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OurWorldHeritage is a community-generated platform where you can share your stories, events, publications, or announcements that link local heritage realities with global conversations. We welcome contributions with public reach and relevance — such as calls and campaigns that invite collective action, events and gatherings that open space for dialogue, or blogs and creative media that share knowledge and new perspectives. We also understand that heritage work can take place under delicate or even risky circumstances. If you prefer not to share your name or need us to protect your identity, please let us know when you write — your safety comes first.

How to submit?

Please send the content below to worldheritage.2022[at]gmail.com:

  • Title (max 10 words)

  • Main text (200–700 words)

  • 1–3 images in JPEG or PNG (+captions and credits)
    Use only images you have rights to (Creative Commons or your own)

  • Your Name & Affiliation & short bio (max 35 words)

  • Any relevant links

  • If it is an event: date, time (with timezone), duration, location/online link, language(s)

  • If it is a publication: Publisher, publication date, ISBN, format/pages, link (include cover image; 2–3 interior spreads (PDF) if it is a book.

Editorial guidelines

    • Instead of: “This heritage is very important for the local community.”
      Say: “This site hosts annual rituals and is central to the community’s identity.”

    • Instead of: “According to the law…”
      Specify: “Article X of Law explains that …”

    • Instead of: “The construction will obstruct the monument.”
      Explain: “The tower will be built directly adjacent to the main entrance, permanently altering its visibility and access.”

  • Add maps, site plans, timelines, or photos where possible. Visuals improve understanding and strengthen arguments.

    • Be clear about where the event is happening and whose perspective is represented.

    • Don’t universalize local or national events.

    • If the post is about a German policy or a Greek site, say so in the title, summary, and text.

    • This helps avoid unintentionally silencing or overshadowing other narratives.

A quick note before you share

To keep our platform accessible and inclusive:

  • OWH prioritises promoting freely accessible events.

  • OWH cannot promote events without a livestream or online access.

  • OWH can only accept contributions that follow the OWH Ethical Contribution Guidelines (direct PDF download). A dedicated committee will soon be installed.

  • OWH is not automatically associated with the event or post, and can not be held responsible for its content.Submissions are published on the website first, ahead of being included in the following newsletter.

  • OWH may carry out necessary editorial work to improve clarity, readability, and alignment with our style (see guidelines above)—but the essence of your message should remain the same. Changes for authored pieces are always first discussed with the author.

  • Readers tips cannot promote own work.

  • By sending content to worldheritage.2022[at]gmail.com, you:

    1) agree to the terms above; and
    2) give OWH the publishing rights of the content of this form.

Your team

Production team:

Maaike Goedkoop, project manager at ETH Zürich, Switzerland
Anna-Paola Pola, researcher at the Institute of Heritage Science, Italy

Editorial team:

Christina Cameron, Emeritus Professor of Built Heritage at the University of Montreal, Canada
Juliana Strogan, World Heritage manager of Rjukan-Notodden World Heritage Site, Norway
Mizuko Ugo, Professor of International Cultural Cooperation at the Gakushuin Women’s College, Japan