CONTRIBUTOR GUIDELINES
Please read these guidelines carefully prior to submitting. If you do not follow these guidelines you won't receive a response from us.
Eureka Street accepts unsolicited submissions of up to 1500 words. Please review these guidelines carefully and submit your article using the form below. (If you are making a poetry submission, please refer to the guidelines on poetry below.)
Submission to Eureka Street should provide humane, ethical analysis or commentary on politics, religion, popular culture or current events in Australia or the world. The scope of topics offered by Eureka Street is broad but the way we approach each is driven by a consideration of human dignity. Whatever the topic, our overarching approach is nuanced, fair, and discerning. We’re trying to engage with ideas by looking deeply at possibilities underneath each issue and to open up pathways to a productive and respectful conversation.
Eureka Street articles feature a wide range of subjects with a wide range of political, intellectual and cultural opinions. The focus ranges on issues related to politics, academia, literature, law, science, religion, technology, philosophy, sociology, anthropology, psychology, communications, sex, gender, and human identity.
The authors, who preferably are experts in their fields, present their case for a specific topic with the intention of inspiring further constructive discussion. Despite each essay having a niche focus, and while many Eureka Street authors are academics and other subject-matter specialists, we expect any piece to be fully accessible to all readers and to speak more broadly to the human condition. Regardless of the area of focus, pieces should aim to be an absorbing and considered comment on some aspect of contemporary culture and should both pose important questions and reveal deeper truths about society and human nature.
Payment for freelancers writing non-paywalled pieces is $200 per article, paid for exclusive first publication rights (see PAYMENT section below) upon publication and invoice. Payment for freelancers writing paywalled pieces for our subscribers is $400 per article. Payment for freelancers writing paywalled longer essays is by negotiation.
We will also occasionally pay for first publication rights of short fiction and occasionally 'creative non-fiction' up to 1200 words.
[NB: Please note that for international payments, any bank charges incurred by Jescom will be deducted from the writer’s payment.]
Prior to making your submission, please read Eureka Street and familiarise yourself with the kinds of topics and styles that appeal to us. We receive many submissions that demonstrate no sense of what Eureka Street typically publishes. Given the overall volume of submissions we receive, such pieces are very unlikely to be accepted and may not be responded to.
We like to receive submissions with:
1. as little formatting as possible (no images, indents or double spacing)
2. single spacing after full stops
3. 'single' quotation marks
4. per cent, not % or percent
5. relevant links embedded
The editor has final say on all submissions. While we strive to respond to every submission that follows the submission guidelines, we are unfortunately not able to give individualised feedback.
Send pitches to editor [at] eurekastreet.com.au.
POETRY
Eureka Street also accepts unsolicited POETRY submissions, which should be emailed directly to editor [at] eurekastreet.com.au. Payment for poets writing non-paywalled pieces is $50. Simultaneous submissions are welcome for poetry only, on the proviso that you advise us immediately if a poem has been published elsewhere.
INVOICING EUREKA STREET
Please send your invoice to us within three months of the date of publication of your article. If we do not receive an invoice within three months of publication, we will treat your article as a gift/donation.
If you have an ABN:
Submit a Tax Invoice, clearly stating your ABN and bank details. If you are registered for GST, clearly state amount of GST included in the price.
If you do not have an ABN:
Check to see if you are eligible to complete a ‘Statement by a Supplier Form’ on the Australian Taxation website or click here.
If you are eligible to complete a Statement by a Supplier Form, the form must be submitted with your invoice (unless we have a valid form on file). Please check with the Editor if you are unsure.
You can download a copy of the form from the Australian Taxation Office website or click here.
If you are do not have an ABN and are not eligible to complete a ‘Statement by a Supplier Form’ we are required to withhold tax at the rate specified by the Australian Taxation Office.