Why become an "InnerSelf Reviewer"?

• To "feed" and nurture your love of reading.

• To share your reading experience with other like-minded people.

• To get a chance to read recently-released books.

• To receive free books. (While you are not paid for a review, you receive a free review copy and get to keep the book.)

• To improve your writing skills and have your reviews published.

• You enjoy "being of service".

• You love InnerSelf and want to participate.

• Because we need your help...  :-)  and you'll be appreciated.

How to become an "Approved InnerSelf Reviewer"

"APPLICATION PROCESS":

1) Review a book that you've read recently (preferably a fairly recent release, though that is not necessary). It should be a book that would fit into the type of content that is featured on InnerSelf (health, personal growth, environment, spirituality, parenting, relationships, sexuality, fitness, "holistic" politics, etc.)

2) Write a book review which should be from 300 to 500 words. (This review will be the "sample" we need to evaluate your writing skills and reviewer possibilities.)

3) Send your "sample" review by using our submission form at /admin/reviews.htm (cut and paste your review into the submission form. Do not send it in an email.)  Include the book title, author name, publisher name, and any other pertinent info about the book (for example: the author website, email, etc. if available) as requested in the submission form.

4) Write in the Special Instruction section (at the bottom of the form): Reviewer Application.

5) Include your name, email address, and country where you live in the Special Instruction section.

6) Submit your sample review using our online submission form at /admin/reviews.htm

 P.S. The sample review that you send, if approved, will also be used as an InnerSelf review, so please do not send a review you wrote that has been published elsewhere if it is under copyright.

ONCE YOU ARE AN "APPROVED" INNERSELF REVIEWER:

7) If your review is "approved", we will contact you and then you may, at that point, select a book from our list of books to be reviewed (book list will be updated and added to regularly). The book you selected will then be sent to you directly from the publisher. You may of course, also review books that you have read or are in the process of reading, as well as books we will send you. (We have no limit on how many book reviews you can submit. We'll be happy to receive them.)

6) Once we send you a book for review, your review must be submitted to InnerSelf within 3 months of receiving the book. No further books will be sent to you until your review is received.

7) Reviewers are to use the submission form at /admin/reviews.htm to submit their reviews.

Thank you for your interest and your participation. We appreciate you're being an integral part of InnerSelf Magazine.

Marie T. Russell, editor, InnerSelf.com