GROUND RULES & GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSIONS:

Birdy Magazine LLC (“Birdy”) is a Denver-centric publication and distributes throughout Colorado, however, your piece should apply beyond the scope of our city and state. Be sure to grab the current issue and read a few of our back issues to get a sense of who we are and the kind of content we publish.

You have and reserve the following First Rights on all submitted “Work”:
*You can submit your submissions to other publications and organizations, as well as maintain it for personal use on sites and social media; provided, that once your Submission is accepted by Birdy and scheduled for publishing, you must refrain from submitting your Work(s) to other publications or posting your Work(s) on your personal sites and social media before the issue comes out, unless it was previously published before established communication with a Birdy representative. We reserve the right to publish your Work on any of our website and social media platforms and in Best Of Birdy issues and books.

Pitches, drafts and completed works are all accepted. We view all Submissions and will contact those whose ideas fit into Birdy. If we like your Submission, we will contact you. It may take months, so please be patient, understanding and kind. We will not respond to any aggressive or mean spirited emails.

We do not accept degrading or hateful Works. We DO accept and publish curse words and such language when used in an enriching, humorous or artistic fashion. We DO NOT print sexually abusive or degrading Works. If in doubt about the subject matter of your piece, please ask us to review it and we will let you know if your idea or topics for our publication.

We reserve the right to edit your written Work according to our house style (AP Style/Birdy House Style), aesthetic and layout needs. All contributors will receive notification of any changes or edits via email and will be required to give approval of these changes via email communication. We reserve the right to make minor adjustments to visual Work such as modify a color or crop part of a piece for publishing purposes. All contributors will receive notification of any changes or edits via email and will be required to give approval of these changes via email communication. We reserve the right to include story titles over visual Work if your image is selected to be paired with a story or written work. Birdy is not responsible for any color, cropping, folding, or marking on published Works made as a result of machinery or equipment failure during the printing process. We reserve the right to pull a Work at any time due to spatial issues or lack of approved edits.

We do not accept hard copy submissions or submissions over social media platforms including Facebook or Instagram.

Submissions are only accepted via this form or email at: submissions@birdymagazine.com unless previously established by a Birdy representative.

SUBMIT YOUR WORK

Your Name (required)

Submission Title (required)

Your Email (required)

Telephone Number

Your Address

Special Notes or Links

Submit A File (Up to 3MB. Can be lower res; if we want to publish you we'll use a high-res)

Submit Another File (Up to 3MB. Can be lower res; if we want to publish you we'll use a high-res)

Submit Another File (Up to 3MB. Can be lower res; if we want to publish you we'll use a high-res)

REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, AND COVENANTS:
To induce Birdy to publish the undersigned contributor’s (“Contributor”) Work, Contributor hereby represents and warrants to Birdy, and covenants with Birdy, that: (i) all Work is and will be original; (ii) if Contributor uses any previously copyrighted or otherwise protected material in connection with or incorporated into the Work, Contributor has obtained or will obtain all permissions and consents necessary to use (and for Birdy to publish) such previously copyrighted or otherwise protected materials prior to Contributor’s submission of the Work to Birdy; and (iii) the Work does not and will not infringe or otherwise violate any intellectual property or other proprietary rights of any individual or entity, and there is no claim or other action pending, or to the knowledge of Contributor, threatened, alleging any such infringement or violation or challenging Contributor’s rights in or to the Work, and, to the knowledge of Contributor, there is no existing fact or circumstance that would be reasonably expected to give rise to any such claim or other action.

INDEMNIFICATION:
To induce Birdy to publish the Contributor’s Work, Contributor hereby agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Birdy and its members, directors, managers, officers, employees, agents and affiliates (each an “Indemnified Party”) from and against any and all liabilities, losses, damages, judgments, assessments, penalties, fines, fees, costs and expenses, including, without limitation, legal costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees) which any Indemnified Party may hereafter incur, pay, become subject to, or have assessed against it by reason of any third party claim, suit, action or proceeding at law or in equity (each, a “Claim”) arising out of or relating to (i) any infringement or violation of any intellectual property or other proprietary rights of any individual or entity arising from Contributor’s Work, or (ii) any breach of any of Contributor’s representations, warranties, or covenants set forth above. The defense of any Claim shall be provided by legal counsel reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party and any settlement of a Claim shall be subject to the prior written approval of the Indemnified Party.

With this electronic submission, I certify that I have read and understand the above Submission Ground Rules & Guidelines and agree to make the representations and indemnifications set forth above. I authorize Birdy Magazine LLC to publish my Work(s) within these guidelines upon signing and dating this document in the above manner established. This contract is valid for all published Work(s) for 12 months upon signing.
I ACCEPT

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