The Nevada Independent’s general aim is for its Indy Voices page to serve as a marketplace of ideas on topics that affect one or more communities in Nevada. We are looking for thoughtful, fact-based, well-sourced perspectives on any and all policy matters — or for informed, cogent rebuttals to opinion pieces we recently published.

You can submit a piece to Indy Voices through this form, but be sure to read our guidelines first.

Our general requirements include:

• The piece must be exclusive to The Nevada Independent. If it has been published elsewhere, we will not run it. If it has been submitted elsewhere and we opt to publish it, the author will need to withdraw it from all other publications.
• Submissions to Indy Voices should be at least 600 words but no more than 1,500. Exceptions can be made for exceptionally well-written, well-sourced, informative pieces.
• We look to publish well-written pieces from Nevadans on a variety of topics across the political spectrum. 
• Authors must not be candidates for an upcoming election. Any candidates on local or state ballots in 2026 cannot submit opinion pieces or guest commentaries for consideration until after the election.
• Authors may be affiliated with advocacy groups, political parties or political action committees but submissions must be policy-centric, and all such affiliations must be disclosed.
• An author’s vocational or organizational affiliations must be disclosed in the author’s biography so we can be transparent to our readers about any possible bias or conflicts of interest.
• Guest commentaries in Indy Voices should address issues, not primarily praise or attack individuals or groups — although a particularly insightful and well-written piece criticizing a public figure or elected official within a policy-centric piece may be acceptable. 
• We generally do not publish opinion columns that focus on a specific incident the author believes led to wrongful action by a person, organization or agency.
• Any statements by persons who are not the author of the submitted piece must be written in quotation marks and the source must be cited. If remarks are paraphrased, the author also must attribute those comments to a source.
• Supporting data, research, information or polling should be indicated either by linking to a credible source or, if that is not possible, providing the source information in parentheses. Other opinion pieces are not acceptable sources.

We are committed to providing our readers with accurate, truthful information. Writers should verify that their piece is factually correct. Knowingly including false information in a submitted opinion piece or guest commentary is a violation of trust with The Nevada Independent and by extension a violation of the trust The Nevada Independent has established with its readers. 

We reserve the right to fact-check any submission and request edits by the author or reject it if credible sourcing cannot be provided. We also reserve the right to edit and add an editor’s note to a piece after publication if any errors are discovered or any claims are found to be untrue.

Opinion pieces may not be self-promotional, nor will we publish pieces that touch on policy but are essentially a public relations piece for a person or organization. Opinion pieces and guest commentaries should serve our readers and the voters in Nevada, not the interests of the author or an organization with which the author is affiliated.

We do not guarantee the publication of any Indy Voices submission. The quality and relevance of the piece to the community are one of many factors we take into consideration when determining whether a piece will appear in Indy Voices.

In a given week, we endeavor to publish a variety of opinions on a variety of topics and may delay or rearrange publication dates in order to offer our readers timely pieces or to meet our goal of providing a diverse set of viewpoints on a variety of topics.

We receive a substantial number of submissions each week. Though we endeavor to be responsive, we may not be able to immediately review a piece. Editorial review and a decision may take anywhere from one to five days. If you believe your submission is especially timely or that there is a reason to publish it sooner rather than later, please include that information when you submit.

To facilitate the large number of Indy Voices submissions we receive, we are asking writers or those pitching a piece to submit through this form.

Your submission will be reviewed by an editor at The Indy and we will let you know by email if we plan to publish it. We appreciate your interest!