Submissions

Submissions should include a one-paragraph synopsis including place, time, subject matter, and medium (words, image, video, and/or music), further:

All content needs to reflect the author's perspective and express what it felt like to be there.
The experiences should feel accessible and achievable by the average reader.
Written in the first person, active voice using short, focused sentences.
Uses language that invites the reader into your story. Bring them along on your journey.
Every story should be grounded by excellent photography, including those that are primarily video articles.
Stories should include related facts with links to additional information, in particular, those related to history, culture, economy, ecology, and geology.
We allow profanity.
We allow branded submissions. The experience needs to be the primary focus of the story, with the product and/or partner tertiary.
All articles are published in English and Spanish (we can take care of the translation, as needed). We are working to translate our archives and to implement a multi-language process across our channels.
Please submit your article as a shared Google Doc including Title, Author’s Name, Author’s Instagram/Facebook Account(s), One Sentence Excerpt, Brand Partners (if any), Brand Partners’ Instagram/Facebook Accounts (if any), and any photo/video assets in high-res as shared Dropbox or Google Drive folder.
Fees vary depending on quality and appropriateness of imagery and copy.

To submit a story or vignette for consideration, please submit your article here.