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Want to write for Hexagon?

Tips, guidelines, and process to publish your story with us.

About us

Hexagon is a global community comprising of chapters around the world. We work to empower women and non-binary folks in UX to bring their whole selves to work, balance the ratio in the industry, and effect change while fostering personal and professional growth. Our Medium publication welcomes a variety of content, sparking inspiration and examining industry trends through the lens of inclusivity.

What we’re looking for

• Articles on user experience, design, writing, communication and technology that strike a balance between informative and friendly, We’re looking for pieces backed by research that are engaging and accessible to readers of different backgrounds. Not everyone in UX is a designer, for example.
• Stories covering community, mentorship, and women and non-binary folks in UX are especially welcome.
• We love how to-guides, “Best of” roundups and advice-driven op-ed pieces, but these should be supported by quotes from experts or reliable research from the field. Use the first-person voice cautiously, making sure that you aren’t the only expert speaking in your story. Avoid hyperbole.
• We don’t allow submissions with an overabundance of self-promotional links, or pieces whose sole intent is to sell or promote a product (a book, blog, service, or tool)
• See our editorial guidelines for feature types, and notes on voice and style

Note: Involvement in writing for Hexagon UX’s Medium publication requires you to have a Medium account.

Want to pitch a new article idea or already have an existing piece that would be a good fit for Hexagon?

Step 1: Review Hexagon’s Medium Editorial Guidelines

These guidelines go over Hexagon’s editorial voice and the type of content we look for. Our editorial voice strikes a balance between informative and friendly, while fostering Hexagon’s core mission of community. Stories covering inclusiveness, mentorship and women and non-binary folks in UX are especially welcome.

Step 2: Fill out the article submission form

Propose an article piece to Hexagon UX. This will help us plan our pieces and have an idea of content to see if it’s suitable for Hexagon.

We will review all proposal submissions (existing articles, and new ideas) and our team will get back to you as soon as possible. Nervous? Don’t worry, we’re here to help! We love supporting our community — our publication team will help make sure your piece is in the best shape before we publish.*

Step 3: Write your Medium piece & share it with us for a review

Share your draft in a Google doc to hexagonux@gmail.com. Our team will edit/add comments to the piece, and get in touch with any additional questions or requested additions.

Step 4: Submit

1. Send us your Medium handle (Sign up if you don’t have one already).
2. Once you’re signed up, we’ll add you as a writer in our Hexagon publication
3. Publish your Medium story as a draft, including an image
4. Click on the “…” icon in the top right corner
5. Click on “Add to publication.”
6. Select Hexagon, then click on “submit story for review.”

Style Guide Tips

• For headings, use Medium’s heading styles (big T, little T). Don’t just capitalize the words and bold them.
• Use Medium’s official list styles and styling guidelines. That means don’t style something as a quote unless it’s actually a quote.
• All submissions must be in English and free of grammar, spelling, or language issues.
• All articles must include a lead image. This image, and any other art included, must be something you have the legal right to publish. Include a properly cited source as the image caption. Stock photos are acceptable. Our editors may add or replace images for your submission.

FAQ

“I just published with other publication. Can you add it to Hexagon UX as well?”

No. Medium only allows articles to be published to one publication at a time.

You can choose to remove it from the other publication to add it to Hexagon UX. If you don’t want to switch publications, feel free to submit future articles to us. When your piece is published with us, we ask that it stays in our publication for at least 6 months.

“What will you edit before publishing my article?”

• Typos and formatting style.
• In case we want to propose more structural changes to your article, we will leave private notes in your story.
• We will remove any affiliate program link or any other promotional link that are not related to the article.
• We will also add a footer paragraph at the end of the piece on how to join Hexagon UX .

“I want to write, but I don’t have a concrete idea yet”

Whatever is it, share it with us! We are open to hearing your ideas and are happy to brainstorm together with you.