How to Contribute Your Writing for Consideration in The Zip Book

Please read carefully. The Zip Book welcomes intelligent, motivating, thought provoking writing which complements our mission of promoting civic engagement and philanthropy. Types of writing may include; zines, travel stories, personal accounts, blog excerpts, fiction, folklore, social critiques, philosophical inquiries, short stories, or other relevant writing. If your zip is chosen, The Zip Book will post it on the site for viewing. Your zip will then be entered into a competition where site users may vote on which zips shall be published in the hardcopy book.

Both published and unpublished writers are encouraged to submit writing. We aim to encompass the largest possible spectrum of the population, so please keep your zips PG and professional. While we do not impose a length limit, generally Zips are between 500 and 5,000 words. One photo may also be submitted along with your zip.

All writing must be the original work of the author; no plagiarism please. AUTHORS MAINTAIN ALL PUBLISHING RIGHTS to zips posted on this site. The Zip book makes no claim to ownership of your writing; you are simply sharing it! On that note, you may enter writing you have published elsewhere, as long as you own the rights or have permission from the publisher. The reason being, eventually your zip may be chosen to be featured in the published hard copy of The Zip Book. In that case, we will contact you to make publishing arrangements and you will be compensated. The Zip Book does not divulge your contact information or writing to other organizations.

Due to the high volume of emails received, we are not able to reply to every submission. However, we will contact you if your work is chosen. Please include your name and contact information with your submission.

Send your work to submit@thezipbook.com for consideration. Thank you for getting involved.

-The Zip Book Staff