Submissions

Thank you for visiting Globally Rooted. Please read the guidelines below if you want to contribute to our next issue. We also provide a list of the kinds of submissions we seek.

Call for Submissions for Issue 04:

Theme: Seasons

Deadline: 31 October 2025

What we are looking for:

We focus on creative and cultural heritage through the lens of home, garden/nature, food, and traditions.

We accept photo essays, personal essays, and poetry submissions that respond to the theme of the issue.

Contributors are invited to interpret the theme in a creative manner.

Guidelines:

  • We only accept submissions twice a year during the ‘Call for Submissions’ period. 

  • We do not charge a fee for submissions.

  • Each call for submissions will have a theme. All submissions must respond to the theme of the issue. We invite contributors to be creative and interpret the theme in any way.

  • Although we are a small magazine with a limited budget, we believe in compensating contributors. Each contributor whose submission is accepted and published in the magazine will receive a small honorarium of USD$40. *Amount received may vary according to the exchange rate of the receiver’s currency.  *We use PayPal or Western Union to make transfers and prefer not to do wire or bank transfers due to the administrative burden and additional fees charged.

  • We accept photo essays, personal essays, and poetry. The limit for essays is 1500 words. *We do not accept fiction

  • Photo essays must include photo descriptions if possible. Please include a brief note in your email explaining how the photo essay relates to the theme of the issue. If the submission is accepted, high-resolution photos at 300 DPI will be requested.

  • We accept submissions from anywhere in the world (especially from places that are not usually featured in mainstream media).

  • Contributors must be 18 years old and above.

  • Contributors retain full rights to their work. We only accept unpublished work. Works that have been previously published on personal blogs can be considered on an exceptional basis.

  • All contributors must include a brief third-person biography in the body of your submission email (200 words max)

  • Submissions must be emailed to editor@globallyrooted.com