The Retrospective Submission and Design Guide

Short Thoughts
The Retrospective
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14 min readAug 9, 2020

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How to become a writer on The Retrospective — Grammar, design, & formatting tips, what to submit, and what to skip.

The Retrospective brand logo. An eye absorbing the relevant news.
Image by the author, Ed Fernyhough.

The Retrospective is a newly established publication and we are looking for eager, passionate writers.

This guide will give you all the possible steps you can take to ensure your article is a great fit for The Retrospective.

We’ll cover grammar, formatting, what topics we’re looking for, and some frequently asked questions. Let’s begin.

If you want to be added as a writer, please leave a comment saying “I want to be a writer!”. One of the team will add you as soon as possible.

Table of Contents

  1. Grammar
  2. Formatting
  3. What to Avoid
  4. What to Submit
  5. Profile and CTAs
  6. How to Submit
  7. Curation
  8. FAQs

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1. Grammar

In The Retrospective, we ensure your piece complies with our internal style guide in terms of grammar and formatting. This allows us to…

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Short Thoughts
The Retrospective

I write about business, politics, marketing, writing, history, and other bits and pieces.