How to Submit a Letter to the Editor
Letters to the editor should only be sent to The Times, and not to other publications. We do not publish open letters or third-party letters.
Letters for publication should be no longer than 150 words, must refer to an article that has appeared within the last seven days, and must include the writer's address and phone numbers. No attachments, please.
We regret we cannot return or acknowledge unpublished letters. Writers of those letters selected for publication will be notified within a week. Letters may be shortened for space requirements.
Send a letter to the editor by e-mailing letters@nytimes.com or faxing (212) 556-3622.
You may also mail your letter to:
Letters to the Editor
The New York Times
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New York, NY 10018
About Letters
Thomas Feyer, the letters editor, gives tips for getting your letter published.
Additional Information?
- Please call (212) 556-1831 for recorded instructions.
- See: Op-Ed Submissions.
- See: Opinion Video Submissions.
- To write the editorial page editor, e-mail editorial@nytimes.com.
- Other article submissions: Send your article to the editor of the department relevant to your piece (e.g. "News Editor," "Sports Editor") via regular mail to the address above.
