUBLISH DATE
WIREDGOOD

AI policy and technology content

LEAD TIME: 5-6 WEEKS BEFORE DESIRED PUBLISH DATE
Forbes Technology CouncilGOOD

Mid-year technology content

LEAD TIME: 1-3 WEEKS AFTER MEMBERSHIP (FASTER TURNAROUND THAN NON-MEMBER PUBLICATIONS)
CSO FuturesGOOD

Post-RSA CISO strategy content

LEAD TIME: 2-3 WEEKS BEFORE DESIRED PUBLISH DATE
Tech Policy PressGOOD

GDPR anniversary; privacy policy content

LEAD TIME: 2-3 WEEKS BEFORE DESIRED PUBLISH DATE
Security BoulevardGOOD

Post-RSA analysis

LEAD TIME: 1-2 WEEKS (MORE ACCESSIBLE THAN MAJOR PUBLICATIONS)
FinextraGOOD

Spring fintech analysis

LEAD TIME: 2-3 WEEKS BEFORE DESIRED PUBLISH DATE
Forbes Finance CouncilGOOD

Spring finance and VC season

LEAD TIME: 3-4 WEEKS BEFORE DESIRED PUBLISH DATE
TechCrunch (Guest Columns)GOOD

Spring fundraising and AI content

LEAD TIME: 2-3 WEEKS BEFORE DESIRED PUBLISH DATE
AI BusinessGOOD

Spring enterprise AI season

LEAD TIME: 2-3 WEEKS BEFORE DESIRED PUBLISH DATE
Built InGOOD

Spring tech industry content

LEAD TIME: 2-3 WEEKS BEFORE DESIRED PUBLISH DATE
Inc. MagazineGOOD

Spring entrepreneurship content

LEAD TIME: 4-6 WEEKS BEFORE DESIRED PUBLISH DATE
Fortune (Expert Opinions)GOOD

Spring business and leadership season

LEAD TIME: 3-4 WEEKS BEFORE DESIRED PUBLISH DATE
Business Insider (Contributors)GOOD

Spring business content

LEAD TIME: 3-4 WEEKS BEFORE DESIRED PUBLISH DATE
CyberScoopGOOD

Post-RSAC policy and enterprise security content

LEAD TIME: 2-3 WEEKS BEFORE DESIRED PUBLISH DATE
Axios Pro Cybersecurity (Pitch for Coverage)GOOD

Post-RSAC policy and enterprise security news

LEAD TIME: 1-2 WEEKS BEFORE DESIRED PUBLISH DATE (EMBARGO PITCHES PREFERRED)
BankInfoSecurityGOOD

RSA follow-up and financial sector compliance updates

LEAD TIME: 2-3 WEEKS BEFORE DESIRED PUBLISH DATE
GovInfoSecurityGOOD

Federal agency compliance deadlines

LEAD TIME: 2-3 WEEKS BEFORE DESIRED PUBLISH DATE
SaaStrGOOD

Post-SaaStr SaaS growth analysis

LEAD TIME: 2-4 WEEKS BEFORE DESIRED PUBLISH DATE
CustomerThinkGOOD

Mid-year CX strategy review

LEAD TIME: 2-3 WEEKS BEFORE DESIRED PUBLISH DATE
The New StackGOOD

Post-KubeCon cloud native analysis

LEAD TIME: 3-4 WEEKS BEFORE DESIRED PUBLISH DATE
SD TimesGOOD

Mid-year software development analysis

LEAD TIME: 2-3 WEEKS BEFORE DESIRED PUBLISH DATE
DevOps.comGOOD

Post-conference DevOps analysis

LEAD TIME: 2-3 WEEKS BEFORE DESIRED PUBLISH DATE
Cloud Native NowGOOD

Post-KubeCon cloud native analysis

LEAD TIME: 2-3 WEEKS BEFORE DESIRED PUBLISH DATE
ComputerworldGOOD

Mid-year enterprise IT review

LEAD TIME: 3-4 WEEKS BEFORE DESIRED PUBLISH DATE
Network WorldGOOD

Mid-year network security review

LEAD TIME: 3-4 WEEKS BEFORE DESIRED PUBLISH DATE
TechTarget SecurityGOOD

Mid-year security review

LEAD TIME: 3-4 WEEKS BEFORE DESIRED PUBLISH DATE
DevSecOps.orgGOOD

Post-conference analysis

LEAD TIME: 2-3 WEEKS BEFORE DESIRED PUBLISH DATE
Payments DiveGOOD

Post-conference payments analysis

LEAD TIME: 2-3 WEEKS BEFORE DESIRED PUBLISH DATE
CFO DiveGOOD

Mid-year financial review

LEAD TIME: 2-3 WEEKS BEFORE DESIRED PUBLISH DATE
PYMNTS.comGOOD

Post-conference fintech analysis

LEAD TIME: 1-2 WEEKS BEFORE DESIRED PUBLISH DATE
Mergers & Acquisitions MagazineGOOD

