Submission Guidelines


The deadline for submissions has officially CLOSED

If you send in a submission if may not be processed in time to be included in this years event, but I will still contact you when time permits.

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World Childless Week welcomes submissions of all descriptions: written word, poem, song, dance, painting, sculpture, photography etc. If your submission can be shown on a website, it can be included. If you submit a written article we suggest 800-1000 words, however don’t be put off if your article is longer or shorter as we’d still love to hear from you.

Whilst every submission is checked to ensure it falls within the ethos of World Childless Week and the scheduled daily topics, your grammar, spelling and vocabulary are not under scrutiny. If you’re new to World Childless Week or it’s the first time you are sending in a submission and would like to know a little more, please read: What is a Submission and where does it go?

PLEASE NOTE:

  • The last date for submissions is: Midnight on Sunday 24th August

  • Sending in a submission does not guarantee it will be included during World Childless Week

  • Sending in a submission means you are giving World Childless Week (WCW) permission to share your submission on the WCW website and use it in full or in part on the WCW social media platforms, and elsewhere.


BEFORE YOU SEND YOUR SUBMISSION

References and links to a business website, social media page, products for sale or services provided are NOT acceptable within a submission or any images. If you want to advertise your services or products you are welcome to join the the resources for free or take out a paid advertising package.

  1. Have you provided a title for your submission?

    Please do not use the daily topic, instead suggest something unique that relates to your submission.


  2. Have you made it clear exactly how you wish to be credited?

    You can use your full name, first name, initials, an alias or be Anonymous etc. The choice is entirely yours.


  3. Every submission needs an image, have you provided one?

    (a) If you have sent your own, please make this clear.

    (b) If you want me to choose one for you, please make this clear.

    (c) If you have taken an image from the internet, it must be copyright free. You can find copyright free images here: Unsplash, Pixabay or Pexels. Please provide the link to the photo, eg: https://unsplash.com/photos/OD9EOzfSOh0

    Please don’t include a photo within a text document as I am unable to copy it to the website.


  4. Does your submission fit under one of the daily topics?


  5. If your files are large then you can use We Transfer which has a free option for files up to 2GB and email Steph directly.


ONCE YOU HAVE SENT YOUR SUBMISSION

The period upto World Childless Week is extremely busy and Steph will confirm receipt of your submission as soon as she can from: Steph, World Childless Week: steph@worldchildlessweek.net

If you have not heard back 10 days after sending in your submission (don’t forget to check your junk / spam mail folder) please get in touch.

The weeks before World Childless Week are extremely busy so if you DO NOT PROVIDE the details requested in points 1-3, Steph will credit your submission as anonymous and choose a title and image for you.


FINAL NOTE

To give every submission the opportunity to be seen, they are scheduled on the website across the full day starting from 8am BST. As such they do not all appear at the same time. Please be patient.


Please read the above guidelines BEFORE sending in your submission

You can send in your submission BELOW