Newsblast Submission Guidelines
Hey! We didn’t sign up to serve as your editor! LOL!!!
When you write something for inclusion, please write it with the care you would take when submitting an article for publication. Check your writing for spelling, syntax, and grammar. This is accomplished easily using tools like Microsoft Word or Grammarly for free.
(We’ve identified a few in the Tools section of Resources on our website.)
Please use these simple guidelines when submitting your news to our bi-monthly branch newsblasts.
Send all submissions to newsletter@sfpeninsulawriters.com.
A deadline for submission to the next newsblast will be published in every newsblast.
When you submit news about yourself as a writer, take a look at our online newsstand to get an idea of how these articles are written.
Keep content succinct — i.e., not too wordy. You compete for a reader’s attention.
Write a short news blurb (<= 50 words) and include a resizable JPEG image of yourself (unless you’ve previously provided one) and any relevant URLs (not included in the word count).
When submitting news about an event, provide a title; names of speakers, panelists, etc.; event description; dates and times; locations; and relevant URL(s).
Help make your accomplishments accessible to readers. When referring to online resources (e.g., works you have published, interviews, book reviews, et. al.), include a URL (Universal Resource Locator) — e.g., https://www.cwc-sfpeninsula.org/ — so that the newsblast editor doesn’t have to look it up for you.
If you forget something or a change occurs, send a full rewrite of your updated news to newsletter@sfpeninsulawriters.com. Do not send another email asking to “please add this …”.
Include pictures when possible. We will use them when we can.