Submissions

If you’re a writer pitching The New Sentinel for the first time, send submissions between 800 and 1,200 words as Word attachments to [email protected]. 

If a member of our staff has not confirmed receipt beyond this message within five business days after you sent it to this email address, your submission has been declined. 

Usually you will hear faster than that if we’re interested, especially if your submission is on a trending or breaking news topic.

Technical guidelines:

  • Use Associated Press style for copy.
  • Single space the text and between sentences.
  • Include a suggested headline at the top, with an alternative headline or subhead beneath.
  • Put the author’s name or authors’ names below the suggested headlines.
  • Include a brief (two-sentence) bio line at the bottom.
  • Use a coherent and clear essay structure.
  • Make sure you have checked for spelling errors and proofread for grammar mistakes.
  • Make sure you turn off and accept any tracked changes.
  • Do not send multiple submissions of slightly altered versions.
  • Embed links over the relevant text. Claims of disputed, little-known, surprising, or domain-specific facts should be linked to credible sources.
  • Do not send your submission anywhere else until you know whether we have accepted it.
  • If your submission exceeds 2,000 words, we will not read it.