Queries/Manuscripts
To suggest a story, send us a query letter (3 or 4 paragraphs) with backup clips of your idea. Keep in mind that we receive numerous solicited and unsolicited manuscripts. Due to the large volume of unsolicited materials received by the editorial office, only queries of interest will be acknowledged. If you wish to verify receipt of your materials, we suggest scheduling them via certified mail or other traceable means. We schedule articles for our editorial calendar approximately a year and a half in advance of publication. (German Life assumes no responsibility for the return or condition of unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or art.)
Each issue of German Life is bound by our editorial calendar and seasonal events. The April/May issue deals with travel in Germany and other parts of German-speaking Europe. The June/July issue is primarily on German-American travel destinations.
Our August/September issue includes Oktoberfest and educational pieces. Given scheduling restraints, we prefer that you submit your work several months prior to the appropriate issue. Deadlines will be given when the article topic is accepted.
Your manuscript should not exceed 1,200 words. Longer pieces will be considered solely at the Editor's discretion. Smaller pieces appropriate for a sidebar or one of the magazine's departments should range between 300 and 800 words. Book reviews average 250 to 300 words.
Please ensure that we are the sole recipients of your manuscript. Also, please guarantee your work's originality. Give proper credit for any other author's ideas that you may use. If your article recounts only firsthand experiences, references are seldom necessary. In all other cases, cite the direct source on a separate sheet of paper, following The Chicago Manual of Style. Check the accuracy of your items carefully!
Please include: author's name, mailing address, daytime telephone, fax number and e-mail address. Please submit manuscript both on disk (IBM-compatible 3.5 inch) and as hard copy or they can be e-mailed as a Word document attachment. Photographs may be sent in digital form They must be scanned at 300 dpi and can be TIFF or EPS files. We prefer them to be sent on a CD-R, but they can also be sent on a floppy, Zip or Jaz disk. Be sure to convert all colors to CMYK. Please check first before e-mailing any graphics, especially large files. Submit the original(s) (including photos, slides, and/or illustrations), along with a SASE, to Editor, German Life, 1068 National Highway LaVale, MD 21502.
Most manuscripts are published from nine months to two years after acceptance. Manuscripts requiring revision are either returned in original form or first edited and then sent to the author for approval.
Please be advised that all manuscripts at the acceptance stage, including solicited works, are considered on speculation. You will be duly alerted when your accepted manuscript/photo/ illustration has been scheduled into an upcoming issue. Payment is upon publication and ranges from $300 to $500 for feature articles, from $100 to $130 for reviews and short pieces, and up to $80 for fillers. In exchange for remuneration, German Life retains first English/German language serial rights.
All manuscripts are edited for style, consistency, and clarity. The final title of the published article, subheads, captions, photographs and illustrations, and other elements that attract attention to an article or contribute to the tone and appearance of the magazine are the Editor's prerogative.
Send all submissions to Editor, German Life, 1068 National Highway, LaVale, MD 21502.
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