As the official magazine of WCR, Connections is mailed six times a year to more than 18,000 members. The magazine strives to be the premier resource to effectively position readers on the cutting edge of industry information, ensuring success in their field and in their lives. Submitting an original article for publication in Connections is a great way to publicize your real estate business, as all authors receive a bio with contact information at the end of their articles.

Getting Approval to Write

Articles and article proposals should be submitted via e-mail. To confirm placement in a future issue, please send your detailed article proposal (do not write the article until your proposal has been accepted) to Director of Marketing/Publications Dianna Kawell at dkawell@wcr.org. Please include topic, interviewees and your personal background in real estate.

Article Guidelines

• The expert perspective of real estate professionals provides the basis for each published article. Weak interviews produce weak articles. E-mail should not be used for interviewing; writers should be prepared to orally interview three to five people and include their direct quotes in the article.
• Connections maintains a national focus through coverage of national trends and general professional development rather than news related to local markets.
• Connections is a strictly non-promotional publication, and editorial promotion of individuals or companies is prohibited.
• All volunteer authors are limited to two article submissions per calendar year. These two articles cannot appear in the same issue. If a member volunteers to write two articles in a year, he/she cannot be considered for an additional spot as an interviewee.
• Prior to publication, the editor will edit all article submissions and possibly call upon industry experts and other WCR members to review articles for accuracy.
• All articles should be written in third-person voice. Authors should not refer to themselves in their articles.
• Each author is required to sign WCR's Author Agreement  that certifies that the article is an original work written by the author for exclusive publication by WCR.
• Article publication may be cancelled without prior notice to the author due to any concern deemed necessary by WCR.