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Submission of Essay for Humanitas Media

Submission Guidelines

At Humanitas Media, we celebrate the transformative power of storytelling to elevate the voices that often go unheard, championing human rights along the way! We know that individual stories spark meaningful connections, bridging the gap between personal experiences and larger global issues. By sharing these narratives, we bring to light the human truths that bind us all. We’re excited to discover fresh voices and inspiring tales! If you’re eager to contribute and share your unique story, we invite you to follow our guidelines and policies, ensuring your narrative shine. Join us in this vital mission to uplift and inspire!

Please send any submissions via email to [email protected]

The text of your essay should be copied and pasted into the body of your email, in addition to being attached as a Word or Google document.

All submissions will be read, and the authors will be contacted within 14 days, though no detailed feedback may be available in that timeframe. In addition, it is required that any essays must be exclusively submitted to Humanitas Media. If you are submitting it to multiple outlets, please wait for their responses and/or notify them that you are withdrawing it before submitting it to us. This avoids any potential issues between outlets if both accept it. Please also alert us if there is any time sensitivity to consider with your submission.

In addition, submissions should:

  • Be around 800-1,000 words in length
  • Written in a timely, relatable style that highlights the humanity behind the words. See www.humanitasmedia.org for current essays, as that is the best way to understand the style that we are publishing
  • Include a title for your essay. Our editors may workshop with you, but initially, it should be concise and clear.
  • Include your name(s) as you would want it/them to appear in the posted essay
  • Provide any relevant photographs that may be shared along with your submission. Only images for which the rights are cleared will be considered
  • Written in accordance with American English spellings and language conventions and only using hyperlinks to include any sources you used for information and/or further information as needed. If you are sourcing material that is not widely available online, we can save it on our site and link to it from there. In addition, please note at the end of the submission if what you are writing ties to any legal matters you are or were involved in, as well as any organizations it might be attached to, or any possible conflicts of interest. Should the essay include anything defamatory, you, as the author, will be accountable for that


If your essay is accepted, a release form will be forwarded to you for signature. Additional biographical information may be requested.

Read Our Stories

Tell a Story. Change a Life.

Stories are how we’ve always made sense of the world. They’ve carried our truths, shaped our cultures, and connected us across distance and difference. At Humanitas Media, we believe that stories still hold that power—especially when they center the people and experiences too often left out.
 
We tell individual stories because they create understanding where there was once distance. They bring human rights into focus by putting a face—and a voice—to issues that might otherwise feel abstract. In a world overwhelmed by noise, they offer clarity. In the face of despair, they offer hope.
 
These are not just stories. They are bridges. They help us feel more, care more, and imagine something better—together.
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Allen Peacock

Allen Peacock worked for a quarter century as one of the leading editors in American book publishing. Books he acquired and published won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the PEN/Faulkner Award, among others. He worked with writers as diverse and renowned as Salman Rushdie, Robert Coover, Robert Olen Butler, Ann Beattie and MacArthur Award winners Joanna Scott and William Gaddis. He graduated from Harvard University with a degree in English & American Literature.