Submitting and Requesting a Story to a Publication

There are no more open submissions to publications. To submit a published story or draft to a publication, the editors must make you a writer. If a publication would like new writers, they will include contact information on their homepage.

Remember: Stories can only be in a single publication at a time.

To design your publication homepage and add writers, read this post.

There are three ways to include your story in a publication:

• Be the publication owner
• Be an editor of the publication
• Be an invited writer for the publication. Your story must first be accepted by the owner or an editor.

To include/your published story in a publication of which you are an editor or writer:

• Navigate to the post page and click the “…” button in the lower right corner. Choose to “Add to Publication”
• If you are a publication owner or editor, your published story will automatically become part of the publication.
• If you are a writer for the publication, your published story will be submitted for review. The owner/editor can the accept or reject your story.

To request a story into your publication:

• Navigate to the published story you would like to request, and click the “…” button in the lower right corner of the post.
• Choose to “Request story.” This will bring up an email form that will be automatically sent to the author. You can edit the copy of the body of the message, and include your email address if you desire.

To submit your draft to a publication:

• Writers have the option to submit a draft to publication editors for review before they publish. The editor or owner can then edit and publish that story. Only an editor or owner can publish a draft into a publication.
• While your story is still a draft, click the “…” button in the top right corner of the post, and choose “Submit to publication.”
• The owner and editors will be notified of your draft submission. They will then either reject your draft or publish it into the publication. Writers can not publish directly into the publication.

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