- DISCLAIMER — The views and opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily affect the position of the organization.
- AUDIENCE — The Women in Debate (W.in) blog is a resource for members of the debate community. All articles should be specific to debate.
- TOPICS — The W.in blog is geared toward establishing a support network for gender minorities in debate. Articles can be written on people’s personal experiences in debate, guides to doing debate, or certain topics.
Examples of topics we cover include:
- Guides and advice (e.g., debating as a gender minority, emailing tournaments, finding financial aid, etc.).
- Articles about personal experiences in debate that contain advice and reflection.
- Articles about sexist or discriminatory practices within debate (e.g., judging biases, in-round appearance, speaks, etc.).
- Arguments about certain arguments in debate (e.g., Kant, Nebel-T, spark, etc.).
Examples of topics we do not cover include:
- Any article mentioning a minor without their explicit written permission.
- Call out articles that mention specific people by name.
- Articles containing hate speech, harassment, or threats.
- Misleading or manipulating content.
- LENGTH — Articles must be at least 400+ words in length. We will accept and publish anything up to roughly 5,000 words.
- EXCLUSIVITY — Articles submitted to the W.in blog are not exclusive and the writer is free to publish them elsewhere.
- EDITING — The W.in staff reserves the right to edit, change, revise, and modify any article submitted for publication.
- SELF-PROMOTION — We will not publish anything that is self-promotional. Commercial references and promotions of prep groups, debate services, etc. will be removed.
- VISUALS — Articles must have a thumbnail photo to be featured on the website. W.in will handle the scaling and cropping of appropriate file formats.
- SCHEDULING & DEADLINES — There is no deadline, schedule, or editorial calendar for posts submitted to W.in. Articles approved for publication will typically be published within a week or two of reception.
- REASONS FOR REJECTION — Not every submission we receive can be published. The W.in editorial board has the discretion to reject any article with or without reason.
Common reasons include:
- Submissions that repeat advice offered in articles previously published by W.in.
- Submissions that are not specific to debate.
- Submissions that are self-promotional or self-serving.
- Submissions that are below the minimum word count.
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