Write for ACG
By Armchair General

Published Friday, May 06, 2005  | Print  | E-mail

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Editorial Summary

Armchair General is scouting for the best and brightest writers, photographers, illustrators, military historians, game reviewers, reenactors, battlefield tour guides, as well as personal accounts of your grandfather fighting in the Great War, your father fighting in Vietnam, or your sister fighting in Operation Iraqi Freedom!

In short, we are looking for participants interested in all things "military history"! Below is a brief summary of our magazine’s editorial guidelines, and we would love for those interested to take some time to download the full Writer’s Guide [Note this guide is ONLY for the magazine. The website has separate rates and requirements (see at bottom for website information)]. We look forward to receiving your article and helping you publish your writing in this new and exciting magazine. Good luck and good writing!

Overview

Armchair General is for military enthusiasts, serious and casual, who are ACTIVE! They participate in historical reenactments. They make models of military equipment. They play paintball, historical based video and strategy games. They tour historical battlefields. In short, they are doers! Our readers want to:

• Lead the troops into battle (at least on paper)
• Challenge and debate how key battles were fought
• Visit battlefields because they want to touch and feel what they have studied
• Learn from the great personalities of military fame
• Feel what it was like to be a part of history

Armchair General provides a popular, informative, entertaining and interactive approach to military history. Our editorial content is generously illustrated with modern color, detailed three-dimensional maps, sketches and historical images.

Armchair General is targeted at the general reader, military history buff, military enthusiast and professional. The historical focus of the magazine is primarily modern military history, but exceptional articles on ancient military history are considered. We accept a wide variety of features on military history, especially if presented in an interesting and interactive format.

We are eager to bring the best military writing, art, photos and historical insights to publication in Armchair General. We look forward to publishing new as well as veteran writers. In all cases, the quality of your submission is the prime criteria for publication.

Editorial content must contain the following characteristics:

• Action-oriented allowing the reader to interact with the content
• Challenge readers to analyze and assess – encourage debate
• Engaging, gripping and cause tension and anticipation
• Supported by great maps, original photos and artwork
• Civilian friendly, yet military credible
• Fun!

Contact us in writing with your article idea(s). E-mail queries are preferred. Be sure to include your name, address, and telephone number in your e-mail or letter. Your query should be a short summary (one page or less) of your idea(s), along with potential sources and your own qualifications to write the article. For FULL explanation of our requirements, please pick up our Writer’s Guide.

All the information you need is located in the Writer’s Guide. If you have read through that document and still have questions, please use our contact us form for any additional questions.

We relax the guidelines for the website, as we want to encourage even the most novice volunteer writer to share their story with our community - lest it be lost forever. Interested in writing for the website? Contact us!

The Armchair General staff

ACG MAGAZINE DOES NOT ACCEPT UNSOLICITED MANUSCRIPTS. DO NOT SEND IN ANY UNSOLICITED COMPLETED ARTICLE.