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For Current CWIMA Members | One Submission Per Quarter
If you are a current member of Christian Women in Media Association, then you may submit an article for publication on our blog once per quarter. Please follow the Submission Guidelines below. If you meet our editorial requirements, upload your article and supporting information and images via the Blog Submission form.
SUBMIT YOUR BLOGBlog Article Submission Guidelines
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EXPLORE MEMBERSHIP OPTIONSELIGIBLE AUTHORS
- Current members of Christian Women in Media may submit one article per quarter.
CONTENT
- Articles must provide significant value to media professionals with insights to strengthen skills, knowledge, or expertise. Avoid self-promoting content in the body of the article. Authors may share links and highlight professional accomplishments within their 70-word bios.
- Articles must be between 800 and 1200 words in length.
- Include an article Title, Subtitle, and 1 to 2 sentence highlight or summary. See current blog posts on our site for examples.
- At the end of your article, provide a bio up to 70-words with no more than 3 links.
- We accept original pieces or reprints. If you submit content which has appeared elsewhere (including your own blog), please cite the original publication. Authors assume responsibility for ensuring reprint rights.
- A high-resolution image that visually represents your article is requested but not required. It needs to be a minimum of 1,920 pixels wide and royalty-free. Select a suitable image from free image sites to use if you do not have a paid image subscription service. Please check sites like Pexels, Unsplash, Dupe, Burst, Pixabay, and more. (https://buffer.com/resources/free-stock-images/) Authors must own all rights to any images submitted.
FORMAT
- Documents must be in Word, double-spaced with one-inch margins. Use only Times New Roman, 12pt font.
- Quotes and references must be cited parenthetically or in endnote format, preferably as outlined in the Chicago Manual of Style. Authors assume responsibility for proper attribution of content derived from outside sources.
- Title your word doc as follows: Your Name – Article Title.doc
- In the top left corner of the document, include your name, email address, phone number, title of the article, and word count. (800 to 1,200 words)
- Take the time to have someone else read your post for clarity, grammar, spelling, and punctuation before submitting. Submissions requiring proofreading or editing will be rejected.
SUBMISSION PROCESS
- Upload your submission using the Blog Submission form below.
- Please submit one article per form.
- In addition to your article file, attach a headshot (jpeg file minimum 500 pixels wide and NOT tightly cropped).
- Article submissions are received on speculation and acceptance is not guaranteed. CWIMA reserves the right to reject a submission at any stage if it does not meet our editorial needs.
- CWIMA does not pay authors for accepted articles. Authors acknowledge there will be no remuneration and thereby relinquish their work for publication without payment.
- By submission, authors thereby agree to all edits and changes deemed necessary without further review by the author.
BLOG SUBMISSION FORM
Members Only - One Article Per Quarter
Following the Submission Guidelines above, please submit your blog article with applicable images in the sizes required. We look forward to reading your article!
