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Our editors give feedback within 5 days. We sharpen the writing, check local facts, and align your piece with Apples-club's voice.
Your story gets published, promoted to our 18K readers, and shared across our social channels. Your name on a piece people actually read.
Choose a Roman experience you've lived — a restaurant, a street, a moment. Personal and specific always beats generic and polished.
Send your piece through our contributor portal. Include photos if you have them — real Rome, not stock images.
Our editors give feedback within 5 days. We sharpen the writing, check local facts, and align your piece with Apples-club's voice.
Your story gets published, promoted to our 18K readers, and shared across our social channels. Your name on a piece people actually read.
Everything you need to know before you subscribe or submit your first post.
Not at all. We care about whether you have something real and specific to say about Rome. Our editors will help with the rest. Some of our most-read posts came from first-time writers.
We publish 3–4 new posts per week across all categories. Free subscribers get access to two per week; members get everything plus the weekly digest and community access.
Yes, and we prefer it. Send a 3–5 sentence pitch through our contributor portal. We'll tell you within 48 hours whether it's a fit and what angle we'd like you to take.
None of our editorial reviews are paid or sponsored. Contributors pay their own bills at every venue they review. When we do run occasional sponsored content, it's clearly labelled as such.
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