Submit a Story for The Point
The Point is a publication of San Francisco and Marin Intergroup and has been around for nearly 30 years. It’s a quarterly newsletter featuring works by members of the San Francisco and Marin A.A. fellowship, including stories, poems, and artwork. The Point has always focused on pieces from members of the San Francisco and Marin fellowship, submitted by A.A. members of all ages, backgrounds and lengths of sobriety.
Until the end of 2018, The Point offered a paper monthly newsletter, but for the past several years, it has been published exclusively online, and available at aasfmarin.org, with select stories available for listening on Spotify.
The Point is currently running a one-year trial of a return to paper, with issues printed quarterly. This is an exciting time, and we hope to continue The Point’s tradition of creativity and quality while distributing the printed issues to meetings, club-houses, the Marin Pop-Up Bookstores and making it available at our Central Office (1821 Sacramento Street, San Francisco).
As always, The Point relies 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 – photos, drawings, cartoons, paintings – from our fellowship. If you are unsure that your piece meets our guidelines, we encourage you to submit it anyway.
Editorial Policy
The Point is currently 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 members of the San Francisco and Marin fellowship 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 strive to 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.
