Your Voice Matters: Write Op-Eds and Letters to the Editor
Opinion pieces and letters to the editor are important tools for bringing an issue into the public eye. Here’s how to write them:
- Focus on an issue (like solar regulations) that is in the news
- Emphasize your main point immediately
- Remember to use ethos, pathos, and logos
- Keep sentences short yet impassioned
- Use real-world examples to support your claims
- Op-eds should be around 700 words; letters should be around 200 words
Note: Be sure to provide each publication with your full name, phone number, town, and a one-sentence bio.
Publications in Connecticut that accept op-eds and letters:
- Hartford Courant (Op-eds: oped@courant.com; Letters: letters@courant.com)
- Connecticut Post (Op-eds* & Letters: opinion@hearstmediact.com)
- Connecticut Mirror (Op-eds: https://ctmirror.org/yourviewpoint/)
- Republican-American (Op-eds & Letters: opinion@rep-am.com)
- The Chronicle (Letters: letters@thechronicle.com)
- Journal Inquirer (Letters: journalinquirer.com/site/forms/online_services/letter_editor/)
- Record-Journal (Letters: letters@record-journal.com)
- CT Examiner (Letters: letters@ctexaminer.com)
- Greenwich Time (Letters: editorials@scni.com)
- Middletown Press (Letters: letters@middletownpress.com)
- News-Times (Letters: letters@newstimes.com)
- New Haven Register (Letters: letters@nhregister.com)
- Stamford Advocate (Letters: letters.advocate@scni.com)
- The Hour (Letters: letters@thehour.com)
- Norwich Bulletin (Letters: letters@norwichbulletin.com)
- The Day (Op-eds: p.choiniere@theday.com; Letters: letters@theday.com)
- New Britain Herald (Letters: newbritainherald.com/subscribe/customform/form/lettertoeditor)
*Op-eds submitted to the Connecticut Post will appear in all Connecticut-based Hearst newspapers