Political Affairs considers all submissions, but we strongly encourage readers to follow the guidelines below.

Writers are asked to read through back issues online to get a sense of style, content and editorial policy before submitting. Please consider word counts given below to be firm.

We will consider submissions of poetry, commentary, feature articles, interviews, book reviews, movie reviews, music reviews, and short stories.

All submissions should be made electronically.

Commentaries are editorial or opinion-based articles. Commentary pieces should highlight the most immediate issues. Word count should be approximately 800 words.

Features are investigative, researched, or analytical articles on topics of local, national or international import. These articles should focus on key themes: working-class struggles, anti-racist struggles, democratic struggles, global or international issues, war, poverty, sexism, the struggles of LGBT people, and the like. Articles dealing with contemporary problems of Marxism, scientific socialism, ethics, political economy etc are encouraged. Features should be approximately 2000 words.

Interviews with activists in various working class and trade union, peace and justice, and other community struggles for democracy or peoples' power will be considered. Interviews with cultural workers are also of interest. Please contact editors in advance. Interviews should be approximately 2000 words.

Book reviews should be approximately 800 words. Submit reviews to .

Short stories should be approximately 2000.

Submissions, except for book reviews, should be sent by e-mail to .