If you want to write for upcoming Issues:
Each issue has a broad organizing theme. We also welcome theme and article ideas for future issues.
Feature articles are up to 2,500 words in length; departments are 500-750 words long. Honoraria may be available according to the policies of Connecticut Explored.
The magazine does not use footnotes but does require authors to embed citations into their stories. Please become familiar with our style by reading stories from past issues available on our website. Authors are also required to provide images (if possible) or leads on images.
Subscribers
Letters to the editor and story suggestions are welcome. Submit to publisher@ctexplored.org. or mail to Connecticut Explored, c/o Department of History, Central Connecticut State University, 1615 Stanley Street, New Britain, CT 06050.Submission Guidelines
Article proposals are welcome. The proposal should include a working title, a summary of the story, and a proposed word count.
The proposal should address why Connecticut Explored readers should care about this story.
Please submit your proposal using our form. Honoraria are offered according to Connecticut Explored’s policy.
1 page, 450-500 words = $100
2 pages, 750-800 words = $150
4 pages, 1,500 words = $200
6 pages, 2,500 words = $250
What we look for:
All proposals must fit the broad theme of the issue (see below for upcoming themes). Please look at our past articles to make sure your topic does not duplicate articles we have already published within the last 10 years. If you have a different thesis or a different angle on a topic we have covered, you may submit your proposal, but tell us how it is different.
We publish articles about Connecticut history and focus on the historical story. Our articles are not reflections on historical theory, methodology, or pure pedagogy. If how you approached your research affected the story in a meaningful way, you may include it.
If your article is longer than 2500 words or addresses questions of theory or methodology, consider submitting it to the state’s peer-reviewed academic journal, Connecticut History Review, published by the Association for the Study of Connecticut History (ASCH).
Upcoming Themes and Submission Deadlines
Please note that suggested topics under the broad theme are not exclusive of other topics.