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Become an occasional contributor
A handful of people outside the desk write for us now and then. Here is exactly what that is — and, just as clearly, what it is not.
A handful of people outside the desk write for us now and then. Here is exactly what that is — and, just as clearly, what it is not.
The South of France is written mostly by its editors. But the region is larger than any small desk, and some of its best knowledge sits with the people who live a single corner of it well: a grower, a diver, a bookseller, a jeweller. From time to time we ask one of them to write — once, about the thing they know.
We want to be plain about the terms, because goodwill should never become someone’s unpaid second job. Occasional contribution here is exactly that: occasional. It is a guest seat at the table, offered and accepted freely, with nothing owed in either direction afterwards.
A contribution is a single piece, written when something is genuinely worth it. There is no series to feed and no next instalment expected.
No fee changes hands, in either direction. You write as yourself, on your own time, with no instruction on how, when or how much to produce.
Your corner of the South, your craft, your obsession. We are interested precisely because it is yours, not ours.
We shape the text, choose the moment, and remain responsible for what appears. Publication is our call, never an obligation.
To keep this honest — for you and for us — every occasional contribution is bound by the same simple terms:
Tell the editors who you are and what you would write — once. We read every note.
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