PUBLISHING WITH STATE STREET NEWS

Guest articles welcomed!

Thank you for your interest in The State Street Renegade. We accept guest articles and are always interested in new aspiring writers as well as those seasoned ones with great inspirations, stories, and advice. It’s no accident that our contributors are guest authors. It’s a main aspect of our publishing model. We don’t place advertising within your article space. This opportunity is free to everyone and anyone that want to expand their writing or creative fields.

ABOUT THE STATE STREET RENEGADE:

The State Street Renegade, the magazine, is published by the State Street News. The State Street Renegade was established in 2016 with a specific idea in mind — champion artistic and journalistic endeavors through exposure and promotions. More than that, give voice to the unheard. Raise the issues and explore solutions.

State Street News is not a social media specifically. It works within traditional journalistic conventions coupled with social media. – sort of a hybrid concept. A grassroots publisher as a launch pad for writers and artists to get an edge in the public sphere with a professional presence. The main reason behind this simple and not unusual idea – The State Street Renegade projects a simplicity aesthetic that of print editions which is not out of the question for future plans.

ABOUT OUR NAME:

The name, State Street Renegade has significance in its words. We took the name, “State Street” and made it our own to mean; Voices from the Street— where we all live. A local-regional focus on real life in America expressed eloquently by our slogan “It’s different out here”.

Renegade -— a metaphor to describe; thinking outside the box; Not settling for the status quo; Innovation of change and progress; Going against the grain because it’s the right thing to do. We all have agency in this world. Be a Renegade — use it. Tell us how it really is in your world.

GUEST AUTHORS:

Upon appearance of your article, social media outreach begins shortly after. Back links bring your readers to the original published piece in the State Street Renegade. Also, an excerpt of your article with back links will appear in our newsletter.

SUBMISSION CRITERIA:

The State Street Renegade’s cornerstone offerings consists of a wide range of concepts and ideas. Focus is on enlightenment of your readers through timeless content. Stories of overcoming issues, problems, and even tragedy. Innovative ideas for life, work, and happiness. Community news and celebrations.

Political dissent or speak truth-to-power articles are encouraged but note; to protect writers, articles will be more scrutinized– not censored, before approval for publishing.

Protecting writers and State Street News from legal issues is primary. Maintain ethical, fair, legal, and objective story telling integrity when writing your stories.

State Street News and its publications will not be held responsible for any legal actions taken in connection with a contributor’s submissions. Please, no cathartic rants, conspiracy theories, or propaganda. This publication is about constructive ideas –- not destructive ones.

You decide the subject matter regardless what the topic is, it’s your choice. The only limit is— the sky. Partial lists of topic suggestions are shown below. Don’t see a topic that you need? Add it to your submissions.

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ARTICLE TOPICS: (in alphabetical order)

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SUBMISSION POLICIES:

Before submitting your articles to The State Street Renegade, please adhere to the following terms and conditions;

You must be subscribed to The State Street Renegade. We do not share your contact info. (Email address may appear in published articles)

Your byline and a good working email address or social media link is required for publishing with us. Have other media presence on the web? — Backlinks in your articles are permitted and encouraged.

It’s recommended that you provide a portrait photo or logo avatar to go with your byline but, not required and is optional. If you decide to opt out of an avatar picture, a generic placeholder will be displayed.

Any discrimination, hate speech, racial slurs or anti-LGBTQ and minority attacks, name calling, obscene language (for the sake of the language), or radical extreme rants, false accusations or tirades, will not be accepted. Otherwise, there are no filters here. It’s your space. All stories are important.

All materials submitted must be original works created by you, owned by you. Any photos or images must be photographed and owned by you or have license clearances from the copyright holder to use. Copyright infringement is a serious offense. Contact us for more information concerning rights clearances on your project at; editor@statestreetnews.com

State Street News and its publications will have non-exclusive publishing rights to your submissions. The non-exclusive rights are extended for State Street News and its publications only, for a non specified length of time. Submitting an article is the same as awarding non-exclusive publishing rights to the State Street News unless otherwise agreed or the author retracts their submission.

All other rights are reserved for you, the author. Rights can be cancelled at any time by either party for any reason. A cancellation of rights would remove your material from the publication. Contact the editor at; editor@statestreetnews.com

Copy-and-paste AI generated material is NOT ACCEPTABLE. We use AI for research and utility– not writing original copy.

Our writers are solely volunteer. No revenues are paid to contributors at this time. If any future revenues should be derived — they will be shared among all contributors as revenues are available. Parri-Passu.

We are a small organization and have limited fact checking ability. It’s imperative that your facts are correct and true. The honor system determines our credibility as writers and publishers. State Street News or its publications is not responsible for errors or omissions in your copy. Check your work!

Inquiries from your readers will be forwarded to you via email or your social media account. Making corrections goes with the territory in the publishing world. We can make corrections and changes to any of your submissions upon request at any time. Contact the editing manager at; editor@statestreetnews.com

We reserve the right to make grammatical or spelling corrections when discovered, but will never take creative license over any of your submitted materials. Articles get published as-is except for any minor grammar or spelling corrections. What you submit is what gets published.

Publishing dates for the State Street Renegade is the first Sunday and third Thursday of the month. Submission deadline is two weeks prior to publishing date. If the clock is running out, you can request a wavier and keep your projected publish date. Contact the managing editor at; editor@statestreetnews.com

Approval to publish your work rests solely with the managing editor of State Street News.

If you wish to submit an article to be published, please refer to the Submission Instructions section.

Looking forward to working with you. Hope to see you in our pages.

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SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Copy, paste or attach your text into a new email to submissions@statestreetnews.com

2. Put “(title of your article)” in the subject line. This is important to tag and search your materials.

3. Beginning in the message area of your email, please state the following information;

Main Topic:

Story Name:

Author Name:

Author Email address:

Text body here: (or document attachment)

4. If you have images or photos, attach them to your email submissions. File format must be *.png or *.jpg. Send the best resolution image(s) within email file size limitations. DO NOT insert or paste images into the email body. If file size is beyond limitations, other arrangements can be made with a third party solution. Contact editor- editor@statestreetnews.com

5. Send attached text files as; *.doc, *.docx *.rtf or *.txt files only or, plain text pasted or written in your email.

6. Formatting: No indents in your paragraphs; no extra spaces; align text flush left. No special fonts or page formatting.

FOR NEWS REPORTING:

Journalism 101: For news reports, please incorporate the 5 W’s into your story as follows;

Who: Identifies the key people, groups, organizations, or subjects involved in the story.

What: Describes the main event, action, or issue that took place.

When: Provides the specific timing—the date and time—of the event.

Where: Pinpoints the location or setting where the event occurred.

Why: Explains the reasons, causes, or motivations behind the event.

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Once you have submitted your story via email, you will receive a receipt to verify that we have received your submission. If you have any questions or comments, please send them to editor@statestreetnews.com