Contributor Guidelines

Contributor Guidelines

Thank you for your interest in submitting an article or story to our beloved PrimeLife Times! Since 1990, our goal has been to Inform, Engage, and Positively Impact our readers through our monthly publication. We welcome content contributors (solicited and unsolicited) for the PrimeLife Times, under the following broad categories:

– Lifestyles

– News and Views

– People and Places

– Wellness, Health, and Fitness

– Money Matters

Unless you are submitting human interest articles, your submissions should be on topics related to your business, service, specialty, or area of expertise—though not just a description (advertisement) of your business. Please use the following guidelines when writing and submitting items for consideration:

  1. Submitted articles are optimal at approximately 500 words, unless you have received prior approval for a markedly shorter or longer submission. Most articles are between 500 and 700 words. We prefer that pictures accompanying your article be in color, though black and white is acceptable. Pictures should not be submitted within Word files but attached as separate files.
  2. All articles are due by the sixth of the month prior to the month in which the article will be published (i.e., November articles are due by October 6).
  3. E-mail all articles to our Editor-in-chief Nick Brzozowski at nick@primelifetimes.com.
  4. List your full name, title, place of employment (if applicable), address, phone number, and e-mail address at the end of the article submitted. This information (except for address and phone number, which we won’t publish) is for the byline to accompany your article, to give you proper credit, and to give our readers a follow-up opportunity with you.
  5. Include a high-resolution photo of the author, if available.
  6. Keep the readers in mind (active seniors 50 +), and talk to them through your written words. Keep it conversational.
  7. Remember the tagline of the paper and gear your article accordingly: Informative · Engaging · Positive.
  8. Keep sentences short. Choose simple over complex phrases. Avoid words you don’t need.
  9. Put action into your verbs.
  10. Use descriptive terms your readers can envision.
  11. Make full use of variety in your article.
  12. Write to express, not to impress.
  13. All content submitted to PrimeLife Times becomes the joint property of the author and publisher unless other arrangements are made in advance in writing.
  14. The editor reserves the right to edit all material submitted for publication.
  15. The publisher and editor do not accept responsibility for statements made by authors.

PrimeLife Times
P.O. Box 550
Fisher, IL  61843
Nick Brzozowski, Editor in Chief
Email: nick@primelifetimes.com