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Our Guidelines
If you are interested in submitting a piece for our blog, please read the instructions to below to ensure you follow all our guidelines.
Consider your Reader
- Who’s your reader?: Young adults between 17-30 years old. So remember to break down complicated terms and processes so it’s easy for anyone to understand.
- Keep it Short & Sweet: Your text should no be longer than 1200 words, the range is 800-1200 words.
- What sets us apart? Our focus is to simplify human rights education to empower the youth to advocate for their communities.
- Language: The text must be submitted in English.
Blog Structure
- It can be a personal story, opinion piece, article. Use the format that is most comfortable for you.
- Be clear about the main topic. Let readers know what human rights issue you’re talking about.
- Give the reader a tool, explain how to advocate for human rights. Whether it’s through a lawsuit or a petition, help readers understand how they can make a difference.
- Make sure your writing is easy to understand.
- Keep it simple and short. Shorter articles have a bigger impact.
- Get straight to the point. Avoid long introductions.
- Use links instead of long lists of references. If you can’t, use footnotes, and we’ll handle the links. (have at least 2 URL to external websites)
- Think of a catchy title and main image to get people interested.
- Use statistics, graphs or tables if they help explain things, but make sure they’re easy to understand.
- End with a call to action. Tell readers what they can do next to support the cause —like visiting your social media or signing a petition.
The Editorial Process
We’ll review your work carefully. If it meets our guidelines, we’ll accept it or ask for minor changes. If it doesn’t fit, we’ll let you know.
Our review won’t take long—between 7-25 days.
What do we need from you?
- Your article in Word format, with a short, catchy title, and about 800-1200 words.
- Include three keywords—one about the location in the world you’re talking about and two about the article’s content.
- The title, needs to be short and include the location and main keyword.
- Your full name, photo, email, and a two-line bio.
- A picture for the article cover, with the credit.
- Your social media handles (if you want them mentioned).
- Let us know if there are parts of your article that could become new articles, and give us contact info for you or others interested in writing them.
- Don’t forget to attach everything we need.
Thank you for trusting us!