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We are reading submissions. Here is what we want and how to send it.
What we are looking for
Essays between 800 and 2,500 words about being neurodivergent and working for a living. Diagnosis and what came after. Accommodation, requested or refused. Burnout, masking, interviews, management, unemployment, the specific texture of a job that almost fit.
Write from where you are. You do not need a resolution, a lesson, or a takeaway. Pieces written from inside a hard thing are usually better than pieces written from a safe distance.
We pay nothing right now. We will tell you when that changes.
What we are not looking for
Explainers aimed at neurotypical managers. Listicles of workplace tips. Anything that treats a diagnosis as a superpower. Pieces about neurodivergence in general rather than your experience of it.
How to send it
Email your draft to hello@ndhub.io as a Google Doc link, a markdown file, or pasted into the body. Include a two-sentence bio and how you want your byline to read.
We aim to respond within two weeks. If we have not, send a nudge. It is not rudeness, it is a small operation.
Content notes
If your piece deals with any of the topics below, write a content note. If you think a note would damage the piece, say so when you submit and we will talk about it. You draft the note; an editor checks that it covers the material.
- Suicide, suicidal ideation, or self-harm
- Abuse of any kind, including childhood abuse and neglect
- Disordered eating
- ABA, compliance-based therapy, or similar behavioral intervention
- Institutionalization or involuntary treatment
- Meltdown, shutdown, or sensory crisis described in detail
- Workplace retaliation, harassment, or discrimination
- Being outed, or having a diagnosis disclosed without consent
- Substance use and addiction
A passing reference usually does not need a note. A sentence acknowledging that a thing exists is different from a paragraph inside it. If you are unsure, write the note.
If your piece deals with something heavy that is not on this list, write a note anyway and tell us. The list grows.
How to write one
One or two sentences. Name the topics plainly, then give the reader an out.
This piece discusses suicidal ideation and long-term negative self-talk. If that's not where you are today, come back to it another time.
Name the specific topic rather than gesturing at heaviness. Write it in your own voice, because it is the first thing on the page. Keep it short.
Do not apologize for the piece, do not summarize the piece, and do not editorialize about who should read it. Give the information and let the reader decide.
A note on the note
A content note is not a warning that a piece is too much, and it is not a request to soften anything. Nothing on that list is off limits here. Write the piece you came to write. The note goes on top.