Last Updated on July 27, 2018 by Jenelle Pierce, MBA, CSE, CHES, Board President
Hi there, and thanks for your interest in writing for The STI Project. As we receive a lot of submissions, we think it’s helpful to outline our guest posting expectations – this is to ensure our time is well spent and you feel comfortable with the qualifications we look for in each of our writers. Our biggest concern is maintaining this website as a safe space for others to share stories, gather information, and grow from one another’s perspectives.
If you have that goal in mind as well, we’ll probably love your submission.
STI Interviews
We accept all STI Interviews. Simply answer the questions, and send them to us via the contact form. To maintain your anonymity, we chat very little with the individuals sending their interview answers, unless conversation is initiated by the sender, and we never share names, contact information, or otherwise defining details with our audience.
Once you’ve submitted your interview, we’ll contact you to let you know we’ve received your submission. We edit each interview for spelling and grammatical errors, however, we leave the majority of the context alone so as to maintain the author’s original writing style and tone. Please remember to be patient with our publishing process – depending on what’s happening behind the scenes, sometimes it takes a little while for us to schedule your submission (want to help speed up the process? ask about volunteer opportunities!), but rest assured, we will definitely include your story (there have not been any we’ve had to turned away).
We’ll follow-up our confirmation email with a link to the interview once it is posted online, so you can see how your interview turned out.
You can also read some of the other STD interviews to get a better feel for how they turn out.
Once you have submitted your interview, The STI Project owns all original publishing rights, and the content cannot be posted elsewhere, unless we choose not to use your answers – at which point, we will let you know. Your comfort and privacy is our priority; we never share contact information or other defining characteristics unless you’ve explicitly asked us to include links to your work elsewhere.
STD Short Stories
We accept all STD short stories. Some people are natural writers and are not daunted by a blank page. Rather, this helps them communicate their thoughts completely and without the constraints of the interview questions. Should you like to start with the interview and then move on to sharing your story in a more free-flowing format, we’re happy to accept both versions as well. So far, we haven’t had to turn away any short stories, as they’ve all been well-written, authentic, and honest. We also edit all short story submissions before posting them online, but work very hard to keep your tone and writing style intact.
Once you have submitted your short story, The STI Project owns all original publishing rights and the content cannot be posted elsewhere, unless we choose not to use your writing – at which point, we will let you know. Short stories can include a small bio line if you’d like us to link to your website or social profiles, however, they are often written anonymously, whereby, it’s up to the individual writer if they’d like to include a bio line sharing something interesting about themselves.
Guest Posts & Sponsored Posts
We welcome collaborative efforts from other websites, but we are no longer interested in guest post exchanges.
Should you be interested in submitting relevant content for writing experience and/or for the benefit of our readers, please send your pitch to us via the contact form, and we’ll reply with our pricing and parameters as soon as possible. Because we receive a lot of these requests and our team is very small, we expect responses within a 48 hour time period, else, you run the risk of us assuming you are not taking the opportunity seriously, and we will move on to other submissions. After we have agreed upon an article idea and submission date, we will do a final review to ensure grammatical errors are corrected and the article meets the parameters previously established.
Once you have submitted your article, The STI Project owns all publishing rights and the content cannot be posted elsewhere, unless we choose not to use your writing – at which point, we will let you know. Lastly, please provide a short bio describing yourself, experience, and all website or social profile links you’d like us to include.
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We accept all inquiries to advertise and/or to collaborate with your brand. For traditional banner ads, please see our advertising page. To request a media kit and to learn more about sponsoring a podcast or an interview, submitting a guest post, hiring Jenelle as a brand ambassador, or our quarterly blog sponsorships, please use The STI Project’s Contact Form.
The above parameters are not all inclusive, and they are subject to change as necessary. We’re always happy to discuss writing opportunities or changes to our guidelines. Don’t be shy or afraid to inquire via the contact form. These suggestions are intended to help you as much as they help to streamline our process. We’re always happy to chat and discuss ideas, writing opportunities, or new content!
