Contributor
Guidelines

Contributors must be at least eighteen (18) years of age. Users under the age of eighteen (18) may not submit content, participate in interviews, appear on podcasts, submit media, create contributor accounts, or otherwise contribute to House of Leorah. Any submission made in violation of this requirement may be removed without notice.

We publish stories, creative writing, essays, memoir, poetry, letters, advice, interviews, and experimental work across a wide range of genres and formats. Current and future categories include — without limitation — stories, fiction, sci-fi, horror, romance, fantasy, poetry, memoir, journalism, historical writing, podcasts, audio stories, video essays, and formats not yet defined.

By submitting content, you represent and warrant that:

By submitting content, contributors agree that House of Leorah may contact them about their submission, publication opportunities, editorial questions and revisions, podcast invitations, interview requests, future House of Leorah projects, and legal or administrative matters related to their submission.

Submitting work does not sign you up for the newsletter — that's a separate opt-in.

Contributors agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless House of Leorah, its owners, editors, contributors, contractors, affiliates, successors, assigns, and representatives from and against any claims arising from or relating to submitted content, copyright infringement claims, intellectual property disputes, defamation, privacy or publicity rights claims, false statements, misrepresentations, or breaches of contributor warranties.

House of Leorah reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to reject submissions, reject contributor participation, reject interviews, reject podcast appearances, reject publication requests, remove content, archive content, suspend accounts, restrict access, ban contributors, or decline publication without explanation. House of Leorah is under no obligation to publish, maintain, or continue displaying any content.

All submissions are reviewed by our editorial team. We may accept, reject, edit, rewrite, condense, expand, anonymize, or adapt submissions for publication. Editorial decisions are final. Submission does not guarantee publication.

Where offered, anonymous publication requests will be honored when reasonably possible but cannot be guaranteed. House of Leorah reserves the right to anonymize submissions at its discretion.

Contributors retain ownership of their original submitted content. However, by submitting content, contributors grant House of Leorah a broad, perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, transferable, sublicensable, non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, edit, adapt, distribute, display, publish, archive, promote, create derivative works from, and otherwise commercially exploit the submitted content across all current and future media channels. This license survives removal requests, account closure, termination of participation, and future changes to the platform.

House of Leorah may create derivative works based upon, inspired by, adapted from, or incorporating submitted content. Derivative works may include edited versions, condensed versions, expanded versions, fictionalized versions, dramatized versions, anonymous retellings, audio adaptations, podcast episodes, narrated stories, video adaptations, AI-assisted adaptations, visual artwork, anthologies, and future creative formats. Such derivative works may be published, promoted, distributed, licensed, and monetized by House of Leorah without additional approval from the contributor.

By submitting content to House of Leorah, contributors acknowledge and agree that House of Leorah may publish, distribute, promote, license, monetize, and otherwise commercially exploit submitted content and derivative works created from submitted content.

This may include, without limitation:

• Website publication
• Newsletters
• Podcasts
• Audio stories
• Video content
• Social media content
• Sponsorships
• Advertising-supported content
• Membership content
• Anthologies
• Books
• Digital products
• Future media channels and formats

Unless expressly agreed otherwise in writing, contributors are not entitled to compensation, royalties, revenue sharing, licensing fees, profit participation, attribution, or other financial consideration arising from the publication, distribution, promotion, adaptation, or monetization of submitted content.

Submission of content to House of Leorah is voluntary.

Unless a separate written agreement exists, contributors acknowledge that:

• Submission does not create employment.
• Submission does not create partnership.
• Submission does not create joint ownership.
• Submission does not create royalty rights.
• Submission does not create profit-sharing rights.

House of Leorah operates as a storytelling, publishing, podcasting, and media company. Contributors expressly authorize House of Leorah to utilize submitted content across all current and future media channels and business activities related to the House of Leorah brand.

By submitting content to House of Leorah, contributors acknowledge and agree that submissions may be reviewed, analyzed, categorized, edited, transformed, summarized, adapted, expanded, narrated, or incorporated into AI-assisted editorial, audio, visual, and publishing workflows.

See our AI Content Disclosure for further detail.

House of Leorah reserves the right to modify, update, or revise these guidelines at any time. Updated versions become effective upon publication. Continued submission of content constitutes acceptance of revised guidelines.