Submissions


Send us your story ideas or a submission. We would love to hear from you.


How to submit an article to Core Magazines

Submission Form

How to pitch a story idea to Core Magazines

If you have an idea for a story you would like to share with us, submit a proposal by email or through the submission form.

  1. Include your name and email address.
  2. Explain the story idea, and say why our audience will want to read it. (It’s interesting, unique, important, life-changing, inspirational, educational, funny, relevant, viral, timely, sheds light on an issue, person deserves recognition, about a good deed, an adventure, an experience … ) Keep your proposal short (about 100 words).
  3. Write the story and send it to us.
  4. You can skip the proposal if you want.
What should I write about?

Core Magazines welcomes articles on diverse topics related to culture – pop, counter, social, ethnic – from around the world.

We like ideas that create change, in our hearts, our minds and in the world around us. We like stories about unique experiences, adventures, far-off travel, and nearby escapes. We like to travel with you off-the-beaten-path to visit places that are rarely seen or known until we get to know them through your eyes.

Or, simply tell us what you had to overcome to get where you are today. How did you survive? How did you remove the roadblocks on your path to entrepreneurship? Share your steps to success to inspire others.

Humour and positivity is a great way to approach stories too. Writing a few sentences about the things your kid says could be funny, but writing about all the parents on social media who think their kids are comedic geniuses is a thousand words funnier. I’m always willing to discuss your ideas and help you shape your story.

We get excited about local trends, community action, interaction, connection, counter-culture, sub-cultures, the practice of smaller groups of people in worlds that are not open to everyone, or off-the-charts, pervasive, popular movements that will affect a society for generations to come. Stories that excite us examine how we express our cultural identity through the arts, how culture adapts to technology, why we choose to highlight or bury certain aspects of our common culture, and why we tend to behave so predictably in groups — all the things that affect our identity and how we interact with each other.

Express yourself in words, audio, photos, comics, or illustrations. We accept long and short form stories and articles. News, features, reviews, opinion pieces as well as creative works of art (short stories and poetry).

Content Categories

Core Life – (Lifestyle, and profiles of unique people)
Crunchy – (Food)
Culture – (Arts and culture, dance, theatre, ethnic, high and low)
Innovation/Health/Tech – (New ways, approaches, technology)
Literature – (Books)
Music/Music Events – (Popular genres, emerging sounds, ethnic)
News – (Information that impacts your world)
Pandora’s Box – (Hot topics, contentious, debatable)
Peaches – (Advice in honour of Peaches, the nickname of the founder’s mother, who passed away when she was a teenager. Have a dilemma? Ask Peaches. We may go to the pros to get you an answer.)
Sports/Games – (Global recreational pastimes)
Wanderlust – (Travel – connect with the world, local hotspots)
Wonderland – (Unimaginable, other-worldly, bizarre, wild)

Core Music Events submission

Event Title, Date, Location: Venue address, City, Country; event link
Description: 30 words, unique highlights about the event or performers

How often is Core Magazines published?

Core Magazines is published monthly. Stories can be published at any time throughout the month. Submit your story 2 weeks before the start of the month. Check the editorial calendar for upcoming topics.

How long should my article be?

An article can be 300 words long if it’s a breaking news piece, especially if more information will follow later as details unfold, if it’s a light entertainment piece, or if it’s accompanied by images or video. An average article is about 500-700 words with the who, what, where, when, why, and how the topic impacts some aspect of life, with explanations, descriptions, and comparisons. One thousand word articles are great to while away a Sunday afternoon. One story may be broken into multiple stories. Creators are usually consulted.

Does my work have to be original content?

All work must be original. You must own the work that you’re submitting for publication. Let us know if the work is being submitted to other publications. If it has been previously published we may still publish it in Core Magazines. We would prefer that you submit a slightly different version of the content. Original work is more interesting to our audience, ranks higher on search engines, prevents copyright infringement and plagiarism of other creators’ works.

