Rejected Letters to the Editor:
Guidelines for Submission

1. Submissions should be unpublished letters to the editor (of a newspaper or magazine) that you believe will enhance the quality of public awareness regarding current or past events. Letters need not be recently written, but should remain pertinent to the present or of historical interest. While we primarily publish letters, you may also submit unpublished op-ed pieces if you believe they fit the guidelines above.

2. Letters should be no longer than 650 words in length. If published in RLTE, longer letters are likely to be edited down.

3. Letters should be accompanied by the name(s) of the publication(s) to which they were submitted, and when submission took place.

4. Indicate the title and date of the article/editorial/feature/image/caption, etc. that you are responding to.

5. If the letter is a general commentary, and is not responding to a particular item in the paper, indicate this. Also indicate the date when the letter was sent.

6. Please include your contact information including phone number, so that our editorial group may reach you to discuss any questions we may have.

7. All submissions should be sent as emails
(not attachments) to this email address: rejectedletterstotheeditor@gmail.com. Comments and/or questions regarding RLTE may be sent to the same address.

8. If your letters are only available as hard copies, please write a clear description of your letter and send it to the email address above. If the letter is of interest, we will provide you with postal or fax submission guidelines.

Note: Your submission of your letter to RLTE—via email or “snail mail”—will constitute permission to publish your letter on the RLTE web site. If published by RLTE, your letter will appear on the RLTE site for a period of two weeks. It will then be archived for ongoing availability to RLTE readers through the RLTE archive. Prior to publication you may be contacted by RLTE to provide more background information regarding the topic of your letter or regarding the article your letter references. We may also request a modification of your original letter for clarity. All efforts will be made to reproduce your words accurately. Inaccuracies will be corrected if we receive notification from you.