Love Me, Season 4: Call for pitches

Love Me is looking for stories for Season 4! 

What makes a story right for Love Me?

A Love Me story can be funny, adventurous, dark, sad, touching... as long as it explores the realm of our personal, emotional lives. It should also have clear story beats ie, something that happens, that leads to a moment of transformation or realization, whether big or small.  

We love personal stories about relationships of all kinds (not just romantic) and are looking to hear about experiences that will make our listeners laugh or cry, or even a bit of both. We are less interested in run-of-the-mill break-up stories or typical falling-in-love stories, so highlight the unusual or surprising details of your story. What makes it special? The more complex the story, the better, so the piece can unfold little by little, revealing unexpected layers to capture a listener's interest.

What are some good examples of a Love Me story? 

Stories we've featured in the past: a woman finds herself in a competitive love triangle with her fiance and a bonobo, a sea fungus crawls inside a young woman's knee and she must learn to live with it, a widow grieves her husband while dating her worst match, volunteers at a crisis helpline reflect on the calls that have stuck with them most/reflect on the power of listening... 

What does sharing your story on Love Me entail?

Sometimes we feature stories that are relatively simple conversations with someone about their experience. These usually involve us recording an interview with you for an hour or two, sometimes longer, then editing it into a shorter version of the story. Other times we collaborate with a storyteller to make their story into a more highly-produced documentary. Each story has its own process and we discuss our approach in detail with our participants. [Compensation varies depending on the complexity of the piece].

What do we need from you?

Fill out the submission form here. Or send us a short outline of your story to loveme@cbc.ca.