CONTRIBUTING

  • We have 6 story categories: art, community, essays (poetry/commentary), fashion, food and music. Your story will have to align with one of these categories to be accepted.

    Ex. You interview someone in Long Beach with a small business. If their business is art related, the story will be placed in the art folder. If their business is home decor, the story will be placed under community.

    Stories can be any length, but we prefer stories more than 300 words and less than 1200. Photos are not required but highly preferred. If you cannot take photos, ask your sources for some, or ask another photographer.

    Please note that DIG does not cover the following: one-time events, sports games, breaking news, politics, world news, technology and reviews on local businesses. If you feel like your work aligns with the previous information, feel free to pitch your story to The Daily 49er.

    If your submission is asked to be featured in print, you will receive an email with extra information.

    For submitting story pitches, please upload a document with the title, subhead, summary & who you will be interviewing / what you will be covering.

  • DIG publishes quarterly print magazines. Here is our current print schedule and work flow:

    FALL: work July - August, release late August

    WINTER: work September - November, release late November

    SPRING: work December - February, release late February

    SUMMER: work March - April, release late April

    If you would like to contribute your illustration skills to our editorial magazine, you may do so! This is volunteer based, so you will not be paid, but you will receive recognition for your work.

    Interested? Please contact digmagazinelb@gmail.com with samples of your work. If we believe that your style fits our look, we will contact you and get you involved with the process.

  • We love editorial style photographs! Nudity and graphic images will not be accepted. Photo stories and collages are welcome.

    If you would like to volunteer as a photographer for story assignments, please email us at digmagazinelb@gmail.com and submit examples of your work / portfolio.

  • All video submissions will be reviewed by the Multimedia Director & Video Editor. We love videos featuring those in our community, or attending events in the city! Anything less than 5 minutes is desired.

    Please check out our YouTube to look at past videos we have done. If you would like to be featured in a video, please reach out to media@digmaglb.com

  • Our current podcast series include POV and The Creative Outlet.

    If you would like to be featured on a podcast, please reach out to media@digmaglb.com.

  • If you work with a campus organization or own a small business in Long Beach, and would like to be promoted or featured, email us at digmagazinelb@gmail.com and we can coordinate something (your group must somehow connect with what we are known to feature).

    If you are interested in modeling for photoshoots, we will post something on our Instagram when we are in need of assistance.