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Guidelines for Submissions to The San Francisco Chronicle
Letters to the Associated Press:
To comment on news stories in the main section of the newspaper or to opine on views expressed on the Opinion pages, contact Letters to the Editor.
Please limit your letters to 200 or fewer words ... shorter letters have a better chance of being selected for publication.
The editor prefers e-mail. The address is letters@sfchronicle.com (Please paste the text into the e-mail; do not send attachments. Our virus-detecting software will delete e-mail with attachments.)
Or Fax: (415) 543-7708.
Postal-mail is OK, too: Letters to the Editor, 901 Mission St., San Francisco, CA 94103
To comment on news stories in specific sections of the paper, for example Business, Datebook, Food or Sports, please contact the Letters sections of those specific sections:
Business: bizletters@sfchronicle.com
Datebook: datebookletters@sfchronicle.com
Food: food@sfchronicle.com
Sports: letterstogreen@sfchronicle.com
Images to the Editor:
The Editorial pages of the San Francisco Chronicle are looking for images that are thought-provoking, questioning, controversial, humorous and quirky. In short, valuable commentary on concerns of the San Francisco Bay Area.
We are looking for arresting images -- of all points of view -- that speak without accompanying text. Think of them as visual letters to the editor.
Selected images will be printed on the Editorial pages as time and space permit. You will be notified in advance, if your submission is selected for publication. We offer you exposure to The Chronicle's readers in Northern California and the appropriate credit in exchange for the use of your image.
E-mail: images@sfchronicle.com
Forward your image to the editor in a jpeg format smaller than 1.4 mb. Smaller is better. Please include your name, address and telephone number. We will call to verify authenticity.
Open Forum:
650 or fewer words is the going length (about two pages), double-spaced, in 12-point type. With rare exception, we won't run a writer's work more than once every six months. There are lots of voices out there and we'd like to hear as many as possible.
E-mail is best. Send to forum@sfchronicle.com and put "For Open Forum" in the subject line.
(Please paste the text into the e-mail; do not send attachments, our virus-detecting software will delete e-mail with attachments).
Fax to (415) 543-7708
Or send by regular post to: Attn: Open Forum, 901 Mission St., San Francisco, CA 94103
Some examples of good Open Forum pieces:
Is Hiring Goal Diversity or Equality? by Paul Roscelli
Race Divided by Akilah Monifa
The Democratic Convention: Dem Dems by Will Durst
Echoes of Rwanda by Willis Shalita
On all submissions, please include your: Name, Mailing address, E-mail address Telephone number (home and office), and Fax number.
The editors go through hundreds of submissions each day: we receive between 100 and 200 letters a day but have space for six to 10 a day; we receive about 200 Open Forum submissions a week to fill eight or fewer slots.
We cannot notify you to verify receipt.
If we select your letter or op-ed for publication, you will be notified in advance. We will make every attempt to share edited op-ed text with the author before publication.
If we reject an op-ed piece, we will try to contact you via e-mail or with a note via postal mail. Please forgive us ... we don't wish to be rude, but we need to spend our days READING what you send us, which leaves us little time for RESPONDING to you.
Insight:
Insight, a Sunday commentary section, aims to provide a forum for the area's best minds, shake up conventional wisdom and provoke fresh thinking. Have a piece about an issue in the news that's unusual in its approach and uncommonly well-written? Cover articles run from 1,200 to 2,000 words. Other pieces can run up to 900 words. Send them to Insight.
Mad? Outraged? Ready to rant? Send your 250-word submission to Insight, the Sunday commentary section. Be sure to include a phone number where we can reach you.
Have an only-in-the-Bay-Area story? A story that illustrates why the Bay Area is such a great place to live? Send your 250-word submission to Insight, the Sunday commentary section. Be sure to include a phone number where we can reach you.
Tell us what works. Do you know someone who is tackling a problem or meeting a challenge in a particularly innovative way? Insight wants to hear from readers with 200-word stories about out-of-the-box thinking in the Bay Area.
By e-mail: Insight@sfchronicle.com
By fax: (415) 536-5198
By post: Insight, The San Francisco Chronicle: 901 Mission Street, San Francisco CA 94103
MAGAZINE STAFF:
Editor: Alison Biggar
Design Editor: Zahid Sardar
Staff Writer: Sam Whiting (Bright Ideas, Healthy Obsessions, features)
Art director: Dorothy Yule
Associate art director: George Russell
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:
Attn: Editor - Chronicle Magazine, 901 Mission St., San Francisco, CA 94103
Please remember to include your name, city and phone number. Unsolicited contributions must be accompanied by a stamped, self-addressed envelope. The San Francisco Chronicle Magazine does not accept responsibility for any unsolicited items.
WRITERS:
The Magazine is looking for general interest features and profiles with a strong Bay Area connection. To pitch a story or idea, e-mail Alison Biggar at a abiggar@sfchronicle.com.
FREELANCE OPPORTUNITIES
We don't have strict guidelines, but familiarity with The Chronicle is important. We are a weekly Sunday Magazine. All stories MUST have a local (Bay Area) angle. We do not run syndicated columns, comics, poetry or op-eds, arts previews, listings or event-related stories. We do not cover breaking news. If you're not sure whether we've covered a particular topic, please check www.sfgate.com. The Magazine also plans coverage at least 6 to 8 weeks in advance. Rates vary by individual, and payment is upon publication.
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