Overview
SPICE is a free online magazine that explores the progressive Indian American lifestyle! It caters to upwardly mobile Indian American men, women, professionals, entrepreneurs, and opinion leaders across the United States. Enterprising, sexy, provocative and avant-garde are a few of the characteristics readers and contributors of SPICE share. 

Its mission is to provide an uninhibited platform for individuals seeking to express their perspectives on Indian American lifestyle topics and also for Indian Americans who are simply passionate about writing.

Features and columns include culture, interviews, reviews, entertainment, events, health and more. 

SPICE will consider both article and press release submissions. For press release submission, please see bottom of page.

Article contents
1.    Title of Article
2.    Date written
3.    Your name and SPICE email address
4.    Body of Article

Body of article
Writing should be clear, accurate, and engaging. It should be free of technical and insider jargon, and generous with explanation and background.

Check your facts
Erroneous facts will lead to numerous calls to the magazine and letters to the editor—and reflect poorly on you, the writer. We’ll check your facts, but it’s your responsibility to check and recheck them as well. Remember, your name will appear over the story.  

Write the way you speak
As with other similar publications, SPICE Magazine’s style is informal and typically using the second person. Please try to write in a friendly, familiar, energetic style. Slang is OK for emphasis, but sloppy writing is difficult to follow. If you aren’t sure about style, read the story aloud to see if it sounds like something you’d say. If it is, you’re probably on the right track.  

Use active verbs instead of passive voice
Avoid passive statements and impersonal pronouns. It’s better to say "you" than "they" because it involves the reader, and avoid saying "we" when you really mean "I". "I finally got to the event at 1 a.m." is more interesting than "It took until 1 a.m. to arrive at the event."

Using sources
Don’t directly cut and paste information from outside sources (don’t directly plagiarize!); instead, weave the information into the article and then provide the source as follows (from: The Chicago Manual of Style Online, 15th Edition: http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/home.html)  

Example of source:
Doniger, Wendy. Splitting the Difference. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1999.

Article length
It’s suggested that fiction and nonfiction submissions should be no more than 3,000 words (since people generally have shorter attention spans for online stuff). Very short pieces are fine, too.

Offensive language
Be cautious when writing potentially offensive articles (using foul language, excessive sexual innuendo, etc.)

Spelling/Grammar
Spell/grammar-check articles in MS Word and read your articles out loud before submitting. Double-check spelling on products, businesses, vendors, etc.

Format
Submit articles in MS Word format.

Photographs
Include photos if appropriate to your article---everyone loves viewing photos so try to include them!

Submitting articles and press releases
Please email articles, photographs and press releases to Neha Bhavsar, SPICE executive editor: This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

You will be notified promptly regarding article and press release approval.  We appreciate your interest!

SPICE is currently non-profit and unable to pay for published submissions. However, we may consider providing advertising/partnering opportunities; please contact Neha Bhavsar for details.