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College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Give to the College

Let's hear YOUR voice.

Write and submit articles about news and experiences in the college. Authors of selected articles will receive a $200 award when published.

We invite current students to contribute articles that highlight the unique people, learning, research, and experiences found in the College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences. Write about your experiences with faculty or mentored research, staff excellence, department or college news, alumni, inspiring learning, career preparation, service, or belonging at BYU.

Selected articles will be published on the college website and authors will receive $200 upon publication.

Publishing an article is a great way to:

  • Enhance your portfolio with published professional writing
  • Regularly add prize money to your earned income
  • Highlight the accomplishments of mentors, peers, and alumni
  • Promote inspiring stories from your department or research
  • Strengthen the college’s mission to better understand humankind

Requirements:

  • Authors must be a current BYU student (undergraduate or graduate)
  • Article submissions should be roughly 800 words
  • Include quotes from sources relevant to the article topic or write a personal essay
  • Article submissions must be written by you and publishable by us

More details:

  • Article submissions are accepted at any time
  • We will select up to 20 articles each month
  • Accepted articles will likely need to be revised by you with input from us
  • Final articles may be edited for minor content and grammar at the discretion of the editor
  • See below for information about article topics and writing formats
Submit An Article

Articles published by the BYU College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences are intended to promote people and experiences in the college. Your article should in some way reflect university messaging.

Accepted articles can cover a variety of topics and be written in a variety of formats. News, spotlights, and event recaps are all of interest. Articles can be written in inverted pyramid style or as a feature, Q&A, personal essay, or listicle. Some formats are more or less appropriate for specific topics. The primary purpose should be to engage and inform, rather than entertain. We've curated a variety of article types and formats for your review.

View Article Examples

This is new and we all have questions! Go ahead and ask yours. Feel free to run an idea past us before writing. Simply email Olivia Madera and put "Article Submission" in the subject.