WRITER'S GUIDELINES

Thank you for your interest in writing for Essence. To submit your ideas, please write a query letter that explains your story concept, proposed story length, possible experts (if it is a reported piece) and why this idea would appeal to the Essence reader. Query letters should be no more than one page in length, and should be addressed to the editor whose section interests you at Essence Magazine, 135 West 50th Street, New York, NY 10020. Be sure to include a daytime telephone and, if you have one, an e-mail address.

Arts and Entertainment: Cori Murray
This section accepts ideas for celebrity profiles as well as reviews of the arts, music, TV, film and the web.

Books and Poetry: Patrik Henry Bass
This section accepts queries and manuscripts for book reviews along with published and unpublished poetry.

Fashion and Beauty: Pamela Edwards
This section accepts queries for trend and news pieces.

Health, Relationships and Food: Lynya Floyd
This section accepts queries for first-person essays, health news and trend reports,health , sex and relationships features and food essays.

My Testimony: Rosemarie Robotham
This section accepts queries for first-person essays that explore some aspect of your emotional life, relationships or culture.

News: Tatsha Robertson
This section accepts queries for opinion pieces, profiles of people in the news and reported pieces on current events.

Work and Wealth: Tanisha Sykes
This section accepts queries for personal finance and career articles and feature stories.