Thank you for your interest in submitting a guest blog for the Stella website. 
We typically feature a guest essay by a woman over fifty on the tenth of each month. 

Here are the key guidelines.

• Submit the draft text of your proposed piece. We prefer plain text, with a length of 750-1200 words.
• Please send only material that has not been published previously (including on your own blog).
• Your topic should be related to Stella’s themes:
  • Creativity (especially writing)
  • Sexuality and sensuality after midlife
  • Women’s health after the onset of menopause
  • Finances and housing options for older women
  • Subverting gendered ageism
  • Being a mother and grandmother
  • Our legacy.

Submissions from women authors with new books are especially welcome!
Here’s what we need from you:

• Please send a headshot in jpg format 800 pixels on the long side, standard ARGB or SRGB
  
• Please provide your byline (or pseudonym – if you use one)
• Also provide your real name and age (decade is fine!)
• Submit a short bio (up to 100 words – we may edit it for length)
• Your email address
• The link to your website (if you have one)
• Also send a link to your blog (if you have one)
• And send links to social media accounts you would like us to include in your blog.

Here is what happens once we receive your materials:

• We may ask you to edit your text, especially if more development is needed.
• We may edit your text for clarity and length.

We cannot guarantee publication in a particular month, and the order of publication is subject to change. 

We will do our best to accommodate time sensitivity when authors are promoting a new book.

Email your draft text, head shot and brief bio to writers [at] stellafosse [dot] com and we’ll be in touch.

Thanks!