Little India encourages
unsolicited contributions to the
magazine. We publish several freelance
articles in every issue. The articles
are published both online as well
as in our print magazine, which
is printed in 10 editions with a
combined circulation of almost 120,000.
The
focus of the publication is on the
Indian American immigrant experience
in North America. We consider feature
articles, columns, commentaries
and essays. Our feature articles
are hard on information: interviews
with key sources, relevant statistics,
anecdotal evidence. Our columns,
commentaries and essays are written
from a distinctive point of view
and we encourage hard analysis as
well as strong, even controversial
and provocative personal viewpoints
in opinion writing. We value good
writing, as we value controversial
and provocative ideas, for their
own sake.
We also invite articles from
the worldwide Indian Diaspora
and are most interested in identity
issues affecting overseas Indians.
Articles from India should have
a strong overseas Indian hook.
We encourage potential contributors
to review recent issues of the
magazine or our website for examples
of subject matter and style.
Features and essays typically
range from 1,000 to 4,000 words.
Columns and commentaries run around
1,500 words.
The compensation
for articles depends on treatment
and length, but normally ranges
between $50 to $700. Typically,
we pay around 6-10 cents a word.
We consider only unpublished materials.
Simultaneous submissions are not
acceptable. We acquire exclusive
worldwide rights to the articles
we publish. A submission implies
acceptance by writers of these terms.
We expect our writers to procure
appropriate photographs for their
articles and chances of acceptance
are enhanced if such photographs
are available. We cover writers’
costs for acquiring photographs
and we pay professional photographers
for their work.
All articles should
be neatly typed; we cannot accept
handwritten contributions. Articles
may be submitted in electronic format
via e-mail to editor@littleindia.com.
Please do not submit photographs/illustrations
with your contribution, although
you are encouraged to include a
note indicating the availability
of such materials. The editors will
request these visuals as necessary.
We report in two weeks.
Please include your telephone number
or email with your submission. Acceptances
are usually notified by telephone
or by email.
We regret that because of the large
volume of contributions, we are unable
to acknowledge or return articles
submitted to us and writers are advised
to retain all originals. If you do
not hear from us in two weeks, you
can assume that your article is no
longer under consideration.
