Submission Guidelines
What’s Your WorldView?
WorldView is published by the National Peace Corps Association. We run reporting, essays, and interviews on international affairs and culture, and we look at the ways events far away shape our communities here at home. Thank you for your interest in contributing
What have you seen? What have you learned? What surprised you? What changed your mind? Every experience shapes a different perspective, and we want to hear yours.
What We’re Looking For
We publish people, organizations, and ideas that cross political, cultural, and geographic divides, and the ways common ground is found and real relationships are built. We look for stories that challenge assumptions, bring overlooked perspectives into focus, and show how international events touch people’s lives.
Our contributors include journalists, writers, scholars, and Returned Peace Corps Volunteers, along with others who bring firsthand experience and a critical eye to global issues. A Peace Corps connection is welcome but not required. We want real expertise or recent firsthand experience, and a story with a point: what went wrong in a town, what changed a place, or what turned a person’s life.
We consider both proposals and finished manuscripts. Serving Peace Corps Volunteers may want to get their country director’s approval before submitting.
Ways to Contribute
- Features and essays for the print magazine and online.
- Department pieces: short first-person, community, and news items. See the list below.
- Recommendations: books, podcasts, films, documentaries, and Substacks for The Stream.
- Reviews of books by Peace Corps writers.
- Photographs and art, for print, online, and social media.
- Video for our digital channels.
- Social media posts we can feature.
- Letters and reader responses.
Content Types:
Feature Stories. Longer reported pieces, essays, and narrative stories. Recent features covered the Peace Corps at 65, the first Peace Corps photographer, how service passes through generations, the power of the Peace Corps brand, and how RPCVs can bring peacebuilding home. We want a clear point of view, strong reporting, and a story with a point.
The Big Picture. A visual feature built around photos or art, often drawn from community sources. The last one curated images and comments from the Instagram account @pcvtattoos. Pitch a photo essay or a collection of images from a place, tradition, or community, with captions and credits.
Letters. Short responses to recent articles or issues. Include your name and, if you served, your country and years of service. We may edit letters for length and clarity.
Groups Spotlight. Work by RPCV and NPCA-affiliated groups: projects, partnerships, and results.
Field Notes. First-person accounts of experiences abroad that changed how the writer sees things, often about people and cultures less familiar to the typical U.S. reader.
Advocacy. News and analysis on Peace Corps policy, legislation, and the work of the RPCV advocacy community.
Legacy. Stories of families, generations, and lasting connections created by Peace Corps service.
Profile. An in-depth look at an RPCV or other member of the Peace Corps community making a significant impact. Base the piece on multiple sources.
The Stream. See below.
Notable. News on RPCVs making moves: new roles, honors, projects, and publications. Send a short summary, a photo, and a contact.
In Memoriam. Remembrances of members of the community. Include years and country of service, major contributions, and a photo.
Found Objects. The story behind an object from Peace Corps service and what it reveals about a place, a person, or a culture. Send the story and a photo of the object. To donate an item or story to the Museum of the Peace Corps Experience, visit museumofthepeacecorpsexperience.org.
Partner Essays. Sponsored content from trusted partners (advertising@peacecorpsconnect.org)
The Stream: Books, Media, and Recommendations
Formats:
Photographs and Art
Send high-resolution images (about 300 dpi) as .jpg or .tiff files, attached separately from the manuscript and not embedded in it. For each image, credit the photographer and identify the place and people shown. Photos of identifiable people should be taken with their consent. Standalone photo and art submissions are welcome. Send up to five images with a caption for each.
Video
We welcome short video: a day in a host community, a profile, an interview, or a place or tradition explained. [Confirm length, format, and how to send files.] Include a short description, the names of anyone featured, and where and when it was filmed. Identifiable people on camera should have agreed to appear. If you’re sending music or footage that isn’t yours, tell us where it came from.
Social Media
Share your story, photo, or video on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and tag @peacecorpsconnect. We may feature selected posts on our channels and, with your permission, in the magazine. To have a post considered for print, email us the link and say we have your permission to use it.
Terms
We don’t generally pay fees for submitted material. We may edit pieces in collaboration with the author, and we reserve the right to delay or decline publication at any time. Selected articles may appear online at www.peacecorpsconnect.org/worldview-magazine after publication. We copyright each printed issue, but copyright in each piece remains with the writer, artist, or photographer. By submitting photographs, video, or social media posts, you confirm that you own them or have permission to share them. Views published in WorldView are not intended to reflect those of the Peace Corps or the National Peace Corps Association.
Contact
WorldView
National Peace Corps Association
20 F St. NW, 7th Floor
Washington, DC 20001
worldview@peacecorpsconnect.org