Write For Wholistique
Are You the Right Fit for Wholistique?
Hi! If you’re a Medium writer and you’re hoping to add your work to our publication, this is where you should start.
Who We Are
The idea behind Wholistique is simply this: life is complicated. Our health, happiness, productivity, and relationships are all interconnected. When we’re struggling in one aspect of life, the struggle affects everything else.
Our publication’s aim is to provide people with the tools they need to make things easier. On Medium, we publish articles that inspire and guide our readers to improve their mental and physical wellbeing.
Wholistique is a project spanning several platforms. We are especially proud of our website. Some of the writers we publish will also get the opportunity to crosspost their work to our site.
What We Want to Publish
Wholistique accepts article drafts relating to health, mental health, lifestyle, productivity, mindfulness, family, relationships, remote work, and more. Our scope is wide, so we’ll occasionally consider articles about science, philosophy, DIY culture — anything that can help the reader develop a happier, more balanced life.
In all cases, we want science-backed and compassionate articles that won’t guilt or manipulate the reader.
If any of the following applies to you, we’re interested in your work:
- All your points are well-researched. If necessary, you back them up with links to science journals and other trustworthy sources.
- You are an expert (psychologist, nutritionist, licensed therapist, meditation coach, social worker, etc.) and you want to share your perspective.
- You want to help the reader by sharing your life experience or self-improvement journey.
We only accept articles by writers who have joined the Medium Partner Program.
Length and Style Requirements
Please check your draft for spelling, grammar, and formatting errors. If you like, you can ask our editorial team to give you some pointers.
The articles we publish are usually 4-minute reads or longer. We occasionally make exceptions for high-quality shorter works.
We welcome either first-person or third-person narration.
We don’t like great walls of text. Please use subtitles, bolding, and lists to make your work easy to read. Here is an example of a well-formatted Medium article.
What We Don’t Publish
Here is what we’re not looking for:
- Fiction;
- Confessional-type articles (that lack an actionable takeaway);
- Anything promoting a miracle cure, a fad diet, or one true way of solving all your problems;
- Articles focusing on specific franchises, services, or products;
- Articles that are only relevant to a very specific time or place. Wholistique is meant to be an archive of resources that will stand the test of time. Our readership is international, so we prioritize stories that are relevant to everybody.
We won’t publish articles about day-to-day political events, natural disasters, or the pandemic. However, we welcome practical advice about coping with these parts of life.
FAQ
Here are some of the questions we’ve received so far. This section will be updated periodically.
1. How do I submit a draft for publication?
Check out Medium’s step-by-step guideline. To become a writer, first reach out to us here: [email protected] and send us your draft. If it’s a good fit we will add you as a writer to the pub.
2. Do you accept previously published articles?
We only accept drafts rather than published Medium articles.
If you have a website or a blog, you may re-post your work to our publication as a draft.
3. Can I send you a query about my article?
Queries aren’t necessary — you can just submit an article you think we might like.
4. You rejected my draft before. Can I send you another one?
Yes, that is fine. If we’re sure that your work isn’t compatible with our vision and never will be, we’ll let you know explicitly.
5. You accepted my draft for publication. What do I need to do if I want to submit it to your website?
We’ll reach out to you if we decide your article is a good fit for the site, and then we’ll explain the specifics.
If you have any further questions, please email Stella C. Vark at [email protected].