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Wildering House Contributors

Issue: Winter Solstice 2026Release: Monday, December 21
Note  The promo kit opens Wednesday, December 9, almost two weeks before release, so you have time to plan and schedule your emails and posts. You'll get graphics, captions, and the magazine link right here and by email.
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You're in! Welcome to Wildering House

We are SO glad you're part of this issue! Wildering House is a seasonal magazine for women who want to live closer to the rhythms of the earth and closer to themselves, and this season's theme is rest, light and darkness, wintering, and letting go. Everything you need from here to release day lives on this page, so bookmark it and come back anytime.

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  • It answers almost every question in one place.
  • Within 7 days of your acceptanceThe link is in your acceptance email, and right here.Open the agreement
  • See formats and lengths below.
  • Due Mon, Dec 7Google Doc link, headshot, two-line bio, and two links.Open the assets form
  • Mon, Dec 21
  • Promo kit opens Wed, Dec 9Use the graphics and captions to schedule your emails and posts for release day.
  • Release day, Mon, Dec 21
  • Our contact details are at the bottom of this page.
What you get

Why contribute

  • Your piece featured with your headshot and byline, beautifully designed
  • A freebie callout box on your page, sending readers straight to your list
  • A spot on our Meet the Contributors page with your bio and links
  • New readers who already care about what you teach
  • No design work on your end. You send words, we handle the rest
  • Graphics and captions sent ahead of time, so sharing takes five minutes to schedule
  • Full rights to your content, always
How it works

The magazine

  • Wildering House is a free digital magazine released at every solstice and equinox.
  • Each issue holds 10 to 15 contributors across five pillars: Food, The Body, Home, Lifestyle, and Emotional + Inspirational.
  • More than one woman can cover the same topic from a different vantage point, so don't worry if your idea overlaps with someone else's.
  • Tanicia and Audrey design every page from your words, in the cozy, wild, cottage-in-the-woods look of the magazine.
  • We may make light edits for typos and length, and we'll never change your meaning. Design and layout are handled entirely by us, so there's no page preview to approve.
What we ask of you

Your steps, start to finish

  1. Sign your agreement

    Within 7 days of your acceptance

    Sign the contributor agreement within a week of your acceptance. It confirms you're committed to this issue, that you keep the rights to your content, and that we'll never use it outside the magazine without asking.

    Open the agreement

  2. Write your piece

    Write from your own experience and expertise, as if the reader is sitting across the table from you. Practical enough to try today, soulful enough that something shifts. Formats and lengths:

    • Article or essay: 600 to 1,200 words
    • Recipe: 1 to 3 recipes, plus a short intro of about 150 words
    • Practice, ritual, or journaling prompts: 300 to 800 words, or 5 to 10 prompts with a short intro
    • Poem: up to one page
    • Craft or DIY: a materials list and simple numbered steps, plus a short intro

  3. Submit your article and assets

    Due Mon, Dec 7

    Use the assets form to send:

    • Your article as a Google Doc link, with sharing set to "Anyone with the link can comment"
    • A headshot: clear, well lit, at least 1000 pixels wide
    • A two-line bio
    • Two links: your website or main social account, and your freebie
    • Optional photos for your piece (we may swap them so every page fits the look of the issue)
    Open the assets form

  4. Plan your promotion

    Promo kit opens Wed, Dec 9

    About two weeks before release, we'll send a promo kit with graphics, captions you can tweak, and the magazine link, so you can schedule your emails and posts ahead of time. On release day, your shares go out and more women find the magazine, and find you too.

A few writing notes

  • Keep it rooted in this season
  • Skip the sales pitch inside your piece. Your freebie gets its own callout box
  • No shaming language about bodies, food, or "falling behind"
  • Only share health information you're qualified to share, and note when something isn't a substitute for medical care
Promo kit

Your swipe copy and graphics

Opens Wed, Dec 9

Your promo kit lands here about two weeks before release, so you have time to plan and schedule. You'll find ready-to-use email copy, social captions, graphics, and the magazine link.

Check back on December 9. We'll email you when it's ready, too.

Our handshake

What we promise each other

We commit to

  • Design every page of your piece
  • Feature your headshot, bio, and freebie
  • Keep edits light (typos and length only) and never change your meaning
  • Send you a ready-to-use promo kit about two weeks before release
  • Never use your content outside the magazine without asking

You commit to

  • Sign your agreement within 7 days of your acceptance
  • Submit original work that's yours to share, by December 7
  • Keep your piece within the format and length guidelines
  • Share the issue with your audience on release day
  • Let us know early if something comes up
Important dates

Mark your calendar

Within 7 daysSign your contributor agreement (counted from your acceptance)
Mon, Nov 23Reminder: two weeks to go
Mon, Dec 7Articles and assets due
Wed, Dec 9Promo kit opens, start scheduling your emails and posts
Mon, Dec 21Winter Solstice release day
Questions

We're here

Life happens, we get it! If you're running behind or something comes up, email us as early as you can so we can plan the pages together. Pieces that arrive after December 7 without a heads up may need to move to a future issue.

Email Tanicia and Audrey: