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Colorado Homes & Lifestyles is always on the lookout for stunning homes, from luxurious high-country retreats to smart urban spaces, in styles ranging from traditional to mountain modern. We are always eager to receive a wide variety of home submissions and story ideas, which enables us to produce the best magazine possible.
2023 EDITORIAL CALL FOR ENTRIES
JULY/AUGUST 2023
– Home of the Year (see guidelines)
– Art Matters
Deadline: April 3, 2023, 5 PM
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2023
– The Kitchen Issue
– Spotlight on Lighting
Deadline: June 5, 2023, 5 PM
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2023
– Made in Colorado Gift Guide
– People’s Choice Top Rooms in 2023z
– The CH&L List — Top Builders
Deadline: August 4, 2023, 5 PM
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2024
– The Remodel Issue
– The CH&L List — Top Kitchen & Interior Designers
– Best Baths
Deadline: October 6, 2023, 5 PM
MARCH/APRIL 2024
– Mountain Style
– The CH&L List — Top Architects
– Focus on Furniture
Deadline: December 9, 2023, 5 PM
MAY/JUNE 2024
– Outdoor Living
– The CH&L List — Top Landscape Designers
Deadline: February 5, 2024, 5 PM
HOME FEATURES
2022 July/August home feature
CRITERIA FOR CONSIDRATION
– Home cannot be for sale or about to go on the market.
– Home must be privately owned; no model or spec homes, please.
– Submission must include high res photos of exterior, kitchen, baths, master suite and any other bedrooms, great room/living room, dining area, and any other distinctive interior or exterior details.
– Home must be unpublished.
HOW TO SUBMIT A HOME FEATURE
1. Ensure that the project has been unpublished.
2. Title your email to awards@chlml.com: Pitch for Colorado Homes & Lifestyles
3. In the body of the email provide a brief synopsis (1-2 paragraphs) of the project or story idea.
4. Attach a completed entry form.
5. Attach a completed Homeowners Release.
6. Provide multiple high res images of the exterior, main living areas, kitchen, dining room, bedrooms, bathrooms, and other interesting spaces (indoor and outdoor) via Google Drive link or Dropbox. We will not consider submissions in which we must download images to view them.
Send ONE PROJECT per email to: awards@chlml.com Projects MUST be unpublished to be considered! If you wish to send multiple projects, send your best FIVE (separately). Any more, and we are inundated with material to sift through.
PLEASE NOTE:
– CH&L continuously reviews editorial submissions throughout the year. Our minimum lead time for editorial consideration is 3-4 months before publish date. For example, if you’d like to be considered for the July/August issue, please submit your idea no later than early May.
– CH&L prefers first-time exclusivity and reserves the right to cancel pending stories if found to be a duplication; please do not submit your story ideas to multiple publications simultaneously.
– Consideration can take up to 6 months; CH&L will respond to the submitter either way. Please feel free to follow up at reasonable intervals via email.
– We cannot guarantee when a story will run.
– Advertising with CH&L has no bearing on whether or not your project/product will be featured editorially.
DEPARTMENT STORIES
July/August 2022 By the Book department story
CRITERIA FOR CONSIDRATION
– Home cannot be for sale or about to go on the market.
– Home must be privately owned; no model or spec homes, please.
– Project can be an entire home or individual spaces, such as kitchens, baths, home offices, wine cellars, home theatres, etc.
HOW TO SUBMIT A DEPARTMENT STORY
1. Title your email to awards@chlml.com: Pitch for Colorado Homes & Lifestyles
2. Provide a brief synopsis (1-2 paragraphs) of the story idea and which department you would like to be considered for.
3. Identify location and contact information for all professionals involved.
4. Provide high res imagery of the subject matter. Please send images via Google Drive link or Dropbox. We will not consider submissions in which we must download images to view them.
5. Attach a completed entry form if pitch involves a residential home.
6. Attach a completed Homeowners Release if pitch involves a residential home.
Send ONE PROJECT per email to: awards@chlml.com Projects MUST be unpublished to be considered! If you wish to send multiple projects, send your best FIVE (separately). Any more, and we are inundated with material to sift through.
THE 2023 CH&L LIST
CH&L invites you to submit nominations for The CH&L List. Please attach an entry form in an email to awards@chlml.com. *Note that in order to be considered, the company must have an active website.
– The CH&L List — Top Kitchen & Interior Designers
– The CH&L List — Top Architects
– The CH&L List — Top Landscape Designers
– The CH&L List — Top Builders
2023 HOME OF THE YEAR
2022 July/August Home of the Year feature
CH&L invites you to submit nominations for Home of the Year. Check out the guidelines here. Submissions are due no later than April 3, 2023, at 5 pm MST.