Post-conference M&A analysis

LEAD TIME: 3-5 BUSINESS DAYS FOR PROPOSAL RESPONSE
The DealGOOD

Post-conference M&A analysis

LEAD TIME: 1-2 WEEKS BEFORE DESIRED PUBLISH DATE
Axios Pro DealsGOOD

Post-conference deal analysis

LEAD TIME: 1-2 WEEKS (EMBARGO PITCHES PREFERRED FOR DEAL ANNOUNCEMENTS)
KrebsOnSecurityGOOD

Spring cybercrime activity

LEAD TIME: 1-2 WEEKS (EXCLUSIVE TIPS ONLY)
Schneier on SecurityGOOD

Spring security policy

LEAD TIME: NO STANDARD LEAD TIME - PITCH ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Risky Business NewsletterGOOD

Spring threat intelligence

LEAD TIME: 1-2 WEEKS
CyberWire Daily BriefingGOOD

Spring cybersecurity news

LEAD TIME: 1-2 WEEKS
TLDR InfoSec NewsletterGOOD

Spring product launches

LEAD TIME: 4-6 WEEKS (BOOK EARLY - SLOTS FILL FAST)
Morning Brew (Tech & AI)GOOD

Post-conference product launches

LEAD TIME: 4-6 WEEKS (BOOK EARLY)
Substack (Cybersecurity Verticals)GOOD

Spring security content

LEAD TIME: 1-3 WEEKS (VARIES BY AUTHOR)
Entrepreneur MagazineGOOD

Mid-year business growth and technology adoption

LEAD TIME: 3-6 WEEKS
Supply Chain DiveGOOD

Mid-year supply chain security and vendor risk

LEAD TIME: 2-3 WEEKS
Manufacturing TomorrowGOOD

Mid-year manufacturing technology and smart factory

LEAD TIME: 1-2 WEEKS
IndustrialCyberGOOD

Mid-year OT security and critical infrastructure

LEAD TIME: 2-3 WEEKS
Control EngineeringGOOD

Mid-year automation and smart manufacturing

LEAD TIME: 2-4 WEEKS
HealthcareInfoSecurityGOOD

HIMSS conference coverage and healthcare security trends

LEAD TIME: 2-3 WEEKS
Journal of AHIMAGOOD

Spring HIM conference season

LEAD TIME: 4-8 WEEKS
ALL INDUSTRY EVENTS - FULL YEAR REFERENCE
JAN
PITCH 3W BEFORE
World Economic Forum (Davos)

Global economic and technology leadership forum. HBR, Fast Company, and Entrepreneur see strong demand for leadership and technology strategy bylines in January.

JAN
PITCH 4W BEFORE
Data Privacy Day (Jan 28)

International Data Privacy Day. Privacy, data protection, and consumer rights bylines in high demand in December-January across cybersecurity and policy publications.

JAN
PITCH 3W BEFORE
Q1 Budget Planning Season

January-February is peak editorial demand for IT strategy, budget planning, and technology leadership content. CIO.com, InformationWeek, and Foundry Expert Network see highest engagement.

MAR
PITCH 4W BEFORE
Mobile World Congress

Major telecom and mobile technology event. AI, 5G, IoT, and enterprise mobility topics in demand for VentureBeat, InformationWeek, and ITPro Today.

MAR
PITCH 4W BEFORE
SXSW

Tech, media, and culture festival. Innovation, AI, and emerging technology bylines in demand for Fast Company, VentureBeat, and WIRED in February.

APR
PITCH 6W BEFORE
RSA Conference

The world's largest cybersecurity conference. Editors at Dark Reading, SC Media, SecurityWeek, Help Net Security, and Infosecurity Magazine actively seek cybersecurity bylines in the 6 weeks leading up to RSAC.

APR
PITCH 4W BEFORE
Google Cloud Next

Google's cloud and AI conference. AI, cloud security, and enterprise tech bylines in demand in March.

MAY
PITCH 3W BEFORE
GDPR Anniversary (May 25)

Annual GDPR enforcement anniversary. Privacy regulation, data protection, and compliance bylines in high demand across cybersecurity and policy publications in May.

AUG
PITCH 5W BEFORE
Black Hat USA

Premier technical security conference. Strong demand for threat research, vulnerability disclosure, and offensive/defensive security bylines in July.

AUG
PITCH 4W BEFORE
DEF CON

Hacker conference running alongside Black Hat. Technical security research and practitioner-focused content in high demand through July.

AUG
PITCH 4W BEFORE
EU AI Act Compliance Cycle

EU AI Act enforcement milestones drive strong editorial demand for AI governance, compliance, and policy bylines. Tech Policy Press, MIT Technology Review, and The Hill are most receptive.

OCT
PITCH 5W BEFORE
Cybersecurity Awareness Month

CISA's annual Cybersecurity Awareness Month. The single highest-demand period for cybersecurity bylines across all security publications. Pitch in August-September for October publication.

NOV
PITCH 4W BEFORE
Microsoft Ignite

Microsoft's enterprise technology conference. Enterprise IT, AI, and security bylines in demand in October.

NOV
PITCH 3W BEFORE
Year-End Predictions Season

October-November is peak demand for year-end predictions and next-year outlook pieces across virtually all technology and business publications. One of the highest-acceptance windows of the year.

DEC
PITCH 5W BEFORE
AWS re:Invent

Amazon's annual cloud conference. Cloud infrastructure, AI/ML, and enterprise SaaS bylines in high demand in October-November for VentureBeat, Data Center Knowledge, and InformationWeek.