{"id":2599,"date":"2022-08-18T18:54:55","date_gmt":"2022-08-18T18:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bellagracemagazine.com\/submissions\/"},"modified":"2023-04-20T18:12:10","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T18:12:10","slug":"submissions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bellagracemagazine.com\/blog\/submissions\/","title":{"rendered":"What the Bella Grace Team Looks for in Submissions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_6731\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6731\" style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6731\" src=\"https:\/\/bellagracemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Stocksy_txp4fc9284akfT300_Medium_334418.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"453\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6731\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[artcred words='Christen Hammons, <em>Bella Grace<\/em> Editor' pics='Dylan M Howell']<br \/>Going through the submissions we receive is one of the most enjoyable parts of producing <\/span><i style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Bella Grace<\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. For each issue, we\u2019re faced with the pleasure of reading through over 100 of them and narrowing them down to the approximately 25 to 30 we\u2019ll use. Our team is frequently asked how we select the pieces, and though this is something that can be hard to pinpoint at times as some of them just have that special something, there are a few things that catch our attention. This list isn\u2019t all-inclusive by any means, but some general things that we are drawn to. The stories we\u2019ve most enjoyed sharing \u2014 no matter what the topic \u2014 have been those that have been told straight from the heart.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><!--more--><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">What the <em>Bella Grace<\/em> Team Looks for in Submissions<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pieces that drop us right into the story. As students, we\u2019re trained to write in a formulaic manner with a strong introduction, but we\u2019re not looking for essays. Most of the pieces we publish are written in a more fluid, informal style.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Very specific topics. Our mission is to share the beauty to be found in the everyday. It might seem silly to write about the joy of selecting which teacup you\u2019ll sip your tea from each morning, but we love that. Tell us about the warmth you feel while taking a walk through your neighborhood at dusk while you can see the soft glow of light coming from your neighbors\u2019 windows. Do you have a ritual of spending a day every so often in your favorite pajamas? We want to hear about it. No topic is too specific.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lists. It\u2019s clear we love a good list. They\u2019re fun to read and can be written on an endless number of topics. The quirkier and unique, the better.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Non-seasonal stories. That\u2019s not to say that we don\u2019t love them (we do), but when the majority of our submissions are inspired by the seasons, those that aren\u2019t tend to stand out. If you want to write about something seasonal, feel free to. You just don\u2019t have to.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stories about books. We\u2019re all bookworms at heart and believe that reading is such a magical journey. We never tire of reading submissions about the love of books or reading.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ways to elevate the everyday. For all of us, most of our days will be fairly ordinary, filled with errands and chores and all the boring things we have to do as adults. Do you have a way to make the everyday a little more extraordinary? We want to know about it. If you don\u2019t yet have one, consider finding a way to do so, and then tell us.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A few things to keep in mind when you submit:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Submissions can be sent both electronically and via snail mail. If submitting by email, the submission can either be copied and pasted into the body of the email or sent as an attachment. If sending as an attachment, please be sure to include your name somewhere in the document.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Due to the volume of submissions we receive for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bella Grace<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and our sister publications, we can\u2019t always look at them right away. If using a service like WeTransfer for photo submissions, you might be asked to send them again, as their download link expires after a few days.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We wait until all submissions for an issue have been received before we begin our selection process. Doing this helps us pull together a well-balanced issue. We often build in a bit of a grace period, so if you\u2019re worried that you may have missed a deadline, feel free to reach out to <\/span><a href=\"mailto:bellagrace@stampington.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bellagrace@stampington.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":2051,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bellagracemagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bellagracemagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bellagracemagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bellagracemagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bellagracemagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2599"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bellagracemagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bellagracemagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bellagracemagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bellagracemagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bellagracemagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}