WRITING FOR ILTA

STEP 1:  Send your article pitch.
To have your article or other content considered for publication, please send your pitch to Randi Mayes.

STEP 2:  Observe the guidelines.
If your pitch is accepted, we'll send you an e-mail message that will include your deadline, word count and other relevant information. It's important that you observe ILTA's publishing guidelines noted below.

STEP 3:  Submit your finished article.
Send your article in before the deadline as an MS Word attachment to an e-mail message to Randi Mayes.  Please consider this your final draft. You will have a chance to review the final layout, but we strongly discourage any substantive rewriting at this point.

STEP 4:  Approve the final layout and sign the agreement letter.
Before we go to press, you'll see the article following iterative copyedit processes and final layout. You'll sign/return the Author Agreement Letter that outlines what we provide and what we expect from you. You'll also note any corrections to the copy where there are errors introduced by our copyedits.

Things to Remember as You Write

• Every submission should be an original work. We occasionally reprint an article previously published by the author - but only if fits our theme and audience.
• Start your article with a strong concept or thesis.
• Consider including a short sidebar piece in your article, especially if you conduct an interview, want to include a list, or have other related information that doesn’t quite fit in the article.
• Consider using subheads and bullet lists. These make good "quick information" tools.
• Do not include footnotes, diagrams or images.
• Think education, not promotion. Do not spotlight specific products or companies; rather, write about challenges and solutions with technology or administrative procedures (we love case studies).
• Keep your audience in mind. This is an audience of your peers; please consider their knowledge as you write.
• Stick to the assigned word count.
• Craft a strong closing.
• Include an author bio of 50-75 words that includes your title, job responsibilities, company and complete contact information.
• You write, we'll edit. We reserve the right to edit the article to fit the ILTA house style.

Any other questions?  Contact Randi Mayes or call her at (512) 795-4661.