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Do you have a great travel story or photo? What about a unique schnitzel recipe? Tips for living on or off-installation in Europe or ways to keep your military kids entertained during school breaks? Perhaps you have an adorable pet who travels with you across Europe. We want to hear from you.
How to submit a story for publication
We accept story submissions for our travel, lifestyle, military life, community news and kids sections of our Europe community website. These submissions are on a volunteer basis, but you have the opportunity to earn hours through the Volunteer Management Information System (VMIS).
Email your pitch or polished story to contentteam@stripes.com..
Stories should be typed as a MS Word document, between 300 and 800 words and follow AP Style (Purdue OWL has a great guide). We recommend reading a few stories on our website to get a feel for the style.
Accompanying photos are always welcome, but not required. Submit as JPEG’s attached to the email, not within the Word document.
You will be asked to submit a volunteer agreement form and have the opportunity to submit a DD-2793 if you would like to earn hours through VMIS for promotions and awards.
If accepted, your story will be edited by our team of writer/editors, and we will inform you when the story will be published on our website. Some articles may even be pulled for publication in one of our print magazines or welcome guides.
Topic Ideas:
After-action stories about events or activities, special people or unique happenings in your community.
Stories about Veterans, historical or more recent, with a connection to Europe.
Great off-the-beaten path attractions.
Local trails, castles, parks, playgrounds, pools or other great places newcomers should know about.
Informative guides on shopping, housing, driving, local items, culture or other topics helpful to people new to a specific European country.
Advice for spouses, PCS guides, military-specific resources, military histories or other aspects of military life.
Travel stories that focus on a particular location or theme, narrative travel experiences, and local day trips.
Feel free to pitch ideas outside of this list that fall within our website sections.
Feel free to continue submitting. We send out a quarterly newsletter to all our volunteer writers with specific topics that we are looking for.
Lily at the beach (Nicole Shaffer)
Email your photo to contentteam@stripes.com.
Include descriptive text about the photo to include your pet’s name, rough dates of when the photo was taken, the location of the photo and any other details you’d like to share about your pet and their experiences in Europe.
Pet Photo guidelines:
Photos should be clear.
Your pet at a location in Europe should be the focus.
Submit photos as JPEG or JPG file and in high-resolution.
