We don’t have a lot of rules for submitting your work. That’s by design. Below you’ll find the fine print about not bullying or libeling someone, but other than that, the rule is: contact us ([email protected]) and let us know what you want to publish. If you have a draft, all the better, but unlike most websites that publish writing, that’s not a strict necessity. Then let us know how involved you want us to be in your process. Our goal, first and foremost, is to publish the people who have the highest barriers to publication. Lots of people we talk to say they would write, but they are taking care of people, working full time, and so on. What if you had someone helping you, though?
A couple of things to keep in mind:
-If you’re submitting a draft to us, include an image you’d like to appear alongside your work. It doesn’t have to be a picture of you, but it can be. Make sure you have the rights to the photo–a picture you yourself took, something with a Creative Commons license, etc.
-If you publish with us, you retain the rights to publication. If you want to get the same piece published somewhere else, and the contract you sign with the other website/magazine/etc. requires that you take your piece down from our website, we reserve only the right to link to the post in its new location.
Photo by Adam Katz
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It is a violation of our editorial policy to
(1) publish any material that is copyrighted, protected by trade secret or otherwise subject to third party proprietary rights, including privacy and publicity rights, unless you are the owner of such rights or have permission from the rightful owner;
(2) publish falsehoods or misrepresentations that could damage the publisher or any third party; or
(3) submit material that is unlawful, obscene, defamatory, libellous, threatening, harassing, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive, otherwise disruptive to civil debate on the blog, or encourages conduct that would be considered as a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or violate any law.
Furthermore, the Publisher and Editor(s) of the blog may at their discretion remove submitted comments and/or other material from the blog if they have a reason to believe that the materials are in violation of the Editorial Policy.
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If you’re going to criticize someone, criticize them for what they do, not who they are. Conflict, debate, discussion and disagreement are all part of sharing in a community. Please be thoughtful and respectful in your comments, and remember that even with a screen in front of you, the person on the other side is still a human being worthy of respect and human dignity. Choose your words thoughtfully, be open to the words of others and listen at least as much as you speak.
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