Lean In — Submission Guidelines

How to Contribute to Lean In

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If you’re new to Lean In, we are a relatively new publication looking to expand our writer's base!

Lean In started when Liya wanted a way to share her stories from the female perspective — a place where specific stories and articles could be housed that highlight what it means to be female-identifying in today’s world.

Please read the guidelines below in order to be considered. We can’t wait to read your stories and pieces!

Submission Guidelines for Lean In

What we accept

1. Stories and articles related to being female-identifying. These can be personal, fiction, or non-fiction!
2. We will prioritize female-identifying writers, but we are absolutely open to non-binary-identifying writers to contribute!

What we don’t accept

1. Hate speech of any kind will not be tolerated, along with the use of slurs of any kind.
2. Pieces that haven’t had any kind of review/edit before submitting. Please double, or even triple, check your work for spelling and grammatical errors.

Non-Negotiables

• Your piece must absolutely comply with…