Deadline: March 31, 2024
The Pacific Islands Development Program (PIDP) at the East-West Center is thrilled to announce an open call for submissions for the inaugural issue of Visions & Voices, a quarterly publication featuring essays, articles, commentary, and short manuscripts that delve into the diverse issues facing the Pacific Islands region.
The deadline to submit pieces for consideration in the inaugural issue is March 31, 2024.
The theme for this first issue is ‘Tides of Change in the Pacific Islands.’ Authors are encouraged to contribute insights or solutions that address the dynamic challenges faced in the region and offer perspectives on navigating these changes.
Submissions should be between 800 and 1,200 words and tailored for a general audience.
General Submission Guidelines
The Pacific Islands Report (PIR)’s quarterly publication, Visions & Voices, welcomes submissions of essays, articles, commentary, and short manuscripts that pertain to the Pacific Islands region.
Relevance: Your submission should focus on Pacific Islands-related issues. The Pacific Islands Report understands the Pacific Islands as the places, peoples, and societies within what is understood today as the Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia subregions of Oceania. The subject matter should maintain its relevance for a minimum of six months after publication.
Quality: The Pacific Islands Report wants original, balanced, thoughtful, and concise content about Pacific Islands-related topics.
Tone: We welcome constructive criticism and analysis of issues that takes into account all relevant viewpoints. Strong political bias, sarcasm, personal attacks, cultural insensitivity, and any form of disparagement is not acceptable.
Accessibility: Make sure your submission is written for a general audience to understand, and not just for specialists.
Length: Ideally, 800 to 1,200 words.
Timeline: PIR will send you an email notification regarding acceptance or rejection within four to six weeks following the applicable submission deadline. Submissions received after a submission deadline will be considered for the next submission deadline.
- Issue 1: Submissions received by the end of December are considered for
publication in February. - Issue 2: Submissions received by the end of March are considered for publication in
May. - Issue 3: Submissions received by the end of June are considered for publication in
August. - Issue 4: Submissions received by the end of September are considered for
publication in November.
Editorial Rights: The Pacific Islands Development Program decides what gets published, and they might edit for length and clarity. No submissions are compensated.
Reprints: PIR accepts previously published pieces. Contributors are responsible for providing required permissions to the Pacific Islands Report.
Submission Instructions
Interested writers are invited to email their submissions to pireport@eastwestcenter.org.
More information can be found on the Pacific Islands Report website.