Submissions

Der Spekter welcomes submissions of essays, opinion pieces, investigative journalism, original artwork, media reviews, cultural criticism, music, and more. Submissions should encompass at least two of the three pillars of the Bund: Jewishness, socialism, and doikayt (hereness). These themes may be broadly interpreted.

To better understand our style and what we’re looking for, take a look at the articles we’ve already published on our website and read more about us. A few examples of content we love from other publications includes this profile of Irena Klepfisz by Molly Crabapple, selected portions of Yasha Levine’s Weaponized Immigrant series, Marinda Cooper’s essay on challenging Holocaust education, and this excerpt of Shaul Magid’s new book published in Vashti on Jews, ‘un-Jews’ and ‘anti-Jews.’

Der Spekter maintains high editorial and journalistic standards. Work should be well-argued, forward-thinking, transparent, accessible, interesting, and original. For journalistic work, objectivity is not expected, but fairness is required. We are committed to accurate representation of facts and demand that work is “bulletproof.” 

You do not need to be a member of the Bund to pitch an article to Der Spekter. As long as your work encompasses Bundist perspectives, it will be considered.

How to pitch Der Spekter

To be considered for publication, please send us a brief pitch by email at spekter@derbund.org. Give us an idea of your story/artwork in a few paragraphs and make sure to include a word count, proposed deadline, writing/reporting plan, format (for artwork or music), and a brief introduction about yourself. Editors will try to reply to all pitches within a week.

Unfortunately, Der Spekter is not able to provide compensation for work at this time as we work to establish ourselves as a publication. We hope to be able to pay contributors in the future.