Writers’ Guidelines
Becoming a Chaiwala!
Do you have a passion for writing? Would you like to reach the world through us? Submit an article idea today!
Please follow these guidelines in preparing your submissions.
Manuscripts should be submitted to sip[at] gingerchai[dot]com
At GingerChai, we have a liberal open-door policy designed to encourage and facilitate new writing with the following caveats.
- Familiarize yourself with GingerChai and look at what kind of writing we already carry. Can you envisage your article on here?
- All articles must be submitted exclusively to GingerChai – if you have submitted the article elsewhere, or it is posted online, please do not submit it to us. Though, we exempt book/movie reviews and food recipes from this condition. If you are submitting work which has already appeared in print or online, please let us know beforehand.
- We have strong policy against plagiarists. If we find your articles are not original, we will delete all your submissions and remove you immediately from the GingerChai club.
Basic Guidelines
- Quality over quantity. We don’t believe in pressurizing the writers to churn articles like a machine. When you think, you got the right article for GC, you can submit it.
- We require a short third person bio and, if possible, a photograph to go along with your article in the author info section.
- Style requirements. GingerChai is a liberal, care-free, friendly publishing platform for passionate literary upstarts who we expect to be of all types including loose cannons and wicked brewers. Be creative and have your own style of writing. We do not wish to receive anything bland or anodyne.
Please be patient. While we try to reply to everyone as quickly as possible, it may take some time to review your article.
While appreciated, submitting an article with photos does not guarantee that your photos will be used with your article. Sometimes we choose photos from other sources to illustrate the topic, except the article you submit contains your exclusive photo feature like in travelogue, visual recipe etc.
Please note: Travelelogue / Food recipe without photos will not be accepted.
For other questions, comments, or to submit an article please email us at sip[at]gingerchai[dot]com
We look forward to reviewing your submission!
Don’t know how to start with? Here are few tips to start with.
Reviews
Are you a book lover? Well, share the books you read with us. Loved or hated any English movie you watched? Bring it to limelight here.
We accept Book reviews, English movie reviews (for Bollywood we have an in-house stone-hearted reviewer to brave the Hindi movies first-day-first-show)
Technology
Are you a tech guru? A tech freak? Want to byte your thoughts on technology and tech-products? Want to talk about your experience with a tech gizmo? We got a space for you.
Food Recipe
You love cooking and you got a camera? Yummy! Send us the visual recipes of your favorite dishes. Lets spread the screen with utterly, butterly, delicious food recipes!
Fiction
You think you have a fiction writer in you? Key in your imaginary characters and story knots and submit it to us. It can be 55 Fiction, Short stories or if you think you are good at longer stories and keep the readers in hook then even longer stories in multiple-chapters.
Opinions
You think you have an opinion on various burning issues and events? You think you can present it with clarity? Don’t wait, voice it.
Survivor Stories:
Are you a survivor? You know a survivor who can be inspirational to others? Cover the real life story in our survivor section.
Travelogue:
So you had a memorable vacation and shot some good, decent pictures. Why not share information about the place, a tip or two about the travel and the pictures with us?
Everything Else
Do you have an article but don’t fit in any of the above categories? Is it interesting? Let us know about it. Tell us about lifestyle products, designs. Tell us about the time your interesting escapades in life. Tell us the funny story about the goof-ups you made. What’s the strangest experience you’ve had making something? If it’s surprising or funny, we’ll see if we can brew it here.
Start brewing your cup of Chai!
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HEY! AM I CHAIWALI NOW ?
ha ha sure you can be a Chaiwali. Contact us. Send us your article.
Hey can we submit poems too?
Hi Jaspreet, yes you can submit poems but we will be publishing poems on Sundays only.
I submitted one poem a few minutes back .plz check it out.
