Opinion Writing

Opinion pieces (also known as Op-Eds) can be an effective way to communicate your research or professional opinions while initiating or adding to an existing debate.

Guidelines common to most publications

  • 800 words or less
  • Credentials should be clearly stated — include full name, contact information, and daytime phone number
  • No e-mail attachments — send content within the body of an e-mail
  • Specify “Opinion Submission” in subject line
  • Submissions should be as argumentative as possible
  • Opinion pieces that anticipate news developments such as conferences and court decisions are especially valuable
  • Media reserve the right to edit, condense or reject any contribution
  • Submissions need to be exclusive to one media outlet, so don’t approach a second publication until you’ve been declined at the first one
  • Writers whose submissions are considered for publication are generally notified within 1-2 weeks

NATIONAL MEDIA

Globe and Mail
E-mail: comment@globeandmail.com

The Globe and Mail does not allow the use of AI for generating, writing, editing, modifying or otherwise enhancing content in any form. Use of AI plug-ins is prohibited: Grammarly, Microsoft Copilot and Gemini cannot be used for editing or writing.

National Post
E-mail: submissions@nationalpost.com

Toronto Star
E-mail: oped@thestar.ca

Op eds should be approximately 650 words, attached as a word document and copied into the email. AI can be used for research, but all writing must be original.

LOCAL MEDIA

Vancouver Sun
E-mail: hjohal@postmedia.com CCing sunopinion@vancouversun.com

Georgia Straight
E-mail: contact@straight.com

The Tyee
E-mail: editor@thetyee.ca
Tel: 604.689.7489

They Tyee does not publish journalism that is written or generated by AI. The publication’s AI policy is here.

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA

New York Times
E-mail: opinion@nytimes.com
Web: Submission Form

The Washington Post
Email: oped@washpost.com
Web: Submission Form

Submitted content cannot be created or manipulated with artificial intelligence or editing software.

Los Angeles Times
E-mail: oped@latimes.com

San Francisco Chronicle
E-mail: matt.fleischer@sfchronicle.com
Disclose any uses of AI in researching and writing of the piece.

The Mercury Times
E-mail: opinions@mercurynews.com

Seattle Times
E-mail: opinion@seattletimes.com
Submissions must be original work and not AI-generated.

Oregonian
E-mail: commentary@oregonian.com

South China Morning Post
E-mail: robert.haddow@scmp.com

Straits Times (Singapore)
E-mail: audreyq@sph.com.sg CCing stforum@sph.com.sg

Daily Telegraph (UK)
E-mail: dtletters@telegraph.co.uk

Sunday Telegraph (UK)
E-mail: stletters@telegraph.co.uk

Guardian (UK)
E-mail: opinion@theguardian.com

Guardian (US)
E-mail: us.opinion@ theguardian.com

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Regularly updated list of U.S. op-ed submission contacts: The OpEd Project