Submissions

Here’s how you can contribute your voice:

What we’re Looking for

• Testimonials
  We welcome witness accounts, NGO testimony, recounting of personal experiences
• Photo Essays/Art/Multimedia/Video/Music
• Articles/Opinion
  Please try to keep under 1000 words; the shorter, the better.
• Relevant Film/Documentary/Book Reviews
  600 words or less.
• Prose/Poetry
• The Kitchen Sink
  Anything else you think we might like!

Note:

• All submissions will be considered. Voices in Exile reserves the right to determine all final content.
• We welcome diversity in voice, opinion, thought, style & form.
• Reference your sources (i.e. hyperlink relevant lines straight to the source).
• Please fact check, use proper grammar, avoid logical fallacies and ad hominem attacks in your work.
• Please provide us with the name you wish to use for publication.
• We are unable to provide remuneration.
• Please send all writing as plain text in the body of the email. When sourcing statements, format your hyperlinked text using MediaWiki (i.e. Wikipedia) hyperlink formatting style (e.g. [http://voicesinexile.wordpress.com Voices in Exile] )
• Each piece before publication will be reviewed by two of our editors; please send us final drafts — we do not have time to do wholesale revisions on any pieces.
• Please be clear in your subject heading what you are sending us: i.e. submissions–insert type of submission.
• We are few and our responsibilities are many. We will endeavor to get back to you as soon as possible.
• Thank you for your submissions!

General Advice for our Writers

• Do not assume your audience knows anything about the subject. This is where you must begin.
• Do not weigh down your sentences with too many adjectives or adverbs; be concise and clear.