Writer's Guidelines for Article Submissions

Thank you for your interest in sharing your expertise with the readers of Connections magazine. We are currently considering guest contributors for online and print articles for all sections.

Our focus

• Practical, how-to articles with tips and advice that women can implement immediately
• Major trends, new approaches, lessons learned (view topics under consideration)
• Profiles of women leaders
• Book reviews, websites to bookmark and books geared expressly for professional women

Benefits of contributing

• Gain exposure: Demonstrate your expertise as a thought leader and subject matter expert to an audience of tens of thousands of women
• Give back: Improve the lives and careers of our community of ambitious women
• Help educate: Capture and archive your wisdom in a lasting online knowledgebase
• Reach the influencers: Communicate ideas, trends, business and life lessons to an audience of women executives and business owners who are driving decisions in business and in their households

Submission process

We accept articles that meet our standards for educational content that is relevant to our audience and presents a balanced perspective. We consider unpaid and previously unpublished contributions.

Step 1: Send a rough draft. Our timeline for evaluating proposals ranges from 2-4 weeks. Proposals that do not receive a response after 30 days should be considered declined. We strive to respond to all the proposals we receive. Due to the overwhelming number of inquiries, we cannot always guarantee a timely response.

Checklist - What to submit

• Unformatted article pasted in email or attached as MS Word document (500-750 words; please include a 1 sentence summary of the article and your 3 key takeaways)
• 2-3 resources for more information, such as recommended websites, books, blogs
• 2 sentence author bio with company name and website link
• Author headshot in color (attach as separate file)
• Optional: Proposed sidebar(s) such as tip lists, lessons learned, glossary of terms, etc.
• Optional: diagram or illustration

Step 2: If your idea is accepted, we will reply with feedback from the editorial board. At this stage your article is under evaluation. We don't guarantee publication until we evaluate and accept your final article.

Thanks again for your time and support. We look forward to hearing from you!

The publisher reserves the right to decline or cancel articles at their discretion at any time.