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We publish articles, personal essays, analysis, photography, and video. If you live, study, work in or care about Ipswich — we want to hear from you.

No experience needed. You will always get a byline.

What we publish

• Personal essay: First-person, opinionated. Your experience, your voice. 400–1200 words.
• Features: Reported pieces with interviews and research. Pitch first, any length.
• Industry insight: Young specialist? Break down your field — finance, law, health, tech — for people your age.
• Passion profile: Doing something unexpected? We want to interview you for the talk show and the site.
• Photography: Documentary, portrait, street. Ipswich subjects preferred.
• Vox pop: A question, a street, a camera. Collaborate with our video team.

Send your pitch or draft to x@1473.co.uk.

Tell us your name, a one-line summary, and which section it fits under. We'll come back to you within a week. Seriously — no experience needed.