Will you accept my article if I’ve never written anything before?

We’ve published articles written by first-time writers as well as published authors, professors, pre-college students, artists, choreographers, scientists, environmentalists, musicians, entertainment journalists, DJs, and editorials written by company directors from countries around the world. So, yeah, we might.

My articles are like posts, is that something you would publish?

I take the time to help writers develop and shape their stories by giving them feedback so they can bring their ideas to life.

What do you change when you edit an article?

As editor, I review content for accuracy, style and objectivity. I try to keep the original voice of the author, make recommendations, ask questions from a reader’s perspective, or point out areas that could be developed further. I help writers make their own decisions about their work.

Do I still own my content if I submit it to Core?

Yes. When you submit content to us, you give us permission to use the content but you still own the rights to your work.

Where will my work appear?

When you send us your work, you are giving Core Magazines permission to use it on CoreMagazines.com, and sometimes on related properties such as social media platforms, mostly for promotion of the content in the magazine. Some companies have their own set of rules that govern the use of their content, which we abide by on a case-by-case basis.

How do I know when my story is published?

When your work is published on CoreMagazines.com we will notify you. But, you can find out faster. Be the first to know by signing up for Core article alerts.

Do you pay for articles?

We look forward to the day when we are able to pay for stories. At the moment we do exchanges for access to concert venues, festivals, conferences, museums, galleries, cinemas, readings, restaurants, openings, showcases, product testing, and we are able to line up some spectacular interviews for our reporters.

Some people will contribute as a way to keep doing what they love, in addition to their other work. Writers, photographers, videographers, designers, illustrators get to sharpen their storytelling skills, develop content for their portfolios, learn the publishing process, network, connect with other artists and shape the culture they’re a part of.

Do you publish press releases?

Core Magazines partners with Cision, to bring you more culture news. I also enjoy the many releases readers send to the magazine. To share news with our audience consider submitting: an article, an editorial or a placement (advertising or branded content).

Do you have someone in my city to review my restaurant?

Foodie alert! I get requests for all sorts of openings in many countries or different cities that I can’t always get to. Let me know if you love trying different types of cuisine. We have a section called Crunchy that may interest you. Tell us if you’d like to write for us.

Can you come to my event on the weekend?

“You mean tomorrow?”
I love getting invitations and sometimes I show up even when it’s on very short notice. But, I’m hoping that the number of contributors will grow so that we can publish more stories about interesting cultural events in all the cities where our readers are across the globe.

What format should my submission be in?

Content format: text, image, video, and audio

What style do you use?

We use the Canadian Press style guide, Caps and Spelling and the Oxford Dictionary for articles. On occasion, we use our house style.

What size should my image be

You don’t have to submit an image with your article, but if you do images should be as small as possible for digital use:

  • horizontal or square format,
  • width x height = 600 x 400 pixels, or smaller,
  • 72 dpi, and
  • a file size below 100 k.
  • Featured images: 72 dpi, horizontal (across the top of the page) = 1200 x 400 px, and a maximum file size of 150 k. NB: part of the image is covered.
  • Recommended image file formats: .jpg/.jpeg, .gif and .png.
  • Images can be up to 300 dpi but may be reduced before being publishing. Larger images should be decreased before use in slide shows and videos.
Text file formats:

.pdf (Portable Document Format; Adobe Acrobat)
.doc, .docx (Microsoft Word document)
.rtf (Rich Text Format)
.txt (Plain Text Format) – without any special formatting
– Special formatting is not required.
– Text can be pasted into the body of the email or the submission form.
– In all cases links should be written out for Core Magazines (https://www.coremagazines.com) submissions.

Image file formats:

.jpg/.jpeg
.gif
.png

Video file formats:

.mp4, .m4v (MPEG-4)
.mov (QuickTime)
.wmv (Windows Media Video)

Audio file formats:

.mp3
.wav


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