As a national, nonprofit HIV/AIDS magazine, A&U is interested in publishing original literature, art, opinion, and reportage relating in any way to the AIDS pandemic. With any submission, please include a brief personal biography (no longer than 25 words).

Submissions may be mailed to: A&U Magazine, Att: Submissions, 25 Monroe St. Suite 205, Albany, NY 12210. Electronic submissions, as Word attachments, may be mailed to Chael Needle, Managing Editor, at chaelneedle [at] mac.com or mailbox [at] aumag.org. Pay rate schedule available upon request.

Be sure to include your address, phone number, and e-mail address!

Fiction/Drama:

no longer than 1,000 words. Excerpts of longer works may be accepted; please include full work as well as excerpt
unpublished work only
if plays have been performed, please include any important performance information
include biography

Poetry:

any length/style accepted, shorter works preferred
include biography

Viewpoint/Essays:

around 700 words
include biography

Feature Articles:

submit proposals, please do not send completed stories or interviews; feature articles: about 1,200 words, cover stories: about 2,000 words
include personal resume

Reviews:

reviews of film, theater, books, art exhibits, video, music, and other media accepted
no longer than 300-600 words
include visuals such as film stills or dust jackets
include biography
preface every review in the following manner:
title of work or exhibit
subtitle (if applicable)
author(s) (or editor, director, artist)
publisher (or film/video distributor, art gallery)
year of publication, length (pages or minutes)

Manuscripts cannot be returned

Guidelines for Submitting Visual Material:
include SASE for return of visual materials
please do not send original works of art*
please attach a photo credit and description to each piece submitted
please include a standard photographer’s release, allowing A&U to publish the work sent.

Only the following formats are accepted (listed in order of preference):

Transparencies

35 mm, medium format, large format (up to 4×5 inches)
color or black and white
no negatives

Prints

color or black and white
no smaller than 5×7 inches
no larger than 8×10 inches
glossy finish only please
please have custom prints made at a professional photo lab. Do not send consumer-grade machine prints

Electronic

High resolution JPEG (300 dpi, no less than 4×6 inches)
Also acceptable: high resolution tiffs and pdfs
Contact us for other exceptions

* to submit works of art:

please have paintings, sculptures and installations photographed in a manner suitable for printing press reproduction
if professional photography is not available please follow these guidelines:
subject should be brightly lit
use more than one light source
avoid shadows (use diffused or indirect light)
use color slide film
use film with the proper color balance for your light source
properly align the subject and the camera
check slides after processing for color accuracy and sharpness
use professional,not consumer-grade, film
please include a full resume

please label all slides in the following manner:

title of work
media
year of creation
artist name
photographers credit
if slides are courtesy of a gallery or artist rep., please credit
if the work is part of a private or public collection please state