SUBMIT A BLOG ENTRY FOR IAMKOREAM.COM
We’re always looking for smart, witty, relevant and newsworthy guest posts for the iAmKoreAm.com blog. If you have something you want to share with the world (and its Korean American-related), email y.peter@iamkoream.com
WRITE FOR KOREAM JOURNAL
KoreAm welcomes submissions and story pitches for the categories listed below. Send your pitch in a Word doc and three samples of previously published work to Julie Ha at julie@iamkoream.com. All submissions should include an introduction that indicates your previous publishing history and experience in journalism. No phone calls, please. We regret that we are unable to respond to all queries.
Hot Pot
Our “front of the book” section is a mix of news, columns, items that amuse, short interviews and quirky tidbits. They are typically shorter (300 words) but can run as long as 1,000 words. Hot Pot is similar to most “front of the book” sections in other magazine—think shorter, easily-digestible stories, charts and Q&As that pertain to current events, products or interesting events and people. If interested in writing for this section, send a half-page outline of your idea and explain how you intend to approach coverage.
Features
Features typically run between 1,500 to 3,000 words. Each issues usually includes one cover feature and two feature stories. We aim for a diverse “feature well” – meaning we run stories that pertain to arts & entertainments, current events, politics, culture or notable Korean Americans. Examples of past feature stories are: gay Iraq war veteran Lt. Dan Choi and his fight against the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, Proposition 8 and the Korean American vote, the election of Barack Obama from a multicultural perspective, and “Why North Korea Matters” to Korean Americans. Other features have includes profiles on maverick Momofuku chef David Chang, and South Korean pop icons BoA, Se7en and Rain. We welcome any ideas that merit a 3 to 8 page spread. Please note that feature story contributors must have journalism experience and at least 3 previously published feature clips. If interested, send a detailed one-page proposal and explain how you intend to approach coverage.
Culture, etc.
This section covers all aspects of culture—and then some. Categories include food, drink, art, literature, film, television, travel and leisure, sports, health and wellness, music, home design, and fashion. We are always looking for a Korean American spin to any of these subjects, from a profile on a director of a new documentary, to a guide to the best Korean barbecue in the East Coast. If interested in writing for this section, send a half-page outline of your idea and explain how you intend to approach coverage.
Essays, columns and op-eds
Stories in these formats are always welcome and depending on the topic, may run in Hot Pot or Culture, Etc. In rare cases, a first-person essay can work as a feature story, if the topic merits that type of approach.
Photography
KoreAm periodically publishes photo or artwork essays by Korean Americans. If you are interested in having your work appear in KoreAm, please email eric@iamkoream.com.
Calendar
Though the editorial staff at KoreAm compiles the monthly calendar, we are always looking for events to include. We need all event information at least 6 weeks in advance, and we also need at least one image. Please email event information to y.peter@iamkoream.com
Stuff to consider:
Before sending any ideas or pitches, please acquaint yourself with the magazine and website to get a better idea of what topics and styles we publish.
KoreAm caters to Korean and Asian Americans, from virtually every age group. We aim to expose and represent the Korean American community—and are particularly interested in pitches that pertain to lesser-known aspects of the Korean American experience. That said, we welcome any stories that will provide a fresh, original and nuanced window into the Korean American community.
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One of the the biggest Asian cinema events to hit Southern California opens on May 10. The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, presented by Visual Communications, features the latest works by established and emerging filmmakers, along with seminars, panel discussions and symposiums on topics relevant to Asian Pacific cinema.
Opening Night features “Shanghai Calling,” directed by Daniel Hsia and starring Korean American Daniel Henney, who plays a Chinese American expat lawyer navigating his way through the mean streets of Shanghai (the picture above also indicates he is a raisin smuggler). But does he take off his shirt? Go watch the movie to find out! read more
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I am using this medium to formally express my interest to write for your renowned magazine. My desire is to write articles or news stories for the ‘Hot Pot’ column.
As a practicing journalist, i intend to fetch your outfit with interesting,credible and thought provoking news items that will be relevant for publication.
I intend to visit some parts of Ghana were mining activities have rendered thousands of indigents homeless and how some of them have been compelled by the situation to drink from gutters, streams etc.
I also intend to write a vivid report on how some of the local people lost their lives when they attempted to use force to get some of these mining firms out. (provide pictures of how some these people spend the night in the open.)
That notwithstanding, i also have plans of providing articles on some cultural practices of some of the tribes in Ghana; provide an in-depth report on how some of these cultural practices have adversely or positively affected them. Additionally, it my desire to write stories or news article on how most Ghanaian youth in their bid of securing greener-pastures travel from far and near to the capital city, Accra and end up sleeping at lorry stations, classrooms, stores etc. accommodation.