PA TIMES Online Columnist Application

PA TIMES Online is accepting columnist applications for the second half of 2025, to be published on a monthly basis (July through December 2025).

Authors should be submitting original content for publication on our website. You may submit articles to other publications for reprint but we require you to note original publication through patimes.org when doing so.

Please note: Failure to fill out a complete application (including a sample column) will result in your application being discarded. Writing samples should be no more than 900 words, matching the length of the columns you'd be called to provide if we accept your application. If you have questions, please contact patimes@aspanet.org for clarification.

By completing this form, you are agreeing to be an author for the term assigned, if assigned; failure to write your columns will mean you will not be accepted as an author in the future.

PA TIMES editorial staff will contact accepted authors by June 25. We do not contact applicants who are not accepted for a columnist role. If you wish to withdraw your application at any time, contact patimes@aspanet.org.

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* 1. Name and Address

Full Name *

Organization

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City/Town *

State/Province *

Email Address *

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* 2. Do you serve as a columnist for anyone else?

Yes

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* 3. If yes, please indicate the publication(s):

Publication 1

Publication 2

Publication 3

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* 4. Please indicate the public administration topics you will examine in your articles, particularly whether they fit into ASPA's areas of focus (infrastructure, public finance, public service and social equity).

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* 5. Please upload a sample column for our consideration.

Articles should be no longer than 1,000 words; all articles should focus on public administration/public policy. Articles that are political in nature will not be published. If you intend for your sample to become your first column if this application is accepted, please make sure it follows our style guide.

PDF, DOC, DOCX file types only.

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* 6. Please confirm that you understand this is for a monthly column and you are able to write six columns between now and the end of the year.

I can write six columns