Hi
Your submission policy says that the articles we send you should not be posted online. Does that include work that we have posted on our own blogs as well ?
hoping to become a chaiwalla soon !
cheers
Ruchira
Hi Ruchira, I have send you a mail. Our submission guidelines says “All articles must be submitted exclusively to GingerChai – if you have submitted the article elsewhere, or it is posted online, please do not submit it to us. Though, we exempt book/movie reviews and food recipes from this condition. If you are submitting work which has already appeared in print or online, please let us know beforehand”.
How to join the club…. not finding that link….
Waise i don’t drink tea… but I am interested in selling it
Hi Shweta, We have all the details listed in the guideline article above. Do go through it. We don’t sell chai but only spread the fragrance of the brew
1. Can the article be from my blog?
2. I have written stories with around 3000 words. Would you take them?
Alka
Alka as stated in the guidelines:
All articles must be submitted exclusively to GingerChai – if you have submitted the article elsewhere, or it is posted online, please do not submit it to us. Though, we exempt book/movie reviews and food recipes from this condition. If you are submitting work which has already appeared in print or online, please let us know beforehand the circumstances, if you feel you can have an exemption.
About the length of the article, there is no strict word limit. If you think your story can hold the readers’ interest and attention throughout, then you can write a real strong story. Alternatively, if you think that your story has the potential to be split into parts, we can publish it as a mini-series.
Hope this answers your query.
Hi Lakshmi rajan ..
Can i send the articles to you directly or a registration is required ??
Hi Sangeeta, you can send the articles directly to the email specified. No registration required.
Hi I had sent an article for your review.Do I qualify for Gingerchai?Could you pl tell me.
Hi Shinymist, I have send a reply mail. Do check it
What are your payment rates? and what is the periodicity of payment?
sumitra
Hi Sumitra, payment rates? well friend, we don’t accept payment here. You don’t have to pay us a dime to get published. Its a free common platform
. Jokes apart, let me introduce myself first. I am Mani the Co Ed Chaiwali here and thanks for visiting GC. You see Ginger Chai is a common platform to showcase your talent as a writer and also a literary forum to voice your views, thoughts etc. The contributions are entirely voluntary.If you love GC and would love to be a part of GC and its growing readership, then you are most welcome. We would love to have you here. But as there has never beem any pressure of deadlines or assignments or obligations, so there has never been the need to hunt down Rajan the owner to pay us. We just love him for what he has created for all of us. 
But of course we do PAY compliments generously and also due respects to each and every author and reader. Sorry can’t help the weird joker in me peeping out. 
mani ji, good that u arrived- i was waiting for a senior person to arrive.
U can not imagine Maniji how many jokes i have supressed
Arre mera hi joke bana diya ek reader ne Dum maro dum. hmmmmm kahin woh tum toh nahin the?
hmmmmmmmmmmm
kya yaar maniji… kitana sada hua joke maara hai usne. mera sense of humor bahut acha na ho to bhi itana kharab nahi hoga. mast bewakoofana comment daala bichare ne
Hi,
I have a movie review on Thor – I personally like it cos it seeks to highlight somethin which most people miss. I’ve already published it on my blog and on burrp.com…. would this qualify?
review: http://fu-ck-lo-ve.blogspot.com/2011/05/thor-movie-review.html
Hi Raj, as per our submission guidelines we have exceptions for review articles and food recipes that has been already published elsewhere. So yes, you can submit your movie articles with us.
O btw, keep up the great work!!!:)
Thanks
hey i hav send 2 poems, do check dem out…:) hope u guys will like dem….:)
hi i have sent you a funny article see if you all like that
Received it. Will email you shortly
:-p
hehehehehe
now a days everyone is keeping my profile on hold.A big coincidence happening in my life.
anyways Mr rajan you are doing a really nice job out here.
Wondering what flavour to use for my chai. Shall soon submit my piece to the chai-tasters so that you can check the quality of the chai.
Masala-chai with the perfect blend!!! I just hope.
Until then . . . let the coffee stir my senses.
Nandri.
Joy always,
Susan
Looking forward to the chai-tasters from your end Susan.
Hi…LR,
I want to publish my article here, so what should I do?
Hi Rahul, will mail you shortly. Yes, received your article. Cheers.