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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (BACK TALK)
Got something to say about an Independent article? Send no more than 300 words to backtalk@indyweek.com. Include your name and town for publication and your phone number for verification, and put "Back Talk" in the subject line. We reserve the right to edit letters for length, style and clarity. Please note that we do not publish general letters to the editor; Back Talk is strictly limited to feedback about Independent articles. The deadline is Monday at 9 a.m. for that Wednesday's issue.
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Front Porch runs every week. Essays should be 500 words maximum. This is the place for reflections on life, politics, recent local events and other topics of community interest. Humor is always appreciated. Sad is occasionally OK. Musings on your own life without a larger point, or essays with a majority of sentences that open with the personal pronoun, not so much.
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Submissions are not necessarily acknowledged or returned. Please note that we do not pay for reader-submitted Front Porch essays. Email submissions to frontporch@indyweek.com. Include your name, phone number and mailing address for verification, and put "Front Porch" in the subject line.
First Person is an occasional feature; it does not run every week. Submissions should be 800-1,400 words and tell a true story about a personal experience. First Person essay submissions longer than 1,400 words will not be considered. Preference is given to pieces that offer a firsthand view of topics in the news with broad community interest. Submissions must be nonfiction; poetry and fiction will not be considered.
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Submissions are not necessarily acknowledged or returned. Please note that we do not pay for reader-submitted First Person essays. Email submissions to lsorg@indyweek.com. Include your name, phone number and mailing address for verification, and put "First Person" in the subject line. First Person is edited by Editor Lisa Sorg.
Please note:
Except for the film calendar (see details below), events run in both our print and searchable online calendars; our print calendars cover 11 days from the date of publication.
In general, we do not list events that cost more than $30 in our free calendars. For more expensive events, please contact our advertising and/or classifieds departments (919-286-1972).
We no longer list classes of any kind.
Email submissions to calendar@indyweek.com.
Our deadline is Wednesday by 5 p.m. for publication in the following Wednesday's issue.
Please include the date, time, street address, cost, contact info (phone, email or website), and a two-sentence description of the event.
For art exhibits and theater shows, provide opening and closing dates.
If you must send an attachment, please also copy and paste the contents of the attachment into your email. Attachments can be corrupted and/or difficult to open.
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We strive for a complete listing of local arts, entertainment and music but cannot guarantee the inclusion of every event.
Our Activism calendar promotes political and social action events by groups dedicated to the public interest.
Email submissions to actnow@indyweek.com.
Our deadline is Friday by 3 p.m. for publication in the following Wednesday's issue.
Please use the subject line "Act Now" and include the date, time, street address, cost, contact info (phone, email or website), and a two-sentence description of the event.
If you must send an attachment, please also copy and paste the contents of the attachment into your email. Attachments can be corrupted and/or difficult to open.
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We receive the majority of our film times from CinemaSource, a division of West World Media. To have your theater included, contact them at 203-438-8389 (phone), 203-438-0043 (fax) or info@westworldmedia.com.
For special screenings, email submissions to calendar@indyweek.com. Our deadline is Tuesday by noon for publication in that Wednesday's issue.
Our film calendar covers the Friday following publication through the next Thursday.
If you must send an attachment, please also copy and paste the contents of the attachment into your email. Attachments can be corrupted and/or difficult to open.
Click here for our online film calendar.
Our weekly Now Serving column lets readers know about new restaurants and food- and drink-related events around the Triangle.
Email submissions to food@indyweek.com.
Our deadline is Tuesday by 5 p.m. for publication in the following Wednesday's issue.
Please include the date, time, street address, cost, contact info (phone, email or website), and a two-sentence description of the event.
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The columns and content in our food section vary; see examples of our current coverage here. Email submissions to food@indyweek.com.
Our "Dish" Dining Guide is the Triangle's best restaurant listings.
Online listings are free. Click here for examples. Restaurant owners can submit or update listings here.
The listings that appear in our quarterly Dish print issue are paid advertising; contact your advertising representative or Advertising Director Gloria Mock.
Email editors@indyweek.com.
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