What we publish:
We try to include a variety of topics and article lengths in each issue. We are a lifestyle magazine catering to gay men and women, as well as appealing to our allies. We strive to provide content that reflects “real” life – we strive to be the gay man and woman’s daily online magazine. Out Impact is hip, contemporary, relevant and fun and our editorial content reflects that. The writing style should be conversational and not too technical.
Columns and Departments: Columns and Departments are usually covered by regular contributors on specialty subjects, but we do accept submissions and are open to suggestions on new columns. 500-800 words in most-cases. Shorter pieces like reviews will be accepted from 250-500 words.
* Activism (Gay Rights, Non-Profit, Causes)
* Dining (Drinks, Food, Restaurant Reviews)
* Eco-Friendly Profiles
* Entertainment (Books News, Author Interviews & Reviews,;Celebrity Interviews; Comedy Interviews & Reviews; Comics; Movies News & Reviews, Film Festivals; Music News, Album Reviews, Concert Reviews, Interviews, TV News
* The Arts (Interviews With Artists)
* Theatre (Drag Entertainment, Off-Broadway, Theatre News, Interviews & Reviews)
* Health, Spirituality, Wellness
* News (Commentary, Midwest, Northeast, OpEds, Remembrance, Southeast, Southwest, West)
* Style* Fashion
* Professional life/Business
* Transgender Issues
* Travel
For Featured Interviews in any of these topics, we take at-max: 3,500 to 4,500 words.
Submission Format:
Articles should be submitted as Microsoft Word Documents (not .docx) using 10pt Arial font. We’re fans of OpenOffice. The author’s name, address and phone number should appear at the top of the document. Word count should also be included at the top. Please include a brief bio (3-5 sentences) that we can run with your article. Once you are accepted for publication, we will be in contact with you further.
Here are a few more tips:
• Read our articles/columns to get our flow.
• Use short paragraphs.
• Include any resources/further info that may be helpful to someone reading your article (esp. Twitter/Facebook).
* If you’ve been published professionally, please tell us where. If you’re submitting an article that has been published elsewhere, we need to know that too. We prefer original content.
We may edit your article to fit our style and of course to correct any grammar mistakes and we reserve the right to publish our edited version without prior approval from the author.
Questions? Email editor@outimpact.com and please be patient with us. We receive a lot of emails and delayed responses are realistic.
More information here.
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