Welcome to Koshur Dude!
We are a small publication passionate about sharing quality content that informs, inspires, and entertains. Koshur Dude invites contributors to submit unpublished work or previously published pieces authorized for republication under a standard Creative Commons license, with due credit to the original source.
Please review the guidelines carefully before submitting your work to ensure your piece meets our criteria.
Submission Guidelines:
- Content Type: We accept articles related to Kashmir or elsewhere but connected to Kashmir, Fiction – Short stories, experimental prose, Poetry, Film and music reviews, entertainment, culture, and history surrounding Kashmir, Artwork, photography, and book reviews, Interviews, opinion pieces, think pieces, first-person accounts, and narratives. Satirical and humorous content is also welcome!
- Length: Submissions should be under 2000 words, although exceptions are possible.
- Originality: All submissions must be original work that has not been published elsewhere.
- Formatting: Please submit your piece in a Word document or Google Doc format. Use clear headings and subheadings where applicable.
- Attribution: Include a short bio (50 words or less) at the end of your submission, along with your square author photo. If no photo is provided, we will select a placeholder image.
- Style Guide: Incorporate hyperlinks where necessary. Kashmiri and Urdu words can be included with meanings in brackets. Avoid local language in hard news; use it in narratives, opinions, or feature stories as appropriate.
To submit your work to Koshur Dude, please:
Fill out the form below with all required information, such as your name, email, and article type (e.g., news, opinion) and your work. Ensure all details are accurate so we can contact you later. Alternatively, if you prefer to submit via email, prepare your work as a Microsoft Word document or Google Docs file and send it to submissions@koshurdude.in.
All other media that does not fit into email attachments due to space restrictions should be shared via Google Drive, Dropbox, Microsoft OneDrive link, or any major large file transfer service.
Note:
If a fresh piece has been sent for publication to multiple publications, we request the authors to inform us about it.
If you publish your original work with us and then republish it somewhere else, you must seek our permission in order for us to be given due credit for publishing such work first.
We do not accept AI-generated content but welcome its use for grammar and creative touch.
For any kind of information, please contact us.