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Submission GuidelinesContributing to the AA Grapevine and La Viña
Writing Articles
Before writing, you might want to leaf through a few issues to see what kinds of articles are published. Most are first-person accounts of the writer's experience with alcoholism and Alcoholics Anonymous. The magazines publish stories for special departments, such as Along Spiritual Lines, AA Around the World, The Home Group, and Youth Enjoying Sobriety, as well. Articles about the Steps and Traditions, jokes for Ham on Wry, and letters for PO Box 1980 and Your Move are welcome too, as are submissions to i-Say and Rule #62 on the website. But you are not confined to these topics. The editors are always looking for innovative material, as long as it relates to AA experience and reflects an awareness of AA's singleness of purpose. Articles are reviewed by the editorial staff and selected by consensus, a process which can take several months. But all contributors receive a reply from the staff, whether their manuscripts are published or not.
Length and format: The magazines publish work of different lengths, from snappy one-liners and one-paragraph anecdotes to five- or six-page articles (2000-3000 words). All manuscripts should be double-spaced. Manuscripts sent by e-mail should be submitted in the body of the message or as attached files, saved in "Word," "Simple text," or "Rich text." Handwritten manuscripts should be written clearly on one side of the paper.
A word about timing: The process of article selection for any issue begins about three months before the issue is due to come off press, and about four months before the cover date. Take the December issue as an example: Articles are selected around the beginning of August; the editing and production process takes three months; and the issue comes off the press the first of November, in time to be mailed to subscribers by the cover date. As a result, a Christmas article mailed to the Grapevine in November would arrive after the December issue is already printed. (It might, however, be saved for the following December.)
What the magazines do not publish: Neither magazine publishes poems, prayers, song lyrics, tributes to individuals, plays, previously published material, anything unrelated to AA or that violates the principles of AA.
Submitting Photographs, Illustrations, and Cartoons
Photographs may be submitted for "Picture This" or "If Walls Could Talk." We also use photographs, line drawings, and paintings when they relate to specific articles. Original cartoons, never published elsewhere, are also welcome. Each photo or piece of artwork should be clearly marked with the contributor's name and address.
Format: The Grapevine and La Viña accept original black and white or color photographs, slides, and art, in any size. Art sent via e-mail must be in a JPEG or GIF format, no larger than 90K. Photographs must be scanned using a very high resolution (at least 600 dpi). Submissions may be e-mailed to gveditorial@aagrapevine.org; or mailed to The Grapevine, Editorial Dept., 475 Riverside Drive, NY, NY 10115.
Submitting Articles, Letters, and Humor
E-mail submissions to gveditorial@aagrapevine.org; or mail to The Grapevine, Editorial Dept., 475 Riverside Drive, NY, NY 10115. If your work is fairly short, the simplest way to submit it is within the body of your e-mail. However, if you wish to attach a file to your e-mail, please save the document in word or simple text. Please include your full postal address so we can respond to you. Articles written in Spanish can be submitted to La Viña at the postal address above or e-mailed to manuscritoslv@aagrapevine.org.
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