Describe what your publication accepts. Makeform builds an editable article submission form for author details, pitches, drafts, files, permissions, and editorial routing.
Send article submissions to Slack, Google Sheets, and Zapier.
Sample prompts for the builder
Choose a prompt, adapt it to your rules, or send it to the Makeform builder.
Audience
Website owners accepting expert guest articles
Format
Draft submission with author profile and topic routing
Prompt size
227 chars
Example form structure
Draft submission with author profile and topic routing
Author contact and biography
Profile photo and portfolio
Headline, category, and summary
Article text or document
Required confirmations
Suggested routing tags
New pitch
Full draft
Needs review
Ask for a headline and summary so editors can triage before opening the draft.
Step 1
Submit
writer profile, pitch or draft, and files
Step 2
Triage
category and format route to the right editor
Step 3
Review
editors assess fit and request revisions
Step 4
Respond
status and next steps return to the writer
Better editorial intake
A structured article submission form gives every writer the same brief and editors the details needed for a useful first review.
Require the headline, summary, audience, category, length, and sources needed to assess fit.
Biography, headshot, organization, contact details, and portfolio stay with the article.
Topic and format choices sort each entry into the correct review queue.
Adapt to your publication
Choose a workflow, then adjust its fields, instructions, categories, and attachments.
Collect finished drafts, contributor biographies, headshots, links, and confirmations in one submission.
Review an angle, timeliness, evidence, access, and samples before asking the writer for a complete manuscript.
Accept local news, event reports, captions, credits, and source contacts through a clear public form.
Capture credentials, topic expertise, affiliations, references, and accessibility notes alongside commentary.
Build your intake workflow
Describe the publication, refine the fields, and share one route for review-ready material.
Specify pitches or drafts, topic desks, lengths, file types, and required author details.
Add examples, require essentials, and show caption fields only when writers upload images.
Link the form from your contributor or editorial contact page.
Notify the editorial inbox or Slack and record sortable details in Google Sheets.
Form vs email vs document
Email is flexible but inconsistent, and a downloadable document adds work for contributors. A generated online form combines your instructions with structured answers and attachments.
Field guide
These six sections cover the recurring decisions for pitches and publication-ready drafts.
Contributor profile
Gather contact details and relevant experience without unrelated personal data.
Article overview
A headline, summary, and metadata reveal the article's promise.
Pitch details
Ask what is new, what supports it, and what access the writer has.
Manuscript and assets
Accept pasted text or documents, with context for every asset.
Editorial confirmations
Use clear checkboxes for facts your editors need.
Review routing
Topic and format fields distribute review work.
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Open toolFAQ
Practical answers for editors, publishers, site owners, and communications teams setting up contributor intake.
It is an online intake form for pitches or drafts, author details, metadata, sources, images, and confirmations. Consistent questions help editors compare entries and find every component together.
Collect writer contact details, biography, title, summary, topic, audience, and the pitch or manuscript. Add length, delivery date, samples, sources, uploads, captions, credits, disclosures, and permissions when relevant.
A pitch-first form lets editors assess angle, fit, sources, and timing before a draft. Full-draft intake suits guest-post or community programs. Offer both choices with conditional questions if needed.
Yes. Add uploads for manuscripts, headshots, photos, charts, or supporting material. State accepted types and request captions, credits, and alternative text beside each asset.
Ask for a topic, section, region, or format. Use that answer to notify an editorial inbox or Slack channel, or record entries in Google Sheets. Internal reviewers can add detailed status tags.
Yes. Ask whether the contributor created the work, whether it appeared elsewhere, and whether third-party images, quotes, or files may be shared. Your team should provide its own contributor terms.
Yes. Makeform is unlimited free, so you can generate, edit, publish, and keep using your article submission form without a submission cap imposed by the free plan. The paid tier removes the Makeform badge. You can still tailor every field, instruction, and example to your publication before sharing the form.
State requirements, require decision-critical fields, and show examples of a useful pitch or source list. Conditional questions can show manuscript uploads only for drafts and credit fields only for images. Explain the next review step without promising an outcome.
Give every good idea a clear route to your editors.
