Rules for submissions

There are always pesky rules. Without wanting to hamper your creativity, below are the ones that we insist on.

General

1. We can only accept text and/or graphics for publication in the magazine itself. Remember: the magazine will be printed and that fact imposes certain limitations on what we can accept. We will publish an extended version of the magazine on LinchpinMagazine.com – we would love to receive well put together and edited video content to include in the extended version.
2. You can submit as many entries as you want.
3. Remember the topic: this is Linchpin Magazine and its all about the Linchpin Meetups on June 14th. Inspirations, experiences, ideas, things you learned – please share!
4. Please include you name, city, job title, website or other contact details and, if you want, a portrait (300×300 pixels at 300dpi or larger) so that we can credit your contribution.
5. Only submit items that you have created.
6. While you own the copyright of your own, individual pieces, the copyright of the magazine as printed belongs to the editorial team.
7. We only have so many pages and might have to make a selection of which material we include. We will be looking for material that’s original and insightful and that we think will be of most benefit to the tribe. It’s painful, but necessary. Luckily, LinchpinMagazine.com doesn’t have such restrictions so we’ll add items that didn’t make it into print here, providing they are sufficient quality.

Text

1. Please keep written pieces down to below 750 words. An ideal piece is around 250 words or shorter. The shorter your contribution, the more of them we can include. The format is open: we would love to receive poems, slogans, one-liners and articles equally. We’re looking for remarkable, creative contributions.
2. Text may not retain formatting. We’ll try (but can’t promise) to keep bold, italics and underlines but fonts and sizes may have to conform to the norm during the layout process.

Graphics

1. Only submit images that you have originated (that is, images you have taken or drawn, painted or otherwise created).
2. Please send images as high-resolution JPGs – minimum printing quality is 300dpi. Higher is better. We want you to shine, not pixelate.
3. We might have to shrink images but will contact you if we want to crop or otherwise edit them. We’re not planning on doing any image manipulation, but what we need to do depends on what we get.

To submit your entries, email them to shipped@linchpinmagazine.com. This email will email address will be closed at Midnight, PST (Pacific Standard time) on Wednesday June 16th. This is 7am GMT.