Multilingual Living Submission Guidelines

At Multilingual Living, we seek enthusiastic writers who are interested in writing about the diverse facets of multilingualism and multiculturalism. Writers may tap into their own experience as multilinguals or as observers/participants in a multilingual and multicultural environment. We seek scholarly research articles, personal essays, or articles pertaining to the topics of multilingualism, language, culture and diversity.  If you feel inspired, or if you have a particular knowledge that you would like to share and that is relevant to our magazine, please contact our Editor at editor@biculturalfamily.org.

General Guidelines

• Please send submissions as a text of an email and/or attached Word document (.doc).
• Write “Submission” together with the title of your work in the subject line of the email.
• Add a short biography about yourself (one paragraph).
• Be sure to cite the source of any work that you paraphrase or quote in your article. See our recommended Reference Guidelines.
• Send all submissions to the Multilingual Living Editor at: editor@biculturalfamily.org.
• We must receive your submission by the 1st of the month prior to that which it will be published (for example, June 1st for publication in the July-August magazine).
  
  

Main Submission Categories

• Research - We seek scholarly articles written on linguistic or sociolinguistic topics, specifically with regards to the benefits (or problems) related to bilingualism and multilingualism, as well as research articles related to culture and diversity and the impact on bi- and multilingual families. If you have written a paper, or have a proposal for an original article, in your area of specialization which you would like to share, we would be greatly interested in hearing from you! Research articles which will be considered are approximately 2,000 words long.
•  Personal Essays & Columns – These essays are generally a maximum of 800 words long, and express a personal viewpoint or experience in raising your children bilingually. Not only are these essays informative and insightful, they resonate with your own struggles and joys.
• General Interest - General Interest articles are approximately 1,000 words long and are more formal in style than essays. They are about language, culture, diversity and more. These articles widen our understanding of the world around us and give us something to really think about!
•  Tips & Advice - Tips & Advice articles are generally 800-1,000 words long and focus specifically on unique tips or advice that would benefit other families. These articles usually start with a brief introduction followed by a concise list which is easy to follow and understand.
  
  

Additional Submission Categories

• Ask An Expert - We are always looking for submissions which we can pass on to our Ask An Expert panel. Questions should be less than 100 words in length and should ask a specific question about raising multilingual and multicultural children.
• How We Met - In each issue of our magazine, we include a spotlight on how a couple first met. Submissions should be approximately 800 words long and should include an appropriate photo.
• Activities - Do you have an activity to recommend which helps to keep language and culture alive in your multilingual/multicultural home? Send it in and we might use it in one of our issues!
• Recipes - We are always on the lookout for recipes which have a specific cultural connection and are relatively easy to make. Send us your favorites today. If you can include a photo of the main ingredients as well as the final product, even better!
• Feedback - Let us know what you think of the magazine, what you like and don't like, what we can do better and what is working well. We just might include your feedback in our next Mailbag section!
• Photography - Do you have a photos which exemplifies multilingualism or multiculturalism? Or perhaps you are a photographer who has photos which show children, families, and more which we can use together with our articles? Send in your photos and we will might use them in the magazine for our Photo of the Month category, or we might incorporate them into the main body of the magazine. In either case, we will credit you as the photographer and you will get the issue in which your photos appear for FREE!
• Humor - Do you have funny stories, tasteful language jokes or cartoons that you would like to share? Send them in for consideration.

Young Columnists

We are seeking a bilingual/bicultural teenagers and young adults who would be interested in writing essays about growing up bilingually/multilingually. If interested, please send a sample entry to our Editor editor@biculturalfamily.org for consideration.

Interviews

Multilingual Living is interviewing people from all walks of life who are making a difference for bilingual and bicultural families around the world.
Do you have someone in mind for an interview? Or maybe you would like us to interview you?  Contact us: info@biculturalfamily.org

Book Reviews

We seek book reviews of books related to raising multilingual and multicultural children, especially those listed here: www.biculturalfamily.org/publications.html. If you have read any of the publications listed on our website or other publications/media relevant to bilingualism or biculturalism, we would be interested in your short, brief review! Length: 100-200 words

Before submitting a book review, please check with us to ensure that the book has not already been reviewed in one of the previous magazine issues.

Publishing Rights

Prior to publication of your submission, you will be expected to agree to the terms of our publishing contract.

If you have additional questions, please contact our Editor: editor@biculturalfamily.org.

Editing Permissions

By agreeing to the publication of your submission, you give Multilingual Living permission to edit your submission without your prior consent.

Remuneration

Multilingual Living is unfortunately unable to offer payment to contributors for their submissions at this time.  We hope to be able to change this in the future when we can reach the point of generating enough income.  In the meantime, we offer to include information and a website link (which you provide) about you, your organization or business in the byline of your article. If we use your submission in any of our issues, you will receive the issue in which it appeares for FREE!

So don't wait, contact us at: editor@biculturalfamily.org and send us your ideas for future articles, essays, poems, humor and much more!

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