So you've decided you want to write for us?  Great!  We can't wait to see what you've got in store for us all.  Here's what you need to know:

Submission Details

Here's how to share your wealth and get paid.

1. Prepare your submission in a Word document.
2. If you want your name linked to your personal website in the post then put the URL above your text.  Please include this each time you submit a post.
3. Photos need to be sent in a separate e-mail as jpeg attachments. The subject of this email needs to be the category, submission name, and PHOTOS in all caps. To Eat/Soba Shop/PHOTOS. The photos you use must be yours or you must have permission to use them.  Please send photos that are in focus.
   
4. Any links that you'd like to include in the text must follow this format. "I went to Costco (www.costco.com). I found the most delicious mangoes (www.yummymangoes.com)." Please do not embed the links yourself; we'll take care of that. Thank you kindly.
   
5. At the bottom include the following:  directions, hours, phone and payment types available, where relevant.
6. Email all of the above to submissions @okinawahai.com. The subject of your e-mail needs to be the category, submission title and your name as you want it to appear in the post. For example: To Do/Some Beach/Jane Koshimizu or To Eat/Soba Place/Senkichi.
7. We will respond within one week to let you know if your submission has been accepted and when it has been scheduled for posting.
8. At the end of the month in which your post is published, you will receive payment via PayPal to the email address you specify.
   

Fine Print

1. The Submissions Manager has the final say in accepting or rejecting any submitted posts. You may be asked to make changes in order to keep a post in line with our overall tone and voice. Rejected posts can be resubmitted after necessary changes. Furthermore, the Submissions Manager reserves the right to make minor editorial changes.
   
2. Submissions will not be accepted if the topic has already been covered here. Please utilize the search and indexes on the website to be sure you are writing about something that has not been previously covered.  Additionally, we have a list of posts that have been accepted for and are awaiting publication HERE. Please check before you write! If you have any questions, please email submissions@okinawahai.com to check.
3. Twenty posts are accepted for publication each month.
4. Posts for retired categories (To Live, To Parent, To Work) may be accepted pending approval. Please send your idea to submissions@okinawahai.com BEFORE writing the post. 

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to email our Submissions Manager.  Thanks!