SUBMIT A STORY FOR THE POINT
Do you remember The Point? In case you don’t, The Point is a publication of San Francisco and Marin Intergroup and has been around for nearly 30 years. It’s a monthly newsletter featuring works by local creative alcoholics, including stories, poems, and even artwork. The Point has always focused on pieces from the local area (San Francisco and Marin) submitted by A.A. members of all ages, backgrounds and lengths of sobriety.
In the past, The Point offered a printed (on paper) monthly newsletter, but for the past several years, it has been published exclusively online, available at aasfmarin.org, with select stories available for listening on Spotify.
Currently, The Point is preparing for a one-year trial of a return to print, with issues printed quarterly. This is an exciting time, and we hope to continue The Point’s tradition of creativity and quality, while moving to a less frequent publication schedule of an in-print edition, to be distributed to meetings, club-houses, the Marin Pop-Up Bookstores and available at our Central Office (1821 Sacramento Street, San Francisco).
As always, The Point will rely on submissions from our fellowship that carry the A.A. message of experience, strength and hope. We publish personal stories; poems focused on sobriety and recovery; Step, Tradition and Concept articles, and original artwork from our fellowship. If you are unsure that your piece meets our guidelines, we encourage you to submit it anyway.
EDITORIAL POLICY
We are planning our dive back into a print edition in 2026 and are accepting submissions. As always, stories, poems and artwork will be reviewed with the principles of the A.A. program in mind, and stories may be edited for length and/or clarity. The Point always encourages creative self-expression, and we are eager to provide a welcoming forum for our members to explore topics of interest to you, the local recovery community.
Documents can be submitted via email to: [email protected]. Please include a title and a byline (first name and last initial); pieces can also be published anonymously. Use a single-spaced 12-point font for written submissions. Articles are usually 600 words (shorter for poems). We may reprint material without requesting additional permissions. The Point does not pay for articles.
MISSION STATEMENT
The Point is a newsletter for San Francisco and Marin members to share their experience, strength and hope. We welcome personal stories of recovery, letters, poems and artwork to carry the message. The committee reviews content in observance of the 12 Steps and 12 Traditions. Publication does not constitute endorsement by A.A., San Francisco and Marin Intergroup, or the Communications Committee.
No one philosophy dominates The Point’s pages. We reflect the full diversity of experience and opinion found within our fellowship. We endorse Rule #62, promote unity and encourage all members to participate.
Email [email protected] for more information.
