Avanti Cancer Forum (ACF) Content Writing Submission Guidelines
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Content Types
Avanti Cancer Forum (ACF) content writing submission, hereafter refers to all types of content formats including
- Blog posts
- Videos, audio, podcasts, or their scripts
- Speeches, articles, white papers
- Social Media posts, Web page links, or copies
- Art and craft, prose, poetry, literature, or music
Broadly these submissions can be categorized in the forum under two sections-
- Medical (cancer-specific discussions)
- Non-Medical (social and community support)
While all content on ACF is reviewed and moderated, Blogs and Events are directly managed by the ACF Team. Refer to the section on Blog Submission guidelines in this document for additional details.
General Guidelines
Please ensure you have completely read and understood the Terms of Services, FAQ, and Privacy documents before proceeding. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at forum-support@avanticancercare.com.
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Documenting sources (references and citations)
- Acknowledge and give credit to those individuals or groups whose information appears in our work
- Provides readers with the specifics needed to retrieve the same source and do more research on their own
- Guard against plagiarism
- Always provide the author’s name, the title of the work, publication details, dates of publication, page number, and volume number as applicable.
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Do not share personal names of individuals, hospitals, treating doctors/ clinicians, and/ or medical
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Do not use defamatory language and/ or slander
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Do not publish testimonials and/or endorsements, or appear to endorse products or services
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We do not accept and are not interested in SEO-driven or promotional submissions. This site is a space for connections, not promotions
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We do not discriminate and/ or advocate and promote any religious sentiments. They are purely personal in nature and we respect all religions, culture, faith, and race equally
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Do be emotive of your struggles, victories, joys, fears, anxieties, pain, and dismay
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Create your topics and posts in the appropriate categories. For example, posts about the deceased should be submitted under In Loving Memories. AFC team may move or delete content posted under the incorrect categories.
Blogs (Cancer Journey)
Cancer Journey is a curated blog managed and run by the ACF team. If you would like to write a blog or a blog series please contact us at forum-blog@avanticancercare.com. Alternatively, you can write your post and submit it under the Cancer Journey category and we will review the content.
Thank you for your interest in contributing to the ACF Blog. We are grateful that you are willing to take the time to share your story and help connect members of the cancer community through the power of storytelling. By writing about your experience, you are not only contributing to a global community – you’re reaching out to individuals who need to hear your story. Our mission is to have everyone going through cancer know this truth: you are not in this alone.
Here are some tips for stories that we would love to publish:
What We Love
We’re looking for inspirational and, most importantly, honest stories about the trials and tribulations following a cancer diagnosis. We strongly encourage you to write about issues that most people would be afraid to talk about: stigma, chemobrain, scanxiety, survivor’s guilt, or any under-represented topic within 1000 words.
Cancer isn’t new, but there are too many stories and experiences that remain unspoken.
1. Be Raw
The more honest and vulnerable you can be about your struggles and victories; the more readers will relate to and be inspired by your story. At the end of the day, we all want to know “There’s someone out there who understands me.”
2. Be Real
This is your story and your experience. Tell the world what it’s really like to be in your shoes by being as specific as you can. Don’t write for a broad audience, write for those who you want to speak to.
3. Be Yourself
Be yourself and share a story that comes from the heart. Don’t try to be anyone else or worry about what those who had a different experience may say. Think about what you wish you could have read before you started all of this, and write that.
4. Be Open
Recognize that no two cancers are the same and that every journey is different. Our community is passionate about looking at a diagnosis from every single person’s own perspective. Be open to those perspectives and acknowledge them in your writing.
5. Be Human
Unless your treatment history is the focus of your submission, don’t start with an introduction of your medical history or a list of terminology. Keep in mind that some people are just starting their cancer journey and are looking for emotional support through these posts. The clearer you are, the easier it will be for someone to associate with your own experience.
Material published elsewhere may not be considered for publication
Articles about cancer prevention are generally not accepted. Most readers are already involved in the cancer experience.
Articles advocating the use of “alternative” treatments are not accepted. Articles concerning the use of “complementary” therapies proven effective will be considered.
AVANTI Cancer Forum reserves the right to remove identifying information and to slightly edit stories for grammar, length, or content. We may follow up with you to request more substantial revisions before posting your story.