Tips For Writing a Letter to the Editor

• Keep it short: most newspapers prefer letters that are between 100-200 words.

• Make it personal: aim to put things in your own words and draw from your own experiences.

• Be accurate: make sure you’ve got your facts straight.

• Try to be unique. People are tired of stale political talking points.

• Make sure to proofread: the last thing you want are grammatical or spelling mistakes.

Submitting Your Letter

When you submit your letter, include your name, home address, email address, and daytime phone number, as some publications may call you for verification. Feel free to submit to more than one newspaper.

Hudson Valley Publications

Oneonta Daily Star: https://www.thedailystar.com/site/forms/online_services/letter/

The Daily Freeman: letters@freemanonline.com

Times Herald Record: http://services.hudsonvalley.com/reader-services/submissions/letter-to-editor/

Sullivan County Democrat: editor@sc-democrat.com

Albany Times Union: http://www.timesunion.com/lettertoeditor/

Columbia Register Star: https://www.registerstar.com/site/forms/online_services/letter/

Mid-Hudson News: http://midhudsonnews.com/letters.htm

Poughkeepsie Journal: http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/staticfiles/news/forms/letter_form.htm

New Paltz Times: newpaltztimes@ulsterpublishing.com

Kingston Times: kingstontimes@ulsterpublishing.com OR kingstontimes@gmail.com
(submit no later than 3 pm Friday)

Saugerties Times: saugertiestimes@ulsterpublishing.com
(submit no later than Friday)

Woodstock Times: woodstocktimes@ulsterpublishing.com
(submit no later than 3 pm Friday)

Catskill Mountain News: http://catskillmountainnews.com/content/letter-editor

Shawangunk Journal: editor@gunkjournal.com

Southern Ulster Times: editor@tcnewspapers.com
(submit no later than 3 pm Friday, Oct 28)

Watershed Post: editor@watershedpost.com

SUNY New Paltz Oracle: oracle@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

Poughkeepsie Journal: letterstoeditor@poughkeepsiejournal.com

Millbrook Independent: http://www.tmi-archives.com/content/letter-editor

Millerton News/ Tricorner News: http://www.tricornernews.com/content/submit-news

Northern Dutchess News: northerndutchess@sdutchessnews.com

Southern Dutchess News: newsplace@aol.com