Submissions
Every week, in addition to our daily editorials and new stories, The Escapist publishes five feature articles on a different topic each week.The Escapist covers videogames, media and the gaming lifestyle. The vast majority of our content is written by freelance contributors, many of whom have published their first professional articles in the pages of The Escapist.
We feel that this diverse collection of voices and identities allows The Escapist to fully cover games, media and popular culture in all of its multi-faceted angles, and we're committed to leaving the door open for the future great writers of our generation to get their start at the Escapist.
To that end, we strive to make submitting an article idea to The Escapist as easy as possible. To submit an article proposal to The Escapist, please scan the current editorial calendar linked below, pick a topic you wish to write on and submit your query to The Escapist's editors. A typical query letter will contain a brief introduction of yourself, a brief synopsis of your story idea and a method by which we can contact you. The Escapist responds to all queries. Please allow up to 2-4 weeks for a reply.
No queries, submissions or story ideas will be accepted over the phone, or through the regular mail. The Escapist accepts only written proposals, only via email. All unsolicited and assigned articles are accepted on speculation unless prior arrangement is made. Please do not submit completed articles unsolicited, unless specifically asked to do so. Any such articles submitted unsolicited will remain property of The Escapist. For complete submission guidelines and information on rates and style guidelines, please download our Writer's Guidelines.
Please send all queries to: editor@escapistmag.com
Style Guidelines
In order to uphold a professional and cohesive standard, The Escapist has adopted the AP Style Guide for the technical aspect of our writing style. We do, however, have a few exceptions, as well as items not covered, outlined in the documents linked below.
Download The Escapist writer's guidelines.
Editorial Calendar
For the convenience of our contributors and sponsors, The Escapist makes available our editorial calendar with publish dates, submission deadlines, and upcoming issue topics.
Editorial Calendar - 10/2008 to 12/2008
Editorial Calendar - 07/2008 to 09/2008
Editorial Calendar - 04/2008 to 06/2008
Editorial Calendar - 01/2008 to 03/2008
Editorial Calendar - 10/2007 to 12/2007
Editorial Calendar - 07/2007 to 09/2007
Editorial Calendar - 04/2007 to 06/2007
Editorial Calendar - 01/2007 to 03/2007
Editorial Calendar - 07/2006 to 12/2006
Editorial Calendar - 01/2006 to 07/2006
Editorial Calendar - 07/2005 to 01/2006
Explanation of Deadlines
- Publish Date: This is the date a particular issue of The Escapist will appear online.
- Content Deadline: This is the date by which all content for each issue will be due.
- Assignment Deadline: This is the date on which we will cease accepting submissions for a given issue.
