Submission Guidelines

Country Queer does accept unsolicited pieces as well as pitches. You may contact us at info@countryqueer.com with your submission.

• Types of pieces we publish
  • Song/Video Review
  • Song/Video Preview
  • Album Review
  • Think Piece/Book Review
  • Interview
  • List
  • News/Announcement
• Length:
  • Song/video review or preview: 250-500 words
  • Album review or preview: 500-750 words
  • Interview: 1,000-2,000 words
  • Think piece/book review: 1,000-2,000 words
  • List: 8-12 embeds with intro pgh and 1 pgh/embed
  • News/Announcement: 250-500 words
• Please include images if possible. You may find them press-approved images in press materials, on the artist website, or on their IG or FB accounts. (Do not use images that were shot expressly for other media outlets!)
• Please include links to embeds (tracks or videos)
• Do not use footnotes; use links instead
• If I have forwarded you press materials, please make use of them (quotes, images, links, bios)
• When possible, link to previous CQ interviews and profiles of artists mentioned in your piece
• When mentioning an artist in your piece, please do not link to their website or other online presence (unless the context calls for it), except:
• When previewing or reviewing a recording, please end the piece with a link to where the recording may be ordered, along with its date of availability (if already released, that date is “now,” as in “available now.”)