the Journal is a publication of
Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous
Welcome Writers
You have arrived at the Journal writer's page. Please read the information below carefully.
For those of you who do not already know, the Journal is a bimothly publication of Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous. It's purpose as set forth in the Twelve Traditions is to serve its readership (Tradition Nine) and carry the message of twelve-step recovery from sex and love addiction (Tradition Five).
Theme Schedule
Priority may be given to submissions related to one of these upcoming themes. This schedule represents the current plan for themes, but is subject to change based on the content of submissions, feedback from the readership, or any evident change in the needs of the S.L.A.A. community.
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January-February 2010 | Renewing Relationships in Recovery |
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March-April 2010 | Boundaries |
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May-June 2010 | Step Four |
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July-August 2010 | Service |
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September-October 2010 | Joys of Recovery |
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November-December 2010 | The Year's Accomplishment |
Make an International Difference
All you need to write for the Journal is experience with addiction and S.L.A.A. recovery. Any member of Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous, new or seasoned, may submit a piece for consideration. Through the Journal, members of Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous serve together to carry the solution for sex and love addiction worldwide.
Submitting an article is easy. You can email your submission to the Journal using the email address below. We accept all common file types. If you do not have Internet access, you can send a CD (compact disk) to Fellowship-Wide Services at the below address. If you cannot type or do not have access to a computer, perhaps someone who does can take dictation for you. We will also accept manually typed or legibly hand-written submissions through the Fellowship-Wide Services address below. If you write in MS Word 2008, we ask that you save your submission in Word 2003 format or as plain text before submitting it.
Please read the writing and submission guidelines below before you begin writing.
We ask that you include your phone number so we can reach you to resolve any ambiguity in meaning and your general location or postal code so we can balance the submissions geographically. Please also include your name as the author. You may use a pseudonym or pen name.
You can, if you wish, include your last name with your submission, but if your piece is published, we will replace it with your last initial for purpose of anonymity at the press level. It is the policy of Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous to maintain both anonymity and confidentiality regarding the storage and usage of contact information; It is against our policy to sell it or give it out.
Through the act of submitting a piece, writers waive their rights to compensation in association with the submission and grant all rights associated with the submitted piece to Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous, Inc. to edit, quote, print, publish, and distribute the submission in the Journal or publication of collected works. All published submissions are protected under the copyright of the entire issue in which they have been published.
Submission Guidelines
Submissions may be edited for readability and appropriateness prior to publication. Professional writers often rewrite their pieces several times before submission to avoid placing the burden of correcting spelling and grammar on the editorial staff. Amateur writers would do well to read what they have written and rewrite it until their ideas are expressed clearly, as would their professional counterparts.
Thrift is important; don't say in many words what could be said in a few.
All submissions must include citations for any references or inclusions that require attribution by law.
Writers are asked to avoid commenting on issues unrelated to recovery from sex and love addiction and to maintain their focus on their personal experience. In pursuit of this focus, writers can use the first person singular pronoun, I, and avoid references to specific people and locations.
Pieces with an appropriate tone for publication in the Journal will proclaim what is good and useful rather than what is wrong or improper. This tone will assist the readership in the development of a positive outlook toward growth and personal recovery.
We ask that writers do not use the Journal by name as a professional reference or as a writer's credential. Public disclosure of membership in S.L.A.A. is expressly discouraged.
Making a Creative Contribution
Click here for the creative contribution upload page, or you can send your creative contribution as an attachment sent to this email address.
Please read the Terms and Conditions below carefully.
Terms and Conditions for Creative Contributions
Through the act of submitting a piece, writers waive their rights to compensation in association with the submission and grant all rights associated with the submitted piece to Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous, Inc. to edit, quote, print, publish, and distribute the submission in the Journal or publication of collected works. All published submissions are protected under the copyright of the entire issue in which they have been published.
Submissions may be edited for readability and appropriateness prior to publication. Professional writers often rewrite their pieces several times before submission to avoid placing the burden of correcting spelling and grammar on the editorial staff. Amateur writers would do well to read what they have written and rewrite it until their ideas are expressed clearly, as would their professional counterparts.
All submissions must include citations for any references or inclusions that require attribution by law.
Writers are asked to avoid commenting on issues unrelated to recovery from sex and love addiction and to maintain their focus on their personal experience. In pursuit of this focus, writers can use the first person singular pronoun, I, and avoid references to specific people and locations.
Pieces with an appropriate tone for publication in the Journal will proclaim what is good and useful rather than what is wrong or improper. This tone will assist the readership in the development of a positive outlook toward growth and personal recovery.
We ask that writers do not use the Journal by name as a professional reference or as a writer's credential. Public disclosure of membership in S.L.A.A. is expressly discouraged.
The 1989, 1990, and 1991 General Service Conferences of Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous adopted motions that established the Journal. These charter statements indicate the purpose of the Journal to be the growth of the S.L.A.A. fellowship and its individual members. Because traditionally our common welfare comes first, assignees or volunteers of Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous, Inc. select material is based on their understanding of the application of this purpose at the time of selection. No guarantees of publication are expressed or implied.