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Thank you for your interest in submitting articles to albemarle magazine.

About albemarle

albemarle is a lifestyle magazine originating from the birthplace of Thomas Jefferson. We are committed to Jeffersonian ideals: intellectual depth, love for the land, historic and cultural significance, humor, and celebration of life. Much of the content is regional and seeks to enlighten, educate, and entertain readers who are long-time residents, newcomers, and visitors to Charlottesville and albemarle County. We also publish articles on wide ranging topics.

Approach and submissions

We assign work and also consider freelance material. Please query first. We prefer email queries. In addition to your article proposal, please tell us about yourself and indicate whether you would be interested in doing articles on assignment, and if so, list your areas of interest and expertise.

Please submit queries in written form and include a resume and writing samples with first-time queries.

Once an article has been accepted and completed, we prefer to receive articles either on disk or email (editorial@albemarlemagazine.com). We accept most standard DOS and MacIntosh Files.

We expect original, researched and literary-quality work.

We accept nonfiction work only.

albemarle is published six times a year: February—March, April—May, June—July, August—September, October—November, and December—January. Please read our publication so you have a good grasp of our style and content.

For a sample copy of albemarle ($6 each), please email sbertram@cjp.com.

Deadlines

Articles and assignments are due on the date assigned by the editor. All copy and artwork should be emailed or delivered by 2pm on the day of the deadline.

Artwork and Photography

Some authors do their own photographs, illustrations or artwork. If you have photos or artwork to accompany your proposed article we will want to see them if we are interested in your proposal. All artwork is due within two weeks of the article’s deadline. If you do not do your own photos, one of our photographers will work on your article if it is accepted for publication.

Length

Article size ranges from 900 words to 3,500 words for some feature stories.

Payment

Payment varies depending on the type of article, and will be negotiated when the article is accepted for publication.

Payment for articles is made after the article has been published and the magazine has been delivered to subscribers.

Occasionally, articles or portions there of, may appear on the albemarlemagazine.com website for the two-month period that the article is in the magazine. No extra payment is given for this exposure.

Style and format

At the time of acceptance, we will email you a copy of our style guidelines. Please style your text in accordance with these guidelines and the Chicago style manual, with careful attention to correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation, and submit it as a double-spaced Word document.

Any editorial changes will be made at the discretion of the editorial staff.

Because of the time constraints imposed by our production schedule, if your finished piece is late or requires a lot of editing to correct errors, it will not be possible for you to review the edited version before publication.

Please email queries to: editorial@albemarlemagazine.com