Call for Submissions
How to Write for ‘Getting Into Chess’
Getting Into Chess is accepting insightful submissions. Before responding, please have at least three chess-related stories published on Medium.
Example topics include…
- News
- Strategy and tactics
- Puzzles
- Tournament recaps
- Player profiles and interviews
- Book reviews
- Reviews of TV or film that feature chess
- Essays about chess in media or culture
- Chess in education
- Chess and politics
- Chess variants
- Other abstract games
- Etc.
There are a few kinds of articles we are NOT looking for:
- Multi-part series — All articles should be self-contained. That said, multi-part stories can often be combined into one article with a shared idea.
- Anything even partially written or edited by AI, or accompanied by AI-generated images.
Aside from that, we’re willing to entertain submissions and pitches on most anything related to chess.
- All submissions must be your original work.
- Articles must not be duplicated or syndicated on another platform.
- Submissions must be unpublished drafts (exceptions below).
- Submissions must meet Medium’s curation guidelines and AI content policy.
- You must proofread your article before submitting.
- Keep links leading outside of the publication to a bare minimum.
- Attribute all images to their owners.
- Keep blog-like calls-to-action to a minimum.
- Text, titles, and topics may be edited for readability and effect.
You may meter your articles through Medium’s Partner Program. You may also embed one Audience Development link at the bottom of your article. This link can lead to your profile, Email Subscriptions (via Medium), or your Tipping platform.
You retain all rights to everything submitted to and published in Getting Into Chess. That said, as a courtesy to the editor, please do not remove articles once they’ve been accepted, edited, and published.
Writers who have gone silent on Medium for more than a year may be removed as a writer. You may contact us again to rejoin us at any time.
If you’re interested in being a writer for Getting Into Chess, leave a Response or Private Note on this article.
Once you’ve been added to the publication, you can submit drafts or pitch ideas via Private Notes. We also accept existing articles posted before you joined Getting Into Chess, so long as they’re evergreen or relatively recent.
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask.
