Submission Guidelines

We welcome stories, poetry, photography, artwork, interviews, and articles for consideration in the magazine. We also welcome audio files, video links, and article submission for the News blog.

We are committed to nurturing and supporting young Native writers by providing a forum for their work. We encourage young and/or unpublished writers to submit work. All submissions will be reviewed by our nonjudgmental, friendly editorial staff and will receive a response.

Think you have a great story idea, but are afraid to write it? Send us the idea and we can offer writing guidance, developmental editing, and support. Many of our greatest pieces have come from community members who did not consider themselves writers.

How to Send Us Your Work:
We accept submissions via email or through the postal services.

Your online submission must be in any Mac compatible word processing file or in the body of the email, and should be sent to terria@heydaybooks.com.

Submissions via postal service can be sent to:

News from Native California
P.O. Box 9145
Berkeley, CA 94709

Formatting Your Manuscript:
The author’s name, address, telephone number, and email address should be typed at the top of the first page. Contributors are asked to include a brief biographical note with their submissions, including how you prefer your tribal affiliation to be listed, if applicable.

Technical Difficulties:
If you have any questions or encounter technical difficulties, please email terria@heydaybooks.com or call (510) 549-3564 ext. 304.

Images
We strongly encourage including images to illustrate your article. Image files must be .jpeg or .tiff at 300 dpi resolution for printing. Alternatively, hardcopies of original photographs can be sent to News From Native California, P.O. Box 9145, Berkeley, CA 94709. We will scan and return originals, but cannot be responsible for their loss or damage.

Deadlines
Submissions may be sent to us any time, year round. The submission deadline for final, approved articles for each quarterly issues are:

DEADLINES
ISSUE FINAL DEADLINE: DRAFT DEADLINE:
Winter November 1 October 15
Spring February 1 January 15
Summer May 1 April 15
Fall August 1 July 15

Contact us about submissions