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Submission Guidelines

Are you a writer, artist, mediamaker, or researcher looking for a new platform to publish your work? Check out the submission guidelines below and drop us an line at submissions [at] hashtagfeminism [dot] com. See pitch format below. For those interested in curating, editing, and design, please email your inquiries to inquiries [at] hashtagfeminism [dot] com.

#Feminism Vision and Philosophy

  1. Quality content is king! Better yet, queen! We want to produce quality feminist-leaning content at the intersection of culture, society, politics, and art that people will want to consume and gladly support.

  2. We envision Hashtag Feminism as the Bentley of online feminist publishing with Beyonce sitting comfortably in the passenger seat. We only drive quality.

  3. All sides of the argument matter. All personal experiences are valid.

  4. Smart > superficial. Sass > snark.

  5. We explore feminist-leaning topics through media lenses. Media means text, images, and sound. Media means interactive. Media means the message.

Contributor Guidelines

#Shortreads

  • Quality content is king! Better yet, queen!

  • Maximum 500-word pieces. Opinion pieces are welcome. List pieces are welcome.

  • Must ask a question at the end of the analysis.

  • Consider all sides of the argument. Back up analysis with references (quotes + hyperlinks).

  • Cite Twitter handles and hashtags in Twitter form.

  • Embed tweets inside of posts. If you want to embed a series of tweets from a single user, as a courtesy, ask for permission first. Same goes for Facebook and Storify.

  • Embedding Storify into an article does not an article make. Use social media to illustrate and supplement your analysis.

  • Include #F in every title.

#Longreads

  • Quality content is king! Better yet, queen!

  • 1,000-1,500 words. We will consider longer pieces, but only if they make the world a better place like Andrea Elliot’s New York Times piece Invisible Child and Monica Potts’ American Prospect piece What’s Killing Poor White Women?

  • Take your time with the piece! Do not rush it. Think Beyonce!

  • In addition to written work, contributors are expected to include a piece of media (video, photos, web media) to illustrate. Original media preferred, but not required.

  • Consider all sides of the argument. Back up analysis with references (quotes + hyperlinks).

  • Cite Twitter handles and hashtags in Twitter form.

  • Embed tweets inside of posts. If you want to embed a series of tweets from a single user, as a courtesy, ask for permission first. Same goes for Facebook and Storify.

  • Embedding Storify into an article does not an article make. Use social media to illustrate and supplement your analysis.

  • Include #F in every title

Curators

  • Sift through the most talked about feminist-leaning hashtags and media with hashtags to find provocative tweets and engaging exchanges about which to write.

  • Write a #shortread (max 500 words) summarizing tweets and/or a conversation, and pose a thought-provoking question based on your summary and observations.

  • Title must be pithy and include hashtags and direct quotes.

  • Include #F in every title

Videographers + Filmmakers + Artists

  • All contributions must be original.

  • Take your time with the piece! Do not rush it. Think Beyonce!

  • Use video, art, and/or sound to explore issues related to identity, politics, and culture.

  • Include an original hashtag to describe your work.

  • Abstract work always welcome.

Pitch Guidelines

Subject line: PITCH: [Proposed name of article]

Include in the email:

  • Twitter handle
  • Short 50-word bio
  • Long title: [Name of long title]
  • Description: This includes a 3-4 sentence description of your work. Don’t bury the lead. Tell us what you want to tell us. Give us details.
  • Angle: This includes a 3-4 sentence description of your angle, POV, or analysis. What do YOU have to say about the topic? Why are you saying it? Why does it matter?